About the EKU Staff Council

In March 2002, to give EKU’s employees better channels for communication with the administration, President Glasser assembled a steering committee to develop a Staff Council. The committee reviewed similar organizations at several other institutions, and then prepared a set of guidelines and bylaws to meet our own needs. Earlier this year the Board of Regents approved the creation of the EKU Staff Council!

Purpose: To foster communication and serve as a communication conduit between staff and the President, provide recommendations on matters pertaining to staff, and promote the welfare of all staff through professional development and formal recognition while serving the Mission of the University.

Staff Council Membership Representation Table
One representative will be elected from each of the following areas:
	Colleges of Arts & Sciences and Business & Tech., and related programs
	College of Education, Library
	Colleges of Health Sciences and Justice & Safety, DOCJT
	Continuing Ed. and Outreach (incl. Extended Campuses), Planetarium
	Training Resource Center
	Enrollment Management
	Financial Affairs, Administration
	Student Affairs, Public Safety
	ITDS, Media Resources
	Maintenance and Skilled Trades (Facilities Services, Housing)
	Custodians (Facilities Services, Housing)
	Athletics, Development, EKU Foundation, Arlington
Major factors for defining these groups of employees are similarities of job function, work location, camaraderie, program coordination, and the number of staff in each area. Administrative budget codes provide convenient, automated ways to identify membership within these areas.

Eligibility: Exempt and non-exempt employees who are eligible for full benefits as described in the Staff Handbook, who are not members of the Provost Council and/or the Administrative Council, and who are not eligible for election to the Faculty Senate, shall be eligible to serve.

Election process and timeline: Elections will be held annually in November. The normal term of office is three years, with one-third of the Council being elected each year. After the 2003 election a random drawing will determine which members will have terms ending after one and two years, to begin the three-year cycle.

Standing Committees: Elections, Issues and Benefits, Staff Recognition and Professional Development, Communications.

Web site and email address: Find more information about the Staff Council, including the bylaws, nomination forms, and announcements about the elections, at http://www.eku.edu/staffcouncil. You can reach the same page through the EKU Quick Links menu, on the main EKU Web page. The email address for Staff Council matters is staffcouncil@eku.edu.

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