UNCW Staff Council Report 2008
UNC Wilmington staff council focus for the 2007-2008 year has been endowing the staff council scholarship. We have reached the mid-point and have approximately 80 percent of staff council members giving a monthly donation to the endowment fund. The spring 2007 receipient, Bonnie Monteleone, spoke in April 2008 at a giving campaign luncheon to encourage staff to give to our scholarship fund.
This year staff council has formed two new committees, the top ten committee and the legislative education committee. The top ten committee works to articulate the top 10 issues identified by SPA and EPA non-faculty to be brought forth to the Chancellor on an ongoing basis. The legislative education committee informs current SPA and EPA non-faculty about issues regarding legislation of the North Carolina House and Senate and the US Congress that directly impacts the employment of SPA and EPA non-faculty at the University.
Our public relations committee has been working this year on a new project where they spotlight a staff member each month on our Web site. So far, we have had two staff members, Nancy Holland from the graduate school and Elma Cosley in housekeeping services who agreed to be in our "TEAL" spotlight and each received a donated lunch certificate for their time and willingness to participate in our spotlight.
Three representatives from the UNCW staff council attended the May 2008 UNC staff assembly meeting in Boone; attendees were: Sherri Batson, Nancy Jones and Tammy McKenzie.
Our campus has recently completed the interview process for a new Provost. Staff members were encouraged to participate in open forums and in the evaluation process for these candidates.
Our nominations committee has begun the process of electing new council members. half of our delegates will rotate off of council leaving vacancies for nominations. The election process will wrap up by mid June so that new delegates can begin their service in July.
Our campus will celebrate a ground breaking for our new school of nursing building and a new LEED certified parking deck in 2008.
August 2007
- Assisted with the service award luncheon for SPA/EPA non-faculty employees
September 2007
- State Senator Julia Boseman and State Representative Danny McComas came and spoke to staff council and encouraged staff to contact their elected representatives with their concerns within state guidelines.
- Staff council chair began attending the BOT meetins on a regular basis to give updates and reports
October 2007
- Participated in a perks fair for employees and had a staff council booth open for questions and prizes
- Solicited donations and prizes from local businesses for the perks fair
- Voted to have a faculty senate member attend our monthly meeting and have one of our members attend their monthly meeting to share ideas
November 2007
- Our chair, Doug Yopp announced his resignation and Tammy McKenzie was announced as the chair elect
- A suggestion box was created to circulate across campus so that employees could anonymously provide freedback to staff council (Communications and public relations committees joint effort)
- Tobacco Coalition came and requested support of the smoking restrictions on campus
- Agreed to poll our constituent employees about the smoking restrictions
December 2007
- Enjoyed a holiday treat (cookies and punch) on behalf of the Chancellor at our monthly meeting
- Drafted a proposal advising the Chancellor favorably about our findings and campus support of the smoking restrictions
- Public Relations Committee began discussion about a new plan to highlight our staff
- Our annual poinsettia sale was a huge success; we raised over $900 for our scholarship fund
- Staff council chair was asked to attend the planning and quality council monthly meetings on an advisory basis
January 2008
- Campus diversity asked for a staff council representative to participate in a task force for a campus respect compact
- Selected a receipient for the spring 2008 staff council scholarship among applicants
February 2008
- Council members participated in a Skill Port demonstration held by our information technology systems division
March 2008
- New parking deck proposals were presented to council with the first ever LEED certified parking deck for the UNC Wilmington campus
- A search for a new Provost was announced and dates for open forums were presented to council
April 2008
- JC Boykin attended and shared with council about staff assembly and about his participation on the HR task force
May 2008
- Staff council election process will begin as half of our delegates will rotate off of council in June
- HR will give a presentation for their new 2-day new employee orientation
