Staff Senate Mission Statement:
The Staff Senate serves as a liaison to administration as an advocate for staff welfare and productivity, in conjunction with the University’s mission, to support, improve, innovate and promote academic excellence.
University Mission Statement:
Missouri State University-West Plains empowers students to achieve personal success and to enrich their local and global communities. As a two-year public institution, we provide accessible, affordable, and quality educational opportunities.
- Call-to-Order
- Approval of Agenda
- Approval of January Meeting Minutes
- Chancellor’s Report
- Welcome Guests
- Debbie Donnellan – Assistant Director Human Resources-Organizational and Talent Development
- Brenda Smith – Faculty Senate Chair
- Scott Schneider – COVID Response Team Report
- Scot Scobee – Director of Human Resources
- President’s Report (Jared)
- Admin Council Report
- February 26th Admin Council Retreat. Talking about the way forward on a variety of topics.
- Alumni posters are being developed to put up across campus to highlight our alumni and inspire our current students.
- Allowing groups to come to a Grizzly BB or VB game – school teams, city league teams, etc. This is currently under CRT review.
- Enrollment Report as of 2/17/21: -5% in headcount; -7% in credit hours
- Emails have been developed to send to Faculty and Staff Emeritus’ about COVID important information.
- Current Searches
- Custodial Foreman (Full-time staff) – App deadline 2/19/2021
- Clinical Assistant Professor (9-month appointment).
- Director of University Communications and External Relations – Interviewing
- Online Course Coordinator/Instructional Designer (Full-time staff). Interviewing
- Academic Success Coach (Full-time staff). Interviewing
- COVID-cases: Seeing trends of positive cases decrease throughout the region and state.
- Grizzly Volleyball move to 14th in latest NJCAA rankings. GO GRIZZLIES!
- Executive Budget Committee Common Fee Positions Proposal
- Next Executive Budget Committee Meeting is set for Feb. 25th @ 3 pm. Contact Scott Schneider if you are interested in attending the meeting and getting the Zoom link.
- Checking Our Temperature- “How Are We Doing?” Survey Results – Professional Development Opportunities
- Take advantage of opportunities provided by the University’s HR department such as LinkedIn Learning, MyLearningConnection, etc. More information on services can be accessed at the following link: https://www.missouristate.edu/Human/professional-development.aspx
- Check-in with your supervisor should you have any concerns on professional needs.
- Staff Senate Cabinet Opportunities Timeline:
- Accepting Nominations- March Meeting
- Voting- April Meeting
- Admin Council Report
- President Elect Report (Amber)- Not Present.
- Secretary Report (Kileene)- Not Present.
- Treasurer Report (Alex)
- Department Updates & Committee Reports
- Committee Updates
- Grizzly Ambassador Program – Currently working on the website, application, logo, and other details of the program. Still on target to launch the GAP on May 1, 2021.
- Grizzly Strong – Working on developing Grizzly Care Cards to send encouraging letters to fellow colleagues, students, community members, etc. More information to come on when those will become available.
- Department Reports
- Build your conflict and communication skills at the Center for Dispute Resolution’s free noon sessions.
- A Diversity 101 training presented by Juan Meraz, assistant vice president for diversity and inclusion, will be held via Zoom on Thursday, April 8 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. This session is specifically for employees on the West Plains campus. Please register through My Learning Connection.
- Committee Updates
- Upcoming Events & Important Dates: For a complete list of events please go to https://calendar.wp.missouristate.edu/
2/20, 2/22, 3/1 – Grizzly Basketball Home Games
2/23, 3/2, 3/9 – Grizzly Volleyball Home Games
- Next Meeting: March 11 @ 10:30am – Via Zoom
- Adjournment