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 December Meeting Minutes
- Chancellor’s Report- Dr. Dennis Lancaster sends his regrets; unable to attend.
- Townhall Friday re: COVID updates. Please forward any questions to the Chancellor beforehand for efficiency.
- Welcome Guests
- Paula Wilhelm, Assistant Director of HR; Performance Management
- Gary Phillips, Faculty Senate Chair
- Welcome New Employees!
- Julie Dulaney full-time Admissions Evaluator!
- President’s Report (Rachel)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Memorial contribution
- Long-Range Plan focus groups – still need volunteers
- Staffing updates – resignations
- Parking discussion
1) Get rid of all parking permits, requiring the University to use available funding to maintain the lots (and most likely reducing funds available for pay raises, etc.); or
2) Require all faculty, staff and students to purchase a permit no matter where they choose to park; and/or 2) Increase the parking permit fee to collect enough to maintain parking lots.
3) other suggestions?
- President Elect Report (Bryan)
- Secretary Report (Kileene)
- Treasurer Report (Alex)
- Department Updates & Committee Reports
- Committee Updates
- Grizzly Ambassador Program – Next event, February 11 team building exercise.
- Department Reports
- HR (Alyssa)
- The COVID-19 Emergency Paid Leave Policy has been updated for January 5, 2022, through June 30, 2022.
- All ADP one-on-one sessions with employees should be completed and all ADPs acknowledged by Jan. 31.
- W-2 Annual Wage and Tax Statements will be issued by January 31. Electronic statements will be available in My Missouri State.
- The 2022 payroll calendars and 2022 Staff Holiday Calendar are available.
- The Employee Recognition Luncheon scheduled for Feb. 11 has been canceled.
- University Advancement
- phone updates: main number x57240 will go to the Foundation
- Katie’s number: x57750
- Rachel’s number: x57234
- Admissions
- Red Carpet Day date changes
- Committee Updates
- Theater and Events
*Reminder* that ALL MSU-West Plains Faculty and Staff, including part-time employees can take advantage of the FREE U/CP Offerings, including the fitness center, swimming pool, and all our U/CP hosted events. To attend an event for free, please present your BearPass at the Civic Center Box Office the evening of the event to redeem your ticket. Here are some of our upcoming events that are free for our MSU-WP Employees:
- Welcome Back Concert by Phillip Michael Scales Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 | 7 m. WPCC Theater Phillip-Michael Scales is a fantastic blues-rock singer-songwriter. His engaging repertoire of songs include covers of popular music as well as his own hits. Scales delivers a diverse selection of folk, soul, blues, jazz, indie, pop and Beatles covers using just his voice and an acoustic guitar. Fresh off an international tour with his band, we are thrilled to host this award-winner and budding legend right here in West Plains.
- Cubanisms Valentine’s weekend Concert Friday, Feb. 11, 2022 | 7m. WPCC Theater This fun and diverse ensemble traces the evolution of Cuban music from its African origins thru modern music styles, including Rumba, Son, Bolero and Salsa. Their repertoire includes Spanish, Brazilian and English music classics arranged with an original Cuban touch, as well as original music. The Cubanisms have performed internationally and been nominated Best Local Band in Kansas City several years in a row.
- Buffalo Soldiers: From Slave to Soldier Reenactments Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 | 7 m. (free general admission, bring the whole family!) WPCC Theater In 1867 an unknown, illiterate hotel worker and former slave from Montgomery, Alabama— Isaac Johnson— arrived at Jefferson Barracks near St. Louis, Missouri. He was to become an original Buffalo Soldier, destined to change the course of American history and the world. Come see the Buffalo Soldiers Presentation to hear the incredible story of Isaac Johnson, Cathay Williams, a female Buffalo Soldier; the creation of the Tuskegee Airmen; the participation of African American soldiers alongside the Rough Riders in the charge up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War; and countless other battles up to the issue of Executive Order 9981 by President Harry Truman ending military segregation on July 26, 1948, and other powerful stories from history.
- Upcoming Events & Important Dates: For a complete list of events please go to https://calendar.wp.missouristate.edu/
- Campus closed, in observance of MLK 1/17
- Spring semester begins 1/18
- Grizzly basketball home game 1/22
- Grizzly basketball home game 1/26
- Grizzly basketball Homecoming 2/5
Next Meeting: 2/10, Zoom only
- Adjournment