{"id":2452,"date":"2025-07-09T13:09:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T18:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/?p=2452"},"modified":"2025-07-09T13:09:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T18:09:16","slug":"07-09-2025-staff-senate-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/2025\/07\/09\/07-09-2025-staff-senate-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"07\/09\/2025 Staff Senate Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Staff Senate Mission Statement:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Staff Senate serves as a liaison to administration as an advocate for staff welfare and productivity, in conjunction with the University\u2019s mission to support, improve, innovate, and promote academic excellence.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>University Mission Statement:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>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.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Call to Order<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Approval of Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Approval of June Meeting Minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chancellor\u2019s Report <\/strong>(Zora Mulligan)<\/p>\n<p><strong>President\u2019s Report<\/strong> (Trevor Cressman)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Staff Emeritus Nomination \u2013 Vickie Driskell<\/li>\n<li>Summer Scholars Recap \u2013 18 High School, 65 Middle School (83 Students Total)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>President-Elect Report<\/strong> (N\/A)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Looking for interest into being the President-Elect<\/li>\n<li>Will be reaching out to people in the next month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Secretary Report<\/strong> (Kileene Collins)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you attended the Staff Senate Meeting in June (Last month), please send Kileene an email. We did not get attendance and need that for the minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Treasurer Report<\/strong> (Alex Graham)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Committee Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Department Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Human Resources (Alyssa Collins)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>New Full Time Staff\n<ul>\n<li>Sara Branson \u2013 Director of Athletic Training &amp; Wellness<\/li>\n<li>Brie Brooks \u2013 Head Softball Coach<\/li>\n<li>Joe Greenwood \u2013 Assistant Basketball Coach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assessment and Accreditation (Alex Graham)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Assessment Update<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Web and Media\n<ul>\n<li>Review your web pages online and get them updated. Always enter a description of what changed before publishing your changes.<\/li>\n<li>When adding a Calendar Event always choose the start and end time (do not check the All Day button for your events).<\/li>\n<li>Need help? Contact <a href=\"mailto:KrisBrinkerhoff@MissouriState.edu\">KrisBrinkerhoff@MissouriState.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Training: Need to setup future Calendar Events based on past events? (Learn how to easily copy past events to future dates.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Upcoming Events &amp; Important Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday, July 15<sup>th<\/sup>, 2025 | 6 PM | Garnett Library | Modernizing the Hills: The Creation and Early Years of the Ozarks Regional Commission \u2013 Presented by Joe Hutchison (Flyer Attached)<\/li>\n<li>Summer Wellness \u2013 July (Flyer Attached)\n<ul>\n<li>7\/9 \u2013 Mental Health Painting Class \u2013 Hass-Darr 100 | 11 AM<\/li>\n<li>7\/15 \u2013 Yoga Class with Safe Harbor Wellness \u2013 ASCEND Social Area | 3 PM<\/li>\n<li>7\/21 \u2013 Mental Health Art Class \u2013 Lybyer 205 | 1 PM<\/li>\n<li>7\/24 &#8211; Nutrition and Weight Loss \u2013 Hass-Darr 100 | 10 AM<\/li>\n<li>Steps Challenge! (Info attached)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>For a complete list of events, please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.wp.missouristate.edu\/\">https:\/\/calendar.wp.missouristate.edu\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Adjournment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s mission to support, improve, innovate, and promote academic excellence. 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