{"id":2542,"date":"2026-07-08T16:08:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/?p=2542"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:08:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:08:37","slug":"july-9-2026-staff-senate-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/2026\/07\/08\/july-9-2026-staff-senate-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"July 9, 2026 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>Chancellor\u2019s Update<\/p>\n<p><strong>President\u2019s Report<\/strong> (Lauren Willis)<\/p>\n<p>No report<\/p>\n<p><strong>President-Elect Report<\/strong> (Wayne Cahoj)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Department Spotlight \u2013 Student Life<\/li>\n<li>Memorial Tree Policy Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Secretary Report<\/strong> (Kileene Collins)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Treasurer Report<\/strong> (Alex Graham)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Committee Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Activities Committee:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>No Report<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Department Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Laura Underhill:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New Workshop offered with NCFW<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Missouri State University &#8211; West Plains is offering a Basics of American Sign Language Workshop.<\/li>\n<li>This beginner friendly, 4-week workshop will take you through the basics. Starting with the Alphabet and ending with Simple Storytelling!<\/li>\n<li>July 14th &#8211; August 4th (Tuesday &amp; Thursday)<\/li>\n<li>6:00pm &#8211; 8:00pm<\/li>\n<li>Fee: $150<\/li>\n<li>Register at <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.missouristate.edu\/Workforce\/courses.htm?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExWDY5U0tRSE0wOTVxN202dXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7QExVM3QMC8jGgdfE2Y09lFteaHAcmMqJYG4y_o3_3KYYvCjxJuRXbcAWFhg_aem_Tg5Rw0luZFF7WuaGA9-awA\"><strong>missouristate.edu\/Workforce\/courses.htm<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alyssa Collins<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Welcome New Full-Time Staff!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Max Bates, Assistant Baseball Coach<\/p>\n<p>Bo Crites, Athletics Communications Specialist<\/p>\n<p>Chaytin Lea, Athletic Trainer<\/p>\n<p>Spencer Brown, Assistant Basketball Coach<\/p>\n<p>Diana Brazeal, Accounting Technician<\/p>\n<p>Marc Hubbell, Assistant Director of Admissions Recruitment<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2025 Annual Performance Review Process Update<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The process for supervisors to complete their portion of the appraisal has been extended to July 20, 2026. Employees\u00a0will have 7 days\u00a0to sign and add comments to their review after receiving it from their supervisor. Help guides and resources are available on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouristate.edu\/Human\/appraisal-development-plan.htm\">HR Performance website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>HR Blog Reminder<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay informed by following the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.missouristate.edu\/human\/\">HR Blog<\/a> for human resources news, benefits updates, upcoming events, and professional development opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Draw for Giveaway (will continue in the Fall after Coffee Shop reopens)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adjournment<\/strong><\/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. University Mission Statement: Missouri State University-West Plains empowers students to achieve personal success and to enrich their local and global [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-meeting-agendas","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2542"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2543,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2542\/revisions\/2543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}