Staff Council Working Lunch
December 18, 2014
Cyert B6A-B6B
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
11:30am Working Lunch
11:30am-11:50 Work day representative update from Amanda Perkins
11:30-Noon Update on President’s Office Meeting regarding staff events on campus
Mission statement:
Staff Council serves as the voice for staff at Carnegie Mellon University through policy advocacy and community involvement, providing an organization that enables staff to realize their full potential and impact their quality of life. The chief purpose of Staff Council is to examine matters related to all staff, and to formulate recommendations to the university administration regarding staff concerns. The responsibility of Staff Council is to represent all persons holding full- or part-time staff appointments at Carnegie Mellon who are not represented by the faculty organization or a bargaining unit. Staff
Council representatives provide advocacy on behalf of all staff members, and contribute to the vibrancy and well ‐ being of the entire Carnegie Mellon community. Membership is an honor and a distinction.
Noon-1:00 Talking Points for discussion
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Goal of Staff Council – any other missions/initiatives for staff council to pursue?
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Total Compensation Committee Representative ( priority goal )
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Strategic Planning Committee Representation
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Staff & Salary Conversations
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Benefits Questions (PTO Carryover; Increasing Dental Coverage Options; Health Insurance for Transgender –confirmation that it is covered; Application of Tuition Credit for
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Dependents—distribution of coverage via semester; Parental Leaves; )
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Food/Posters/Fliers/email/Budget for staff
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Facebook Page for Staff Council
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Success with the Divisional Rep D-List
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Potentially purchasing Linens and Dry Cleaning for Use
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Evergreen philosophy for Banners/Major Purchases
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Surveying staff – what do we want to find out? Health Services, Mentoring programs, Stress,
Healthy U, etc.
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(Potentially have Healthy U Survey presented to Staff Council)
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Barbara Smith Mentoring Program being open to males on campus
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Ideas for Survey of Staff o Health/Wellness; specifically regarding stress
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Moving Fitness Classes from Whitfield to CUC o Quality of Life at Work o Communication Stressors: Home/Work/Life Balance o Campus Climate/Culture o Benchmarking with Peer Institutions o Perceptions of Staff to Staff Council based initiatives/programs/engagement opportunities and mission/mission/values
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Diversity
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Human Resources and Diversifying the Applicant Pool
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Cultivation of Welcoming Environment as CMU
 Advocacy and “watchdog” of processes/protocols within the context of university community
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Centralized messaging for equality
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Professional Development
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Creation of classes that support staff issues per RGAC o Preparing for Performance Review o Having difficult conversation o Training about How Staff Council contributes to your job
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Strategic Plan
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Teaching/Learning
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Creativity/Entre
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The Student Experience
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When asked to engage in these conversations, please give voice to Staff based issues.
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