Committees

Staff Senate members are not limited to the members as listed.  Any member can join a committee of his/her choice at any time.

Constitution and By-Laws Committee: 

The   Constitution and By-Laws Committee will periodically review and edit the Staff Senate guidelines and approved changes either voted items or university departmental name changes. Members:  Executive Committee.

Membership/Elections Committee:

The Membership/Elections Committee will maintain member attendance lists for our regular meetings. This committee will also track current membership, notify members as they near their term limits, accept nominations for membership elections, create, disburse, and tally ballots for elections, and announce results of elections.  Members:  Lois Briones, Patti Hancock, Kimberly Scott and Monica Wirts.

PeayBay/Awards Committee:

The PeayBay/Awards Committee will work with IT to maintain the PeayBay system. This committee will solicit donations of auction items from on-campus organizations/departments only. This committee will also work within an assigned budget to make purchases for PeayBay auctions and will schedule, announce, and facilitate each PeayBay auction. Members:  Lois Briones, Kendra Bryant, Sherry Kendrick, Debra Krafft, V. Jasmin Linares, Leslie Morrow, Marjorie Perrault, David Roach and Kay Stanley. 

Policy Committee:

The Policy Committee will investigate policy inquiries as assigned by the Executive Council, and others as they see fit. This committee will utilize our representation on the University's Policy Committee to introduce new policies/policy changes that benefit and/or protect our staff and their interests. Members:  Kendra Bryant, Jamie Gaither, Patti Hancock, Patty Mason, and Kelly Pitts.

Social Action Committee:

The Social Action Committee will respond to any community service or outreach efforts in the best interest of university personnel.  Members: Lucille Burkeen, Teresa Beyke, Connie Choate,Susan Desrochers, Sherry Kendrick, Debra Krafft,  Allison Michael and Kay Stanley.

Staff Appreciation Committee:

The Staff Appreciation Committee will organize, facilitate, and solicit volunteers for the annual one-day event is held to celebrate the contribution our staff members make to Austin Peay. The committee will utilize an assigned budget and existing campus resources to create a memorable event.  Members:  Lois Briones, Jamie Gaither, Daina Hunter, Jasmine Jones, Deborah Krafft, V. Jasmin Linares,  Patty Mason, Allison Michael, Leslie Morrow, Lillian Obi, Kelly Pitts, Candi Price and Kay Stanley.

Staff Concerns Committee:

The Staff Concerns Committee will investigate concerns brought to the Staff Senate from other staff members either by way of a Senator or via electronic submission. This committee will respond to each inquiry/concern appropriately and will act as a "filter" in determining which concerns require Senate attention/action.  Members:  Marissa Chander, Connie Choate, Sherry Kendrick, Patty Mason and Kelly Pitts. 

Website Committee:

The Website Committee will keep our Staff Senate website current with regular postings of meeting minutes, timely announcements, online forms/ballots, and will post items as requested by the Executive Council.   Members:  Patti Hancock, Daina Hunter, Sherry Kendrick, Candi Price and Beth Robinson.