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Staff Council Debrief - March and April 2008

This is the Staff Council debrief that summarizes the meetings on March 4 and April 8, 2008.

Vice-Chair Susie Johnston presided at the meeting in March. Chair John Lowe presided at the meeting in April. Carolyn Muska acted as Secretary for both meetings.

In March, Jaffus Hardrick and Shannon Lackmeyer presented information from Human Resources and solicited feedback about the services provided by the department. The Council approved a resolution requesting that photos be included in Baylor's online directory, passed a motion to begin the process of creating a Staff Endowed Scholarship fund, and heard a report from the newly appointed Treasurer.

In April, the Council preceded its regular meeting with a special work session to hear a report from Parking Services and to provide feedback about their recommendations. Pattie Orr, Vice President for Information Technology and Dean of Libraries, attended the Staff Council meeting. She presented information about sustainability efforts around campus and adding staff photos to the online directory. The staff also heard committee reports on the spring service project, STEPP luncheon, membership, staff endowed scholarship, and constitution and by-laws revisions.

The newly elected Staff Council members for 2008-2011 are:

David Burns
Judy Carpenter
Marcia Dutschmann
Lexi English
Ronald English
Anissa Galindo
Anna Henderson
Candice Herchenhahn
Phylicia Hernandez
Leigh Ann Moffett
Sandra Northern
Mary Reinhardt
Margaret Smith
Suzanne Weems
Janice Wessel

The new 2008-2009 officers are:

President - Angela Funai
Vice Chair - Patricia Pack
Secretary - Sue Herring

All staff are encouraged to visit the Staff Council website at http://www.baylor.edu/staff_council for all of the latest news and events related to Baylor staff.

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