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Atlanta, GA | Posted: June 2, 2020
Renay San Miguel
Communications Officer
College of Sciences
404-894-5209
Summary Sentence:
Staff website now live, nominations for first council’s members begin June 9
Full Summary:
The Georgia Tech College of Sciences will soon accept nominations for the college's first Staff Advisory Council, which will help serve as a liaison between staff members and college leadership.
Tech Tower at Georgia TechA series of meetings within the College of Sciences has resulted in the creation of the college’s first Staff Advisory Council, a group whose vision will be dedicated to the promotion of a “positive, diverse, collaborative, and professional working environment within the College of Sciences.”
The Staff Advisory Council website is now live, and nominations for the first group of council members will open June 9. A nomination form will be available on the council website at that time.
The council’s origins stem from a series of staff listening sessions during fall 2019 and early spring 2020. Between March and May, a small group of staff met to establish the foundations of this council, including the general mission, vision, core values, and overall duties.
Visitors to the Staff Advisory Council website will be able to learn more about how the group will work to enhance staff members’ working lives, as well as the logistics around time requirements and expectations for the first council.
The features of the council website include:
Mission
The Staff Advisory Council in the College of Sciences represents and advocates for the diverse collective body of staff within the college and interacts directly with the Dean of the College of Sciences. The Council serves as a liaison between the staff and COS leadership, providing an avenue for a significant contribution of staff expertise. The Council aims to use these perspectives to provide recommendations to the Dean of the College, as well as to inform leadership members within each independent school regarding staff matters.
Vision
To promote a positive, diverse, collaborative, and professional working environment within the College of Sciences.
Core Values
The Staff Advisory Council aims to serve as an inclusive and informative team, with members from all units within the College of Sciences who engage with their constituents, contribute to the betterment of the college, promote opportunities, and advocate for their members.
As a member of the first College of Sciences Advisory Council, members will work to create bylaws for future councils, set up executive committee leadership amongst council members, establish committees that will consist of members-at-large from the College of Sciences staff, and meet regularly to discuss the needs of the College of Sciences staff members.
Council members will be asked to commit a few hours a month to the council in the form of:
Timeline
Early August – New Staff Advisory Council announced.
