Mission
The mission of the West Chester University Staff Senate is to act as a forum and advocate for university staff employees by providing leadership and guidance on issues which affect quality of work life, fulfillment of overall university goals and objectives, and providing a safe and fulfilling professional and educational environment which promotes the growth and improvement of higher education at West Chester University. Through active participation in shared governance, the Senate promotes collaboration among staff, faculty, and administration to ensure staff voices are meaningfully represented in institutional decision-making.
Our Purpose and Responsibilities
Advisory
To serve in an auxiliary advisory function to the administration in staff matters and to do so in a positive and constructive manner.
The Staff Senate provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, a resource for evaluating proposals, and a mechanism for expressing suggestions and concerns that affect the University community.
Visibility and Transparency
The Senate is responsible for ensuring the visibility and transparency of activities within the Senate to staff. This includes, but is not limited to:
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- Events where staff members can interact with senators.
- Clearly communicating the purpose and vision of the Staff Senate to the staff members at large.
- Finding innovative ways to gather and build rapport between senators and members at West Chester University.
Shared Governance and Collaboration
To work with shared governance to promote better understanding, cooperation, and communication between university staff, faculty, students, and administration on all levels on non-academic policies, issues, and concerns.
Advocacy for Staff
To be an advocate for changes or improvements that affect the staff.
Representation and Purpose
The Staff Senate is not intended as a vehicle to address individual issues, grievances, or complaints, nor to circumvent regular administrative channels.
It is intended to be a group gathered in the meaningful purpose of providing a voice to the many individuals that compose the staff of the University.
Stewardship of Place
Recognize the University’s responsibility as a steward of place and advocate for staff participation in advancing the well-being of the campus.
Eligibility
The Staff Senate will be composed of employees from each organizational unit and shall be defined as all regular, full or part-time, temporary, exempt and non-exempt, non-faculty employees of the University with the exception of the president, provost, vice presidents, assistant/associate vice presidents, deans, and associate deans; non-represented employees at the 200 level and above.