by Chelsea Reavis | Feb 18, 2021 | Staff Engagement Committee
The February Question of the Month discusses concerns/issues regarding your current work environment and asks for your feedback on theses topics. Please share your thoughts. We value your input! The results we receive are shared with the Chancellor and WCU leadership...
by Benjamin Pendry | Feb 17, 2021 | University Information
The following was shared with the campus community via email earlier this week. WCU Staff Senate would like to extend a special THANK YOU to our colleagues in Human Resources for their work on developing, packaging, and promoting these resources for the entire campus...
by Deborah Millican | Feb 17, 2021 | Staff Senate Information
New Webpage Staff Senate is introducing our new website! We captured everything that you need to know, so check it out! ← Click that purple button! We are always open to suggestions, so please let us know if there’s something you need help finding or if you...
by Benjamin Pendry | Feb 16, 2021 | University Information
by Deidre Hopkins | Feb 12, 2021 | University Information
The Western Carolina University Police Department is offering free programming that is available for classrooms, residence halls, student groups, and campus departments/organizations. Officers will speak with your group on topics such as self-defense, drugs/alcohol,...
by wcuadmin | Feb 9, 2021 | Governance Committee
Staff Senate is excited to invite you to nominate yourself or another staff member for Staff Senate. If you know someone who you believe could use their voice to advocate for the needs of staff and collaborate with other staff across campus to meet our needs, please...
by Benjamin Pendry | Feb 9, 2021 | University Information
WCU needs your help spreading the word about MULTIPLE positions to help with the regional vaccination center at WCU. Please share broadly!
by Chelsea Reavis | Jan 25, 2021 | Staff Engagement Committee
In consultation with the Senate and others, each month we create a ‘question of the month’ and ask the WCU community to respond with their comments and ideas. The January Question of the Month discusses community service opportunities and asks for your feedback on...
by zara shick | Jan 25, 2021 | University Information
The Western Carolina University Police Department held its second “no shave” campaign during the university’s winter break as a fundraiser for the Staff Senate Scholarship Fund. Participating officers raised $300 and Mike Byers, WCU’s vice chancellor of administration...
by Benjamin Pendry | Jan 25, 2021 | University Information
The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Programs, the Faculty Senate, the Staff Senate, and the Student Government Association invite you to the Spring Culture in Conversation Series. Following a special campus forum on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusiveness the...
by Benjamin Pendry | Jan 20, 2021 | Staff Senate Information
On January 19, WCU’s Staff and Faculty Senates hosted a campus forum to address a number of issues facing the campus entering the Spring semester. Chancellor Kelli R. Brown, Provost Richard Starnes, and other University leaders answered pre-submitted and live...
by Benjamin Pendry | Jan 20, 2021 | University Information
The below information was shared with all SoCon member schools. Staff Senate encourages the WCU Community to follow along via social media @catamounts #catamountcountry https://www.facebook.com/catamountsports The SoCon Racial Equity and Justice Task Force has put...
by Benjamin Pendry | Jan 14, 2021 | University Information
You can help the Spring semester get off to a safer start by taking advantage of the free COVID-19 surveillance testing for faculty and staff that our partners at Harris Regional Hospital will be conducting on January 20th and January 21st. Information will be...
by Benjamin Pendry | Jan 13, 2021 | University Information
We hope that staff will make every effort to attend the presentation of results from the 2020 Employee Engagement Survey. Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 3pm. WCU Leadership along with the project manager from ModernThink (the vendor who conducted the survey for the...
by Benjamin Pendry | Jan 11, 2021 | University Information
WCU Faculty and Staff Senate’s will host a campus forum to provide updates on the Spring semester. Panelists will include Chancellor Kelli R. Brown, Provost Richard Starnes, and additional campus leaders. Potential topics include plans for Spring campus...
by zara shick | Jan 9, 2021 | Scholarship Committee
The WCU Staff Senate encourages eligible undergraduate students to apply for university scholarships through the Scholarship Portal before the February 1 deadline. The general scholarship application is required for consideration of need based and academic...
by Benjamin Pendry | Dec 16, 2020 | UNC Staff Assembly
In response to a letter drafted in June 2020 by UNC System Faculty Assembly Chair David Green, UNC System Staff Assembly Chair Garrett Killian, and UNC Association of Student Governments President Isaiah then-Interim President Bill Roper and Green UNC Board of...
by zara shick | Dec 9, 2020 | Scholarship Committee
Last chance to purchase the 2020 Staff Senate Ornament online through the Western Carolina University Marketplace. As a reminder, all proceeds benefit the WCU Staff Senate Scholarship that supports children and relatives of SHRA and EHRA non-faculty employees. Order...
by alison joseph | Dec 7, 2020 | University Information
Volunteers are needed in January to pack bags with PPE supplies for returning students, faculty, and staff. The bag assembly will take place in the UC Grand Room on January 19, 20, and 22. This fun and easy volunteer opportunity lets you work (at a distance) with...
by wcuadmin | Dec 7, 2020 | University Information
The WCU Staff Senate is sharing the below information at the request of the Jackson County Dept. of Public Health. Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey. The survey will be open until December 4th. – The Jackson County Department of Public Health has...
