It’s never too early to start planning for the Staff Senate Annual Bake Sale!

The Annual Staff Senate Bake Sale will be held Tuesday, December 4 and Wednesday December 5 on the first floor of Wheelock Student Center.

All proceeds of the Bake Sale benefit the Rosa Beth Gibson Book Scholarship. Thanks for your consideration in bringing cash, as we are unable to accept other forms of payment.

Your donations of baked goods and books help make this event a success. So, please contact Laura Edgar, Special Events Committee Chair, ledgar@pugetsound.edu, regarding donations you would like to make to the sale.

Each year, the Staff Senate Compensation Committee prepares a Staff Compensation Proposal, for approval by the Staff Senate, and for presentation to the Budget Task Force.The Staff Compensation Proposal for 2012-2013 (current fiscal year) can be viewed by all staff members at: https://soundnet.pugetsound.edu/sites/Team/Committees/staffsenate/Staff%20Compensation%20Proposal/Staff%20Senate%20Compensation%20Committee%20Proposal%202012-2013%20FINAL.pdf

In preparation for the development of a proposal for fiscal year 2013-2014, the Staff Senate Compensation Committee seeks your input. If you would like to makes comments or suggestions to be considered in the preparation of the 2013-2014 proposal, please send your feedback to Kate Cohn (kcohn@pugetsound.edu), chair of the Staff Senate Compensation Committee. Your comments might include feedback on the health care plan, and whether you have had to spend more money out of pocket, food costs, gas, and so on. Or, for instance, do you feel the salary increase from July adequately matched you needs as they relate to cost of living increases.

All feedback you share shall be considered strictly confidential, and your name will be removed prior to review of all feedback by the Staff Senate Compensation Committee. The committee meets every Tuesday through November, 2012.

The next Staff Senate Meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at noon in the Murray Boardroom. At this meeting, VP for Finance and Administration Sherry B. Mondou, will be joining us to present a budget outlook for 2013 / 2014.

Staff Senate meetings are open to all Puget Sound staff.

The final Staff Senate meeting of the 2012 / 2013 school year was held on May 10.

The Staff Senate elected the following officers for the coming 2012/2013 school year:

Chair: Cori Hammock, Assistant Director of Annual Giving 

Vice-Chair: Laura Edgar, Art Department 

Secretary: Pam Taylor, Capital Giving 

Congratulations to our new Staff Senate officers!

A few words from outgoing Senate Chair Rusty Horton…

Dear Colleagues,

It has been a distinct privilege to serve as Senate chair for the last four years.  We have accomplished much together over these years under trying economic circumstances and continuous change.  Puget Sound is an amazing place, and we are blessed to have such committed employees.  As I step down, I leave the Senate in good hands with our new officer team.  I am pleased to introduce our new chair,  Cori Hammock from Annual Giving; our new vice-chair, Laura Edgar from the Art Department; and our new secretary, Pam Taylor from Capital Giving.

I will miss the Senate.

Sincerely,

Rusty Horton
Office of the Registrar

Thanks to everyone who purchased tickets for the gift basket raffle.

Raffle participants purchased 721 raffle tickets, and helped raise a total of $675.25 dollars.

The money will go toward the Rosa Beth Gibson Book Scholarship.

The winner of  the gift baskets from the April 27 drawing were:

#1 Garden Basket: Peggy Firman

#2 Sweet & Sour: Jacob Gellman

#3 Cupcakes Galore: Cheree Boulter

#4 Emergency Chocolate: Mark Motyer

#5 Decadent Delights: Connie Baird

#6 Kitchen Essentials: Kari Purdy

#7 Half Baked: Nicky Vavrek

#8 Spa: Rusty Horton

#9 Keep In Touch: Kathleen Campbell

#10 Warm Delights (ceramic bird cups): Carly Absher

#11 Summer Reading: Nancy Nieraeth

#12 Outdoor Adventure: Kelli Delaney

#13 Edible Books: Randy Main

#14 Grill On: Liz Howell

#15 International Picnic: Katie Grabow

#16 3 Dozen Homemade Cookies: Ed Cole

#17 3 Dozen Homemade Cookies: Cindy Matern

See you at next year’s drawing!

It is time once again to consider yourself and/or fellow staff members for service on the Staff Senate. 
 
The purpose of the Staff Senate is to conduct activities on behalf of Puget Sound staff, to enhance our campus environment, and to recognize the integral role of staff in our community.  To fulfill its purpose, the Staff Senate serves as a means of communication and liaison between staff, faculty, students, and administration.  Staff Senate provides information and makes recommendations to decision-making bodies at Puget Sound.  Recent examples of the Senate’s work include the recommendation of the floating holiday in support of diversity, providing book scholarships for staff members or their dependents who are enrolled in classes, and coordinating the annual Staff Recognition Luncheon.
 
Please submit your nominations via e-mail to staffsenate@pugetsound.edu or click and print out this form (link requires authentication from off-campus locations) and return it via campus mail to CMB #1036 by Monday, March 5.