History
The Executive Staff approved the Constitution and Bylaws of the Staff Council of Texas Woman's University in mid-1999. A Steering Committee of 14 longtime staff members from components across the University from the Denton, Dallas, and Houston campuses worked for three years to formulate the Constitution and Bylaws. Steering Committee members were Jim Stiles, Patrick Vasquez, Sharon Saullo, Joe Lyle, Vicki Ratcliff, Amy Hall, Don Viator, Katie Flemming, Helene Bonavita, Mary Ramsey, Laurie Hammett, Lori Nelson, Mary Ann McDuff and Ann Hatch.
Human Resources was asked by Interim President Beverley Byers-Pevitts to coordinate the first Staff Council elections. TWU's first Staff Council held it's first meeting on September 29, 1999. Its first order of business was to elect officers and establish the standing committees.
Who We Are
What We Do
The goal of Staff Council is to promote a positive and collaborative work environment. Our purposes are:
- To serve as a representative advisory council
- To provide a vehicle for communication of interests, concerns, and issues that affect staff
- To present recommendations to University leadership
- To provide nominations to University Standing Committees
What We've Done
Here are examples of some of our efforts:
- Pioneer Proud Award
- Free self defense classes in collaboration with the TWU DPS
- Collaboration with Human Resources to create a survey for enhancing continuing education opportunities
- Facilitated equal access to computing resources for all staff members
- Professional Development Day
- Meet regularly with TWU administrators to share issues and concerns
