Standing Committees

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• Appointments

  The Appointments Committee is responsible for recommending staff representatives to standing and other university committees for Council approval. These recommendations must be presented for approval at the next Council meeting. Upon approval, these representatives are forwarded to the appropriate committee officer or administrator. Representatives to standing or other committees are responsible for obtaining and presenting to Staff Council a summary or copy of approved committee meeting minutes of each committee's activities at least twice a year in January and July.

  Co-Chairs

  Ashley, Brown	713-743-6330	anbrown8@uh.edu
  Melissa, Ieans	713-743-9263	mieans@uh.edu

• Communications

  The Communications Committee is responsible for all external communication, including releases to university media. Duties include managing and updating the Staff Council website, sending information out on the Staff Council listserv, researching ideas by calling other Committee chairs and getting information, and writing about current events.

  Co-Chairs

  Allen, DaNesha	832-842-5644	dnallen@uh.edu
  Kaiser, Brooke	713-743-0300	bkaiser@uh.edu

• Cougar First Impressions

  Cougar First Impressions (CFI) is sponsored by Staff Council and offers students a chance to receive campus maps, directions to class and bottled water from UH staff members stationed across campus during the first two days of the Fall semester. The event is made possible by generous contributions without student fees. See the CFI home page for more information.

  Co-Chairs

  Nieto, Melissa	713-743-7725	mnieto3@uh.edu
  Scott, Paul	713-743-8241	pscott@uh.edu

• Events

  The Events Committee oversees specials events for Staff members and the UH community sponsored by Staff Council, such as:

  • Staff Council Leadership Luncheon--This is a luncheon to recognize outgoing members and to welcome incoming members.
  • Sock & Blanket Drive--During the holiday season, Staff Council collects items from the UH community to assist needy families.
  • Spring Egg Hunt--The Events Committee collects candy and stuffs eggs for a UH community family event.
  • Staff Mixer--This event is to show how much Staff Council supports our staff.

  Co-Chairs

  Durham, Gabriel	713-743-6985	gbdurham@uh.edu
  Anderson, Shatera	713-743-6746	sjanders@uh.edu

• Membership and Elections

  The Membership and Elections Committee is responsible for reviewing the apportionment of representation among the University's Divisions, for making recommendations to fill vacancies, and for overseeing and conducting the annual campus-wide Staff Council Elections.

  See the Staff Council Elections page for further information.

  Co-Chairs

  Mason, Scott	713-743-5572	smason@uh.edu
  Puryear, Quentisha	713-743-1857	qpuryear@uh.edu

• Scholarships & Professional Development

  The Scholarships & Professional Development Committee manages the Staff Council Scholarships Program and is responsible for analyzing issues related to, and advocating for, University of Houston staff professional development.

  See the Staff Council Scholarships page for further information.

  Co-Chairs

  Lee, Genny	713-743-4906	gmlee@uh.edu
  Chee, Jacqueline	713-743-8725	jchee@uh.edu

• Staff Affairs

  The Staff Affairs Committee is responsible for identifying and analyzing all issues affecting the University of Houston’s staff at all levels.  The committee formulates and presents recommendations to Staff Council to represent the staff perspective and advocate for staff interests with UH executive leadership.

  The scope of this committee’s work includes but is not limited to:  employee benefits, parking and transportation, and campus safety.

  Specific activities include:

  • Organizing and hosting periodic public meetings with the UH President at which university issues are presented and discussed;
  • Organizing and hosting periodic public meetings with staff and presenting topics of interest with speakers and opportunity for feedback; and
  • Conducting employee opinion surveys and periodic issue-specific surveys, to identify areas of current and ongoing concern to staff and communicate them to UH executive leadership.

  Co-Chairs

  Evans, Seth	713-743-3453	shevans@uh.edu
  Johnson, Whitney	713-743-4913	wnjohnson6@uh.edu