Staff Council - Smoking and Tobacco Use Survey Results, Resolution, and Implementation Suggestions

The documents linked below include UAF Staff Council's official position on the possible smoking ban, the 2014 Staff Council - Smoking and Tobacco Use Survey results from this past Oct., and Staff Council's smoking ban implementation suggestions, which were based on comments submitted by Staff in the 2013 Staff Council - Smoking and Tobacco Use survey.    These were submitted to the Chancellor's Office on Oct. 27, 2014.

• Staff Council's Official Position on Smoking and Tobacco Use on Campus - Resolution 2014-254-1 (PDF)
• 2014 Staff Council Smoking / Tobacco Use Survey - Final Results (PDF)
• UAF Staff Council's Smoking / Tobacco Use Implementation Recommendations (PDF)

Impressive Testimony by Staff Alliance Chair at Sept. 18 Board of Regents Meeting

On Thurs. September 18, Monique Musick, Chair of Staff Alliance testified on behalf of all staff at the Board of Regents (BoR) meeting in Juneau. This was her first testimony as Staff Alliance chair for the BoR. She did a really good job, covering several issues affecting staff, and I believe she was very good at describing the feeling many of us have about the current state of the University.

The response from BoR was mostly positive as well, which is a good start to a more collaborative environment with leadership and staff at UA.

Her written testimony and note are posted on the Staff Alliance Blog at:

uastaffalliance.wordpress.com/2014/09/18/presentation-to-the-board-of-regents-sept-18-2014/

Budget Options Group and Request for Ideas

Dear Staff Members,

In December, Chancellor Rogers assigned a small group of faculty and administrators to generate a list of budget reduction options for the Planning & Budget Committee’s consideration. For the past two months the Budget Options Group (BOG) has worked to compiled a list of options that are now in a summary and analysis report. The report has a list of options that includes ideas submitted to the OMB website that was setup specifically for this purpose. You can find the report here:

https://www.uaf.edu/files/finserv/BOG-DYNAMIC-DOCUMENT---Options-Summary-and-Analysis---26Feb14-v1.pdf

The Planning and Budget Committee is looking at all the options in the BOG report, and is exploring their own revenue generating and cost cutting ideas. Over the next few months, these ideas will be research and worked out to see which ones are feasible.

We're also continuing to ask for additional ideas from staff, faculty and students. Please submit your ideas via the OMB web site before March 14th, 2014. The form can be found here:

https://www.uaf.edu/finserv/omb/budget-planning/suggestions/

Thank you,

Chris Beks

Staff Council Representative

Planning & Budget Committee

Staff Council News for February

Nominations for the Staff Make Students Count Award are due on February 21. Nominations for the 2014 Chancellor's Cornerstone Award are also due on February 21. For more information on these awards and how to submit a nomination, please visit: 

http://uafstaffcouncilinfo.blogspot.com/2014/01/

I've attached notes below the jump from our January meeting, taken by one of our Representatives. If you have any questions about the January meeting, please feel free to contact your representative or one of the at-large representatives:

http://www.uaf.edu/uafgov/staff-council/representatives/

Our next meeting is on Tuesday, February 18, from 1:30 to 3:45 PM in the Wood Center Ballroom. All staff are welcome to attend or call in to the meeting to listen. You can also find more information, including the call-in numbers, at our website: http://www.uaf.edu/uafgov/staff-council/

Best regards,

Brad 

Brad Krick

UAF Staff Council President 2013 - 2014

907-474-6069

bpkrick@alaska.edu

2014 Chancellor's Cornerstone Award

Nominations for the 2014 Chancellor's Cornerstone Award are now being accepted.  This prestigious award recognizes an outstanding UAF staff member for their continued service and dedication to the university.  For more information on the award and to submit a nomination, visit:

www.uaf.edu/chancellor/awards/

The deadline for submitting nominations is Feb. 21!

Nominations Now Open for Staff Make Students Count Award

Nominations for the 2014 Staff Make Students Count Award are now being accepted.  Complete nomination packets must be submitted by Feb. 21.  For more information on this award, including instructions for submitting a nomination, visit:

www.alaska.edu/governance/staff-alliance/staff-make-students-count/

Contact the UAF Staff Council Office, at 474-7056 or uaf-staff-council@alaska.edu if you have any questions or need assistance submitting a nomination packet.