Calling for PSS and CUSS Nominations

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 10:07:52 -0400

Applications for the Professional Staff Senate (PSS) and Council of University System Staff (CUSS) are now being solicited. Apply to become a senator or forward this to a colleague by 4/19!

Nominees must be exempt staff employees and have been employed at UMBC for at least one year (hired on or before 4/19/21).

SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION HERE!

Want to Learn More? Join us for our upcoming PSS Info Session on April 11th at 10am. Please visit the myUMBC link above to RSVP!

Questions? Contact Jess Wyatt, PSS President, jwy@umbc.edu, or ask a fellow senator. The list of current senators can be found at our website.

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What is the Professional Staff Senate (PSS)? We represent you! We are the official representative body of professional, or exempt, staff employed at UMBC. What do we do? We provide a forum for discussing issues involving or of interest to exempt staff members, such as academic and administrative policies. Some of these topics have included work-life balance, campus climate, employee benefits, and state budget updates and impacts. We work diligently to maintain and contribute to community life at UMBC by organizing events for staff and volunteering for non-PSS sponsored events. Each member serves on selected subcommittees of their choosing regarding certain policies or procedures.

What is the Council of University System Staff (CUSS)? Staff serving on the Council represent all staff at UMBC at the system-level. Council representatives and alternates report to the Chancellor and Presidents and share staff concerns across the University System of Maryland (USM). UMBC will have 6 CUSS members including 3 Representatives (2 Exempt & 1 Non-Exempt) and 3 Alternates (2 Exempt & 1 Non-Exempt). Questions or want to learn more? Contact Laila M. Shishineh, CUSS Chair (lailams@umbc.edu).