Bylaws: to maintain and amend the bylaws, as necessary.

Communications: to craft, streamline, and provide guidance for all SC-issued communication. Each standing committee has its own communications liaison.

Development: to promote the image and accomplishments of the SC and its members across the IUPUI campus. The main foci of the committee include monthly information tables about the SC and Staff Council Awareness Month (held, annually, in March).

Diversity: [convened ad hoc in Spring 2007] to offer special diversity programming and discuss/facilitate the Council’s role in addressing racism and other forms of prejudice on campus.

Membership: to oversee the continuous development of membership through implementation of the Staff Council Development Plan, as decided upon by the Staff Council Executive Committee. The chair of this committee shall be responsible for the administrative function related to the nomination and election of new Staff Council members in conjunction with the Staff Council coordinator and the web-consultant from the Web Committee.

Rewards & Recognition: to promote and coordinate applications for and the awarding of the Staff Council-sponsored IUPUI Bepko Spirit Award and the IUPUI Carol D. Nathan Staff Council Scholarship (both awards are intended for full-time staff members).

Special Events: to plan and promote SC events such as Staff Night at the Game, new member orientation, and the annual retreat. The committee, a new addition to the SC, also seeks to promote civic engagement by publicizing opportunities for SC members to participate in community-oriented events.

Staff Affairs: to receive, synthesize, and respond (when appropriate) to staff suggestions and concerns about quality of life issues on campus (fee courtesy, healthcare benefits, grounds/facilities, health concerns, food services, bookstores, etc.).