Standing Committee Descriptions

Bylaws Committee

The Bylaws Committee shall consist of no fewer than 5 staff members. This committee shall have the responsibility for reviewing the bylaws to make recommendations to the Council for needed changes and/or additions (Bylaw Article V).

Communications Committee

The Communications Committee shall consist of no fewer than 8 staff members. This committee shall have the responsibility of, but shall not be limited to, disseminating information regarding activities of the Council and developing and promoting new channels of communication (Bylaws Article V).

Diversity Committee [Ad Hoc]

This committee shall offer special diversity programming and discuss/facilitate the Council’s role in addressing racism and other forms of prejudice on campus. It was convened by the Council in the 2006-07 school year and will be reviewed in 2007-08 at which time it may become a permanent committee.

Membership Committee

The Membership Committee shall consist of no fewer than five staff members, preferably seven staff members. The Second Vice-President shall serve as chair of this committee. This committee shall be responsible for 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 in accordance with the guidelines of Article III of this document. (Bylaws Article V). V).

The Membership Committee also plans and coordinates Staff Council Awareness Month in March of each year.

Rewards and Recognition Committee

The Rewards and Recognition Committee shall consist of no fewer than seven staff members. This committee shall have the responsibility of overseeing, and expansion of, the current staff recognition programs implemented by the Staff Council, as well as, the design and implementation of further rewards and recognition programs (Bylaws Article V).

The Rewards & Recognition Committee is also in charge of coordinating, advertising, collecting/evaluating applications for Council-sponsored awards and scholarships.

Special Events Committee

The Special Events Committee shall consist of no fewer than three staff members. This committee will plan and/or coordinate special events that incorporate business and/or social activities relevant to Staff Council meetings.

Staff Affairs Committee

The Staff Affairs Committee shall consist of no fewer than 8 staff members who will represent as many of the classifications as possible from the membership of the Staff Council. The Committee is responsible for monitoring the concerns of each of the classifications (whether represented on the committee or not) as well as those pertaining to all IUPUI staff; for interacting with the Human Resources Department; and for proposals and policy issues other than fringe benefits related to all staff members (Bylaws Article V).

TIME Committee [Ad Hoc]

The Ad Hoc TIME Committee will assist staff in voicing their concerns with the TIME system and seek solutions which support accountability and best practices carrying out the vision, mission and goals of the university. (Bylaws:  Article 1. Purpose and Section B & C) This committee shall provide a channel of communication for staff regarding the TIME system with IUPUI administration. This committee will collect data which may be instrumental in advocating effective TIME policies supporting fairness between staff, co-workers and supervisors.  This committee will collect data which may assist TIME programmers/administrators provide better functionality within TIME.

Web Committee [Ad Hoc]

The Web Committee shall act as an ad-hoc committee consisting of the Staff Council Executive Committee members and at least one person acting as a consultant to ensure that all facets of Website creation, development, and enhancement are disseminated via the Internet for the The Web Committee shall consist of three to five staff members with one person acting as the overall editor and web-master who shall be in charge of overseeing and editing all information placed within the Staff Council's Web Page to comply with the standards and values of IUPUI and the Staff Council. This Committee shall be responsible for the dissemination of Staff Council and sub-committee information via the internet, and the continual improvement of the Staff Council Web Page into a working and useful resource for the staff and the IUPUI community. (Bylaws Article V).