Tuskegee University

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Staff Senate is to serve as the legislative body to develop and recommend policies to the University staff not covered by labor union contracts. During intervals between meetings of the staff as a whole, it shall have jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to staff affairs and policies of the University. The University Staff Senate has a major role in the formulation of legislation falling within the following areas:

• To assist in the communication of issues and activities affecting staff members.
• Actively promoting and facilitating staff participation in the University community.
• Developing and recommending policies governing appointments, status and promoting of staff, working conditions, and fringe benefits.
• Reviewing periodically the effectiveness of the total staff personnel program.

BECOMING A MEMBER

To become a member, persons must meet the following criteria: 

• Be a full-time and active staff employee
• Employed at institution for at least 6 months
• Attend monthly meetings

MEETINGS

Staff Senate meetings occur on the third Thursday of every month at 3:00pm. Meetings are currently held virtually due to governemtal and institutional COVID-19 guidelines. For more infomation on meeting dates and minutes, please click here. 

VIRTUAL MEETING LOGIN 

Click here to log into monthly virtual meetings. 

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SENATORS

Preston Robinson III, Ph.D. Staff Senate Chair Director, Institutional Research Office of Institutional Effectiveness 334.724.4873 PRobinson@tuskegee.edu TERM ENDS: June 30, 2024	Cassandra Cooper Staff Senate Vice-Chair University Webmaster Office of Marketing & Communications 334.727.8723 CCooper@tuskegee.edu TERM ENDS: June 30, 2025
Courtney Griffin, Ph.D. Staff Senate Secretary Director, Admissions Office of Admissions & Enrollment Management 334.727.8500 CGriffin@tuskegee.edu TERM ENDS: June 30, 2025	Kymberly Holland Staff Senate Treasurer Coordinator, Alumni Affairs & Reunion Programs Office of Alumni Affairs 334.724.8881 KHolland@tuskegee.edu TERM ENDS: June 30, 2024
Dawn Calhoun Staff Senate Communications Officer Administrative Assistant Department of History and Political Science 334.727.8541 DCalhoun@tuskegee.edu TERM ENDS: June 30, 2025	Tiffani Williams Staff Senate Parliamentarian  Administrative Assistant/Program Assistant Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences  334.727.8848 TWilliams1@tuskegee.eedu TERM ENDS: June 30, 2026
Odessa Agalaba Library Assistant Ford Motor Company Library 334.724.4688 OAgalaba@tuskegee.edu TERM ENDS: June 30, 2025	Reginald Howell Audio Visual Technician Office of Information Technology  334.724.4444 HowellR@tuskegee.edu TERM ENDS: June 30, 2024
Lennora Muti'ah Pierrot Manager Special Collections Ford Motor Company Library 334.727.8890 LPierrot@tuskegee.edu TERM ENDS: June 30, 2024	Carmalita Pollard Office Manager Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science 334.727.8652 CPollard1@tuskegee.edu TERM ENDS: June 30, 2024
Brianna Preston Administgrative Assistant Ford Motor Company Library 334.724.8894 BPreston@tuskegee.edu TERM ENDS: June 30, 2026	Dawnelle Robinson Associate Vice President for Business Affairs/Controller Office of Business and Fiscal Affairs 334.724.7333 DRobinson@tuskegee.edu TERM ENDS: June 30, 2026
Michael Thurman Academic Advisor R.E.A.C.H. Center 334.727.8322 MThurman@tuskegee.edu TERM ENDS: June 30, 2026
Charlotte P. Morris, Ph.D. Staff Senate Ex-Officio President Office of the Presdient 334.727.8501 President@tuskegee.edu	S. Keith Hargrove, Ph.D., MBA Staff Senate Ex-Officio Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Office of the Provost 334.727.8164 SKHargrove@tuskegee.edu
Dexter Odom Staff Senate Ex-Officio Chief Financial Officer  Office of the Chief Financial Officer 334.727.8855 DOdom@tuskegee.edu	Cassandra Tarver-Ross Staff Senate Ex-Officio Chief Human Resources Officer Office of Human Resources Management 334.727.8510 CTarverRoss@Tuskegee.edu

UNIVERSITY STAFF RESOURCES

• Staff Handbook
• Employee Forms
• Office of Human Resources

STAFF SENATE RESOURCES

• Bylaws
• Meetings
• Staff Handbook

COMMITTEES

The Standing Committees of the Senate are:

a. Executive Committee

The committee shall consist of the President of the University, or in his absence a person named by the President, or, in his absence a person named by the President; the officers of the Senate, and the chairmen of the standing committees of the Senate. The presiding officer shall be the Chairmen of the Senate.

It shall prepare the agenda for the Senate meetings; assign or refer the business of the Senate to appropriate committees for consideration and report; recommend abolition, alternation or creation of abolition, alteration or creation of Senate committees and generally expedite all work of the Senate. It shall prepare an operating budget for the Senate,  which shall be forwarded to the administration.

b. Staff Personnel Committee

This committee shall concern itself primarily with  policy matters and guidelines for administrative implementation pertaining to: appointments, status and promotion of staff,  working conditions, and fringe benefits. Member shall include the Vice President for Business and Fiscal Affairs.

c. Personal Development Committee

This committee shall concern itself primarily with policy matters and guidelines relating to workshops, short courses, institutes, and other activities designed to upgrade of performance of members of the staff.

d. Newsletter Committee

This committee shall concern itself primarily with the development  of a newsletter. The newsletter should provide information about personnel currently employed at the University.