Staff Senate

The staff senate shall function as the official body responsible for ascertaining and relaying the advice and opinions of the Staff at Lamar Institute of Technology. The Staff Senate shall be charged with the responsibility of providing the administration with a consensus of Staff employees’ opinions and recommendations on all matters of employee relations and special areas of concern to include, but not be limited to the following:

            A. Admission, registration, and graduation procedures
            B. Staff development programs, staff training
            C. Staff retirement, insurance, and benefits
            D. Staff salary, promotion, evaluation, and termination
            E. Staff recognition and awards
            F. Budget concerns

2022 - 2023 Staff Senate Members

President - Angela Clark

Vice President - Cathy Falb

Secretary - Julia Rodriguez

Treasurer - Monica Pier

Parliamentary (non-voting) - VACANT

Past President (non-voting) - VACANT

Representative - Ashleigh Bordeman

Representative - Lauren Case

Representative - Jamarcus Corks

Representative - Monica Cuccia

Representative - Stephanie Finley

Representative - Homero Lozano

Representative - Hind Masoud

Representative - VACANT

Representative - Melinda White-Davis

Suggestions, comments or concerns can be sent to staffsenate@lit.edu or submited annonymously via google form.

Meeting Schedule

September 13, 2022	February 14, 2023	July 11, 2023
October 11, 2022	March 7, 2023	August 8, 2023
November 8, 2022	April 11, 2023
December 13, 2022	May 16, 2023
January 10, 2023	June 13, 2023

Elections

Senate elections shall be held in May in each department under the supervision of the Committee on Nominations. Full-time (benefit eligible) non-executive staff members below the rank of Assistant Vice-President, excluding Academic Department Chairs, may be eligible to vote if they have completed six months service at Lamar Institute of Technology prior to May 1. These eligible voters shall constitute the voting staff. Elections will be determined by a simple majority vote.

Candidates running for President must have served at least one year on the Staff Senate as an officer or representative.

Term of Office

Newly elected officers will serve for two years. Terms will begin the first regularly scheduled meeting of the Fall semester after election, through August 31st two years later.

A department representative may serve three consecutive terms. After a lapse of one year, that same individual is again eligible for election as a representative.

The Member at Large/Past President is required to serve a one year term and may, at their discretion, voluntarily serve a second year.

Staff Senate Officers

President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer

Qualifications

Full-time (benefit eligible) staff members below the rank of Associate Vice-President, excluding Academic Department Chairs, may be eligible to serve as an officer or representative if they have completed one year service at Lamar Institute of Technology prior to May 1.