It’s been a great year on our UP and USS Senates. Even though we were unable to gather in person regularly, we accomplished many things in a virtual environment. We are excited to share our newsletter highlighting the hard work of the 2020-2021 UP and USS Senates.

UP & USS Joint Senate Meeting Tuesday, June 15 9:30 - 11:00 AM RSC 142

The UP and USS Senates will hold their last joint meeting 9:30-11 a.m. June 15 at the RSC 142 (Harvest Room). Meetings are open to the campus community. Beginning July 1, the two senates will officially merge to become the University Staff Senate.

Thank you to those who voted in this year’s Staff Senate election. Congratulations to the following individuals for being elected to serve on the 2021-2023 Staff Senate:

  • Exempt: Katie Austin, Jason Bosch, Kennedy Rogers
  • Non-exempt: Angela Aubrey, Johnetta Buchanan-Spachek, Denise Gimlin, Marissa Kouns, Ali Levine, Angela Linder, Kendra Nguyen, Sara Rue, Jessica Walles
  • At-large: Gretchen Holthaus, Lisa Wood, Teresa Moore, Jessica Pierpoint, Jeswin Joseph Chankaramangalam, Sara Zafar

The results for the recent elections of faculty senators for the upcoming 2021-2023 term are now available. Please visit the website to view the results.

The May UP and USS Senates joint meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. May 18 via Zoom. All meetings are open to the campus community. If you are interested in attending the virtual meeting, please email Kayla Jasso at kayla.jasso@wichita.edu.

The May UP and USS Senates joint meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. May 18 via Zoom. All meetings are open to the campus community. If you are interested in attending the virtual meeting, please email Kayla Jasso at kayla.jasso@wichita.edu.

The Faculty Senate meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m., Monday, May 10, 2021, via Zoom. The senators have been sent the meeting information.

If you are interested in joining the meeting, please email Lee Ann Birdwell for the details.