Membership and Events Committee

Committee Description:
Planning and Events maintains responsibility for all logistics related to all council sponsored events and meetings.

Committee Members:
Julie Torkelson (Chair), Diana Agundis, Vicki Klopsch, Christine Knox-Gramlick, Katie Kutina

Committee Goals:

Objective 1: Work on increasing staff involvement and presence at monthly meetings, events, and candidacy statements for elections.

• Reach out to new employees with letter and magnet, i.e. seven points of contact
• Hold an annual event to check in with new employees
• Encourage more “bring a friend to council” meetings
• Propose guest speakers and discussion topics for monthly meeting ideas that are beneficial to staff
• Work on having a special event for just for staff-at-large and become more involved in university-wide events such as the university picnic

Objective 2: Market and reach out to staff in areas/departments where Staff Council members are not represented.

• Identify these areas
• Personally invite staff in these areas/departments to attend monthly meetings
• Have recruitment lunches with staff in these areas
• Work with Communication Committee to advertise events and implement marketing plan

Objective 3: Work with all committees on planning and coordinating the logistics of all Staff Council sponsored events.

Objective 4: Encourage Staff Council members to attend more university meetings and events as representatives of Council to promote Staff Council awareness.

Upcoming Events:
* Food and Clothing Drive during St. Vincent’s Week
* Vincentiana Collection Exhibition with Father Udovic
* November Staff Council meeting with Father Holtschneider
* December activity and reception for council members
* April Staff Council meeting with Father Holtschneider
* May orientation
* June retreat