Latest Staff Council News

UTSC is on Twitter.

The UT Staff Council is a collective voice for those who work in non-academic employee roles. We support a variety of activities and initiatives to improve the quality of life and effectiveness of the university's dedicated and valuable staff. It's never too late to get involved!

Council Workings

In May 2011, the Staff Council presented final reports from ad hoc committees working on the following topics:

• Communications and the Digital Divide
• Compensation & Benefits
• Job Security
• Transportation Solutions
• Wellness

These committees investigated campus issues within these topic areas, brainstormed and researched solutions, and created reports and presentations for President Powers and the UT community. These reports are posted on the left sidebar under Minutes and Committee Reports.

President’s Message for Staff Council

"On behalf of the entire University community, I thank the university Staff Council for representing the 16,000 staff members of The University of Texas at Austin. Through their leadership and constructive recommendations, the Staff Council continues to improve the quality of our campus community. I look forward to working with, and learning from, the University's elected staff representatives."

President William Powers, Jr.
The University of Texas at Austin

All University Staff Council meetings are open to everyone.

Goals & Purposes

The goal of Staff Council is to promote a positive and collaborative work environment. The purposes are many:

• To serve as a representative advisory council
• To provide a vehicle for communication of interests, concerns, and issues that affect staff
• To present recommendations to University leadership
• To provide nominations to University Standing Committees

The members of the 2011-2012 UT Austin Staff Council

History

The University of Texas Staff Council was developed in 2001 as the result of efforts by Human Resource Services (HRS), with widespread support from President Larry Faulkner and the University Leadership Council.

In a fall 2000 letter to university staff, HRS discussed the establishment of a Staff Council which, elected from across the campus, would represent the interests of all staff on a variety of workplace-related issues. The Associate Vice President for Human Resources, Kyle Cavanaugh, indicated that in his prior positions at Rice and Vanderbilt Universities, he worked closely with staff councils to ensure communication between staff and the university.