SAC Accomplishments

Leadership: Jessica Baron, Co-Chair; Adrienne OConnell, Co-Chair; Roshanne Ebrahimian, Vice Chair

Members: Jessica Brunecky, Ian Cunningham, Angela Jimenez, Linda Park, Elaine Paul, Abigail Peters, Jason Phelps, Shelley Sheppeck, Mariana Vieira

Leadership: Rebecca Allison, Chair; Meghan Perea, Vice Chair

Members: David Aragoni, Jessica Baron, Ian Cunningham, Roshanne Ebrahimian, Angela Jimenez, Adrienne OConnell, Abigail Peters, Alyssa Sather, Ruth Seaholm, Manny Wayo

• Updated SAC web presence and created a staff listserv to provide transparency on committee work
• Represented staff voices and interests in A&S academic reorganization discussions and remote work during COVID-19
• Revised SAC’s bylaws to empower committee actions and to clarify roles, responsibilities and partnerships

Leadership: Meghan Perea, Co-Chair; Melynda Slaughter, Co-Chair; Rebecca Allison, Vice Chair

Members: David Aragoni, Denise Bender, Sandy Brown, Laurie Conway, Ian Cunningham, Doreen DeLisle, Roshanne Ebrahimian, Karen Hawley, Angela Jimenez, Serena Leland, Jessica Morris, Ruth Seaholm, Alicia Turchette, Manny Wayo

• Revised SAC’s bylaws to clarify its mission and membership articles, thus strengthening the committee’s purpose and diversity of representation
• Established subcommittees to complete SAC business
• Penned a letter to the dean in response to A&S’ budget considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Leadership: Alicia Turchette, Chair; Laurie Conway, Vice Chair

Members: Rebecca Allison, David Aragoni, Denise Bender, Sandy Brown, Lynne Buckley, Doreen DeLisle, Mary Fentress, Allison Frey, Karen Hawley, Alex Holmgren, Amanda Misiak, Meghan Perea, Ruth Seaholm, Melynda Slaughter, Sharon Van Boven

• Collected and submitted staff feedback and SAC’s proposed revisions to the A&S Strategic Plan 
• Coordinated staff representation on the subsequent Task Force on Strategic Plan Implementation, whose revised plan incorporated most of SAC’s revisions
• Provided staff input to A&S personnel and engagement team on employee engagement survey results and participated in the pilot Be Heard program

Leadership: Sharon Van Boven, Chair; Kyle Unruh, Vice Chair

Members: Denise Bender, Sandy Brown, Lynne Buckley, Laurie Conway, Doreen DeLisle, Mary Fentress, Karen Hawley, Erik Hedl, Alex Holmgren, Amanda Misiak, Melynda Slaughter, Alicia Turchette, Patrick Yoon

• Established A&S Employee of the Year Award
• Submitted white paper entitled "Building a Culture of Partnership: Staff and Operations of the College of Arts & Sciences" as a part of the Academic Futures initiative

Leadership: Carmen Jura, Chair; Linda Nicita, Vice Chair

Members: Jean Balch, Tiffany Brodie, Lynne Buckley, Meg Clarke, Mary Fentress, Claire Figel, Erik Hedl, Janie McKenzie, Christina Norberg, Danielle Rocheleau Salaz, Katherine Rousseau, Sharon Van Boven

• Improved communication between the dean’s office and A&S staff by implementing quarterly A&S community meetings and budget forums

Leadership: Carmen Jura, Chair; Meg Clarke, Vice Chair

Members: Jean Balch, Susan Brehm, Claire Figel, Wendy Franz, Erik Hedl, Anna Jensen, Janie McKenzie, Linda Nicita, Danielle Rocheleau Salaz, Katherine Rousseau, Michael Shernick, Bernadette Stewart

• Established SAC’s bylaws and mission statement
• Provided feedback on transition to HCM

Leadership: Katherine Rousseau, Co-chair; Carmen Jura, Co-chair

Members: Jean Balch, Susan Brehm, Meg Clarke, Claire Figel, Wendy Franz, Janie McKenzie, Danielle Rocheleau Salaz, Bernadette Stewart, Pam Tazik

• Created A&S staff onboarding guide
• Compiled a training inventory outlining the training sessions available to staff on campus and mapped out a proposed structure for these to be completed

Leadership: Felicia Martinez, Co-chair; Katherine Rousseau, Co-chair

Members: Jean Balch, Susan Brehm, Nathan Campbell, Claire Figel, Wendy Franz, Anna Jensen, Carmen Jura, Mary Meyer-Scully, Linda Nicita, Jamie Polliard, Danielle Rocheleau Salaz, Michael Shernick, Bernadette Stewart, Pamela Tazik

• Released a document titled Building a Culture of Partnership, which outlines action items for improving collaboration, efficiency and other measures of organizational excellence