2023-2024 - led by President Tyson Lusk
- Participated in the search for and hiring of the first USC Staff Ombudsperson
- Launched the inaugural USC Staff Appreciation Day that also entailed the second iteration of the Staff Senate Awards program; all were funded through a generous budget allocation from President Amiridis. Read more about the first Staff Appreciation Day.
- Collaborated with the SC Legislature to pass a resolution recognizing the USC Staff Appreciation Day
- Advocated for staff employee wellbeing services that led to the creation of a brand new office exclusively for staff wellbeing
- Initiated discussion on allocating spaces on campus for staff health and wellness
- Passed Staff Senate Bylaw amendment formalizing the Awards and Recognition Committee and the Scholarship and Fundraising Committee as permanent standing Staff Senate committees
2022-2023 - led by President Dr. Rushondra James
- Created two ad-hoc committees: Fundraising and Scholarship and Staff Senate Awards
- Established Regular Meetings of Staff Senate President with Provost Arnett
- Established the inaugural USC Staff Senate Awards recognition program and ceremony
- Secured that Dean’s Search Committees would all include a Staff Senator
- Staff Senate President participated in the Investiture Ceremony for President Michael Amiridis
- Created and submitted to USC Leadership a comprehensive proposal for a Staff Ombudsperson
- Continued Staff Senate’s visibility through on-campus representation- for example: Move-In Day, Light the Way for Women in Leadership, Imagine Carolina, EPMS Refresh Committee, and President’s Diversity Council
2021-2022 - led by President Dr. Shelley Dempsey
- Drafted and Adopted Bylaws to set foundation for Staff Senate
- Held our inaugural staff senate elections
- Asked for and received a budget from leadership to hire a part time assistant for staff senate
- Represented staff best interests on the University President’s Covid Task Force
- Initiated discussions for hiring a staff ombudsperson for the USC campus
If you have any issues or concerns that you would like Staff Senate to address, please contact your staffsenator(s). You can locate your representative here.