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<Title>Meet Your 2017-2018 Senators</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><h3>Get to know your senators and what interests them!</h3><p><br></p><p><u><span><strong>President</strong></span></u><br>
    <strong>Ashley Waters</strong><br>
    Shady Grove</p>
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    <strong>Emily Moroney</strong><br>
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    <p><u><span><strong>Past President</strong></span></u><br>
    <strong>Damian Doyle</strong><br>
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    <p><u><span><strong>Secretary</strong></span></u><br>
    <strong>Bobby Lubaszewski</strong><br>
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    <p><u><span><strong>Treasurer</strong></span></u><br>
    <strong>Greg Saba</strong><br>
    Student Business Services</p>
    <p><u><span><strong>Communications Officer</strong></span></u><br>
    <strong>Layla Thompson-Koch</strong><br>
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    <p> </p>
    <p><u><span><strong>Senators</strong></span></u></p>
    <p><strong>Mark Cather<br>
    </strong>Division of Information Technology</p>
    <p><strong>David Clurman<br>
    </strong>Residential Life</p>
    <p><strong>Susan Han<br>
    </strong>Counseling Center</p>
    <p><strong>Sarah Hansen<br>
    </strong>Office of Institutional Advancement</p>
    <p><strong>Christine Jenkins<br>
    </strong>Undergraduate Admissions</p>
    <p><strong>Jodi Kelber-Kaye<br>
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    <p><strong>Sue Plitt</strong><br>
    Career Services</p>
    <p><strong>Hannah Schmitz<br>
    </strong>Shriver Center</p>
    <p><strong>Victoria Skinner<br>
    </strong>Learning Resources Center</p>
    <p><strong>Ki So<br>
    </strong>The Hilltop Institute</p>
    <p><strong>Pat Toliver<br>
    </strong>Registrar</p>
    <p><strong>Michael Walsh</strong><br>
    Sponsored Programs<br>
    (CUSS Alternate)</p>
    <p><strong>Beth Wells<br>
    </strong>Office of the Provost</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><u><span><strong>CUSS Representatives</strong></span></u></p>
    <p><strong>Tom Penniston</strong><br>
    Division of Information Technology<br>
    (CUSS Alternate)</p>
    <p><strong>Laila Shishineh</strong><br>
    Office of Undergraduate Education</p>
    <p><strong>Pheng Xiong</strong><br>
    Registrar</p><br><h3><a href="https://umbc.box.com/s/cabvjasc1mb1qkpkbdr0u3w7u49avhfr" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">View their bios<br></a></h3></div>
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<Summary>Get to know your senators and what interests them!     President  Ashley Waters  Shady Grove   Vice President  Emily Moroney  Off-Campus Student Services   Past President  Damian Doyle  Division...</Summary>
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<Title>Reminder: PSS First Friday Today</Title>
<Tagline>Join us for lunch at the Skylight Room</Tagline>
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<Title>Reminder: PSS First Fridays @ True Grits Today!</Title>
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     $6 All-You-Can-Eat Fridays at True Grits.<br><br>Tables will be marked and reserved for 10-20 people. Meet and 
    mingle with your fellow colleagues and senate members.<br><br>Please ask for Jim Blank if you are unable to locate the designated tables.<br><br><em>This event is open to all interested staff (professional and non-exempt) and faculty.<br><br>View the event posting <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/pss/events/50796" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>, and let us know you're coming.<br></em></div>
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<Title>Have a Voice!</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">The Professional Staff Senate wants to hear from you! We are currently drafting our 2017-2018 Action Plan and would like to know if you have anything you'd like to add or change.<br><br><strong>Please submit your comments by Friday, August 4</strong> below, or email us at <a href="mailto:pss@umbc.edu">pss@umbc.edu</a>. You may also <a href="http://pss.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">seek out a senator</a>.<br><br><em>PLEASE NOTE: </em><em>Submitting feedback is not a guarantee of inclusion in the action plan writing, 
    however, all feedback will be evaluated and considered as PSS finalizes 
    our action plan.<br><br></em><h3>2017-2018 PSS Action Plan</h3><br>
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    <h5><strong><u><span>Advocate for hiring
    and retaining a diverse professional staff throughout UMBC</span></u></strong></h5>
    
    <ul><li><span><span></span></span><span>Increase awareness of campus affinity groups and partner
    with interested groups to host discussions and events</span></li><li><span><span></span></span><span>Monitor the implementation of PageUp and act as a resource
    for feedback for Human Resources</span></li><li><span><span></span></span><span>Enhance and clarify procedures around the </span><span>exit interview process with Human
    Resources</span></li><li><span><span></span></span><span>Obtain detailed data from Human Resources that can be used
    to shape the direction of future action items</span></li></ul>
    
    <p> </p>
    
    <h5><strong><u>Advocate for
    career-life balance issues for professional staff</u></strong></h5>
    
    <ul><li><span></span>Hold several professional development sessions in
    conjunction with Human Resources to help educate staff and supervisors on how
    to successfully approach alternative work arrangement agreements so they are
    perceived positively by staff and supervisors</li><li><span></span>Engage with campus leadership to continue the
    conversation around the benefits of alternative work arrangement</li><li><span></span>Meet with career-life balance professionals at local
    colleges/universities to learn how our peers are approaching career-life
    balance on their campuses</li><li><span></span>Profile staff using alternative work arrangements
    through many mediums to market career-life balance successes</li><li><span></span>Develop a campaign to encourage career-life balance
    discussions during PMP conversations</li></ul>
    
    <p> </p>
    
    <h5><strong><u>Better define the
    role of staff in the Strategic Plan implementation process </u></strong></h5>
    
    <ul><li><span><span></span></span>Discuss the role of staff in the strategic plan
    implementation process with campus leadership and advocate for deliberate staff
    involvement </li><li><span><span></span></span>Monitor the implementation tracking
    infrastructure once developed to proactively engage and update staff</li></ul>
    
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    <h5><strong><u>Promote healthy
    office environments and campus communities</u></strong></h5>
    
    <ul><li><span><span></span></span>Request PSS representation on UMBC’s Wellness
    Initiative Team and/or the Healthy Retrievers Initiative Team</li><li>
    
    <span><span></span></span>Collaborate with Human Resources and other
    campus groups (i.e. Campus Climate Committee) to <br></li><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><ul><li>offer
    trainings and resources aiming to empower employees and managers to have civil
    conversations and manage macroaggressions</li>
    <li>increase
    the understanding of campus report/response processes through diversifying
    campus communications</li></ul></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></ul><ul><li><span><span></span></span>Partner with Human Relations Office and
    encourage an annual senate presentation</li></ul>
    
    
    
    
    
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<Title>Last Call: Vote by Sunday in the PSS/CUSS 2017 Elections!</Title>
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