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SAC welcomes new representatives

The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) is pleased to announce the results of the 2012 election. The SAC received nominations from March 12-23 and held the election from April 19-30. A run-off election was held for the Finance and Administration division which concluded on April 9.

The SAC received a total of 55 nominations across the six staff divisions – up from 39 last year. Additionally, staff voting participation reached a new high this year with 39.33% (702 of 1,785 staff members). Last year, voting participation was 33.17% (543 of 1,637 staff members).

As a result of the election, there are 14 new representatives from across the university staff:

  • Tammy Burke (Dean’s Office)
  • Melissa Clark (Schools of Business)
  • Kevin Cox (Advancement)
  • Christina Fisher (Athletics)
  • Ted Johnson (University Police)
  • William Kane (Digital Publishing)
  • Greg Keener (WFDD Radio)
  • Sheila Lockhart (Religion)
  • Sherry Ratliff (Information Services)
  • Jeannette Rork (Registrar’s Office)
  • Kelly Segovia (Human Resources)
  • Catherine Sheff (President’s Home)
  • Scott Spernoga (Athletics)
  • Artanzia Yates (Information Systems)

In addition, Mary Cranfill (Procurement Services) and Paul Sheff (Facilities and Campus Services) have been re-elected to serve an additional term. Each SAC representative will serve a term of three years and may be re-elected to serve additional terms. As a result of this election, the SAC has completed its three-year plan to increase representation across campus while maintaining a balance of new and returning representatives.

The SAC would like to thank the representatives whose terms are ending this year:

  • Randy Cockerham (Facilities and Campus Services)
  • Travis Asbury (Facilities and Campus Services)
  • Nicolle Gaillard (Procurement Services)
  • Prentice Armstrong (ZSR Library)
  • Kathy Bunn (Schools of Business)
  • Beth Hoagland (Provost’s Office)
  • Pat Morton (Information Services)
  • Sharon Payne (Schools of Business)
  • Elide Vargas (Political Science)

For more information about the SAC, please visit: http://sac.wfu.edu

Categories: Staff News

May 2012 staff milestones

See a list of employment milestones reached by staff in May 2012: Read more

Categories: Staff News

Staff Advisory Council announces election results

The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) will hold its last meeting of the school year on Tuesday, May 31st at 1:30 p.m. in Benson 401B.  Pamela Dumas Serfes, associate vice president of Communications and External Relations (CER), and Brett Eaton, executive director of news for CER, will be speaking about campus communications and improvements planned for the next several months.  This is an open meeting, and all staff are invited to attend.

In an effort to improve communications, the SAC is proud to debut its new website athttp://sac.wfu.edu.  The new website has many requested features, including bios and contact information for members, meetings and events planned by the SAC, and minutes of previous SAC meetings. Read more

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