Tuskegee University Staff Senate 

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Staff Senate is to serve as the legislative body to develop and recommend policies to the University staff not covered by labor union contracts. During intervals between meetings of the staff as a whole, it shall have jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to staff affairs and policies of the University. The University Staff Senate has a major role in the formulation of legislation falling within the following areas:

• To assist in the communication of issues and activities affecting staff members.
• Actively promoting and facilitating staff participation in the University community.
• Developing and recommending policies governing appointments, status and promoting of staff, working conditions, and fringe benefits.
• Reviewing periodically the effectiveness of the total staff personnel program.

BECOMING A MEMBER

To become a member, persons must meet the following criteria listed below. 

• Be a full-time and active staff employee
• Employed at institution for at least 6 months
• Attend monthly meetings

MEETINGS

Staff Senate meetings occur on the third Thursday of every month at 3:00pm. Meetings are currently held virtually due to governemtal and institutional COVID-19 guidelines. For more infomation on meeting dates and minutes, please click here. 
   

SENATORS

Preston Robinson III, Ph.D Staff Senate Chair Director, Institutional Research Office of Institutional Effectiveness 334.724.4873 probinson@tuskegee.edu	Naquitha Bowen-Tarver Staff Senate Vice-Chair Financial Analyst Office of Grants and Contract Accounting 334.724.4476 nbowen@tuskegee.edu
Elizabeth Whetstone Staff Senate Secretary Financial Analyst College of Agriculture, Environmental and Nutrition Sciences 334.724.8020 ewhetstone@tuskegee.edu	Sonsauhray Price Staff Senate Assistant Secretary Academic Computing Coordinator Office of Information Technology 334.724.4706 ewhetstone@tuskegee.edu
NaTasha (Staples) White Staff Senate Treasurer Administrative Assistant College of Engineering  334.727.8298 nstaples@tuskegee.edu	Nicholas Brown Staff Senate Assistant Treasurer Academic Advisor and Equipment Assistant Department of Athletics  334.727.8852 nbrown@tuskegee.edu
Earl Smart Staff Senate Parliamentarian Security Officer Office of Public Safety 334.727.8757 esmart@tuskegee.edu	Frederick Johnson Staff Senate Assistant Parliamentarian Maintenance Engineer College of Veterinary Medicine 334.421.1885 fjohnson@tuskegee.edu
Christine Bradshaw Office Manager Office of the Provost 334.727.8029 cbradshaw@tuskegee.edu	LaTesha Howard Sales Representative Kellogg Conference Center 334.727.3000 lhoward@tuskegee.edu
Reginald Howell Audio Visual Technician Office of Information Technology 334.724.4444 howellr@tuskegee.edu	Vanessa Lee Executive Secretary to the Dean College of Engineering 334.727.8723 vlee@tuskegee.edu
Kheri (Spence) Flowers Director, Student Success and Retention College of Veterinary Medicine 334.724.4247 kspence@tuskegee.edu	Carmalita Pollard Office Manager Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science 334.727.8652 cpollard@tuskegee.edu
Carolyn Wadlington, Ed.D. Academic Success Coordinator School of Nursing and Allied Health 334.727.8204 cwadlington@tuskegee.edu	Cassandra Tarver-Ross Staff Senate Ex-Officio Chief Human Resources Officer Office of Human Resources Management 334.727.8510 ctarverross@tuskegee.edu

UNIVERSITY STAFF RESOURCES

• Staff Handbook
• Employee Forms
• Office of Human Resources

STAFF SENATE RESOURCES

• Bylaws
• Meetings

COMMITTEES

The Standing Committees of the Senate are:

a. Executive Committee

The committee shall consist of the President of the University, or in his absence a person named by the President, or, in his absence a person named by the President; the officers of the Senate, and the chairmen of the standing committees of the Senate. The presiding officer shall be the Chairmen of the Senate.

It shall prepare the agenda for the Senate meetings; assign or refer the business of the Senate to appropriate committees for consideration and report; recommend abolition, alternation or creation of abolition, alteration or creation of Senate committees and generally expedite all work of the Senate. It shall prepare an operating budget for the Senate,  which shall be forwarded to the administration.

b. Staff Personnel Committee

This committee shall concern itself primarily with  policy matters and guidelines for administrative implementation pertaining to: appointments, status and promotion of staff,  working conditions, and fringe benefits. Member shall include the Vice President for Business and Fiscal Affairs.

c. Personnel Development Committee

This committee shall concern itself primarily with policy matters and guidelines relating to workshops, short courses, institutes, and other activities designed to upgrade of performance of members of the staff.

d. Newsletter Committee

This committee shall concern itself primarily with the development  of a newsletter. The newsletter should provide information about personnel currently employed at the University.

Contact the Staff Senate

Dr. Preston Robinson III, Chair
Phone: 334-724-4873
probinson@tuskegee.edu