Nominations Open
A hallmark of the shared governance system at Virginia Tech is that it truly is shared. Faculty, A/P faculty, staff, graduate and professional students, and undergraduate students all have seats on University Council and on the various commissions and committees. To make the system work, the Staff Senate has a commitment to elect and nominate senators and staff members to fill those seats. Terms are typically for 3 years, although there are a few open seats to fill out a term for someone who changed jobs or left the university.
The charge and membership of the commissions and committees can be found on the Governance page at https://governance.vt.edu/Bodies/commissions
The Staff Senate is currently seeking nominations of staff employees to serve as representatives for the following:
| Athletics Committee | Staff Representative |
| Campus Development Committee | Staff Representative |
| Commission on Graduate and Professional Studies and Policies | Staff Senator/Alternate |
| Commission on Staff Policies and Affairs | One of Nine Staff Representatives (Note: Three must be from Staff Senate, Three must be from Academic Units, and Three must be from Administrative Units) |
| Commission on Staff Policies and Affairs | One of Nine Staff Representatives (Note: Three must be from Staff Senate, Three must be from Academic Units, and Three must be from Administrative Units) |
| Commission on Undergraduate Student Affairs | Staff Senator/Alternate |
| Employee Benefits Committee | Staff Senator/Alternate |
| Library Committee | Staff Representative |
| Transportation and Parking Committee | Staff Representative |
| Transportation and Parking Committee | Staff Representative |
| University Council | Staff Senator/Alternate |
Staff Senate Officers (one-year term, subject to re-election)
Serena Young will complete a two-year term in June and move to the past president position. LaTawnya Burleson, vice president, will be nominated for president. Jennifer Earley, parliamentarian, and Bruce Harper, secretary, have served two years and are not eligible for re-election, leaving three seats open for nomination.
| Vice President | Staff Senator |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Staff Senator/Alternate |
| Parliamentarian | Staff Senator/Alternate |
If you would like to submit a self-nomination or nominate a fellow staff member (with their knowledge and permission), please use this form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddhu2ZX4E0X_BVzajKqLJSme4E888kDi9sfwhxCDFbX4evfw/viewform?usp=pp_url (VT login required)
If you cannot access the link, please email Judy Taylor (taylor1@vt.edu) to receive a nomination form by email. Nominations must be submitted by April 4, 2023, by 5:00 p.m. All nominees will be contacted by email with additional information. Elections will be held by the Staff Senate in April. Terms begin on July 1, 2023, and are three years in duration unless otherwise stated.
Staff interested in serving on a committee that does not currently have an opening should contact Judy Taylor.