Staff Senate @ UMB

In the News

(9-3-09) - Staff Senate Community Outreach Committee - Help us assist the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Baltimore.  Click here to find out how.

(8-26-09) - Letter to campus community from Dr. Ramsay

(8-10-09) - The UMB Staff Senate would like to thank everyone who took the time to provide us with suggestions, ideas and comments on the budget shortfalls we face and how the campus can save money.

We received over 175 responses to our request. We wanted to get back to you and let you know what we did with your input.

Click here for a view of  a breakdown of the categories of the responses we received.

The attached letter is also posted to our website and represents a subset of common ideas and suggestions that we feel should be considered to save money on the campus.

It is important that the Staff on this campus have their voices heard and as a member of the shared governance on this campus the Staff Senate is here to insure that that happens.

We received confirmation from Dr. Ramsay that he received our response and he personally thanks us for our input.

The Staff Senate will continue to monitor this issue and be in touch as things progress.

Again, thank you for taking time to respond to this issue and for helping the campus to understand that the UMB staff are active and interested in what happens on this campus.

(7-23-09) - The University System of Maryland Board of Regents met to discuss the current State of Maryland budget situation and how it will affect USM.  Click here to see the official statement released by them today.

(6-09) The Staff Senate would like to congratulate the winners of the 2008-2009 Board of Regents/Council of University System Staff Awards

Exceptional Contribution to the Institution and/or Unit to Which a Person Belongs - Exempt Staff
Vassie Hollamon, Associate Director of Operations and Maintenance, UMB
Excerpt from letter of nomination submitted by David Ramsay, President, UMB: "Mr. Hollamon excels in so many categories that it was, indeed, difficult to determine in which he was the most valuable, meaning his contributions far exceed any one area. He has initiated programs to reduce the campus carbon footprint which has resulted in UMB becoming a leader in the realm of environmental responsibility. In his continuous search for improvement, Mr. Hollamon has established an innovative electronic recycling program for computers that is being copied and modeled all over the country."

Extraordinary Public Service to the University of the Greater Community - Non-Exempt Staff
Connie Mitchell, Program Administrative Specialist, School of Pharmacy, Maryland Poison Center 
Excerpt from letter of nomination submitted by David A. Ramsay, President, UMB: "Although through horrific circumstances, Ms. Mitchell has been able to assume a leadership role in attacking the issues that ultimately had led to the death of her 16 year old son in 2003. She has been relentless in her efforts to identify and support ‘youth at risk’ in Baltimore City."

(6/09) - The Staff Senate is proud to announce the 2009-2010 Executive Committee 

Ken Fahnestock, SOM, Chair
Tom McHugh, GPILS, Vice-Chair
Danielle Brown, SON, Secretary
Jean Marie Roth, Member-At-Large
Dave DeLooze, Past-Chair