The VCU Staff Senate is proud to announce the 2009 - 2010 Executive Committe:

Officers

President - Susan Beavers, VCU Health System Wound Care Team
Vice President/President-Elect - Melissa Celik, VCU Obstetrics & Gynecology
Membership Secretary - Jennifer Grant, VCU School of Dentistry
Recording Secretary - Bill Idle, VCU Health System Transplant Programs
Treasurer - Delores Collier, VCU School of Nursing
Historian - Malorie Janis, VCU Communications & Public Relations
Parliamentarian - Lori Floyd-Miller, VCU Graduate School

Committee Chairs

Activities & Events Committee - Marquita Aguilar, VCU College of Humanities & Sciences
Communications Committee - (Chair) Lori Forbes, VCU Health System Women's Surgical Care & Mother/Infant Unit and (Co-chair) Larry Powell, VCU Alumni Relations
Constitution & Bylaws - Shanta Bland, VCU Health System Department of Pathology
VCU Policies & Issues - Laura Georgiadis, VCU Department of Pharmaceutics
VCU Health System Policies & Issues - Tara Witherspoon, VCU Health System Patient Accounting

President Emeritus - Tammy Berwanger, VCU University Marketing

Please join the Staff Senate in congratulating your newly-elected staff leadership.

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Members from the VCU and Richmond communities recently gathered for the 5th Annual Staff Senate walk-a-thon to benefit the Virginia's Caring University Scholarship.

This year 300 people attended the event and raised more than $9,000, making it the most successful walk-a-thon to date.

Read more at VCU View.

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Virginia Commonwealth University's Staff Senate hosted its second annual safety fair this week in the University Student Commons' Commonwealth Ballroom. The fair was originally scheduled to take place on the Commons Plaza but the threat of rain forced the fair indoors.

Despite reduced turnout, vendors at the fair encouraged visitors to remain aware of safety risks and to take advantage of services offered at VCU.

Read more at VCU View.

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The Virginia Commonwealth University Staff Senate will sponsor the 5th annual Virginia’s Caring University Scholarship Walk-A-Thon on April 9.

The event, from noon until 2:30 p.m., benefits the Virginia’s Caring University Scholarship, which has assisted 35 students in the past four years.

Read more at VCU View.

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The Virginia Commonwealth University Staff Senate has recognized the 2008 Pride Ambassadors from the VCU and VCU Health System communities.

This year’s recipients are Leah B. Czarnecki of University Student Health Services and Donna George of VCU Health System Transplant Surgery. Both were recognized by VCU Staff Senate President Tammy Berwanger at a reception Oct. 16.

Read more at VCU View.

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The VCU Staff Senate is happy to announce the premiere of our new website! Designed by VCU Creative Services, this new website will allow viewers to easily find out information about the Staff Senate including their division's Senators and Alternates, upcoming meetings and events, news about the Staff Senate, and more.

Below are some features of the website that we would like to highlight:

~ Current VCU Staff Senate news and events listed on the home page
~ "Find your Senator" search feature on the Meet the Senate page
~ VCU Staff Senate blog on News page
~ Resources page to assist staff members while working in the VCU/VCU Health System community

Please take a minute to explore our new website at www.staffsenate.vcu.edu. Please also share the website with your divisions as a resource to become more acquainted with the VCU Staff Senate. We look forward to hearing your feedback about the website. Thank you.

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