Staff Senate Begins Its Second Year

The Arkansas Tech University Staff Senate held its first meeting of 2015-16 on Wednesday, Nov. 4.

The 20-member group will meet the first Wednesday of each month to address items of importance for staff members at Arkansas Tech. These meetings are open to guests.

Three new and three re-elected senators will serve for 2015-16. The six elected senators will serve for two-year terms that end on Oct. 31, 2017.

New senators are:

*Lindelle Fraser, Student Services/Residence Life
*Tiffany Henry, Academic Affairs
*Annie McNeely, Admissions/Registrar’s Office

Re-elected senators are:

*Rhonda Fleming, At-large
*Margie Link, Administration/Finance
*Bettye Williamson, Facilities Management

Returning senators are: Sandra Anderson, Brandi Collins, Pam Cooper, Shawna Davis, Brittany Flippo, Amanda Handley, James Higgs, Danny Jones, Jeff Mumert, Jeff Nichols, Julia Pope, Lindsey Riedmueller and Roger Trusty.

During the meeting, the following individuals were selected to serve as officers for 2015-16:

*President: Brandi Collins – University Relations/Auxiliary (second term)
*Vice President: Bettye Williamson – Facilities Management (second term)
*Secretary: Lindelle Fraser – Student Services/Residence Life (first term)
*Reporter: Ryan Taylor – Admissions/Registrar’s Office (second term)

Visit www.atu.edu/staffsenate for governing documents, contact information, agendas, newsletters and past minutes.

Members of the campus community are encouraged to send suggestions or concerns to the senator representing their area or any other senator.