2.34.2 Chair

The duties of the chair of the Staff Council shall be as follows:

To preside over meetings of the Staff Council;
To call special meetings of the Staff Council when deemed necessary;
To prepare meeting agendas;
To serve as spokesperson for the Staff Council;
To represent the interests and concerns of the Staff Council to the University President and the campus community;
To serve on the University Shared Governance Committee;
To appoint committee chairs (see Section 2.37.1);
To delegate tasks to committees or individual members;
To cast the deciding vote in the case of deadlocked decisions.

Effective Date

Approved by Board of Curators: January 15, 2026