Staff members at Pace University are being encouraged to participate in the Westchester Staff Council (WSC) and New York Staff Council (NYSC), which serve as platforms for staff engagement with senior administration. These councils address important issues affecting staff and provide opportunities for involvement through various committees, including Benefits, Faculty, and Safety Committees.
All university staff can attend council meetings, but only full-time staff have voting rights. Meetings occur monthly from September through May, sometimes jointly between both councils. The year concludes with a community-building picnic event.
Each council is led by an Executive Committee made up of a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or Co-Chairpersons, Secretary, and Treasurer. Members of the Executive Committee are elected for one-year terms and may serve up to four consecutive terms in the same position. The co-chairs represent staff interests at the Board of Trustees’ Staff Affairs Committee meetings twice each year.
An Executive Sponsor from the Operations Committee supports the councils by helping them raise concerns and has been collaborating on drafting a new charter to clarify their role in university governance. This involvement provides co-chairs with experience interacting with board members and senior leaders as well as presenting to committees on behalf of their colleagues.
More information about participation is available on the NY Staff Council and Westchester Staff Council websites.
