Call for Nominations for Staff Association Executive Committee, AAC, Wellness Task Force, Staff Engagement Subcommittee

All members of the Staff Association, including exempt and nonexempt staff in all employment divisions, are eligible to serve as Staff Representatives. And as a non-Senior Staff member of Haverford College, you are automatically a member of the Staff Association!

The Staff Association Executive Committee (SAEC) strives for diverse and proportional staff representation on the SAEC and other College committees by identifying and electing and/or appointing Staff Representatives from across all College divisions and employment classifications. If you don't feel well-represented, please consider volunteering! The Vice Chair of the SAEC is responsible for maintaining the overall membership of the SAEC and Staff Representatives to College committees. See the Staff Association Bylaws (Haverford login required) for more details.

Nominations and self-nominations are being accepted until Friday, May 6:

• Nominate someone else here.

• Nominate yourself here. 

 Please contact Julie Miller, SAEC Vice Chair, at jmiller1 [at] haverford.edu with any questions. Thank you!

Staff Association Executive Committee Member(s)
Seeking 2+ Staff Representatives
Appointment: 3 years (terms start July 1)

The Haverford College Staff Association is led by an Executive Committee that has general direction of the business and affairs of the Association. The Executive Committee elects new Committee members from the Staff Association annually during their last meeting of the spring semester or as needed. Members of the Executive Committee serve three-year terms and are eligible to serve two consecutive terms. The SAEC meets monthly for regular business meetings and occasionally for special meetings or other activities. 

The Executive Committee shall:

• Have general direction of the affairs of the Staff Association
• Be active participants in Staff Association and Executive Committee activities
• Discuss and bring to resolution old and new business
• Strive for diverse and proportional staff representation by seeking out and recruiting volunteers from across divisions and employment classifications, to serve on the EC and other College committees
• Elect Officers of the Executive Committee
• Elect new members to the Executive Committee
• Identify and elect staff representatives to serve on the Board of Managers and other College committees
• Appoint or form committees as needed to execute the business of the Staff Association

Wellness Task Force
Seeking 1 Staff Representative
Appointment: 2 years (terms start July 1)

The Wellness Task Force, organized through the Department of Human Resources, is charged with oversight of wellness and wellbeing related planning, goals, initiatives, and campaigns at Haverford College. 

Administrative Advisory Committee (“Budget Committee”)
Seeking 1 Staff Representative  
Appointment: 3 years (terms start July 1)

Two members of the Staff Association Executive Committee are appointed to serve three-year terms as staff representatives to the Administrative Advisory Committee (known as the ‘budget committee’). AAC is a faculty-chaired committee that offers advice to the President and other senior administrators on all matters relating to the financial health and operation of the College. This responsibility includes participation in the preparation of the annual budget for the coming fiscal year and a review of the previous year's performance. AAC reviews data pertaining to all of the major areas of revenue and expenditure and gives its advice as to the proper balance between competing needs. AAC meets on Thursdays from 4:00-5:30 p.m. from September to May.

Staff Engagement Subcommittee
Appointment: 2 years (terms start July 1)

The Staff Engagement Subcommittee (SES) is envisioned as a continuing subcommittee of the Staff Association Executive Committee (SAEC). The SES will:

• Coordinate SAEC presentations at New Hire Orientations
• Coordinate SAEC-hosted annual Staff Picnic
• Coordinate SAEC-hosted and collaborative engagement activities