Completed Initiatives and Accomplishments

2023-2024

No increase in health benefit premiums
Compensation increase and retention payment
Enhanced vacation policy for non-exempt full-time employees
Established Staff Excellence in University Service Award for part-time employees
Expanded eligibility and access to the Shared Leave Pool
Extra Given Day - July 3, 2023
Flex Time policy update
Remlote work policy overhaul and update
Raised $2,807.88 for breast cancer awareness
Volunteered for United Way Day of Caring and at Ozarks Food Harvest

Donated $3,100 in toys to Isabel's House. This is a 58% increase over last year's donation!
Supported S'mores night at Foster Recreation Center. Approximately 60 staff and their families attended the free event
Lee National Denim Day - after t-shirt sales and donations during fall semester, we were able to donate $1,967.94 to support breast cancer research.
Supported the "Meals-a-Million" activity again this year.
Completed our new Staff Senate Promotional Video
Established a work group to investigate the possibility of a Staff Salary Incentive Program. This project is on-going.
Established a work group to research the feasibility of sit-stand work stations for staff in sedentary jobs. This on-going project is a partnership between Staff Senate, Taylor Health and Wellness and faculty in the sciences.
Promoted the first annual Smore's at the FRC night for staff and their families.

Created a Staff Senate Event Planning Packet including a checklist for Staff Senate committees.
Relay for Life - Over $350 was raised by staff in spring 2014 to help support cancer research. Altogether, over $52,800 was raised at Missouri State University.
Friends Against Hunger
- We collected $435.60 in change, which was matched by Prime. Altogether, this donation provided 5,445 meals to the needy in fall 2013.
- We contributed $105.37 to the Meals A Million Pack-A-Thon project, which was matched by an anonymous donor.
Lee National Denim Day – Due to t-shirt sales and donations in the fall 2013 semester, we donated $2,014.58 to support breast cancer research.
Isabel’s House Holiday Donation Drive – We donated over $1,800 in new toys to children of families in crisis during the 2013-2014 winter holiday season.
Staff Senate Scholarship – Nearly $3,000 was raised in fiscal year 2014, and two $500 scholarships were given out.
Created "Proud to be Staff" shirts as a way to promote staff unity and to raise additional money for the Staff Senate Scholarship Fund
Completed two Administrative Professionals Forums to provide professional development for our administrative staff
Sponsored a free bowling night at the PSU Level One gaming center.

Formed the MSU Administrative Professional Forum Committee and successfully carried out the first forum
Shared Leave Pool became effective July 1, 2012
Supported the first time Staff Senate Scholarship recipients
Raised $1,940.97 for the Staff Senate Scholarship fund
Raised $2,850.87 for the Lee National Denim Day Campaign
Contributed approximately 49.5 service hours to these programs: Adopt-a-Street, Meals-A-Million, and Convoy of Hope
Collected and delivered 1.5 truckloads of goods to Isabel's House

Finalized Shared Leave Pool initiative
Faculty/Staff Fee Bill R. Foster and Family Recreation Center
Investigated mileage reimbursement for staff that travel
Drafted a resolution about the compensation provided for Certified Professional Secretary status
Raised $7,850.91 for the Lee National Denim Day Campaign

Initiated Shared Leave Pool
"Bears Think Pink" 5K run-walk raised $2,750 for the Lee National Denim Day Campaign
Resolution for Recreation Center staff fee
Created Staff Cookbook to raise funds for Staff Senate Scholarship
Participated in City of Springfield Adpot-A-Street program

Increased employee course fee waiver from 12 credit hours to 15 credit hours per academic year to begin fall 2009
Reduced meal plan for faculty and staff through Sodexo
Creation of the Staff Senate Scholarship
Paid summer leave days; number of days at the discretion of the President and Administrative Council
Annual Staff Senate Picnic

Flexible work schedule or release time from work that is not counted as lunch hour, vacation or compensatory time off to visit Taylor Health and Wellness Center

Lunch Hour Lecture Series presentations hosted by the Staff Senate Public Affairs Committee
Installed a case and clock on the second floor of Carrington Hall to celebrate the contributions of staff as part of the Centennial Project
Collected 703 pounds of food during a food drive for Ozarks Food Harvest hosted by the Staff Senate Public Affairs Committee
Facilitated an increase in the vacation accrual rate to 15 days after 5 years of service and 20 days after 10 years of service; funded as part of the FY06 budget

Submitted proposal to the Staff Excellence in University Service Award to the President; funded as part of the FY05 budget as a presidential award
Lunch Hour Lecture Series presentations hosted by the Staff Senate Public Affairs Committee
Veterans Recognition Project coordinated by the Staff Senate Veterans Recognition Committee

Continued participation on the Staff Salary Task Force
Lunch Hour Lecture Series presentations hosted by the Staff Senate Public Affairs Committee

Submitted proposal to increase the family sick leave to 12 days per year; approved by the Board of Governors
Lunch Hour Lecture Series presentations hosted by the Staff Senate Public Affairs Committee

Assisted with the Campus Mail Policy changes and the procedure to register a bona fide University organization