Guiding Documents
Mission
Staff Council’s mission is to serve the interests and needs of the GW staff, which are not covered by the collective bargaining agreement, pertaining to their daily activities and work conditions as they strive to support the university’s goal of providing quality education. Toward this effort, the Staff Council promotes understanding and cooperation by facilitating communication among campus constituencies, and by serving as an advocate for staff, that are not covered by collective bargaining agreement, on issues that affect them. In our efforts to enhance the quality of the GW work environment, Staff Council provides leadership and support to work together with all GW staff, faculty, students, and alumni as well as contractors to enrich community spirit.
Goals
- To participate, assist and advise in decision-making processes that affect staff not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
- To provide a forum for hearing and reviewing concerns and interests of staff not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
- To provide feedback to the administration regarding proposed actions, programs, policies, and procedures that will affect staff not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
- To be the voice of the staff by initiating suggestions to improve university staff relations and bring ideas that originate from within the staff to the attention of the administration.
- To identify staff members to serve as appointees on university, Human Resources committees, Benefits Advisory Committee, and Presidential Searches.
- To act intentionally to promote GW’s educational community as an efficient, fulfilling, and attractive environment for employment.
- To facilitate and collaborate on programming and development opportunities to allow for spaces to build a strong staff community and advancement for all benefits-eligible staff not covered by collective bargaining agreements, research staff, and residents.
Resolutions