UMBC Professional Staff Senate 2011-2012 Action Plan

1. Support University efforts to create a healthier campus community

• Identify and develop complimentary avenues to support the HR Wellness Initiative
• Promote and educate staff about healthy lifestyles via PSS events and other campus events/initiatives
• Encourage departments that have created health initiatives to share broadly with other staff
• Explore and promote health subsidy opportunities

2. Identify ways to increase staff morale

• Promote opportunities for professional development
• Work with campus leaders to address the issue of an increased workload
• Continue to promote telecommuting and carpooling policies and opportunities
• Advocate for increased leadership training for supervisors to increase staff morale and retention
• Pilot PSS mentoring program

3. Continue to advocate for merit and COLA increases and address disparities in compensation packages

• Work with campus and CUSS leaders to advocate for merit and COLA increases and how they will be distributed
• Examine issues related to changes in health and retirement benefits for new employees, existing employees and retirees
• Address issues related to salary inequity, compensation and promotion

4. Increase communication with professional staff

• Make better use of PSS communication vehicles (listserve, groups page, etc)
• Encourage better two way communication (share information broadly and quickly with staff and encourage staff to bring concerns to the senate)
• Continue to work with campus leaders to strengthen communication with professional staff
• Increase communication with staff as it relates to budget issues and decisions

5. Advocate for the establishment of an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)