Staff Senate.
Staff Senate Mission Statement
The Staff Senate represents the interests of the staff in order to strengthen relationships and foster a climate that promotes and empowers staff to participate in the shared governance of Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH). Its purpose is to consider and act, as appropriate, on all matters affecting professional concerns of staff. The Staff Senate shall promote the exchange of information and provide a forum for expressing views on matters relating to personal and professional well-being, staff development, school culture, community and SPH and University policies.
Staff Handbook
Staff Senate Officers
Denise Joseph, Chair
Heatherly Mitch, Vice Chair
Ashely Scott, Administrative Officer
Organization by Units
The different departments of the school are divided into units, as listed below. Each unit shall elect one representative from its staff, for a total of 8 unit representatives.
Unit Organization
- Unit 1 – Education: Denise Joseph
- Unit 2 – Central: Megan Jones
- Unit 3 – BEDAC: Matthew Bullard
- Unit 4 – Biostatistics and Epidemiology: Ashley Scott
- Unit 5 – Community Health Sciences: Sarah Lawrence
- Unit 6 – Environmental Health: Selene Vences
- Unit 7 – Global Health: Heatherly Mitch
- Unit 8- Health Law, Policy & Management: Skylar Karzhevsky
- Staff Senate At Large Members
- Aboli Goghari (GH)
- Eric DelGizzo (Dean’s Office)
- Kwesi Essilfie (CPO)
- Tenbit Mitiku (GSL)
- Kimberly Graham (DAR)
If you are interested in learning more about any of the sub-committees please reach out to the Staff Senate Chair or staffsen@bu.edu
Meeting Schedule & Minutes
Meetings are held once per month alternating Tuesdays 11 AM – 12:30 PM and Thursdays 12:30 PM – 2 PM
Upcoming meetings:
Thursday, February 8, 2024 12:30 PM – 2 PM
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 12 AM to 2 PM (Staff Senate Retreat)
Thursday, April 11, 2024 12:30 PM – 2 PM
Elections
Election Timeline
- October 12: Begin accepting nomination letters
- October 26: Nomination letters due to Unit Representative (for unit reps) OR to the Vice Chair (At-large rep)
- November 1-10: Polls are open!
- Unit elections will happen within Units. At-large polling will be hosted on Staff Senate website.
- November 16: Newly elected representatives to be announced during School Assembly
- November 18: Staff Senate Meeting to include all incoming and outgoing representatives
- December 16: Staff Senate Meeting first meeting of “new” Senate