Since January 2014, various staff have been meeting regularly to create a staff group. Together, they have

• conducted research on the mission, goals, and structure of staff councils at peer and aspirant colleges;
• held meetings with Joshua Woodfork, Vice President of Strategic Planning and Institutional Diversity, to assess administrative support of a staff council;
• assisted the staff survey consulting group in developing spring 2014’s staff survey;
• collaborated with Barbara Beck, Associate Vice President for Finance & Administration and Director of Human Resources, to move the staff council’s creation forward;
• provided feedback to Human Resources on various issues;
• gained the support of President Philip A. Glotzbach and the cabinet to officially create a Staff Advisory Group in May 2015; and
• officially launched the Staff Advisory Group in September 2015.