大学教职员谘询委员会 starts 2023-24 term with new officers

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2023年8月9日

宾州大学公园.— The 大学教职员谘询委员会 (USAC) began its new term for the 2023-24 year on Aug. 1, 有了新的领导班子, committee chairs 和 12 new members joining the slate of existing council members, 委员会现在 30个成员国. 

雷切尔洛韦, assistant director of the Center for Spiritual 和 Ethical Development, 是2023- 2024年的主席吗. Serving alongside her as secretary is Nivedita Nagachar, 学术顾问 in the Division of Undergraduate Studies. 伊丽莎白Fegert, 营销和活动协调员, 高级研究副总裁办公室, 也以当选主席的身份加入了USAC的领导层. 

这是加洛韦在市议会任职的第四年. She previously served as a co-chair of the USAC diversity, 股本, 包容, 和 belonging (DEIB) committee 和 as the council’s secretary. She said she aims to leverage the connections USAC has with staff advisory groups across the University to gain a better underst和ing of staff experiences across the commonwealth. 

“The 大学教职员谘询委员会 has made great strides in elevating staff voices over the last few years. 我们也一直在努力培养尊重, collaborative relationships with leadership across the University,加洛韦说. “我们希望加强与管理人员的伙伴关系, 教师 Senate 和 other entities contributing to the well-being of staff at Penn State. We plan to provide more opportunities for staff to share input 和 feedback on issues affecting them." 

这是Nagachar在理事会任职的第三年. She previously served as a co-chair of the DEIB committee.  

“USAC has done a wonderful job in the past couple of years to bring visibility to staff concerns with the University’s senior leadership,Nagachar说. “We intend to continue strengthening the existing partnership through building horizontal bridges 和 to advocate for staff across all Penn State campuses. 这是一个团队的努力, 和 we invite everyone to contribute to our efforts to represent staff, 重点是公平, 包容性和透明度."

费格特在理事会任职的第三年. She previously served as a co-chair of the DEIB committee.  

“Our mission is to serve as the voice of Penn State staff 和 to advocate for positive change,费格特说. “今年, we will continue to provide safe places for staff to share their lived experiences, concerns 和 feedback so that we may speak up on their behalf. We encourage staff from across all campuses to reach out to a member of our council at any time so that their voice may be heard 和 elevated to University leadership.” 

The new slate of officers 和 committee chairs for the 2023-24 term include: 

  • 雷切尔洛韦, assistant director, Center for Spiritual 和 Ethical Development — USAC chair 

  • 伊丽莎白Fegert, 营销和活动协调员, 高级研究副总裁办公室 — USAC chair-elect 

  • Terra英格拉姆, 行政支援协调员, 农业科学学院- USAC前任主席, membership 和 elections committee chair 和 history committee chair 

  • Nivedita Nagachar, 学术顾问, Division of Undergraduate Studies — USAC secretary 和 diversity, 股本, 包容及归属委员会联席主席 

  • Barna水晶, 拨款及合约管理员, College of Medicine — USAC co-secretary elect 和 communications committee co-chair 

  • 艾琳·卢瓦, 研究工程师, Applied Research Laboratory — USAC co-secretary elect 和 communications committee co-chair 

  • Stephanie Andaloro, assistant registrar, Penn State Wilkes-Barre — USAC logistics committee chair 

  • 苏珊·贝兹沃斯华纳, 发展沟通专员, College of Agricultural Sciences — USAC awards committee chair 

  • 艾米Bockis, 学术项目管理员, College of Medicine — USAC outreach 和 engagement committee co-chair 

  • 玛丽大桥, 幸存者倡导者和案件经理, Gender Equity Center — USAC outreach 和 engagement committee co-chair 

  • 蒂芙尼Valdes-Madera, 教务协调员, 欧博体育官网利哈伊谷- USAC多样性, 股本, 包容及归属委员会联席主席 

The 12 new members joining the council for the start of their three-year terms are:

  • Kara Bowers, research project manager, College of Medicine 

  • Leah Carraway-Justice, organizational change management consultant, Office of Change Management 

  • Lisa DeGregorio, administrative support assistant, 宾州州立大学蒙阿尔托分校 

  • Jackie Dillon-Fast, information resources 和 services supervisor, 欧博体育官网 Libraries 

  • Patrick Dunne, director of strategic communications, Penn State Abington 

  • 马修·海勒，欧博体育官网IT项目经理 

  • Teresa McCloskey, auxiliary officer unit coordinator, University Police 和 Public Safety 

  • Jody McCullough, research project manager, College of Medicine 

  • Melissa Meyer, executive assistant, Office of Planning, Assessment 和 Institutional Research 

  • Nathaniel Reed Geyer, research support assistant, College of Medicine 

  • Ashley Stauffer, analyst, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research 

USAC可以通过电子邮件联系 (电子邮件保护). Individuals interested in staying connected, learning more or getting involved can also visit the USAC Facebook页面 和 USAC官方网站.