The two rounds of Staff Senate elections:

• April 1-8: Round 1-All 100 percent appointed staff, with at least one year of employment as of Jan. 31 are eligible to run. Those with the most nominations will be placed on the Round 2 ballot. Only staff may nominate staff. Self-nominations are accepted.
• April 16-23: Round 2-The top candidates in Round 1 will appear on the final election ballot.

The following positions will be open this year:

• 6 openings in the Academic Affairs Division (all colleges and academic units, University Libraries, student affairs, etc.),
• 2 openings in Finance and Administration (e.g. FAMA, UITS, UAPD, Transit and Parking, Bookstore),
• 2 openings in Agriculture (e.g. Extension Stations, Poultry Science, and anyone reporting to VP of Agriculture).
• 3 openings in Chancellor/System (e.g. Chancellor's Office, Athletics, Legal Counsel, Arkansas Archeological Survey, etc.)
• 2 openings in the At-Large category, meaning any staff member from any division may be nominated. 

All of these openings will be for three-year terms.

To be eligible for a Staff Senate position beginning, July 1:

• Must have at least one continuous year of 100 percent appointed employment with the Fayetteville campus as of the preceding Jan. 31
• The approval of your supervisor.

To nominate visit staffsenatenomination.uark.edu.

About Staff Senate: Staff Senate is the campus governance group which represents and advocates for staff employees on the Fayetteville campus. Annually, the Staff Senate coordinates employee recognition programs such as Employee of the Quarter, the Outstanding Staff Team Award, the Part-Time Employee Award, and the annual Staff Appreciation Picnic. The Staff Senate also manages the Staff Scholarship program which awards scholarships for staff pursuing a degree at the University of Arkansas.

As the representative voice for staff on policy matters such as benefits, parking, campus safety, working conditions and compensation, the Senate functions as an advisory and policy-referral body to the administration and staff.

Senators have a time commitment of at least one meeting per month (9:30 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month) with additional involvement in occasional sub-committee meetings and service throughout the year. To find out more about Staff Senate, check out staffsenate.uark.edu or on Facebook (www.facebook.com/UofAStaffSenate) or Twitter (www.twitter.com/UA_StaffSenate).