Staff Senate seeks awesome Auggies.

Be engaged in the Augsburg community by serving on Staff Senate. If you’d like to become a senator or nominate a colleague, send your candidates to grewe@augsburg.edu by April 17.  Online elections will take place April 24 through May 1, determining our new representatives.

All nominees will be verified before being placed on election ballot. An email will be sent to all Augsburg staff with a link to the online election survey on April 24. Staff will have until May 1 to take the survey. The winners of the election will be notified by May 2.

Staff Senate Membership

ACSS is composed of six members who are nominated and elected by their peers for a two-year term and two at-large members to be chosen, in every instance, by ACSS. All ACSS members have the option for a third year.

Members may serve more than one term. Those who have served a full term are not eligible for election for one calendar year after ending their term. A senator filling a vacancy (partial term) does not have to wait one year. If vacancy occurs during the year, a replacement will be appointed by ACSS to fill out the term. Elected members are replaced by the next highest voted nominee from their election. At-large members are replaced with a staff member chosen by ACSS.

Election Procedures

• Time Frame: New members are elected to ACSS annually. The election process begins in April and is completed in May. Staff elected will begin their term in August, and are encouraged to participate in the summer events prior to their term.
• Nomination and Voting Rights: Nominations are collected through e-mail and ballots are gathered from all staff through an online survey (staff eligible to vote are all permanent full- and part-time staff people 0.1+ not including union, MMEP, or temps). ACSS members are eligible to vote.
• Composition of ACSS: It is recommended that members be at least .75 FTE, regardless of exempt or non-exempt status.