We had a packed meeting this week! Here are some highlights:
- Tanyka Barber, Vice President for Institutional Equity and Chief Diversity Officer
- Tanyka is brand-new to campus, and is focused on a campus-wide approach for students, faculty and staff. Read her story in UMBC News!
- OEI currently has a staff of 1 1/2 people. Erica is a full-time UMBC employee, and Jackie Moran is a part-time contractor from an outside firm.
- Tanyka is working towards making OEI a helpful resource, and thinking about building out departmental staff within divisions
- PSS voted on and approved Professional Development Funding
- Brandon Holtzinger, Community Health & Safety Specialist
- 1 in 5 suffer from a mental health challenge every year
- Mental Health First Aid Training will be offered on June 1 in an interactive online format - Sign up here
- Sally Scott, Professor of the Practice and Graduate Program Director
- Community Leadership courses - choose from skills courses, only 5 weeks long, a post-baccalaureate certificate of 4 courses, or a master's degree with 9 courses. Use your tuition remission benefits!
- Jeff Cullen, Director of Student Conduct and Community Standards & Sam Smith, Director of Office of Health Promotion
- UMBC is required to have a policy prohibiting recreational cannabis possession and use for students and staff. UMBC remains bound by federal drug policy (Controlled Substance Act and others).
- New laws on recreational cannabis possession in Maryland are effective on July 1 for adults 21 and older. Violation would be a civil fine, not a criminal offense.
- UMBC is attempting to centralize information and resources and focus on a harm reduction approach.
Check out the meeting minutes for additional information.
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Next PSS Meeting
Thursday, June 8th
2:30 – 4:30 p.m., Virtual
PSS meetings are open to all interested staff members. View our meeting minutes and meeting schedule on myUMBC. To RSVP and join via WebEx, visit myUMBC.
Please RSVP via the myUMBC event if you are not a senator.
Missed a PSS meeting? You can access all PSS Meeting Minutes on our PSS MyUMBC page! Minutes are located in our files tab, which you can access here.
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We are excited to welcome our new senators and representatives for the 2023 - 2025 term. Thank you to everyone who ran and voted in our elections this year!
2023 - 2025 PSS Senators
- Jeff Cullen
- Sam Ferrigno
- Steve Harris
- Ally Hepp*
- Melissa Huselton
- Cael Mulcahy*
- Amanda Scally
- Ray Soellner, Jr.*
- Christopher Vick
2023 - 2025 CUSS Representatives
- Roy Prouty*
- Deanna Cerquetti
* Returning Senator/Representative
Continuing into 2022 - 2024 Term
- Bryan Barnes
- Danielle Brown
- Faith Dinh
- Kimberly Feldman
- Lori Hardesty
- Tim Lynch
- Chris Moss
- Emily Passera
- Jess Wyatt
CUSS Representatives
- Laila Shisheneh
- Laszlo Korossy
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Council of University System Staff (CUSS)
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The Council of University System Staff (CUSS) will host their May meeting virtually at UMBC next week on Tuesday, May 16th, 2023. The Council is looking forward to being greeted for the first time by President Sheares-Ashby. The President will share updates with the group about her background, how her time at UMBC has been going thus far, and additional pertinent campus updates. The Council will also hear updates from the Chair of CUSS and the Chancellor's Liaison to the University System of Maryland (USM) before breaking into committee meetings. Standing committees of the Council include Awards & Outreach, Legislative Affairs & Policy, and Staff Resources & Special Projects. Staff can learn more about the Council by visiting the CUSS website.
UMBC staff members who are interested in virtually attending the first hour of the Council meeting can email UMBC's Council Representative, Dr. Laila M. Shishineh at lailams@umbc.edu for meeting details.
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Thank you for your time and dedication to PSS for the past two years!
- Poulomi Banerjee
- Sarah Hansen
- Beatriz Gutierrez-Malagnon
- Kait McCaffrey
- Simon Reilly
- Ken Schreihofer
- Michael Walsh (CUSS)
"Being a part of PSS has been very rewarding. I definitely feel more connected across campus and empowered to advocate for staff and what they need to be successful here at UMBC." - Simon Reilly
"Professionally, PSS has absolutely helped me forge bonds that make my job and connecting easier. Personally, I feel so fortunate to spend two years with a group of thought leaders who truly strive to improve our working life." - Kait McCaffrey
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Meet the Senator - Roy Prouty
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I have been in shared governance since 2017 serving as president of the graduate student senate (GSA), chair of the University Steering Committee, Chair of the system-wide student senate (USMSC), and most recently as a PSS senator and Chair of the Legislative Actions Committee of the system-wide staff senate (CUSS).
I graduated from UMBC with an MS in Atmospheric Physics in 2013. Later, I returned as staff with the High Performance Computing Facility operated by DoIT while moonlighting as a PhD student in Computer Science. I am also the Director of the UMBC Observatory which holds monthly public events on astronomy. I also serve as the advisor of the UMBC Astronomy Club.
I also enjoy working with DoIT interns as they learn about high performance computing and system administration as well as with students in the observatory and UMBC Astronomy Club. My husband and I split our time between NYC and Baltimore, and enjoy road-tripping with our doggo. I spend most of my time near downtown Baltimore where I enjoy chasing squirrels, biking, and discovering Charm City secrets.
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