Staff Governance
Staff governance at California Lutheran University is largely exercised through two important bodies: the Staff Assembly and Staff Senate. The bodies and their members are defined as follows:
- The Staff Assembly is the officially recognized advisory body representing the interests and concerns of the staff community. All staff members who are full time, regular employees, as defined by the Employee Handbook are eligible to participate in Staff Assembly business.
- The Staff Senate is an officially recognized, elected body of the shared governance system at California Lutheran University, alongside the Faculty Assembly/Senate, the Associated Student of CLU, and the Graduate and Professionals Student Council.
Staff Governance Timeline
Completion Date | Task |
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Spring/Summer 2021 |
Researched staff governance structures and template bylaws of comparable institutions |
October 2021 |
Shared draft documents with President Varlotta & Cabinet |
October 2021 |
Presented Staff Governance to Board of Regents for endorsement |
March 2022 |
Shared draft bylaws, implemented staff input and feedback strategies outlined above, and collected feedback |
Late March 2022 |
Made revisions, legal review, and finalized bylaws |
April 2022 |
Staff Senate nominations |
May 2-6, 2022 |
Staff Senate elections |
June 2022 |
Inaugural Staff Senate term began. |