PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES COUNCIL 2007-2008

Chair: Grace Hoefner

Vice-Chair: Sara DeClemente

Secretary: Mariah Lane

PEC STANDING COMMITTEES

Communications:

David Stone , Chair
David Cannone
Joseph Goldman
Thom Hanford
Mike Nostrom
Siusan Orlovsky

Rules:

Darryl Wood, Chair
Bonnie Jenson

Professional Development:

Bonnie Jenson , Chair
Mike Nostrom
David Stone

Distinguished Service:

Sharon Santobuono , Chair
Yvonne Johnson
Judy Monroe
Theresa Partell
Dave Stone
John Wojcio

1. Executive Committee
Executive Committee membership shall consist of the Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Chairs of the Standing Committees (chosen from the elected Council membership) and the past Chair of the Council who will serve ex officio.
This committee will function as the Committee on Committees and will be responsible for forwarding names to the appropriate offices to serve on University Committees. This committee shall also serve as an advisory committee to standing and ad hoc committees.

2. Communications Committee
The Communications Committee shall be charged with the responsibility of establishing a positive and visible professional image on campus. Through a variety of activities and working with such offices as Alumni Affairs, Admissions, and Publications, this committee will seek to educate faculty, administration, parents, students, and staff about the contributions professional staff make on this campus.

This committee shall be responsible for producing an end-of-year report on the activities of professional staff at Binghamton, working with a staff member from Inside and developing, with the appropriate offices, an effective communications network on campus.

3.  Rules Committee
The Rules Committee shall be responsible for establishing the Standard Operating Procedures, for reviewing them on an annual basis, and for reviewing all changes and making recommendations on the Council's and Committees' procedures. The Rules Committee is responsible for running elections. Related duties include verification of constituency lists, establishing slates of candidates for general elections, tallying the votes, notifying the elected candidates and their supervisors of the election results. Prior to the final meeting in June, the Rules Committee, in consultation with the Executive Committee, establishes a slate of officers to be voted on for the next year.

The Rules Committee" is charged with the responsibility of reviewing, revising, and refining the By-Laws, as needed.

4. Professional Development Committee
The initial charge of the Professional Development Committee will be to gather information on professional development opportunities for professional staff at Binghamton, as well as to gather information on what activities are currently taking place on other SUNY campuses.

The committee will also gather information from constituents on their professional development needs.

5. Distinguished Service Award Committee
The initial charge of this committee shall be to create criteria for this award in accordance with the wishes of the Council. The Distinguished Service Award Committee shall also solicit nominations from the Binghamton University community and select two professionals who have made invaluable contributions to the campus community and to their profession through exemplary service.

The committee shall be composed of one member from each Division represented in Council.

These awards shall be determined by the end of the Spring Semester each year and suitable gifts shall be provided. The awardees will be appropriately recognized in PEC and university publications.