Thank you for visiting the DU 工作人员 Senate pages! We're proud to advocate for DU's many staff constituencies.
The 工作人员 Senate is a participant in the University of Denver's shared governance model 和 works closely with the University's administration, 教师 Senate, 和 undergraduate 和 graduate student governments. We elect new senators each year for two year terms under an area-based representation model.
The 工作人员 Senate meets on the second Wednesday of most months. Our meetings are open to DU's community 和 anyone is welcome to attend. For information on upcoming meetings, please see our Senate Meetings page. If you have questions or want to bring an issue to our attention, please see our Your Senators page to get in touch with your area senators.
Mission, Values, 和 Purposes
我们的使命
As a participant in DU’s shared governance, the DU 工作人员 Senate will create connections, support an equitable 和 vibrant work environment, 和 amplify staff voices through policy involvement 和 advocacy action.
我们的价值观
The DU 工作人员 Senate is guided by the following values:
- 多样性 & 包容: representing all staff voices within DU shared governance.
- 股本: striving to ensure staff have opportunities for resources 和 participation while centering the needs of those historically excluded from resources 和 participation.
- Transparency: maintaining open communication between the staff community 和 DU leadership.
Our Purposes
The DU 工作人员 Senate serves staff in the following ways:
- 宣传: amplify staff voices to University leadership 和 act for staff advancement 和 equity.
- 幸福: help staff find integration between career goals, life goals (finding meaning), 和 commitments outside of work.
- Appreciation & 识别: identify 和 support ways to recognize staff value 和 accomplishments.
- 连接: build interdisciplinary networks 和 structures for collaboration between staff, create personal development opportunities, 和 build 和 maintain connections with faculty, 学生, 校友, 和 other groups.
