President Cunningham sent the following email to supervisor of civil service staff in October:
Dear supervisors of civil service employees:
University Senate governance at the University of Minnesota is steeped in rich tradition. The umbrella body, the University Senate, was founded in 1912 and at that time consisted only of faculty members. Today, 25 seats on the University Senate are allotted for civil service senators. The University of Minnesota benefits greatly from having civil service voices on the University Senate.
Currently, there are 15 open civil service seats on the University Senate. As supervisor of civil service employees, I am writing to ask you to encourage and support your civil service direct reports to participate in shared governance. Civil service employees who are appointed or elected to a shared governance group or shared governance committee, or subcommittee, are allowed paid time to participate in such activities up to a total of 24 hours per fiscal year (see Rule 3.1.2 of the Civil Service Employment Rules). If you have any questions, please contact Laurie Cooper Stoll, director of the University Senate Office.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Cunningham
President
Currently, there are 15 open civil service seats on the University Senate. As supervisor of civil service employees, I am writing to ask you to encourage and support your civil service direct reports to participate in shared governance. Civil service employees who are appointed or elected to a shared governance group or shared governance committee, or subcommittee, are allowed paid time to participate in such activities up to a total of 24 hours per fiscal year (see Rule 3.1.2 of the Civil Service Employment Rules). If you have any questions, please contact Laurie Cooper Stoll, director of the University Senate Office.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Cunningham
President