Welcome to the UALR Staff Senate web page.

Our plan is to update this page regularly so staff can have ready access to information on Staff Senate meetings, activities and events. Our goal is to encourage communication, cooperation and professionalism. Staff Senate meetings are open to all UALR staff members and we encourage your attendance at meetings and participation on Staff Senate committees and in Staff Senate events.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Staff Senate was created in 1969, when the UALR University Assembly was restructured. With the restructuring, the Staff Senate took on the role of advocate and representative for the Staff.

The Staff Senate is composed of both classified and non-classified, non-faculty employees (must be benefits eligible) who are elected each year by their coworkers. We limit the number of senators from each department in order to provide broad representation. Senators serve staggered two-year terms. If you are interested in serving, make it known to those within your department and Vice Chancellor's area when ballots go out in March or April.

The purpose of the Staff Senate is stated in our Constitution as follows:

The UALR Staff Senate, as part of the University Assembly, shall have the authority and right to make recommendations to the chancellor on matters of general campus-wide concern and the effectiveness of the University. This responsibility includes, but is not limited to, such nonacademic areas as:

To subscribe to the staff email discussion list, send an email to listserv@ualr.edu with the following message text: subscribe staffocus first name last name.