Serving on a Committee at UCCS
Volunteer committees form the backbone of the Staff Council and are a way for any staff member to make a tangible impact on UCCS. Serving on a committee is a way to create positive change within the university, meet fellow staff members, demonstrate leadership and grow your own skills and abilities.
Staff Council committees organize campus-wide events such as the Spring Luncheon, Spring Enrichment Day, the annual blood drive and the Winter Giving Project. Committees also advocate for equitable staff pay and benefits, as well as policies related to diversity and inclusion and gender parity.
Committees are made up of elected committee chairs and co-chairs who serve one- to two-year terms, as well as a base of volunteer members. See committees you can join below.
Interested in serving on a committee? Reach out to the chair or co-chair.
Current UCCS Staff Council Committees
Committee | Chairs and Co-Chairs | Terms |
| Employee of the Quarter Committee | Cynthia Norton cnorton@uccs.edu Deanna Johnson djohns42@uccs.edu | end of FY 2028 end of FY 2028 |
| Garrett Swasey Outstanding Staff Award Committee | Margie Oldham moldham@uccs.edu | end of FY 2028 |
| Pay & Benefits Committee (Classified Staff) | Yvonne Weeres yweeres@uccs.edu | end of FY 2026 |
| Pay & Benefits Committee (University Staff) | Shawn Hood shood2@uccs.edu | end of FY 2026 |
| Policy Committee | Rhonda Goodman-Gaghan rgoodma2@uccs.edu Co-Chair Position Open | end of FY 2027
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| Pride Committee | Joseph Bono jbono2@uccs.edu Xuan Truong xtruong@uccs.eu | end of FY 2026 end of FY 2027 |
| Professional Development Programming Committee | Nicole Weis nweis@uccs.edu MK Naughton mnaughto@uccs.edu | end of FY 2027 end of FY 2027 |
| SEEDS Staff Development Committee | Matt McGrath mmcgrat4@uccs.edu | end of FY 2028 |
| Spring Luncheon Committee | Ryan Wong rwong2@uccs.edu | end of FY 2026 |
| Welcome Committee | Matthew Beckwith mbeckwit@uccs.edu Jonathon DeWitt jdewitt@uccs.edu | end of FY 2028 end of FY 2028 |
| Winter Giving Project Committee | Shanna McCown smccown@uccs.edu Natalie Porter nporter2@uccs.edu | end of FY 2027 end of FY 2027 |
| Women Identifying Staff Committee | Beckie Pyles Munoz rpylesmu@uccs.edu | end of FY 2027 |