Staff Advisory and Professional Development Committee - Operational

Current Membership

Gregg Hutchison - 226b South HARH; EC 0982 | phone: 402-472-5436 | E-mail: ghutchison2@unl.edu [Term Expires: 2026]

Chad Petersen - 510 South HARH; EC 0995 | E-mail: cpetersen@unl.edu [Term Expires: 2026]

Warren Pettee - 712 South HARH; EC 0997 | phone: 402-472-8885 | E-mail: wpettee2@unl.edu [Term Expires: 2025]

Sarah Thorell (SNR Admin Rep (ex-officio)) - 909 South HARH; EC 0989 | phone: 402-472-9873 | E-mail: sthorell7@unl.edu

Membership Criteria

The Staff Advisory and Professional Development committee shall be composed of five staff. Members shall serve staggered three-year terms and may serve two consecutive terms. The committee chair or his/her designee will serve as a liaison with the faculty advisory committee and shall select a representative to serve as liaison with the SNR managers. SNR Administration shall identify a position to serve as an ex officio member.

 

The committee shall:

  • advise the director on matters relating to staff
  • serve as a point of contact for staff in SNR
  • encourage recognition of staff excellence
  • encourage and promote professional development
  • encourage and promote open lines of communication between staff, faculty, director, associate director, and, if applicable, coordinators and program area leaders
  • make recommendations to the director on communicating the process for evaluation of staff
  • carry out other assignments as requested by the director

The committee chair or his/her designee will serve as a liaison with the faculty advisory committee and shall select a representative to serve as liaison with SNR managers.