Staff Council at CMU

Staff Council is comprised of elected representatives who work closely with university administration to address issues and develop best solutions for staff and the university community. Representatives are elected to a two-year term of service and are expected to actively engage their constituents and participate in Staff Council initiatives. Staff Council ensures that all schools and campus units are represented.

New CMU Fitness Programs starting January 2025

Pattye Stragar, Fitness Operations Manager, CMU Athletics Department, has kindly shared the following Fitness Programs available to support you & your fitness goals:

Healthy Campus Kick Off, Fitness Challenge & Personal Training Registration
Wednesday, January 15th 12:00 - 1:00pm
Location: Wiegand Gym

Kick off the new year with the Athletics department! Drop by and meet our personal training interns from Pitt. Learn if personal training is right for you! Limited personal training spots in Mini 3 are available at no cost for the CMU campus community. You can also sign up for the 2025 Fitness Challenge "Weave Fitness Into Your Day" in person in Wiegand on Wednesday, January 15th.

The Fitness Challenge "Weave Fitness into your Day" kicks off Jan 21st. The goal is for participants to exercise 4 times a week for 20 minutes.

Group X-ercise Classes

Group X classes return on Monday, January 13th! Register up to 3 days in advance for one of Carnegie Mellon’s free Group X-ercise classes. Featuring a wide variety of fitness, strength, dance, cardio, weight training, cycling classes and more, there’s options for all abilities and skill levels.

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CMU 31st Annual Food Drive RESULTS

THANKING the entire campus community for participating in our 31^st annual Food Drive!

Here are this year's impressive results:

Total dollars raised online: $100,161.87
Total lbs.: 1,597.75 (including can openers)
Can Openers: 569, greatly exceeding goal of 350 (donated to our CMU Food Pantry)

Using the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s formula to convert dollars to pounds and adding that figure to our cash total, our grand total raised this year is an incredible… $102,159.06!!!

We truly make a difference with our drive contributions each year!

Food Drive

STAFF COUNCIL 2024 - 2025 TERM

Congratulations to Staff Council’s 2024 – 2025 Officers and new Division Representatives for the 2024 -2026 term! View the following links to see leadership and representative updates.

All the best to the new SC Officers in their new and/or continuing SC leadership roles!

SC Chair Mary Ganska

SC Vice Chair Ryan Freytag

SC Secretary Jen Weidenhof

SC Treasurer Carol Hernandez

Check out SC’s committee chairs – we’ve some new committee chairs joining the SC Executive team this term! @ SC Reps – consider taking on one of the open SC committee chair roles.
Who We Are - Staff Council - Carnegie Mellon University (cmu.edu)

Extending welcoming greetings to SC’s new Divisional Reps! SC Division Reps 2024 - 2026

Thanks to our current At Large reps for their continued engagement! Special thanks to Chris Deely & Kym Jordan Simmons for assuming open At Large Rep roles. SC At Large Reps 2023 - 2025

Finally, thanks to SC’s former Divisional Reps 2022 -2024, Committee Chairs, and departing SC Chair 2023 -2024 Matt D’Emilio for their support & dedication to CMU’s Staff and Staff Council.

Get to know your 2024 - 2025 Staff Council

SC Officers

SC Divisional Reps

SC At-Large Reps

Inviting All CMU Staff Members to:

reach out and enlist Staff Council support to pursue your Staff interests
attend a monthly General Board Meeting
actively support a Staff Council Committee

Professional Development

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) leverages FocusU to provide on demand training and as a convenient tool to register for and track participation in instructor-led training sessions. FocusU provides access 24/7 access to video clips, online training, books and job aids. To assist the campus community, OHR has curated a listing of online courses focusing on a diverse set of skills and abilities.

Resources for Working Remotely

If your job duties do not allow remote work and you are 60 years old or older, or have an underlying medical condition that may put you at higher risk for complications, you should contact your HR business partner to be counseled on PTO and leave options and process.

Events 2024 - 2025 Term

Our Mission

The chief purpose of Staff Council is to examine matters related to all staff, and to formulate recommendations to the university administration regarding staff concerns. Staff Council representatives provide advocacy on behalf of all staff members, and contribute to the vibrancy and well‐being of the entire Carnegie Mellon community.

The voice for staff at Carnegie Mellon University