{"649249":{"#nid":"649249","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Staff Council to Host 2021 Nomination, Election Cycle Information Session","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Tuesday, August 10, at 1 p.m., the Georgia Tech Staff Council will host a virtual information session for employees interested in running for a three-year term as a regular member or applying for a one-year term as a committee member. During the session, Staff Council leadership will share details about the upcoming 2021 election process, timeline, and the organization\u0026rsquo;s goals and priorities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERegistration for the information session is open\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/primetime.bluejeans.com\/a2m\/register\/ypjrjqxs\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our annual elections are key to furthering the Council\u0026rsquo;s successes,\u0026rdquo; said Quina\u0026eacute; Ford, 2021 Staff Council chair. \u0026ldquo;To serve on Staff Council means you strongly believe in the mission and goals of Georgia Tech and its leadership. The Council prides itself as a formal connection for fellow staff members to communicate with the Institute\u0026rsquo;s executive leadership. Yearly elections give us the opportunity to attract other staffers who will contribute to our engagement and advocacy for the staff population.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Council currently comprises 20 regular members who proportionally represent five classifications of employees, as specified by Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hr.gatech.edu\/staff-job-descriptions-and-salary-structures\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003EJob Classification and Compensation System\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(JCCS).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFor the 2021 election, the following regular member seats are available in the respective JCCS categories: Administrative and Professional (4\u0026nbsp;seats); Skilled Trades (1 seat); Scientific and Research (1 seat); Information Technology (2 seats); and Development (1 seat). Candidates (both nominated and self-nominated) must meet the following criteria:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThe staff member must hold a job title in the JCCS category\u0026nbsp;under which they are applying.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThe staff member must have full-time or part-time (20 hours\/week) status.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThe staff member must have completed at least one year of service (12 consecutive months) at Georgia Tech with a staff title as of August 16, 2020.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThe staff member may not hold a title(s) related to the following: academic faculty; executive or senior leadership; affiliate (e.g., Alumni Association, Foundation, etc.); research faculty; retiree; or student. (Please note that anyone holding any aforementioned title may not nominate a candidate to Staff Council or vote in the election process.)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStaff Council will accept nominations for new members and for committee membership August 16-27\u0026nbsp;at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/staffcouncil.gatech.edu\/staff-council-elections\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003Estaffcouncil.gatech.edu\/staff-council-elections\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;The election period will follow, September 13-24.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about the Georgia Tech Staff Council, visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/staffcouncil.gatech.edu\/\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003Estaffcouncil.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Staff Council will host a virtual information session for Tech employees who are interested in running for a three-year term as a regular member or applying for a one-year term as a committee member.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Staff Council will host a virtual information session for Tech employees who are interested in running for a three-year term as a regular member or applying for a one-year term as a committee member."}],"uid":"34932","created_gmt":"2021-08-04 15:17:48","changed_gmt":"2021-08-05 21:13:15","author":"Courtney Hill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-08-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-08-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"649254":{"id":"649254","type":"image","title":"Staff Council will accept nominations for new members and for committee membership August 16-27. The election period will follow, September 13-24.","body":null,"created":"1628098672","gmt_created":"2021-08-04 17:37:52","changed":"1628098672","gmt_changed":"2021-08-04 17:37:52","alt":"","file":{"fid":"246505","name":"185034617_102112742062296_5721039027227652962_n.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/185034617_102112742062296_5721039027227652962_n.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/185034617_102112742062296_5721039027227652962_n.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":136752,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/185034617_102112742062296_5721039027227652962_n.jpeg?itok=I3pujdxL"}}},"media_ids":["649254"],"groups":[{"id":"311541","name":"Staff Council"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167004","name":"staff council"},{"id":"167018","name":"staff"},{"id":"14975","name":"Advocacy"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECourtney Hill\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2021\u0026nbsp;Staff Council Communications Committee Chair\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\ncourtney.hill@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["courtney.hill@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}