As we are fond of repeating, “We work for you.” 

The LSU Staff Senate has been the recognized organization for staff employees since 1976. The Staff Senate provides a bridge between staff and the LSU administration, effectively conveying to LSU officials those issues and concerns of the staff. We have worked with the administration to improve working conditions and employee benefits, including:

• working to obtain improvements in health care options;

• creating the Crisis Leave Program that allows employees to donate leave to other employees in health crisis situations;

• lobbying for and serving on various search committees;

• emphasizing the need for daycare for the children of faculty, staff, and students;

• providing two Staff Senate Scholarships per academic year for a dependant of staff members;

• raising funds for the newly established Staff Senate Fee Support Scholarship to create scholarships for employees to help defray registration fees;

• organizing and managing a volunteer network to mentor new staff employees;

• creating and hosting Holiday on Campus, a festive event for all children of the LSU community that also provides toys and food for the less fortunate in the Baton Rouge area;

• established the Weight Watchers at Work Program in two locations on campus; and continue to voice the need and initiate opportunities for a comprehensive wellness program for all LSU employees.

Staff Senate Campus-wide Liaison/University Committee Representation:

Appeals Committee for Parking, Traffic and Transportation 

Black Faculty & Staff Caucus 

Campus Communicators 

Campus Sustainability 

Civil Service Commission 

Consortium on Civic Engagement 

Facility Design and Development 

Faculty Senate

International Travel Oversight Committee 

LASERS Liaison Committee 

LSU Council of Staff Advisors 

Office of Group Benefits 

Quality Enhancement Plan for SACS Reaffirmation 

University Council on Women 

University Planning Council 

Chancellor Executive Meetings 

Executive Vice-Chancellor & Provost Dean’s & Directors Meetings 

Board of Supervisors 

LSU Foundation Outstanding Staff Service Awards Committee 

University-Wide Search Committees:

Chancellor (Former Presidents Carolyn Landry, 2006-2007 and Tim Fields, 2007-2008)

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost (Past-President Kristie Galy, 2011-2012)

Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resource Management (President Chad Gothreaux, 2009-2010)