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MHC: This Week Submissions
All Mount Holyoke staff are invited to submit events, announcements and information for possible inclusion in the MHC: This Week via this form.
Questions?
Please reach out to your Staff Council department representative, or email us at staff-council-l@mtholyoke.edu.
The council schedules each year’s meetings, which are held on the second Tuesday of each month during the academic year from 1:10-2:30 pm. The Staff Council plans its year according to the following timeline, with the flexibility to make changes as needed:
August/September
- A member of Staff Council speaks at Convocation.
- The first official Staff Council meeting is held. Plans for the community coffee breaks begin.
October
- The first Staff Council community coffee break is held.
- A meeting is held with the Director of Human Resources, to review topics of concern that the council will address during the year and to close old business from previous years.
November
Staff Council organizes and promotes Bright Lights, a seasonal event welcoming all staff.
December
Staff Council organizes, promotes and holds Bright Lights, a seasonal event welcoming all staff.
February
Staff Council community coffee break
March
The David B. Truman Employee Scholarship notice is sent out to the community.
April/May
- The nomination form for Staff Council elections are distributed.
- Staff Council community coffee break
- Staff Council elections
- Benefits Fair
- Pangy Day: Recycling Event
- The David B. Truman Employee Scholarship is awarded.
June
The final Staff Council meeting with the current members and with newly elected members is held. New staff council members select their committees/roles for the upcoming year.