Two years ago, the All Staff Council added a new committee, the Special Interest Committee. This committee explores initiatives, questions, and/or concerns presented to All Staff Council through research, planning, and collaboration with appropriate offices on campus. 

Last year, the committee launched a staff mentoring program. That program has been transformed into a monthly networking luncheon for the FY20 year, which was highlighted in OnCampus last week.  

As a reminder, this committee seeks your suggestions, questions, or concerns. All suggestions are kept confidential. 

The Special Interest Committee Chair is Andy Verlengia. Additional members of the committee are Laura Bjurstrom, Jenny Jones, Carla Herling, Greg Lin, Niki Smith, and Patrick Williams. If you have anything to reach out to the committee regarding, please direct inquiries to Committee Chair Andy Verlengia at andy.verlengia@drake.edu or 515-271-3077.  

— Niki Smith, University Communications & Marketing