1. Staff Regent’s Report Board of Regents Meeting February 24, 2017

2. The Spring 2017 scholarship winners are:
Staff Recipient: Wendy Tudor – $250
Dependent Recipient: Joseph Winchester – $91.85
The new deadlines will be:
September 1 for Fall Semester
February 1 for Spring Semester
Staff Congress is doing some rebate nights for fundraising in March.
Thursday, March 2nd at Gatti's Pizza from 4-9 PM
Friday, March 10th at Backyard Burger
Thursday, March 16th at Sirloin Stockade from 11 AM-9 PM
Friday, March 31st at Burrito Shack from 4-9 PM

8. Staff Comments: Q22 What do you appreciate most about working for MSU?
I do feel that working for MSU is like working for a family. Most everyone takes pride in that fact.
Paid time off, vacation and sick time. I enjoy working with the staff in my department and I think what we do is important to our students.
Overall there is a sense of community and trying to help each other. Also all areas do whatever they can for the students. Even those not directly involved with students do care about them and try in their own way to aid the students.
Time at Thanksgiving and Christmas to be with family. To have fall break with the public schools and spring break time off.
The benefits, sick bank, sick time off, vacation time off, and very fair about Holiday time.
I appreciate the time off during holidays and breaks to be with my family.
The time off, tuition waivers.
Tuition Waivers, good coworkers, Health Services
Tuition waivers; getting to interact with students
The opportunities to use Tuition Waivers is the most appreciated of the few benefits.

9. Q23 What would make MSU a better place to work?
Better Pay
More Competitive Salary
A Pay Increase
Better Compensation
Adequate pay. More staff to share the workload.
Merit Raises
Merit compensation!
More emphasis on wage increases and rewarding experience.
More consistent pay raises
Better pay for all staff.
Fair wage compensation

10. Q24 Feel free to use this section to provide any additional comments/concerns.
I feel as though MSU needs to work on providing raises and rewards for employees who are loyal to MSU and prove to be quality employees. MSU needs to invest in its employees who continue to work for them and prove quality work.
I love working g at MSU, when you like your job that means a lot the only complaint is the pay which I feel is not fair for what I do.
I love the people and the community, but I have noticed there is a large dip in Morale. Turnover has been high in our part of the university and many people have begun looking for second/backup jobs as they do not feel there is room for advancement or that they are valued by their superiors. I have had multiple people have concerns that positions that will be opening up will be externally hired or be dissolved causing more responsibilities to be dumped on people with plenty to do all ready.
Overall I love this place!!!
Thank you for the opportunity...
Thankful for Staff Congress and Staff Regent who try and watch out for the staff.
Thank you very much for your work, and for making MSU a better place to be for all of us!