Employee Council

Welcome to your Employee Council Website!

Employee Council Advisory Board Members pictured above:
Standing, from left to right: Pat Dommer, Career Services; Barb Rosten, Biology, Agriculture, Physics & Engineering; Olive Holmes, Program for Academic Advancement; Trish Grogan, Human Resources; Julie Tapley-Booth, Center of Southwest Studies. Seated (front row) from left to right: Jennifer Stewart, Financial Aid; Katie Nester, Academic Advising; Beth Christie, Union Operations. Not pictured: John Velasquez, Service Center; Kevin Dezendorf, Information Technology

Employee Council Advisory Board Members pictured above from left to right:
Julie Tapley-Booth, Jennifer Stewart, Olive Holmes,
and Jeff Jantz, Foundation/Development Office

Mission Statement

To foster a spirit of unity, cooperation and loyalty within the Fort Lewis College community.
To provide a means of interaction and communication among the employees of Fort Lewis College.
To provide a means through which Fort Lewis College employees may be represented and have a voice in making decisions which affect them directly.
To consider methods and means by which policies and overall working conditions may be improved, operating efficiency increased and make recommendations to administrative officers and faculty.
To promote the designated role and mission of the institution.
To promote a positive public image of state personnel throughout the community.

Contact Us

Come to one of our meetings
Contact one of our members directly
Confidentially by mail: Fort Lewis College Employee Council, FLC 7102, Campus Mail

Employee Council Links

Photo Gallery
History
Minutes from previous meetings

Monthly Meetings

Employee Council Advisory Board Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of every month from noon - 1:00 p.m. Our meetings August - December 2008 will be in the College Union Building Senate Room (CUB 104). Our meetings January - May 2009 will be in the College Union Building Blue and Gold Room (CUB 105) of the College Union Building. Visitors and guests are always welcome. All Fort Lewis College employees are members of the Employee Council. Classified and Exempt Staff are encouraged to join the Employee Council Advisory Board.

Current Employee Council Programs

New Employee Welcome
Staff Education
- Western Employee Assistance Services workshops
- Brown bag lunch series presentations
Staff Recognition - Fli-Hi Awards
- Anyone who has observed an employee or student going above and beyond his/her job duty can submit a Fli-Hi Award for that person. The award forms are in the Human Resources Office in 210 Berndt Hall. Drawings are held at various times during the year from the submitted Fli-Hi Awards for $10 gift certificates to the Bookstore. The Fli-Hi Award form is available here in electronic format also.

Upcoming Events

Employee Picnic, Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Watermelon Mini-Break, Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Bake Sale/Silent Auction, Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Chile cook-off, Friday, October 9, 2009
Holiday Bake/Gift Sale, Thursday, December 3, 2009
Ice Cream Social, Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Employee Appreciation Luncheon, Thursday, April 8, 2010