ABOUT the EAC

Overview
The UTMB Employee Advisory Council exists to foster bidirectional communication and dialog for all Classified Staff and Administrative & Professional positions. The Council, which is sponsored and endorsed by the UTMB Office of the President, works to promote a positive and collaborative work environment that is committed to assessing, prioritizing and communicating employee needs. It also serve as a focus group/advisory panel by providing a feedback loop on broad issues and potential new programs that can impact UTMB Classified Staff and A&P Positions.

Representation
Members are derived from four widely-grouped areas within UTMB. For the purposes of representation on the council, the university is grouped in four large segments: the Schools, Correctional Managed Care, Hospitals and Clinics, and University Support Areas (see details below). Representatives from these areas and two advisors began work in early 2007 to create a structure and foundation for the council.

Nominations and Elections
Elections will be held annually, each January, with a nomination process open the preceding months. Elections will be held using a secure online voting process. Each member of the university staff (including A&P but excluding faculty) will have one vote for a representative from their primary area of employment (one of the four designated EAC areas).

In 2008, the EAC will be composed of 8 members and two non-voting support staff/advisors. By January 2009, the group will expand to its full contingent of 12 elected members plus the two advisors; four members will rotate off each year, after a three-year term of service for each.

UTMB Employee Advisory Council Representative Structure

Correctional Managed Care

Schools
School of Medicine
School of Nursing
School of Allied Health Sciences
Graduate School
Some Off Campus Clinics

Hospitals and Clinics
Campus Clinics
Hospitals
Some Off Campus Clinics

University Support Areas
Facilities Operations & Management (FOAM)
Finance
Human Resources
Information Services
Office Of University Advancement (OUA)
Office of the President
Community Health Services

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