The Advocacy Committee exists to represent and promote the interests and concerns of the staff. The committee will strive to advocate for improved working conditions of physical, mental and monetary value. Its members will conduct surveys and forums, and create special interest committees as needed to gather and understand the needs of the Missouri S&T staff members. These responsibilities will contribute to a better community and environment for the campus staff and help with employee retention and development. Meetings are closed to Advocacy Committee Members only due to confidentiality of concerns being discussed.

Concerns can be sent directly to the Advocacy Committee Chair or to mststaffcouncilad@mst.edu. If you need to report anonymously, please use the following details from UM System: Reporting Concerns.

Key Responsibilities

  • Create and promote professional development opportunities to help career advancement. This could be by hosting online webinars, promoting professional development opportunities,  providing training opportunities.
  • Host an annual professional development event on campus for all staff.
  • Address concerns and grievances that periodically arise among staff, such as payroll, working conditions (mental and physical), staffing, etc.
  • Play a large role in helping Staff Council live up to its purpose.
Austin Wall

Advocacy Committee Chair

austin@mst.edu |

Infrastructure Technology (IT)

Jason Netwon

Advocacy Committee Co-chair

newtonjp@mst.edu |

College of Engineering and Computing

Angelica Hendrix

Advocacy Committee Member

ahendrix@mst.edu |

Nuclear Engineering

Glenn Cargile

Advocacy Committee Member

gackpc@mst.edu |

Registrars

Justin Rauls

Advocacy Committee

jrauls@mst.edu |

Undergraduate Admissions

Paige Puhrmann

Advocacy Committee Member

ppdpn@mst.edu |

Events and Hospitality Management