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Article 7 - Responsibilities of the Staff Senate

Last Revised October 04, 2021

Section 1. Lucille Speakman Excellence Award for Staff

A. The Lucille Speakman Excellence Award for Staff shall be administered by the Staff Senate. The Speakman award nominations and scoring process shall be conducted by the Staff Senate Awards Committee.

B. The Lucille Speakman award should be presented each spring semester.

Section 2. USC Scholarship

A. The USC Scholarship is distributed each fall to eligible students as approved by the Chair and Staff Senate.

B. The USC Scholarship will follow the Fund Agreement on file, as approved by the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Foundation and signed by the Staff Senate Chair. The Fund Agreement will establish the eligibility of applicants.  The USC Scholarship applications will be facilitated by the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Foundation, and applicants shared with the Staff Senate.

C. The Staff Senate will fundraise each semester with fundraising dollars going to the USC Scholarship fund.  The USC Scholarship will be awarded each June, with the award being applied to the student accounts equally for the upcoming fall and spring terms.