UNOPA Representatives on campus-wide committees | University of Nebraska Office Professionals Association

There are many opportunities to represent UNOPA. We have representatives on these UNL committees. If you have questions, please contact Jenifer Greenlee, UNOPA President. If you are a UNOPA member and sit on a UNL committee that isn't listed below, please let Jennifer know.

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Committee	UNOPA Representative	Description
Chancellor's University Safety Committe (CUSC) (2-year term)	Marla Nissen	Advises the university administration on how to minimize safety and health hazards. Current Goal: Develop, review, and maintain lines of safety communication with the purpose of engaging the campus community, in particular by encouraging all to recognize and report "near misses" or potentially unsafe practices with this information to be used for educational purposes university wide.
Staff Senate (1-year term)	Sarah Smith	The Staff Senate is an advisory board on issues, institutional polices, and practices that relate to the staff.
Parking Advisory Committee (3-year term)	Sarah Smith	This committee reviews parking policies and regulations and make recommendations to the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance and to the Chancellor. During a three-year term, members: conduct an annual review of parking and traffic rules and regulations including parking permit fees and refunds, review proposed changes in parking policies, regulations, and parking lot classifications, review and recommend Capital Improvement Projects, review the parking operation budget and monthly operating reports, act in an advisory capacity to the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance, serve as a public forum -inform the University community on parking matters, review appeal decisions of the Parking Appeals Committee
Police Advisory Board	Rhonda Taylor	The Police Advisory Board supports an inclusive campus environment by serving as a connection between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department (UNLPD) and the campus community. UNLPD is committed to this purpose and seeks to engage the UNL community to gather input on matters pertaining to policing services and campus safety issues. The Advisory Board functions as a consultative board for the Chief of Police on various matters and concerns involving the UNLPD and UNL community and as a forum to review, discuss, and provide input on programs and projects to improve campus safety. The Board makes recommendations to UNLPD on promoting public awareness and equitable policing services that will provide a sense of personal safety among all UNL community members. Further, the Advisory Board advises the Chancellor on issues pertaining to the UNLPD and campus safety. While individual members are free to engage in public advocacy on any issue, the Advisory Board best serves its purpose through periodic, confidential dialog with the Chancellor.