Staff Council representatives continue to ensure staff perspectives are included in important conversations and initiatives across UAB.
Recent and ongoing efforts include:
- Supporting Clear the Air: The Executive Committee provided a letter of support for the UAB Clear the Air proposal for the Strategic Investment Fund.
- Athletics Leadership Search: Executive Committee members participated in a listening session with the consulting agency supporting UAB’s Athletic Director search, providing insight into the values and qualities important to staff.
- Finance Academy: Executive Committee members will participate in the 2026 Finance Academy on Nov. 12, joining UAB leaders to learn more about university finances and share relevant information with the Council.
- Transit Advisory Group: Six Staff Council representatives participated in the Transit Advisory Group, helping bring staff perspectives and transportation concerns into the conversation. Additional opportunities for staff engagement are expected in January.
- Legacy Art Trail Public Art Commission: Staff Council has representation on the Legacy Art Trail Public Art Commission Steering Committee, including discussions surrounding semifinalists for the public sculpture planned outside the Hill Student Center. Staff will have an opportunity to provide feedback as the project progresses.
- University-Wide Mentoring: Staff Council continues conversations with Learning & Development about opportunities to strengthen and connect mentoring efforts across campus, with an emphasis on creating more opportunities for cross-campus staff mentorship.
Have an issue or initiative where the staff voice should be represented? We want to hear from you. If there is an issue you would like Staff Council to address, an initiative you think we should be involved in, or a topic you would like a committee to consider, email
Get Involved
- Notes of Care: Help brighten the holidays for individuals living in residential facilities by writing short notes of encouragement, well wishes or holiday greetings. Bring completed notes to the Dec. 9 meeting or drop them off at Hill Student Center, Room 303.
- Support Project HOPE: Project HOPE, a day shelter serving unhoused youth, is seeking donations of hygiene items and throw blankets. Bring donations to the Dec. 9 meeting and consider sharing the opportunity with colleagues in your area.
- Volunteer as an Undergraduate Research Expo Judge: Support undergraduate researchers by volunteering to judge research posters and presentations at the upcoming Undergraduate Research Expo. Sign up to be a judge
Staff Resources
UAB Wellscreens End Dec. 3
There’s still time to complete your UAB Wellscreen! Take this opportunity to check in on your health and well-being before screenings conclude Dec. 3.
BlazerID Access: What Staff Should Know
Changes to UAB’s BlazerID Lifecycle Management process mean access to email, Box, Microsoft 365 and other university resources will begin to be removed automatically when employment ends. If you’re preparing to leave UAB, make sure you and your department plan ahead for important files, shared resources and other business-critical information.