All employees are encouraged to share their feedback and/or recommendations for improvements using the intake form. The committee will review recommendations on a variety of topics, including, but not limited to: Safety, facility conditions, awards & recognitions, health & wellness options, events, culture & experience, communication, etc.
Traffic Committee
This committee approves, reduces, or denies appeals for tickets that have been issued to students, visitors, or employees. Serving as a liaison on behalf of the students, visitors, or UAMS employees with the UAMS Traffic Department, they assist in identifying and resolving issues that may deal with parking or transportation concerns as well as bring forward ideas in an attempt to better serve the UAMS community.
Chairperson: Jeffrey DeSantis
DeSantisJeffreyJoseph@uams.edu
Membership and Elections Committee
This committee is responsible for providing a slate of officers annually for the House of Delegates. These officers are selected from the current House of Delegate body. The committee is responsible for annual election of members and also tracking meeting attendance.
Chairperson: Kendra Henderson
KHenderson@uams.edu
Working Condition Committee
The Working Conditions Committee is charged with reviewing recommendations and proposing campus improvements on safety, facility standards, and culture & experience to better the working environment for UAMS employees.
The committee will review and respond to your feedback after each monthly meeting of the House of Delegates. The committee meets monthly on the first Tuesday at noon and reports to the House of Delegates Executive Committee on the first Wednesday of the month. All House of Delegates members are welcomed to join the monthly Working Conditions Committee meeting via Zoom. Contact the Chairperson or Co-Chairperson with questions or to request the link to our monthly meeting.
Chairperson: Lisa Dixon
LDixon@uams.edu
Public Relations and Good Neighbor Committee
This committee is responsible for increasing awareness of the House of Delegates to all UAMS employees. This committee also helps in promoting HOD sponsored events as well as activities of General campus-wide interest as well as building a rapport with the communities surrounding UAMS through good will, improved communications, and a positive appreciation of UAMS.
Chairperson: Sharanda Williams
WilliamsSharanda@uams.edu
Co-Chair: Bonnie Hipp
hippbonnie@uams.edu
UAMS Internal Communications Steering Committee
The Internal Communications Steering Committee, which first met in November 2012 with 23 members representing groups across UAMS, was established in response to the 2011 Employee Satisfaction Survey.
One of the responses was a need to improve internal communication at UAMS. In an action item subsequently approved by the Chancellor’s Cabinet, the committee was developed.
The committee includes representatives from clinical programs, the colleges, the institutes, regional programs, campus operations, Human Resources, the House of Delegates and the Academic Senate.
The goal is to develop a two-way street through monthly meetings: gather feedback and suggestions on internal communications improvements from the group while updating them about ongoing institutional initiatives (digital signs, Epic, patient- and family-centered care) for them to communicate to their networks of colleagues
Chairperson: Sheena Joyner
JoynerSheenaN@uams.edu
Fringe Benefits Committee
This Committee is charged with making recommendations to the System Fringe Benefits regarding health, dental and life insurance issues as well as additional fringe benefits that are offered to employees at their expense. Examples include cancer and long term care insurance, car and home insurance. The committee has researched other optional benefits such as legal insurance and pet insurance. Meet the second Wednesday of the month at 11:00 a.m. in the Board Room.
Chairperson: James Bryant
BryantJames@uams.edu
Historical Committee
This committee will seek to preserve the history of the UAMS House of Delegates through written and photographic documentation of significant moments, events, and activities that promote collaboration between UAMS employees and our community. Meet at COPH at 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. in room G218
Chairperson: Vacant