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			<title>The Budget Priorities Committee</title>
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			<description>&lt;H1&gt;Bank Street Staff Council&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;H2&gt;Welcome&lt;/H2&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Staff Council is pleased to sponsor this website for faculty and staff as part of our mission to foster communication and share resources in keeping with &quot;the democratic ethos and philosophy of education under which Bank Street was founded.&quot; &lt;EM&gt;(Governance Handbook p. 17)&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H2&gt;Overview&lt;/H2&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Staff Council offers a forum&lt;/SPAN&gt; for any staff member to address concerns, share information or propose programs to facilitate our work and strengthen communication college-wide. Here is a brief overview:&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;LI&gt;Staff Council meets&lt;/SPAN&gt; on a monthly basis to &lt;STRONG&gt;discuss&lt;/STRONG&gt; key issues, &lt;STRONG&gt;problem-solve&lt;/STRONG&gt; and &lt;STRONG&gt;build community &lt;/STRONG&gt;across all divisions. 
&lt;LI&gt;Staff Council members include representatives from: &lt;EM&gt;Childrens&apos; Programs&lt;/EM&gt;, &lt;EM&gt;Continuing Education&lt;/EM&gt;, &lt;EM&gt;Finance &amp;amp; Administration&lt;/EM&gt;, The Graduate School, &lt;EM&gt;Institutional Advancement&lt;/EM&gt; and &lt;EM&gt;Support Staff&lt;/EM&gt;; and co-chairs of two &lt;EM&gt;Standing Committees&lt;/EM&gt;: &lt;A href=&quot;http://www.bankstreet.edu/stcouncil/bp.html&quot;&gt;The Budget Priorities Committee&lt;/A&gt; and &lt;A href=&quot;http://www.bankstreet.edu/stcouncil/diversity.html&quot;&gt;The Diversity Committee&lt;/A&gt;. 
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Cabinet&lt;/STRONG&gt; meets with &lt;STRONG&gt;Staff Council leadership&lt;/STRONG&gt; and &lt;STRONG&gt;Staff Associate Trustees&lt;/STRONG&gt; to review and discuss council concerns and recommendations. 
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Staff Council communicates&lt;/STRONG&gt; its work through divisional representatives, bulletin board postings, Weekly e-Bulletin and four All-College meetings sponsored by the &lt;STRONG&gt;President&apos;s Office&lt;/STRONG&gt;.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Staff Council has identified 4 key areas for inter-divisional collaboration:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;
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&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=blue&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Community Outreach--Annual Blood Drive, Holiday Toy Drive.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; 
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=darkgoldenrod&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Environment and Health--Recycling and &quot;greening&quot; initiatives.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; 
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=maroon&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Social Action and Advocacy--Day Against Racism Information Table&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; 
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=purple&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Wellness and Recreation--Weight Watchers at Work Program.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT color=darkblue size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Our next Staff Council meeting will be held on:&lt;BR&gt;Monday April 7- 3:30- 5:00 BSN Room TBA&lt;BR&gt;We welcome your participation!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;Questions? Ideas? Feel free to contact divisional representatives or email co-chairs Nina Jaffe and&amp;nbsp; Farhad Asghar at: &lt;A href=&quot;mailto:staffcouncil@bankstreet.edu&quot;&gt;staffcouncil@bankstreet.edu&lt;/A&gt; 
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=orange size=4&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Visibility, Viability, Voice&lt;BR&gt;~Your Staff Council~&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
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