Civil Service Senate

Attn:   Civilservice@govst.edu
Governors State University
One University Parkway
University Park, Illinois 60484
Phone: 708.235.4481
Fax: 708.534.1172

Due to COVID-19, meetings are currently being held virtually via Zoom. Please email civilservice@govst.edu to request meeting information.

•  The Civil Service Senate meets at 11 am on the second Wednesday of each month in room D1496.
• The Civil Service Executive Senate committee usually meets the first Thursday of the month at 11:00 am in the Cafeteria, meetings may vary, please contact the Correspondence Secretary for updates.

• Civil Service Employee Handbook
• Civil Service Senate Bylaws
• State Universities Civil Service System 
• Illinois Department of Central Management Services  
• State Universities Annuitants Association  
• State University Retirement System of Illinois

• Council of Councils News 

Executive Officers

• President: Sheryl Jones-Harper*, 2022, Ext. 7416, Financial Services
• Vice President: Susie Morris*, 2023, Ext. 4550, Athletics
• Recording Secretary: Kathleen Frossard-Fisher*, 2023, Ext. 7411, Financial Services
• Governance: VACANT
•  Corresponding Secretary: LaSheena Fuller*, 2022, Ext. 4481, Financial Aid
• Financial Secretary: Dorothea Franklin: 2022, Registrar Ext. 4505

Senators

• Brenda Moore: 2023, Financial Aid Ext. 4482
• Kim Ferkula: 2023, Aux Srvcs And Univ Housing Ext. 7111
• Raquel Rios-Aguirre: 2023, COE/P&C, Ext. 4516 
• Cynthia Staples: 2023, Continuing Education Ext. 3044
• Joan Johns Maloney 2023, HR Ext. 4131 
• Michelle Sebasco: 2023,  Continuing Education Ext. 3983
• Stephanie Contreras-Juarez: 2023, Registrar Ext. 4487
• Markita Alexander: 2023, HR Ext. 2899
• Blaise Lukasiewicz 2023, ITS  Ext. 2151
• Brave Fung 2023, Financial Services Ext. 7405
  
   

*Also serves as a committee chairperson
Sheryl Jones-Harper CS Rep. Employee Advisory Committee, Ext. 7416
Raquel Rios-Aguirre, CS Rep. Employee of the Month Committee
Sheryl Jones-Harper, CS Rep. Employee Resolution Committee

• Current CS Review

• SURS News

Educational Assistance Award is awarded each semester. The Civil Service Senate offers up to three awards of $500 each to GSU Civil Service employees, their spouses or dependent children.

"The Eric Nicholson Civil Service Employee Award" in honor of the late Eric Nicholson, who served on the Civil Service Senate for many years as well as in the GSU community. (Civil Service Employees Only)
Eligible applicants for the Eric Nicholson Award must be enrolled in at least 3 credit hours and currently admitted into a degree program.Printable application

The Civil Service Spouses and Dependent Children
Eligible applicants for Spouses and Dependents (26 years and under) Educational Assistance Award
must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours and currently admitted into a degree program. Printable application 
The deadline to submit an application is announced when the application period is open for each semester.
 

For information or to apply, contact Human Resources, Ext. 7466.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to nominate a Civil Service employee for their good deed or service.

Call Rebecca Vowell at Ext. 4484, print the Employee Nomination Form (download for a fillable PDF) or pick up a form from the nomination boxes on the second Floor by the Library or in front of the Human Resources Department.

The employee-of-the-month program is funded by the GSU Foundation.

• Current Roster

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