UB Professional Staff Senate

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What is the Professional Staff Senate?

The Professional Staff Senate at the University at Buffalo exists to look out for the interests of all professional staff working within State, UB Foundation, and Research Foundation lines. The PSS actively participates in the policy decisions of the University and promotes individual professional development.

What does this mean?

All professional staff hired at UB are automatically members of the Professional Staff Senate (PSS). This organization has worked for over 25 years to provide input into campus-wide policies and decisions that affect the working life of professional staff. In addition, the PSS provides a common ground and mechanism for professional staff to connect with, learn from, and build a stronger relationship with their working colleagues.

History of PSS

The Professional Staff Senate (PSS) was officially organized and named in 1972, although the groundwork for the organization was laid beginning in 1969.

The State University Professionals Association (SUPA) was organized to represent non-teaching professionals throughout the SUNY system. During its first two yeas, SUPA was active in developing grievance procedures and examining employment conditions, and interacted with the SUNY contract negotiating team.

On June 1, 1972, the members of SUNY Buffalo Chapter of SUPA voted to establish the PSS which would in effect take over all functions of SUPA on a local level. The “new” PSS ratified a constitution during the summer of 1972 stating its purpose and function: “PSS shall seek an active role for the professional staff in the governance of the University; shall provide advice and counsel in administrative matters and shall assist in the development of administrative policies and procedures.”

The PSS still maintains and follows its established role of participating in the governance of the University at Buffalo in the current constitution and bylaws.