June 1, 2003

 Dear New Professional Staff,

 On behalf of the Professional Staff Organization (PSO) I welcome you to Western Washington University.  As an Professional Staff employee you are automatically a member of EPSO.  The purpose of EPSO is to promote an active role for Professional Staff in University governance, provide a voice in establishing policies and procedures, and work for the personal and professional welfare of our members.  Our organization is part of the University governance structure and as such, our members represent EPSO on a wide variety of University committees. 

We invite you to actively participate in EPSO and become more informed about issues affecting Professional Staff, as well as take advantage of the opportunities to meet and network with your peers.  You are encouraged to attend our quarterly general meetings, communicate your suggestions and comments to us at meetings, via e-mail, and our listserv, and volunteer to serve on University committees as an EPSO representative.  Announcements and notices to Professional Staff are distributed via our listserv at epso@lists.wwu.edu, posted on our web site at www.wwu.edu/depts/president/EPSO.shtml, and published in FAST, Western’s Faculty and Staff Newsletter. 

As an Professional Staff, you will automatically be subscribed to our listserv.  If you do not want to receive listserv messages, please contact Paul Mueller at Paul.Mueller@wwu.edu or at x3065 and ask to be removed.  We strive to keep the number of messages to a minimum, sending only information that is of importance and relevant to the membership. 

Please visit our web site for more information about EPSO and feel free to contact me anytime at April.Markiewicz@wwu.edu or at x6137 if you have any questions.  Again, welcome to Western!

 Sincerely,

April Markiewicz

President, Professional Staff Organization