PEG Board At-A-Glance

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Professional Employees Governance (PEG) Board?

The Professional Employees Governance Board shall operate, in accordance with the policies set forth by the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York, as a recognized part of the University's governance system with authority to make studies, reports, and recommendations on all governance matters which has a significant bearing on professional employees. (Constitution Article I.2.)

What does the PEG Board do?

The business of PEG Board shall be to act as the responsible, representative voice of the concerns and needs of its constituents and to investigate, discuss, report, and make recommendations on those issues that are consistent with the purpose of the Board. (Constitution Article IV.3.)

Am I a "Professional Employee"?

For the purpose of academic governance only, the Stony Brook University Senate defines "professional employees" as:

... all employees in the Professional Services Negotiating Unit, other than an employee with academic or qualified academic rank. The following categories are excluded from the professional employee constituency: ex-officio members of the Senate, interns, residents, post-doctoral fellows, and students. (Bylaws of the Stony Brook University Senate).

This means that to be elected to a shared governance position, you must be a UUP-represented non-teaching professional employed by New York State. (Management Confidential, Research Foundation, Stony Brook Foundation, Auxiliary Services Association, etc. employees are not eligible.)

PEG Board Structure Summary

Who	What	When
PEG Board Membership, 36 professionals, 15% of University Senate faculty senators, representing constituency of approximately 3,860 professionals from East and West Campus and all affiliated SBU locations	Depending on roles, attends meetings of, and participates in University Senate, academic unit senates and/or related committees. In addition to the above, attends PEG Board membership meetings.	Generally during academic year semesters Generally two meetings each academic year semester
PEG Board East and West Campus Co-Chairs, elected by PEG Board Membership	In addition to the above, attends weekly standing University Senate Executive Board meetings, includes meetings with President, Provost, VP SB Medicine, other senior SBU staff and Senator LaValle, etc.	Weekly during academic year semesters and on an ad hoc basis in winter and summer semesters
PEG Board Committee on Appointments and Elections	Meets and communicates in order to coordinate all appointments and elections for PEG Board roles	Generally, in the spring semester and on an ad hoc basis in other semesters.