Staff Council at Michigan Tech was formed to advise the University president and to serve as a liaison between employees and administrative officers. Staff Council provides a forum to discuss matters involving staff, to review and recommend changes in existing policies that affect staff, and to recommend new policies.

The President's charge to Staff Council is to improve communication between staff and administrators concerning University policies and practices; to maximize the use of talents and resource of the staff in the support of education programs; to develop and strengthen skills and professionalism among the staff; to recognize the importance of clerical, technical and service employee contributions to the University. Staff Council also may express concerns of the staff in areas such as personnel policies, fringe benefits, salaries, economic efficiency, and other issues.