Date: January 11, 2008

Are you looking for ways to improve your workplace? Do you have concerns? Do you know someone who wants to make a difference?

Are you a person who likes to promote positive change? Have you heard of staff concerns? Would you like to be involved in campus communication?

Then it is time to consider a Staff Council nomination.

Click here to go to our online nomination form.
Nominations may be made through February 4, 2008.

Serving on Staff Council gives you the opportunity to voice your concerns and ideas about the University Community. Your participation CAN make a difference. If you have any questions, please contact, any current Staff Councilor from our current roster.

All P&S and special services staff members who are not covered by a union contract are invited to nominate themselves or other staff members for election to Staff Council.

This is the 41st year of Staff Council at the UI. Staff Council is an elected body that represents approximately 5,500 non-bargaining professional and scientific and merit supervisory exempt/confidential staff members. As a university-wide representative body, Staff Council members promote communication among staff, central administration, Faculty Senate and Student Government. Council membership terms are three years unless a vacated term is being completed.

Staff Council is composed of one representative for every 100 employees or major fraction thereof in the following categories:

• Professional Administrative – representing both Administrative and Academic
• Professional Health Care – representing both Health Care staff & Nursing (non-unionized nurses)
• Professional Research
• Special Services (Merit Supervisory Exempt/Confidential)

Staff Council representatives serve on at least one of the internal committees listed below. Click on the committee to go to a description:

--Budgetary Planning & Review
--Bylaws/Policies and Procedures
--Committee on Committees
--Education
--Elections
--Human Resources
--Merit Supervisory Exempt/Confidential
--Staff Council Diversity
--UIHC Ad Hoc
--University/Governmental Relations

Staff Council's Committee on Committees recommends qualified staff for appointments to Charter and Non-Charter University committees.

Here are some recent accomplishments of Staff Council:
* Outreach to key leadership groups on campus & state & regional legislative leaders
* Frequent meetings with President Mason, Interim Provost Lopez and other senior level university administrators
* New Staff Award recognizing Staff Service
* Supporting diversity initiatives
* New Staff Tuition Awards (joint effort with Learning & Development)
* Support new furlough options for staff members