About Staff Council
Staff Council is an elected body that represents approximately 5,700 non-bargaining professional and scientific and merit supervisory exempt/confidential staff members. These dedicated people have a substantial impact on the teaching, research, and service goals and outcomes of The University of Iowa. As a university-wide representative body, Staff Council members promote communication among staff, central administration, Faculty Senate and Student Government.
Staff Council members do not make policies, but do advance staff concerns and ideas to central administration as well as make specific recommendations for policy changes. Staff Council is composed of one representative for every 100 employees or major fraction thereof in the following categories:
- Professional Administrative and Academic
- Professional Health Care and Nursing - Non-unionized
- Professional Research
- Special Services (Merit Supervisory Exempt/Confidential)