DATE:                        March 12, 2008                                                        

TO:                  Non-Instructional Academic Staff

FROM:            Bylaws, Elections, and Policies/Procedures Committee

                        Academic Staff Council

SUBJECT:     Academic Staff Council Elections

This spring non-instructional academic staff will elect four (4) new members to the Academic Staff Council.  Two (2) positions will be elected from the Colleges, one (1) position from the Administrative Units, and one (1) At-Large.  Each position serves a three-year term.

The Academic Staff Council is the governing body for non-instructional academic staff and plays a significant role in decisions about titling, personnel policies and compensation affecting academic staff.  The council continued to review campus programs and provide input to campus policies, in consultation with the Chancellor’s Office.

Please consider running for election to the Academic Staff Council!  Membership on the council is an excellent way to meet other academic staff, network, and participate in governance to make a difference on campus!  Full council meetings are currently held on the second and fourth Monday of every month from 1:15 – 2:45 p.m.

Attached is a nomination petition.  Complete this petition and obtain the signatures of three eligible academic staff members (see petition for eligible signatures) who support your nomination.  Return your petition to the Academic Staff Council Office, Room 217 Graff Main Hall, no later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday April 2, 2008.  A copy of the petition can also be found on the Academic Staff Council website: http://www.uwlax.edu/academicstaff/election2008.htm

If you have any questions or would like more information on the council, please feel free to contact any council member.

We look forward to hearing from you!!

Will Van Roosenbeek, Co-chair      Troy Richter, Co-Chair

Sara Burton                                       Sharie Brunk

Chris Dodge                                      Cary Heyer

Brenda Leahy                                    Lynette Preuir Lo

Kay Robinson                                    Mary Beth Vahala

Lynn Weiland

ACADEMIC STAFF COUNCIL

NOMINATION PETITION, SPRING 2008

Name:                                                                           Unit:                                                  

The 2008 election will fill four (4) positions on the Academic Staff Council: two (2) from the Colleges, one (1) from the Administrative Units, and one (1) At-Large.  Each position serves a three (3) year term.  Only non-instructional academic staff* may run for these positions.  In addition, council members must have an FTE appointment of 50% or above.

Please indicate the constituency from which you desire to be elected (check one):

                        Colleges (2 positions)

                        Administrative Units  (1 position)

                        At Large  (1 position)

Obtain the signatures of three (3) academic staff members who support your nomination and are eligible to vote.  All non-instructional academic staff* are eligible to vote in council elections.

NOTE:  If you are running for an At-Large position, obtain these signatures from any academic staff member without faculty status.  If you are running for a position with a specific constituency, please collect signatures of academic staff in your constituency.

Signature                                                         Division

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Please return this petition to the Academic Staff Council Office, Room 217 Graff Main Hall, by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, 2008.

If elected to the Academic Staff Council of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, I will faithfully serve in that capacity.

Signature                                                                                 Date

For more information, visit the Academic Staff Council Web Site:  http://www.uwlax.edu/AcademicStaff/

 *Instructional academic staff without faculty status who have chosen to be represented by the Academic Staff Council are also eligible.