Purpose of Academic Staff Council
Academic Staff Council is formed and supported by Wisconsin State statue (36.09(4)) which directs this group to:
- Advise the Chancellor on policies, procedures, and personnel matters concerning all academic staff.
- Organize in a manner determined by the group itself.
- Select representatives to participate in institutional governance (including at UWL and a System/Universities of Wisconsin level).
In practice, this means that academic staff are formally able to advocate for numerous changes that they want to see from day-to-day practices on campus to System-directed policies and procedures. If you would like to be a voice for yourself and other academic staff at UW-La Crosse, please consider participating in this group.
Participate in Academic Staff Council
There are many ways to participate in Academic Staff Council. See some suggestions here:
- Attend the monthly meeting.
- Participate in council requests, elections, and events.
- Make requests to the council for topics and/or speakers
- Join the council.
Who are Academic Staff?
The Academic Staff at UWL are professional and administrative staff with duties primarily associated with higher education institutions or their administration which require a degree, certification, or other professional credentials. Non-instructional academic staff (NIAS) is a term used to identify academic staff positions that do not have primary responsibility for providing credit instruction and training to students in an academic discipline.*
Over 400 staff, full time and part time are employed in these various position types. The Academic Staff Council are involved in shared governance at UWL, along with Faculty Senate, University Staff Council, and Student Association.
Meeting Information
We meet monthly in the Senate Chambers in the Student Union 2310. All are welcome to attend, but Academic Staff are especially encouraged to attend in-person or online.
Academic Staff Council meets the 2nd Monday of each Month at 10:30am. All meetings are scheduled for approximately 1.5 hours, but length of meeting time may vary.
All scheduled Academic Staff Council meetings are subject to Wisconsin Open Meeting Laws (Wis Stat. 19.83). However, any scheduled meeting may also move into Closed Session for part of the meeting as applicable and allowable per Wis Stat. 19.85. All meetings will convene in Open Session.
*From the UWL Employee Handbook
Events
Upcoming events that academic staff should be aware of include:
- Academic Staff Professional Development Grant - Due 2/1/2027