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Distributed April 28, 2008

Recent Council Activities

Jamie Pollard, ISU Athletics Director, discussed his department's expansion plans at the February Open Forum sponsored by the P&S Council.

Ellen Rasmussen, associate vice provost for budget and planning at ISU, presented details for the implementation of the University's new resource management model at the Open Forum sponsored on Oct. 4 by the P&S Council.  Slides from her presentation are available in a .pdf file.

Warren Madden, center, ISU vice president for business and finance, and Jerry Stewart, right, director of public safety at ISU, discussed a proposal to arm campus police officers and took questions from an attentive audience.  A streaming video of the presentation has been archived online [requires Real Player*].

Open Forum on Arming Campus Police Officers
The issue of how best to maintain a safe environment on the ISU campus dominated the discussion at an Open Forum on arming campus police officers, sponored by the P&S Council on Aug. 31.  About 75 people attended. The issue is on the P&S Council agenda at its next meeting Sept. 6 and on the agenda of the Board of Regents at its September meeting. Text of the recommendation and a background report are available online.

* If Real Player link above does not launch the video on your computer, paste the following URL into the Open Location dialog box of your Real Player application:
http://realserver.ait.iastate.edu:8080/ramgen/pscounc/Firearms_forum.rm

P&S Council Retreat held in June
Twenty-one members of the P&S Council started a new year on June 20 with ATW Training's Maximum Leadership bus tour in Des Moines. Council members Pam Owenson, left, Val Evans and Suzanne Coburn Van Veen are watching another Council member perfect his jump shot in the virtual basketball exhibit at the Iowa Hall of Pride.  More photos

Retention and Recruitment Open Forum
An Open Forum recognizing P&S Retention and Recruitment Grant recipients was held May 3 at the Hixson-Lied Student Services Center. A panel presentation by Thomas Greenbowe, professor of chemistry, left; Dione Somerville, dean of students; and Peter Englin, director of residence; was moderated by Jill Kramer, right, program coordinator in the Dean of Students office.   More photos

Happy 150th Birthday!
Nearly 20,000 pieces of birthday cake were served by members of the P&S Council and their families after the 2007 Veishea Parade.  View photos

Performance Management Program
At the March council meeting, Associate Vice president Carla Espinoza gave a presentation about a new policy supporting the Performance Management Program. A powerpoint of this presentation is available here

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