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P&S COUNCIL NEWS
January 27, 2004
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE
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During these challenging fiscal times, it's critical that P&S
staff interests continue to be well represented on campus. You
CAN make a difference: Run for election to the P&S Council,
nominate a colleague, or volunteer to serve on a committee as
a non-council member. Your participation in university decisions
will affect the personal and professional lives of all P&S
staff at Iowa State.
P&S Council Membership
Nominations are open until Feb. 20
for 16 open seats on the P&S
Council 2004-2005. To nominate yourself or a colleague, see the
council's election website:
http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/PreElection.html
http://www.iastate.edu/Inside/04/0130/elect.shtml
Top Reasons to Serve on the P&S Council
- Help influence university policy
and represent your colleagues.
- Routinely interact with and
provide input to key offices within the university (President's
Office, Office of the Provost, Board
of Regents, Human Resource Services, etc.) through face-to-face
meetings, council resolutions, and committee work.
- Serve on
committees that promote or enhance P&S compensation
and benefits issues, professional development opportunities,
awards, recruitment and retention grants, and P&S policies
and procedures.
- Help keep your peers on campus informed about
issues that affect them.
16 More Reasons to Serve on the Council
6 seats representing
Academic and Research staff are open
2 representing Business and Finance
2 representing Extension
1 representing External Affairs
2 representing IPRT/Ames Lab
3 representing Student Affairs
Committee Membership
There is no better way to understand the
inner workings of Iowa State University than to serve on a P&S
Council committee. Committee work is rewarding, challenging --
and sometimes controversial.
To participate on a committee as a non-council member, contact
Council President Kevin Kane, kkane@iastate.edu.
http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/Committees.html
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YOUR COUNCIL AT WORK
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New Prescription Drug Coverage
The P&S Council's Compensation & Benefits
Committee has asked the university's benefits office to track
out-of-pocket
costs for employees under the new (2004) prescription drug plan
compared to out-of-pocket costs under the old plan. The goal
is to determine if the change in co-pay results in staff discontinuing
prescription medications.
http://www.hrs.iastate.edu/benefits/PandS_Medical.shtml
Alternatives to Layoffs
At its December 2003 meeting, the P&S Council approved
a resolution encouraging the administration to consider early
retirement
options whenever possible if, due to additional budget cuts,
P&S staff reductions must be considered
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DEADLINES AND REMINDERS
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Wednesday, Jan.
28
FINAL DAY TO VOTE on changes to P&S Council Constitution.
Log onto AccessPlus, click on the "employee" tab, and
then on "voting." Or use this link:
https://accessplus.iastate.edu/servlet/adp.DirectConnect?APPL=Vote
Thursday,
Feb. 5
2:00: P&S COUNCIL MEETING. Memorial Union Gallery
(all welcome)
Noon to 2:00: COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS in Memorial Union
Awards - Room 233
Communications - Room 230
Compensation & Benefits - Room 234
Policies & Procedures - Room 236
Recruitment & Retention - Room 233
Representation - Room 245
Check with committee chairs for exact meeting times.
http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/
Friday, Feb. 20
NOMINATIONS DUE for P&S Council 2004-2005.
http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/PreElection.html
Tuesday, Feb.
24
Noon to 1:00: P&S COUNCIL FORUM on the UNIVERSITY BUDGET,
Memorial Union Gallery, with Assistant Provost Ellen Rasmussen
and Assistant to the President
for Budget and Planning and Analysis, Mark Chidister
Monday, March 1
VOTING for 2004-2005 P&S Council members BEGINS.
Friday, March
26
VOTING ENDS in P&S Council elections.
Tuesday, March 30
P&S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY: "Living
on Purpose," the Hotel
at Gateway, Ames
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