P&S COUNCIL NEWS
Feb. 14, 2005

P&S Council Nominations Due Friday
Want to make a difference? Nominate yourself or someone you know to serve on P&S Council by 5 p.m. on Friday. Beginning March 1 P&S staff will vote to fill 17 seats on the P&S Council for terms beginning July 1. For more information contact Malisa Rader at mrader@iastate.edu. Information about the open seats and nomination forms are available at http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/Election05Pre.html

Feb. 28 Deadline for Award Nominations
Award nominations are due Feb. 28 for Professional and Scientific Excellence Award, Carroll Ringgenberg Award, P&S Outstanding New Professional Award and Regents Award for Staff Excellence. For more information contact Debbie Bahr at dcbahr@iastate.edu or go to http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/Awards.html

Regents Award for Excellence to Receive $1,000
This year's recipient of the Regents Award for Staff Excellence will receive a one-time $1,000 award. The award gives P&S staff members statewide recognition for excellent service and contributions to the university. Nomination information is available at http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/Awards.html

P&S Professional Development Day
The P&S Professional Development Day will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 4 at the Hotel at Gateway Center. The cost is $65. Registration details will be announced as soon as the registration form is online.

William Parker will open the conference with a keynote address entitled "Cultural Intelligence." Parker is president of Parker & Parker Associates, a human resource development consulting firm in Lexington, Ky., and retired vice chancellor for minority affairs at the University of Kentucky.

Following the conference, all P&S employees are invited to Reiman Gardens from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. for ice cream. They will be admitted to the gardens for free.