P&S COUNCIL NEWS
February 18, 2004

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DEADLINES AND REMINDERS
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Feb. 20: P&S Council Nominations Due

Friday, Feb. 20, is the last day to submit nominations for the P&S Council. Several seats are open! Council members help influence university policy and represent the interests of P&S peers. 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

FEB. 24: P&S Forum on the University Budget

Tuesday, Feb. 24, noon to 1 p.m., Memorial Union Gallery

Ellen Rasmussen, assistant provost, and Mark Chidister, assistant to the president for budget and planning and analysis, will bring us up to date on the budget situation. Bring your lunch and questions.

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Nine P&S Staff Receive "CYtations"

On Monday, Feb. 16, President Geoffroy presented nine P&S staff members with CYtation Awards. This new award, a joint project of the P&S Council and the president, recognizes staff who have performed above and beyond the call of duty or whose work has made a very real difference at Iowa State. More information, with a photo, is online:
http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/news/CYtation02-16-04.html

Current P&S Handbook Online

Toss your P&S Handbook in the recycle bin. The most recent version is now online.
http://www.hrs.iastate.edu/PNS/index.html

Guidelines for Accommodating New Parents

The Board of Regents' consideration of a proposed arrival-of-children policy, supported by the P&S Council, is on hold. Vice president for academic affairs and provost Ben Allen is encouraging department chairs to work closely with employees preparing for the arrival of a child to "devise the best way to accommodate this change in the employee's life." See related documents on the provost's website.
http://www.provost.iastate.edu/documents/

Strategic Planning Meetings Open to Staff

Meetings of the university's new Strategic Planning Committee are open to staff. The next meeting will be Sat., Mar. 6, 2127 Gerdin Business Building, at 8:30 a.m. A list of committee members and meeting minutes are online.
http://www.iastate.edu/~president/plan/2005/

Volunteers Needed for Study of Bone-Loss Treatment

Scientists at Iowa State are recruiting women for a three-year clinical trial to examine the effectiveness of isoflavones in preventing bone loss associated with menopause. For more information and to see if you qualify to participate, see the online news release:
http://www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/releases/2003/may/alekel.shtml

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OTHER NEWS
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March 5: Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity (ISCORE)

Friday, March 5, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
8:00 Registration: West Lounge, Memorial Union
4:00 Closing reception

All staff, faculty, and students are invited. Registrations for (free) lunch are due Feb. 28. Find more information, and register, online.
http://www.admissions.iastate.edu/iscore/

March 30: P&S Professional Development Day

The Hotel at Gateway, Ames
Theme: "Living on Purpose"

Save the date on your calendar. Agenda and registration information are coming soon.

P&S Constitutional Amendments Passed

P&S staff voted recently to amend the council's constitution. The changes streamline procedures for accommodating council members whose areas of representation change during their tenure (due to change of position, etc.).