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P&S COUNCIL NEWS
January 31, 2006
Forum on Workplace Violence
Gene Deisinger, ISU Police, will discuss the prevalence and nature
of violence in the workplace at a P&S Open Forum on Thursday,
Feb. 2, from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Memorial Union Gallery. The
session will help participants recognize warning signs, de-escalate
volatile situations and use campus resources to deal with violence-related
concerns. Bring your lunch, if you like. See http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu for more information.
An Open Forum also is planned at the March 2 Council meeting
when Ellen Rasmussen, assistant to the provost, and Mark Chidister,
assistant to the president, will discuss the University budget.
P&S Council Nominations Due
Feb. 17
Thirteen of the 35 seats on the ISU P&S Council are open
in an election that will be conducted online in March. Candidate
nominations are due no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17.
You are encouraged to nominate yourself or someone that you think
would make a good representative of you and your fellow employees
on the council. A nomination form and additional information
about serving on the council are available online at http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/Election06Pre.html
Vacancies
to be filled, by representation area, include the following:
Academic
and Research - 7 seats
Business and Finance - 1 seat
Extension - 1 seat
External Affairs - 1 seat
IPRT & Ames Lab - 1 seat
Student Affairs - 2 seats
Awards Deadlines
Nominations for the Superior Service to Alumni award presented
by the ISU Alumni Association are due Wednesday, Feb. 1. Several
other awards for which P&S employees are eligible have
nomination deadlines of Feb. 27. They include the Regents Award
for Staff Excellence, the Professional & Scientific Excellence
Award, the Carroll Ringgenberg Award, the P&S Outstanding
New Professional Award, and the Extension/Professional Practice
Awards. Nomination information and additional details are available
at http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/Awards.html
Recipents of the most recent CYtation awards presented on Jan.
20 are pictured on the P&S Web site at http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/CYtation01-11-06.html
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