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P&S COUNCIL NEWS
Feb. 28, 2008

Content:

P&S Council Elections
Professional Development Day April 1 at Gateway
CYtation Award Winners
Upcoming Open Forums
P&S Council Web Site
Next P&S Council Meeting: March 6, 2008

P&S Council Elections

Voting for P&S Council representatives will take place Monday, March 3, through Friday, March 21.

To use the online voting system in AccessPlus, you will need to log in at http://accessplus.iastate.edu/, select the Employee tab in the upper right corner, and then select Votes and Surveys from the list on the left side of the page. You will see listed only the candidates in your representation area. Profiles of all candidates are linked from the following page: http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/2008Election/Election08.html

2008 P&S Election Candidates

Academic and Research (vote for 5): Christian Charbonneaux, David Edsall, Darrin Fischer, Damian D. Franzenburg, Lisa Grzywacz, Robin McNeely, Allan Schmidt

Extension (vote for 2): Mary Beth Kaufman, Kelvin Leibold, Virgil Schmitt

President's Office (vote for 1): Sara Gatchel, Tommy J. Powell, Sheryl Rippke

Student Affairs (vote for 2): Jill Kramer, Susan Lammers, Chad Olson

Professional Development Day April 1 at Gateway

The impact of technology on our lives and its implications in a rapidly changing world will be the focus of the annual Professional Development Day planned for ISU Professional and Scientific staff. The conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1, at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center.

The day's featured speakers include Michael Bugeja, Director, Greenlee School of Journalism; Scott McLeod, Director, Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership; and Floyd Davenport, Manager, ISU Extension Information Technology. Participants also will be able to select from 20 workshops scheduled during the day.

More information about the program and registration details are available online at
http://www.ucs.iastate.edu/mnet/profdevday/home.html Early registration deadline is March 24.

CYtation Award Winners

The Professional and Scientific Awards Committee members have selected the fall 2007 CYtation awardees:

Katie Baumgarn, Program Coordinator, Room Scheduling; Danelle Bickett-Weddle, Associate Director, Center for Food Security and Public Health; Doug Bull, Program Coordinator, Center for Online Learning; Phil Caffrey, Senior Associate Director of Admissions; Liesl Eathington, Associate Scientist III, Director of Social and Economic Trend Analysis; Carole Gieseke, Chief Communication Officer, Alumni Association, Mary Goodwin, Advising Coordinator, Engineering Advising and Student Services; and Dennis McCarville, Systems Analyst, Information Technology Services.

To view additional details and photos of the CYtation awardees please visit http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/Awards/CYtation2-19-08.html

Upcoming Open Forums

March 6
Memorial Union Gallery, 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Richard Reynolds, Director of the Memorial Union, will speak about the renovations taking place in the Memorial Union.

April 3
Memorial Union Gallery, 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Ellen Rasmussen, Associate Vice President for Budgeting and Planning, will discuss the FY09 budget.

P&S Council Web Site

Have ideas for the P&S Council home page? We’d like to hear your ideas! Email them to the Communications Committee. mailto:pands-c@iastate.edu

To view the P&S Council Web site, go to: http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/

Next P&S Council Meeting: March 6, 2008

The next P&S Council meeting is at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, 2008 in the Memorial Union Campanile Room.

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Ann Bugler
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Mike Noreen
mnoreen@iastate.edu

 

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