P&S COUNCIL NEWS
September 28th, 2006

P&S OPEN FORUM: NEW UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC PROBATION POLICY
In January 2007 the new undergraduate Academic Probation policy will go into effect. The intent of the new policy is to connect academic probation students at the earliest point possible with academic interventions and support. Advisers, faculty, and staff all play important roles in the lives of individual students who are experiencing academic difficulty.

The P&S Council invites everyone (faculty, staff and students) who interacts with undergraduate students to attend an Open Forum at noon on October 5th in the Gallery at the Memorial Union to learn more about the policy and the implementation plan.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE
P&S Employees now have three options for confidential help with workplace issues:
http://www.iastate.edu/~ombuds/ - The ISU Ombuds Office opened in August. The Ombuds Office assists Iowa State faculty, staff and graduate and professional students with work-related problems.

http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/PeerCommittee.html - The Peer Advisory committee provides a confidential means for an employee to obtain a perspective about employment concerns from peers familiar with the policies and practices of the university.

The Employee Assistance Program gives you timely and free access to confidential, professional services when you are facing a personal problem. The goal is to help you find solutions before the problem affects your health or job performance. Iowa State works with the Richmond Center to provide the EAP. For further information: http://www.hrs.iastate.edu/eap/homepage.shtm

The P&S Council web site also has information on other support services for P&S staff. Go to http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/ and select "Support Services for P&S Staff" under the Links section in the lower right-hand corner.

BUDGET MODEL REVIEW COMMENTS
The P&S Council Executive Committee forwarded to ISU administrator's and the BMRIC the Council's input and review of the final Budget Model Review Report. The documents that were forwarded can be viewed at
http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/docket/FY07/FY07-2comments.doc

P&S CYTATION AWARD NOMINATIONS SOUGHT
Dec. 1 is the next nomination deadline for the P&S CYtation Awards. This award recognizes individuals who have performed above and beyond the call of duty, done something extraordinarily well, or acted in such a way as to make a very real difference at Iowa State University.

Nominees must be P&S employees and the nomination needs to be for work done within the past year (from the date of submission).

Winners of the award receive a Certificate of Award, a picture with President Geoffroy and the P&S CYtation Award winners, and a one-year membership to Reiman Gardens.

For more information regarding nomination procedures, please see http://www.pscouncil.iastate.edu/CYtation.html.

DID YOU KNOW?
University Book Store will give faculty and staff a 20% discount on general books (non text-books) by showing their ISU ID. The alumni discount is 15%.

NEXT P&S COUNCIL MEETING
The next P&S Council meeting will be October 5th at 2:00 p.m. in the Memorial Union Campanile room. Meetings are open to anyone wishing to attend