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ASA Document 415. Academic Staff Standing Committee Annual Reports 08-09
Academic
Staff Communications Committee
Annual
Report
2008-2009
The Academic Staff Communications Committee (ASCC) was
established in 2007. Members during the 2008-09 year included Bruce Orchard
(Engineering), Irene Katele (Law), Renee Meiller (Engineering), Bob Rettammel
(Surgery), Dick Geier (MERIT), Mary Possin (Limnology), Mark Lilleleht
(International Studies), and Brian Rust (DoIT/chair). Bruce and Irene were on
medical leave during most of the year.
* Communications plan
The ASCC drafted and carried out its first comprehensive
communication plan. Features included launching and fine-tuning the web site,
establishing a liaison with UW Communications, production of a video, and
publication of a new descriptive statement, FAQ and history.
* Web site
A new web site was developed and launched during the year. It
was produced largely by DoIT staff, with some financial support from the
Secretary of the Academic Staff Office. Committee chairs and other designees
were given the ability to publish committee info, news and events to the site.
Several academic staff were given a brief orientation on how to create content.
* Video
With permission and cost-coverage from Media, Education
Resources, and Information Technology (MERIT), Dick Geier produced a brief
video on who Academic Staff are and what they do for the university. Due to
delays with the web, it was rolled out very slowly. It received rave reviews
from ASEC and the Academic Staff Assembly.
* UW Communications Liaison
In an effort to improve access to good stories on Academic
Staff, the ASCC established Ellen Yazbec Page as our liaison with UW
Communications. Ellen is the editor of Wisconsin Week, and as such, has
provided leads on several articles featuring Academic Staff. Whenever possible,
she tries to note Academic Staff credentials of those featured in UW
Communications stories. The ASCC has also published profiles of Academic Staff
on our web site.
Submitted by Brain Rust, Chair, Academic Staff Communications
Committee, 2008-2009
2008-09 Compensation and Economic Benefits Committee Annual
Report
Member: Al Benzschawel, Scott Converse, Linda Pittz, Dennis Ray, Kay
Schoenherr, Jim Wollack, Beth Workmaster, and Miriam Simmons, chair
The majority of the committee’s time was spent working on the “Instructional
Leaves for Instructional Academic Staff: Proposal for a Four-Year Pilot”
report.
Accomplishments:
•In cooperation with the Graduate School CASI we completed the
FAQ for the Academic Staff web page which was up loaded in September. The page
will be reviewed annually each September.
•The “Instructional Leaves for Instructional Academic Staff: Proposal for a
Four-Year Pilot” report led by Dennis Ray was revised several times. It was
accepted by ASEC and given to Chancellor Martin, Interim Provost Julie
Underwood, and Vice Chancellor for Administration Daryl Bazzell in May. The
Vice-Provost for Faculty and Staff, Steve Stern plans to convene a phase-two
version of the proposal for implementation and approval to review legal, administrative,
and financial aspects, etc.
•After many years of discussions regarding Category A Maxima,
Jim Wollack agreed to draft a summary status report. When completed the report
will be given to ASEC for review and discussion.
•Continued advocating and monitoring the progress toward
Domestic Partner benefits.
•Participated in the annual October Campus Benefits Fair,
staffing a table with information on the FAQ, Domestic Partner Benefits and
Retirement issues.
Districting
and Representation Committee
Annual Report for
2008-09
Ongoing
•Each month, the DRC districted an average of 155 new academic
staff members and reviewed district assignments for an average of 84 academic
staff members with changes in title or department. This amounted to a total of
2,859 district placements and reviews for the year. As of the end of the
2008-09 fiscal year, the total number of academic staff in the districting
database was 7510.
•Reviewed district profiles and district membership for logic
and consistency, making corrections as needed. Responded to individual queries
about districts and/or district placement.
•Reviewed districts as needed to fit within required size limits (35 to 75
members per district); prioritized those districts in need of adjustment.
•Provided Secretary’s office with monthly lists of new and
changed academic staff.
•Updated the DRC database of district members on a monthly basis and posted to
the DRC website - http://drc.academic-staff.wisc.edu/
•Updated FAQ entries and Public District Profiles (PDP), both
found on DRC web site.
•Contacted representatives as needed regarding “grandparenting.” This procedure
allows a representative who typically would be moved to a new district due to
title, department or location change to remain in their district for one year
or the next district election, whichever is later.
2008-09 Committee Members
Brian Deith
Anne Gunther, Chair
Erica Laughlin
Mark Werner
Bambi Wilson
Tom Wright
ACADEMIC STAFF NOMINATING COMMITTEE
2008-09 Annual Report
2008-09 members: Luanne von Schneidemesser, Chair (L&S),
Gale Barber (Nursing), Consuelo Lopez-Springfield (L&S), Kim J Manner
(Engineering), Mara McDonald (CALS), Tim O’Connor (Education), Lance Rodenkirch
(Medicine and Public Health), Jennifer Sheridan (Engineering), David Werther
(Continuing Studies)
The Nominating Committee (NC) met once monthly throughout the
academic year.
The NC maintains a candidate pool, a list of individuals
interested in serving on Academic Staff and Joint Governance Committees from
which to draw nominations. Multiple techniques are used to identify appropriate
candidates. NC members may be directly contacted:
http://acstaff.wisc.edu/Committees/posting.aspx?item=10
NC member Jennifer Sheridan has been working on an on-line form
which allows prospective candidates to see which committees exist on campus,
get a brief description of the functions of the committees, and select and
submit a list of committees on which they would be interested in serving. This
Interest Form can now be accessed through the following link:
http://acstaff.wisc.edu/getInvolved.aspx , or by clicking on the Get Involved
and My Committee interests buttons on the AS website.
An on-going effort is underway to define and establish
consistent and effective procedures for the selection of candidates.
During 2008-2009, the Nominating Committee found 20 candidates
for AS standing committees to be on the Academic Staff Assembly election
slates:
·
ASEC
·
Communications
·
Compensation and Economic Benefits
·
Districting and Representation
·
Professional Development and Recognition
·
Personnel Policies and Procedures
·
The NC forwarded names for 26 openings on Academic Staff
committees:
Area Review Committees: Administrative/Student Services/ Library, Biological/Medical
Sciences, Humanities/Social Sciences, Physical Sciences/ Engineering
Distinguished Prefix Review Committee
Appeals
There were openings on 21 shared governance committees, for
which we found 40 candidates:
·
Access and Accommodation in Instruction
·
ADA Task Force
·
Archives
·
Bicycle-Pedestrian Subcommittee
·
Campus Diversity Oversight
·
Campus Transportation
·
Commission on Fraternities and Sororities
·
Equity and Diversity Resource Center Advisory
·
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues
·
Health Care Advisory
·
Information Technology
·
Labor Licensing
·
Lakeshore Nature Preserve
·
Lectures
·
Library
·
Memorial Library
·
Morgridge Center
·
Recreational Sports Board
·
Student Academic and Non-academic Misconduct
·
Student Hearing Examiners
·
Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions, and Financial Aid
Women in the University
The NC contacted a larger number of individuals to find those
willing to serve on governance committees than in the past. Committees usually
required a minimum of 4-12 contacts before being filled; ASEC required more
than 70 contacts.
Personnel Policies and Procedures Committee (PPPC)
2008-2009 Annual Report to the Academic Staff Assembly
Job Security:
Reviewed the school and college job security reports for
2007-2008 and followed up on questionable reasons for denying job security to
employees with five or more years of academic staff service.
Approved a request from APO for a one-year hiatus in the requirement
that campus units report to APO the results of the annual job security exercise
Job security data for ALL academic staff as well as individual
units is available from the academic staff website (http://acstaff.wisc.edu) on
the Employment and Benefits page. Over the past 6 years, the percent of
academic staff with five or more years of service that received increased job
security or had fixed-term renewable appointments has remained stable. However,
the percent of academic staff that have indefinite appointments has dropped
from 10% in 2001-02 to 2.6% in 2007-08.
Academic Staff Policies and Procedures (ASPP):
Continued a line-by-line review of ASPP, reading for clarity,
coherence, and consistency; consulted with the Academic Personnel Office as necessary;
drafted revisions; completed chapter 5 and the partial review of chapter 6. The
PPPC anticipates submitting a revised version of ASPP to the Academic Staff
Assembly for review and approval in Fall, 2009. Revisions will then be sent to
the Board of Regents for final approval.
Area Review and Distinguished Prefix Committees:
Reviewed the four Area Review Committees (Administrative/Student
Services/Library, Biological/Medical, Humanities/Social Science, and Physical
Sciences/Engineering) annual reports, and that of the Distinguished Prefix
Review Committee
At the request of ASEC, we formed a joint subcommittee with CEBC
to revisit the revisions made to the guidelines for the distinguished prefix
passed by the Assembly in 2006.
Academic Staff Appeals Committee:
Worked with APO on revising reporting procedures for ASAC, and on creating and
reviewing flowcharts to clarify the review process.
Limited Appointments
At the request of ASEC, began participation in a review of the
appropriateness of using limited appointments for certain positions along with
other interested parties.
Communication and Consultation:
Reviewed and made recommendations for improving the PPPC and Academics Staff
websites. Reviewed and made recommendations regarding the job description for
the Secretary of the Academic Staff.
Respectfully submitted to the Academic Staff Assembly.
Committee members:
Mo Noonan Bischof, co-chair
Deborah Brauer
Bruno Browning, co-chair
Sandra Guthrie
Jeanne Hendricks
Greg Iaccarino
Nancy Krattiger-Ziltener
Carla Love
Marsha Mansfield
August 13, 2009
ACADEMIC STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AND RECOGNITION COMMITTEE (PDRC)
ANNUAL REPORT 2008-2009
Committee members
Colleen Barrett, Rick Burnson(co-chair), Nichelle Cobb, Donna Cole, Maddy
Covelli, Ulrike Dieterle, Lynn Edlefson, Carol Hulland, Lisa Jansen, Lynette
Karls, Miranda McClenaghan, Kevin Niemi(co-chair), Sarah Schutt.
Professional Development Grants
The Fall 2008 round of grants considered proposals for the second half of FY09
and activities occurring from January 1 to June 30, 2009. 40 applications were
received from 14 units across campus. The total amount of funding requested was
$37,378; an average of $934 per request. 31 awards were made, a 78% award rate.
The total amount awarded was $25,830; an average award of $833. Two information
sessions were held prior to the award deadlines, one on each end of campus. A
total of 51 people attended. One of the presentations was video-recorded and
now is available continuously on the PD Grant Web site.
The Spring 2009 round of grants considered proposals for the
first half of FY10 and activities occurring from July 1 to December 31, 2009.
35 applications were received from 10 units across campus, for a total
requested amount of $26,935. The average amount requested was $823. 32 awards
were made, a 91% award rate. The total amount awarded was $26,342; an average
of $823 per request. One information session was held prior to the award
deadline, and 30 people attended.
Goals for the coming year include raising awareness among
academic staff about the availability of funds and increasing the number of
applications received; working with the new staff in the Academic Staff Office
to transition the award application and review processes to a Web-based model;
and reviewing award guidelines to consider additional ways funds might be used
to support professional development for academic staff.
Excellence Awards
Each year the PDRC reviews nominations and selects recipients of UW-Madison
academic staff excellence awards.
A framed photo of Bascom Hill was presented to each award winner. Acting
Provost Underwood provided funding for the framed photos this year.
The following awards were given to UW-Madison academic staff during a reception
hosted by Chancellor Martin at
the Fluno Center:
The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research: Independent
Investigator
Jin Woo Bok, Associate Scientist in the Department of Medical Microbiology and
Immunology
The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research: Critical Research Support
Thomas Wise, Researcher in the Department of Physics, College of Letters and
Science
The Robert Heideman Award for Excellence in Public Service and Outreach
John Ferrick, Associate Director of the College of Agricultural and Life
Sciences International Programs
The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Service to the University
Don Woolston, Assistant Dean and Director of the Engineering General Resource
Office in the College of Engineering
TheWisconsin Alumni Association Awards for Excellence in Leadership: College,
School
or the Larger University Community
Michele Besant, Special Librarian and Director, School of Library and
Information Studies Library Laboratory
The Wisconsin Alumni Association Awards for Excellence in Leadership,
Individual Unit
Level
Jocelyn Milner, Associate Vice Provost and Director of the Office of Academic
Planning and Analysis
The Chancellor's Hilldale Award for Excellence in Teaching
Julia McGivern, Clinical Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology
in the School of Education
Martha Casey Award for Dedicated Service to the University
Donna Janke, Assistant Dean in the College of Letters and Science, Office of
Research Services
The Ann Wallace Career Achievement Award
William Steffenhagen, Outreach Program Manager in the Department of Dairy
Science
In addition to UW-Madison excellence awards, the PDRC also
reviews nominations for UW-System and Regent Awards and selects nominations to
forward to UW-System and Regent Committees. The following nominations were
chosen to be forwarded to UW-System award committees:
Regents Excellence Award (Names forwarded to System)
Regents Award for Excellence, individual: Lezli Redmond, Center for Tobacco
Research and Intervention
Alliant Energy Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Award
Irene Katele, Law School
Executive Education Grants
Through the generosity of the School of Business, significantly reduced-price
course enrollment
grants are available to academic staff who wish to take courses in the
Executive Education Program.
This year's recipients and their courses are:
Andrea Poehling - Accelerated Six Sigma
Brian Asen - Leading and Working with People
Ronald Harris - How to Influence without Direct Authority
Hanns-Peter Nagel - Integrated Marketing Communications
William Robus - Project Management: Planning, Scheduling and Control
Looking Forward
The committee looks forward to
•Making PDRC-Academic Staff website updates
•Examining how PD Executive Educations grants are disbursed on campus
•Finding ways to better get the word out on PD and Exec Ed grants to potential
applicants
•Reviewing parameters for grant awarding
•Creating one central storage space for PDRC guidelines on MyWebSpace