Academic Staff
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Call for Nominations for 2009 Academic Staff Council Awards for Excellence due September 1, 2009. See below for details.
Who We Are
UW-Extension academic staff is made up of nearly 600 professionals who work in Broadcasting and Media Innovations, Outreach and E-Learning Extension, Business and Manufacturing Extension, Cooperative Extension, and General Educational Administrative Services. We are Media Specialists, Broadcast Specialists, Nutrition Coordinators, Nutrition Educators, Program Specialists, Water Quality Specialists, Outreach Directors, Program Managers, Learner/Student Services Specialists, Learner/Student Services Coordinators, Administrative Specialists, Information Processing Consultants, Editors, Course Developers, Instructional/Visual Designers, Business Development Managers, and many others.
We work with UW-Extension faculty and classified staff and the people of Wisconsin to apply university knowledge and resources to the current needs of their families, professions, businesses and communities. We focus on practical, issue-focused, problem-solving education that helps local citizens and leaders improve the state's economy, protect its environment, enhance the viability of its communities, and enrich the quality of their lives and work through lifelong learning.
Shared Governance
Shared governance means that, as an academic staff member, you have representation in matters that affect you. Based on Wisconsin State Statutes, academic staff are afforded the "primary responsibility for the formulation and review, and shall be represented in the development of, all policies and procedures concerning academic staff members, including academic staff personnel matters" [Wis. Stat. 36.09(4m)].
Academic Staff Council
The Academic Staff Council is UW-Extension's academic staff governance body and serves as the official channel of communication between the academic staff and all institutional offices and bodies, including the Chancellor and the faculty. The Council consists of eight members. All are elected by the academic staff members to serve two-year terms. Each of the Extension programming divisions, plus administrative units, is represented. The Council's work is conducted both at its regular monthly meetings and through ad hoc committees addressing current issues. The Council represents the Extension academic staff in matters of collective concern. Members of the academic staff with such concerns should contact a member of the Council. Agendas and minutes are posted monthly on the Secretary of the Faculty and Academic Staff web site.
Committee on Academic Staff Issues (CASI) - Cooperative Extension
The Cooperative Extension Committee on Academic Staff Issues (CASI) advises the Dean on issues, policies and procedures that concern academic staff in Cooperative Extension; improves communication within Cooperative Extension regarding academic staff issues by having a designated representative from each district and state staff; builds leadership for academic staff governance; and builds and improves the relationship between academic staff, faculty and administration.
For more information, contact Jerry Clark, 715-726-7950, jerome.clark@ces.uwex.edu
Visit our new web page on Title Review FAQs for Cooperative Extension Academic Staff at http://www.uwex.edu/ces/admin/title/
Policies, Procedures & Promotions
Academic Staff Personnel Policies address important personnel matters that define an academic staff members' rights and obligations, including appointments, promotions, dismissal, layoff, complaints and grievances.
Unclassified Personnel Guidelines address important personnel and other workplace matters such as performance appraisal, sick leave use, paid vacation and holidays, tuition reimbursement policy, and more. For academic staff in Cooperative Extension, forms for requesting promotion are found at http://www.uwex.edu/ces/hr/policies/titleforms.cfm.
Awards & Grants
Academic Staff Regents Award for Excellence - the UW-Extension Vice Chancellor invites nominations (self-nominations are welcome) annually for two awards of $5000 each that are made to two non-instructional academic staff systemwide. Each institution may select one nominee for consideration. The Vice Chancellor, along with a special ad hoc committee, coordinates the nomination and selection process for determining the single nominee from Extension. The call for nominations is sent to all UW-Extension faculty and academic staff in October/November.
Regents Teaching Excellence Awards - the UW-Extension Vice Chancellor invites nominations (self-nominations are welcome) annually for two awards of $5000 each that are made to two faculty or instructional academic staff systemwide. Each institution may select one nominee for consideration. The Vice Chancellor, along with a special ad hoc committee, coordinates the nomination and selection process for determining the single nominee from Extension. The call for nominations is sent to all UW-Extension faculty and academic staff in December/January.
UW System Women of Color Award - this award recognizes women nominated by each of the fifteen University of Wisconsin System institutions.
UW-Extension Academic Staff Council Awards for Excellence
Award program description and criteria (2 pages)
Nomination Form
Staff Benefits
- UW System Employee Benefits
- UW-Extension Payroll and Staff Benefits Office
- UW-Extension Employee Assistance Program (coordinated through UW-Madison)
Secretary of the Faculty & Academic Staff
The Secretary of the Faculty and Academic Staff provides support for and serves as ombudsperson and liaison for UW-Extension faculty and academic staff governance and advisory groups and the UW-Extension Chancellor's Office. Visit the Secretary website for governance group meeting schedules, membership lists, agendas and minutes, and employee policies.
Other Links
UW System Academic Staff Representatives Council. This is a council comprised of one academic staff representative from each UW institution. Visit this website for mission and organizing principles of this council as well as minutes of meetings and much more.
UW System Academic Staff Briefing Book. This resource contains information and statistics on UW System Academic Staff.