Academic Staff Council

The Academic Staff Council has the authority to recommend to the Faculty Senate policies pertaining to the members of the academic staff, and pursuant to UWS 9, shall consult with and advise the Chancellor on all policies and procedures adopted by the University pursuant to chapters UWSP 9-14 and UWS 9-14 of the Academic Staff Personnel Rules. In addition, the Council has the authority to work with and make recommendations to any academic staff, faculty, or administrative committee or agency that is concerned with academic staff welfare.

The Academic Staff Awards Subcommittee has the authority to select academic staff recipients of University awards and the UWSP nominee for the Academic Staff Regents Award for Excellence.

The Academic Staff Mediation Subcommittee has the authority to appoint hearing committees to conduct hearings in any of the following:

• Grievances of fixed term academic staff who have served seven years or more on .5 FTE or more and who have not been reappointed

• Nonrenewal of probationary academic staff appointments

• Dismissal of academic staff

• Layoff of academic staff for reasons of budget or program

• Complaints of/against academic staff

• Grievances of/against academic staff

The Academic Staff Representative represents the UWSP academic staff at all meetings of the University of Wisconsin Academic Staff Representatives and reports information/action items to the academic staff.