Appointed Professionals are the fastest growing employee group at the University of Arizona. The Appointed Professionals Advisory Council (APAC) represents professional employees by taking an active role in shared governance and advising the University administration and other UA organizations on matters of concern to Appointed Professionals.
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The AP and Staff Award winners have been selected and surprise visit are happening to let them know about the great job everyone is doing. And the awards come with a nice large check, too.
Visit the awards page to see the winners and surprise visits - click here.
And check back because winners are being surprised still!
The Annual Meeting of All Appointed Professionals and Employee Fair is next week Tuesday October 4, 2011 in the SUMC North Ballroom from 2 to 5pm. UA President Eugene Sander is our featured guest and will speak from 3-4pm. Members from President’s Cabinet will be present as well as leaders from the Faculty Senate, SPBAC, SAC, ASUA and GPSC governance organizations.
We encourage you to make comments or ask questions at the meeting. You may also submit questions in advance to your APAC rep www.apac.arizona.edu .
There will be 25 tables for the Employee Fair representing
· Family Support (Life Work Connections, Campus Health etc)
· Personal and Professional Development (Human Resources etc)
· Become Involved (UA Cares, UA Foundation etc)
· UA Recreation, Fun and Enjoyment (Campus Rec, UA Athletics etc)
Refreshments will be served and you may come and go as you please. We hope to see you there.
Many of you may already know this, but Lo Que Pasa has made the announcement quite public about adding APAC and SAC Chairs to his cabinet. Let's hope the new President follows suit. Full Story
Greetings All:
Your Appointed Professionals Advisory Council held its 2011 Strategic Planning Retreat and New Member Orientation yesterday, Monday July 25, 2011. We welcomed twelve new members for a total of 56 members on the Council. The major themes from last year were to promote and recognize the contribution of APs to the campus community. The results of these efforts include:
1. The Chair of APAC has been invited by President Eugene Sander to serve as a member of the President's Cabinet.
2. A fund of $10,000.00 from the President's Office has been awarded on a permanent basis for use in the Employee Recognition Awards, which honor both appointed professionals and classified staff campus wide.
3. Professional Development Scholarships are now available for Appointed Professionals who would like to attend training and workshops.
4. Our redesigned web site provides more information about the Council’s activities and seeks to enhance campus understanding of the contributions of those we represent.
This year our major theme is to strengthen partnerships with UA Shared Governance (i.e., participating in decision making with the groups and organizations that run this institution) as we continue to promote the importance of AP. We have four committees to convert ideas into actions:
1. Communications
2. Professional Development
3. Awards
4. Strategic Partnerships
University Human Resources asked us to create sanctioned grievance procedures for Appointed Professionals. As you may be aware, APs who file a grievance go through a Faculty Senate process currently. Our goal is to develop a separate and fair process developed from the beginning with APs in mind.
We are recommending that a member of APAC be nominated to serve on the UA President search committee and represent the views of APs during the selection process. We have invited a representative from the Arizona Board of Regents to talk to us about this hiring process and other topics. With the retirement of President Robert Shelton, we are losing a strong leader who was instrumental with the growth and the strength of APAC. We wish him future success.
The “Annual Meeting of All AP” is scheduled for Tuesday October 4, 2011 at 3 p.m., location to be announced. Our speaker is President Eugene Sander.
We have ambitious plans for improving our relationships with the UA administration and with the administrations of departments and units across campus. We are inviting key figures to speak at our monthly council meetings, and we are always looking for ways to improve our communication with our constituents.
Your council has made huge strides over the last few years in promoting awareness of the important role of APs to the university, its surrounding community and Arizona. We are a volunteer organization and the work we have invested in is paying big dividends. I am proud to serve as chair for this diverse and creative group.
If there are topics you would like to discuss please let us know. Our council meetings are open.
The Appointed Professionals Advisory Council is the UA Shared Governance group that represents all year-to-year Appointed Professionals.
Regards,
Ronald J. Wysocki, Jr, PhD
Assistant Staff Scientist
Chemical Synthesis Facility
Research Support Services
University of Arizona
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
APAC Chair 2010-2012
