Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Open Forum 4

Nominations open Monday, March 6, 2023

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Do you or someone you know want to make a difference at the University of Iowa? Are you looking for ways to improve your workplace? Do you have concerns about an issue on campus? Are you a person who likes to promote positive change? Then it is time to consider nominating yourself or one of your colleagues for UI Staff Council and help us represent the over 8000 non-bargaining staff at the University of Iowa! 

Nominations are currently being accepted for open positions on UI Staff Council.  The nomination period will close on April 3rd. 

Some of the basic expectations for Staff Councilors: 

  • Advocate on behalf of your constituents 
  • Solicit information and opinions from your constituents and share those with Council 
  • Inform your constituents of the activities of Council 
  • Attend monthly meetings and participate in discussions 
  • Actively participate in at least one Council committee 

To learn more about Staff Council please see the Staff Council website and Staff Council bylaws.   

Please note that staff successfully elected to serve on Staff Council will serve a 3-year term, starting June 1. 

Function Representative positions are available for the following non-bargaining job function* group vacancies: 

  • Academic Support Services & Libraries (PC) [1 open] 
  • Administration, Audit, Compliance, Legal, Risk Management (PA, PN) [1 open]      
  • Behavioral Health; Health Care [2 open] 
  • Business and Finance (PB) [1 open] 
  • Merit Supervisory Exempt/Confidential (MSE/C) [1 open] 
  • Research/Scientific Services (PR and PH) [3 open] 

* If unsure of the job function category for a P&S staff nominee, please check the 1st two letters of the job code in the university directory. 

Nominations for Function Representatives will remain open from March 6 at 8:00 a.m. through April 3 at 5:00 p.m. and can be submitted using this simple online nomination form.

In addition to the Function Representative positions listed above, elections are being held for the following Organizational Representative positions: 

  • President, Provost, General Counsel, Strategic Communications, Human Resources, University College (ORG 02)
  • College of Finance & Operations (ORG 05)
  • Athletics (ORG 08)
  • College of Engineering (ORG 15)
  • College of Law (ORG 16)
  • College of Medicine, ICTS (ORG 17)
  • College of Nursing (ORG 18)
  • Hygienic Lab (ORG 90)

Each organization manages the election of its Organizational Representative. Please reach out to the Human Resources director in the organizations if you are interested in one of these positions. 

Want to learn more about Staff Council? Please join the Open Forum/Info session Wednesday, March 8, at 12:00pm via Zoom. Please register in advance for this meeting by clicking here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing instructions for joining the meeting.

Questions? Please send us an email at staff-council@uiowa.edu.