UW-Whitewater University Handbook


Last policy revision: 9/11/2007

Academic Staff Assembly

This elected body represents individuals at UW-Whitewater who hold academic staff status. It is empowered to participate in university governance according to Wisconsin Statute 36.09(4m), as enacted in 1985: 36:09(4m) ACADEMIC STAFF. The academic staff members of each institution, subject to the responsibilities and powers of the board, the president and the chancellor and faculty of the institution, shall be active participants in the immediate governance of and policy development for the institution. The academic staff members have 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. The academic staff members of each institution shall have the right to organize themselves in a manner they determine and to select their representatives to participate in institutional governance.

MEMBERSHIP

Membership of the Academic Staff Assembly shall consist of 13 elected members, as defined in Section 1.03 of UW-Whitewater Academic Staff Personnel Policies and Procedures. Instructional and non-instructional academic staff shall be represented on the Assembly. Members will serve for a two year term. Members must hold a minimum of 50 percent appointment to be eligible to serve on the Assembly.

MEMBERS 2007-2008
Bold are new or reappointed.

Assembly Liaison, Giuliana Miolo

Academic Staff Awards Committee

Term Expires

Juliana Constantinescu (instructional)

2008

Therese Kennedy (non-instructional)

2008

Deb Heiber (non-instructional)

2009

Curt Weber (instructional)

2009

Assembly Liaison, Mike Cohen

Academic Staff Economic Issues Committee

Term Expires

Bert Kreitlow (instructional)

2009

Paul Jones (non-instructional)

2008

Tom Drucker (instructional)

2009

Harlan Smith (non-instructional)

2008

Sara Deschner (instructional)

2009

Kyle Naff (non-instructional)

2009

Assembly Liaison, Deb Bowen

Academic Staff Elections/Balloting Committee

Term Expires

Janet Ley (instructional)

2008

John Gaffney (non-instructional)

2009

Deb Bowen (instructional)

2009

Assembly Liaison, Paula Mohan

Academic Staff Government Relations Committee

Term Expires

Sharon Roy Newman (instructional)

2008

Patti Fragola (non-instructional)

2009

Denise Ehlen (non-instructional)

2009

Paula Mohan (instructional)

2009

Assembly Liaison, Denise Ehlen

Academic Staff Organization Committee

Term Expires

Tom Drucker (instructional)

2009

Carol Elsen (non-instructional)

2008

Denise Ehlen (vice-chair)

2009

Assembly Liaison, Denise Ehlen

Academic Staff Professional Development Committee

Term Expires

George Clokey (instructional)

2009

Paula Mohan (instructional)

2008

Rebecca Reichert (non-instructional)

2009

Eric Field (non-instructional)

2008

Ronna Hoeper (non-instructional)

2009

Assembly Liaison, Vacant

Academic Staff Promotion Committee

Term Expires

Jennifer Thompson

2009

Marie Benson

2009

Melissa Deller

2009

Vacant

2008

Vacant

2008

William Lowell

2009

Sue Kidd

2008

Assembly Liaison, Mike Cohen

Academic Staff Review Committee

Term Expires

Mike Cohen (non-instructional)

2008

Terry Tumbarello (non-instructional)

2008

Connie Murray (non-instructional)

2009

Debra Borquist (instructional)

2009

Susan Kidd (instructional)

2009

Curt Weber (instructional)

2009

Assembly Liaison, Mike Flanagan

Academic Staff Reward & Recognition Committee

Term Expires

Kristine Yesbeck

2008

Cigden Unal

2008

Forrest Bright

2008

Tom Fick

2009

Betsy Brandt

2009

Mike Flanagan

2009

Assembly Liaison, Wayne Youngquist

Academic Staff Titling Committee

Term Expires

Wayne Youngquist (instructional)

2008

Marilyn Kile (non-instructional)

2007

Assembly Liaison, Amy Margulies

Academic Staff Titling Committee Appeals

Term Expires

Frank Bartlett (non-instructional)

2008

Jeanine Fassl (instructional)

2006

Ruth Swisher (non-instructional)

2008

Amy Margulies (non-instructional)

2007

Susan Kidd (instructional)

2007