The idea came from Staff Council. It was pointed out that the IOWA award was originally the idea of Mary Mathew Wilson presented through Staff Council. The University Services Building will be a 75,000 square foot building. The Staff Development training area has been actively engaged in focus groups to identify what is needed for management training. They would like to revamp the program to be sure they are meeting the needs of staff.
Suggestions are welcome.
Committee Reports Included with each month's agenda. HR Committee-Susan Snow, Chair proposed eliminating the limit on the number of members to this committee and this was approved in the meeting of November 11. They are looking at ways to reward staff who do an excellent job and show outstanding performance. The committee is interviewing deans, HR personnel within departments and HR unit representatives. Articulate a University of Iowa campus wide policy.