Good Morning Specialists,
Academic Specialists are intentionally in the position of academic
specialists. We are not in a holding pattern waiting and hoping to become
faculty. The collective contributions we make are critical to the mission
of the university and are made by no other employee group, including
faculty. The challenge for our community, however, is not to be overlooked
or exploited in a system where we are not part of the voting governance
system or in a formal employee group - administration relationship
(union/management relationship). With weak budget forecasts, mounting
health care costs, and relationships with a new union emerging, the next few
years could present complex challenges to the Specialist community. As
Michigan's economy struggles and solutions to structural state funding
problems and inequities seem trapped in ever more bitter cycles of
partisanship politics, it becomes increasing important to ensure that our
voice does not get lost in University-wide conversations. The Academic
Specialist Advisory committee is the primary advocacy vehicle for our
community. Please consider joining us in this endeavor by nominating
yourself to run for election to ASAC. Details are outlined below and in the
two attachments.
Thanks,
Bob Brown
ASAC Chair
Bob Brown
Associate Director For Community Engagement
University - Community Partnerships
University Outreach and Engagement
Kellogg Center, Garden Level
East Lansing, MI 48824-1022
Phone: 517-353-8977
Phone(private line): 517-432-1450
Fax: 517-432-9541
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-----Original Message-----
From: MSU Academic Specialists [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Barbara L. Kolar
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 8:18 AM
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Subject: Nominations for 2010 ASAC Elections
Dear Specialists,
It is the time of year for the 20010 ASAC (Academic Specialist Advisory
Committee) Elections. Attached to this email is the ASAC nomination letter
and the list of specialists eligible for nomination for an elected position
to ASAC.
Please consider being nominated or nominating yourself. We are looking for
people with new ideas and enthusiasm to continue to work hard with the
committee into the future.
As noted in the attached letter, the deadline to submit your nomination is
Monday, February 8, 2010. Return the form and statement to the Secretary
for Academic Governance at [log in to unmask] . This information will also be
found on the Academic Specialists Angel Group (Content => Elections =>
2010).
Thank you for considering to serve on ASAC!
Francoise Bigelow, Nicolas Gisholt and Barbara Kolar ASAC Elections
Committee Co-chairs
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