About the Council

Purpose: The Academic Staff Compensation Committee (ASCC) reviews academic staff compensation issues and policies, informs academic staff regarding current academic staff personnel/compensation issues, and reviews applications regarding promotion, title change, career progression, and major change in duties.

Membership: Academic Staff Council Chair, Human Resources designee, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, and the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

Purpose: The Chapter 6 Committee reviews all sections of Chapter 6 (Academic Staff Personnel Policies and Procedures) of the Faculty and Staff Handbook on an annual basis to ensure the chapter is up to date; makes changes as required by UW System Administration and/or as voted upon by Academic Staff Council; and ensures that changes are reflected in the online version of the Faculty and Staff Handbook.

Membership: The committee shall be led by a member of the ASC executive committee and will be comprised of at least three members of the Academic Staff Council, plus one Human Resources representative.

Purpose: The Positive Action Committee (PAC) conducts the duties outlined in the Faculty and Staff Handbook Subsection 6.10.7 Formal Grievance Procedure.

Membership: Led by the ASC Vice-Chair, plus 2 other ASC members, a Human Resources Unclassified representative, and two at-large academic staff employees.