Self-nominations from employees who'd like to serve on the Professional and Scientific Council may be submitted through Friday, March 7. During its late March election, the council will need to fill at least 18 council seats, governance committee chair Paul Easker announced during the council's Feb. 6 meeting. Some of those will be new seats, and the terms for some current seats expire this spring. At least one vacancy will exist in each of the council's representative areas, which mirror the university's divisions: academic affairs, student affairs, operations and finance, and president. More information for P&S employees is online.
Benefits initiatives
In other council business, benefits director Ed Holland summarized two initiatives coming this spring: TIAA retirement plan enhancements and voluntary benefits, which are optional offerings or programs whose costs are covered by the employees who choose to use them. University human resources will share details about the first set of new voluntary benefits via email the last week of February.
The TIAA retirement plan changes will be introduced in a Feb. 14 email to all ISU benefits-eligible employees with a TIAA account. Holland emphasized that eligibility criteria and employer/employee contribution rates aren't changing. The improvements are aimed at efficiency and cost-effectiveness for employees and respond to industry best practices and preferences identified in ISU's 2022 employee benefits survey. TIAA will share additional information directly with employees beginning in early March.
The council's next meeting is Thursday, March 6 (2:10 p.m., 4250 Student Innovation Center or virtual via Microsoft Teams).
