Committees Working Together to Address Shared Concerns

Participants at June’s COLLABORATE meeting.

MANY CONCERNS on campus, such as potential changes to pensions, are shared by Academic Professionals across UIC.  But they are not unique to APs – our faculty and Civil Service staff colleagues are concerned as well.  So how do we all work together to get these concerns addressed?  We COLLABORATE!

COLLABORATE IS the name of a newly emerging committee, with a goal of providing various groups across campus the opportunity to discuss these types of shared concerns and collectively work towards solutions. COLLABORATE currently includes representatives from the following:

• The Academic Professional Advisory Committee
• The Staff Advisory Council
• The UIC Senate
• The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Asian Americans
• The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Blacks
• The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer People and Allies
• The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Women
• The Chancellor’s Committee on Sustainability and Energy
• The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Latinos
• The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities
• The UIC UNITED, the UIC Chapter of the State Universities Annuitants Association

COLLABORATE HELD its first meeting in June with much success. Although the committee is still evolving, there seem to be many shared values around which future endeavors may focus:

• Diversity
• Equity
• Accessibility
• Sustainability
• Safety
• Professional Development
• Benefits & Compensation
• Awards & Recognition

COLLABORATE’S NEXT meeting is Wednesday, Oct. 9.  If you would like to know more about COLLABORATE, contact Michael Moss at mmoss2@uillinois.edu.