News

If you have any CLAS Staff specific news to submit, please contact leyre-castroruiz@uiowa.edu.

Awards Season

Wednesday, September 1, 2021
The HR Staff Recognition Committee in concert with the CLAS Staff Council Awards Committee submitted a revised budget proposal at the start of the year, which was approved by Dean Sanders. Changes include increasing the value of the staff gift for the Recognition Event for all staff in attendance. There will also be changes to the CLAS Leadership Award which will now be two monetized awards – The committees want to emphasize that this is leadership of any kind and not just for CLAS Staff in unit supervisory roles. Nominations for the CLAS Leadership Award and the Mary Louise Kelley Staff Excellence awards will be due in the first half of February, 2022.

Professional development: A win-win for CLAS AND its employees

Excelling at a job in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences means simply completing a bulleted list of job tasks which—presumably—taps into skills and education the employee already has, right? Doesn’t a degree in hand and work experience under the belt equate to a smooth career path? “Professionals are increasingly called upon to do more with less—not just at Iowa but in the work world in general,” says Jen Knights, a marketing and community engagement specialist in the School of Social Work.

Barbara J. Wilson named Iowa’s next leader

Barbara J. Wilson, executive vice president and vice president for academic affairs for the University of Illinois System, will become the 22nd president of the University of Iowa on July 15, 2021. The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, announced Wilson as its unanimous selection at its meeting in Iowa City on Friday, April 30.

New Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion site launched

The new University of Iowa DEI website has been launched. Please see this important message from Liz Tovar!

CLAS Salary Guidelines (January 2021)

The University of Iowa operates on two distinct salary increase cycles and each college/division has determined the cycle in which they may provide adjustments. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences operates on a January 1 cycle.