Professional Council
Membership
| Name | Position | Represents | Term# | Ends |
| Smith, Nora | Chair | Student Affairs | 1 | 9/13 |
| Negaard, Donna | Chair-Elect | Administration | 1 | 9/13 |
| Lane, Patricia | Member | Academic | 1 | 9/14 |
| Littlefield, Jeff | Member | Research | 1 | 9/13 |
| Negaard, Donna | Member | Administration | 1 | 9/15 |
| Pitts, Betsey | Member | Academic | 2 | 9/13 |
| Plumb, Carolyn | Member | Research | 2 | 9/13 |
| Ringer, Chancey | Member | Student Success | 1 | 9/14 |
| Smith, Nora | Member | Academic | 1 | 9/15 |
| Greenfield, Elizabeth | Member | Student Affairs | 1 | 9/15 |
| Tatarka, Julie | Member | Academic | 2 | 9/13 |
| Wilkinson, Jeanne | Member | Administration | 1 | 9/13 |
| Gough, Gale | Administrative Associate | ---- | - | ---- |
Charge
Provide a means for professional employees and administration to interact and to discuss, formulate, and recommend university policy to the appropriate university authority. The Professional Council Constitution describes the powers of the Council to recommend such policy, always within the constraints of the Montana University System powers as described in the Constitution of the State of Montana. Please see the Professional Council By Laws and Constitution.
Meetings
For fall 2012, meetings will be held 10:00 am – 11:00 am, the first and third Wednesday of each month, and/or as called by the Chair. All meetings are conducted according to the MSU policy on open meetings. Please consult the Professional Council web site for meeting locations: http://www.montana.edu/profcoun./
Membership
The Professional Council is composed of ten members who are elected from professionals employed in four divisions: four members from Academic Affairs, two from Student Affairs, two from Administrative Offices, and two Research Professionals. Alternates to regular members may attend and vote in the absence of members to whom they are alternates. These divisions and a provision for alternates are established in the Professional Council By-Laws.
Professional staff members are defined as non-classified, non-faculty employees appointed on a Montana University System contract or Letter of Appointment who hold a non-instructional position. Employees having more than one assignment, where at least one assignment is administrative/professional in nature, are represented by Professional Council for their professional assignment.
Nonvoting Member: Administrative Associate of Professional Council.
Length of Term
Elected members serve three-year terms and may be re-elected. No member may serve more than two consecutive terms. (See Professional Council By-Laws.) P=partial term.
Appointed By
Elected members are elected by their individual constituencies according to the By-Laws of Professional Council.
Chair
Current--Nora Smith
Title--Asst Dean, College of Ag/Montana Ag Experiment Station
Appointed By--Elected by Professional Council membership
Length of Term--One year, from September to SeptemberAdvisory To
Administrators of Montana State University-Bozeman
Reports Due
A Chair's report is included in each meeting, and minutes of meetings are distributed by posting on MSU Today.
Mechanism for Changing This Information
Changes may be made to committee structure and information only in accordance with Professional Council Constitution and By-Laws. Authorization of changes comes only through the Secretary to University Governance Council, with the approval of the current Chair and Chair Elect of Professional Council.
Membership; Updated October 1, 2012
