Academic Specialist Advisory Committee (ASAC) and Specialist Community at MSU
Learn about the Academic Specialist Advisory Committee (ASAC) at MSU, its governance structure, upcoming elections, specialist community breakdown, appointment types, and distribution across different areas within the university. Discover how ASAC provides representation and advice while supporting the academic specialist community to thrive.
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Academic Specialist Advisory Committee ASAC February 8th, 2023 Thriving As An Academic Specialist
What is ASAC? The Academic Specialist Advisory Committee (ASAC) provides the governance structure for the academic specialist community. ASAC consists of elected and appointed individuals from the Academic Specialist community. ASAC provides advice to the Associate Provost/Associate Vice President for Academic Human Resources on matters of common interest. The operating principles and election procedures for ASAC are defined in the ASAC bylaws. We serve as your representative to Academic Governance with voting rights on Faculty Senate and University Council. There are 5 subcommittees: Elections, Outreach, Promotion and Compensation, Bylaws, and DEI
ASAC Elections Monday, March 13, 2023 through Monday, March 27, 2023 For 2023-2024, there are 3 elected positions and 3 appointed positions to be filled: The deadline for nominations for both elected and appointed positions is Friday, March 3, 2023 by 5:00 p.m. Curriculum Development - 1 open position (elected) Advising - 2 open positions (elected) FASA selects 3 specialists to serve one-year terms as appointed representatives on ASAC All functional areas are eligible for the one-year appointment positions
Introduction to the Specialist Community As of January 2023, there were 1023 Specialists. Functional Area Appointment Type Advising 21% 28% Continuing 39% Curriculum Development Continuing 10% Outreach Fixed Fixed 61% 8% Research 33% Teaching
Breakdown of Appointment Types Continuing (n=403) Fixed-Term (n=620) Teaching, 107, 17% Advising , 113, 18% Teaching, 104, 26% Curriculum Developme nt, 41, 7% Advising, 177, 44% Research, 88, 14% Research, 18, 4% Outreach, 65, 16% Curriculum Developme nt, 39, 10% Outreach, 271, 44%
Specialists are Distributed Throughout MSU 140 120 100 80 60 40 Fixed-Term System Continuing System 20 0 MUSIC HUMAN MED. CANR VET MED. MSU AGBIORES. BUSINESS NAT. SCIENCE UOE LIBRARIES RCAH PROVOST IDI NURSING FRIB GRADUATE SCHOOL ARTS & LETTERS ENGINEERING ISP RESEARCH & INNOVATION LYMAN BRIGGS OSTEOPATHIC MED. APUE FASA COMM. ARTS JAMES MADISON MSU COLLEGE OF LAW EDUCATION SOCIAL SCI. HONORS COLLEGE DIV. EQUITY INCL. & BELONG. UNIV. ARTS & COLLECTIONS INST GLOBAL HEALTH STU DEV. & EXT. RELATIONS ENROLL ACAD. STRAT PLAN.
Specialist Information Functional Areas Appointment Type Advising, Curriculum Development, Outreach, Research, Teaching Continuing: Two 3-year probationary periods that lead to full continuing status Appointment Term Fixed Term: Appointed with an end date on an academic year or annual basis for shorter periods Annual (AN) Full year appointment Salary paid in 12 installments 22 vacation days Senior Specialist Rank Sustained period of excellence in the performance of assigned duties together with the recognition by peers and colleagues both within the University and regionally, nationally, and internationally. Academic (AY) Nine-month appointment Salary paid in 10 installments No vacation days
ASAC Meetings and Table Talks Meetings March 2nd, April 6th, May 4th 11-11:30am subcommittees 11:30am-12:30pm committee meeting Zoom All Specialists are invited to attend and participate Specialists are welcome to help with subcommittees Table Talks Two each semester Focus on health and well-being Zoom
Contact Information Website: https://academicspecialists.msu.edu/ See our current members on our website. Specialist Listserv questions: email Aaron Reifler (reiflera@msu.edu) or Debra Thornton-Fitzpatrick (thornt28@msu.edu) General questions: email Aaron Reifler (chair) or Ashley Maloff (vice chair) at maloffas@msu.edu
