MaPSAC
The Management and Professional Staff Advisory Committee serves as a two-way conduit between administrative and professional staff and PNW’s senior administration.
Why Join MaPSAC?
You can…
- Select Founders Day Outstanding Employee Award winners
- Coordinate professional development opportunities
- Make recommendations to university administration regarding changes to policies and procedures
We accept nominations from all divisions! All 0.5 FTE PNW employees classified as administrative/professionals and operations/technical assistants are eligible to join.
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The Management and Professional Staff Advisory Committee(MaPSAC) serves as a two-way conduit between administrative and professional staff and the senior administration. As such, MaPSAC serves two distinct areas, each with the need to hear the other and to be heard by the other.
In its role as a communications facilitator, MaPSAC offers administrative and professional staff a mechanism to voice their interests and concerns as they relate to campus affairs.
To ensure staff are heard, informed and engaged, MaPSAC reviews, interprets and recommends changes to policies and procedures impacting administrative and professional staff to the university administration.
MaPSAC also sponsors professional development and engagement activities and educates administrative and professional staff regarding issues affecting employment.
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News and Announcements
Search for Next Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
PNW’s current Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, Steve Turner, will retire on June 30, 2027. To ensure a smooth transition, our goal is to hire a new VCFA to begin in January 2027. We have engaged Isaacson, Miller, a nationally recognized search firm, to support this search
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PNW Employee Wellness, in partnership with the Fitness Center, is pleased to introduce our summer Yoga class offerings beginning June 23rd!
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A mechanical failure at the Westville Campus central plant has resulted in the HVAC system operating at reduced capacity. All buildings will remain open, but areas may experience higher temperatures and humidity levels until repairs can be completed.