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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2026-2027 PNW Remote Work Guidelines and Agreement
As part of our continued efforts to support a productive remote work environment, all staff members on a remote work schedule are expected to renew their Remote Work Agreement (RWA) for the 2026-2027 year.