What does ULAPAC do?
University Libraries Academic Professional and Administrative Committee (ULAPAC) represents the issues and concerns of Academic Professional and Administrative (P&A) employees, with powers defined in the Libraries’ Constitution. As defined there, ULAPAC:
- Is an advocacy group for P&A staff members.
- Makes recommendations to the University Librarian regarding personnel policies & practices, either at its own initiative or at the request of the University Librarian.
- Engages in widespread consultation with P&A staff, in order to inform advocacy on issues, and gain a sense of the general consent of that group. For example:
- During the 2022-2023 academic year, ULAPAC held listening sessions with P&A staff on staff retention and promotion; staff turnover and related issues; and burnout and morale. The Committee wrote a summary report that was shared with Libraries staff and leadership.
- During the 2021-2022 academic year, ULAPAC held listening sessions with P&A staff on flexible work and wrote a summary report that was shared with Libraries staff and leadership.
- In the same year, ULAPAC produced a report documenting staff members’ responses to the Libraries DEIA Climate Survey and University-wide Employee Engagement survey.
Who does ULAPAC represent?
Employees represented by ULAPAC include 93xx class employees and 97xx class employees.
To determine your job class, see MyU > My Info > Notice of Appointment (link way at bottom of page) and select “Current Information.” On the final report your job class appears in the same box as your official job title.
For more information on the P&A employee group, see OHR’s resources for P&A employees.
Based on the committee’s rules and guidelines, what responsibilities do the members of ULAPAC have and what is the workload?
- The chair schedules and leads committee meetings, facilitates committee projects, and represents P&A employee interests at the University Libraries’ Executive Committee.
- The members attend committee meetings, help decide on committee projects, and participate in committee projects (for example, facilitating or taking notes during listening sessions, writing reports).
- With the Librarian Committee, ULAPAC hosts an annual Meeting of the Whole for represented employees, in which votes are sometimes taken on relevant matters, reports are shared, and other issues of interest are discussed.
- ULAPAC typically meets once a month, with additional meetings scheduled as needed to accommodate project work.
- Ex-officio members to ULAPAC have additional duties and workloads outside this committee and are expected to regularly report back to ULAPAC regarding Librarian committee and P&A Senate business.
Who does ULAPAC work with?
- Librarian Committee
- Civil Service Committee
- University Libraries Executive Committee
Do you have an issue or concern?
Please contact the group at [email protected], or any member of ULAPAC:
- Jessica Abbazio, Chair, 2024
- Jason Roy, Chair-Elect, 2025
- Sarah Jane Brown, Librarian Member-at-Large, 2024
- Brooke Olson, Librarian Member-at-Large, 2025
- Mikala Narlock, Non-Librarian Member-at-Large, 2024
- Andrew Palahniuk, Non-Librarian Member-at-Large, 2025
- Ex-officio Members:
- Sunshine Carter, Librarian Committee Chair, 2024
- Kim Clarke, P&A Senator, 2025
- Kristi Bergland, P&A Senator, 2026