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.
Professional Development Resources
Invest in yourself. The following professional-development resources help you build skills, grow and learn.
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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Upcoming Events
Jun 02
Intuitive Eating – Healthy Boiler ProgramIntuitive eating is a self-explorative journey to discover flexible eating and movement habits that help you feel your best and promote long-term, sustainable health.
Jun 12
Embracing Change – Employee Wellness WorkshopThis session will provide a fresh lens for understanding the impact of change and strengthening our resiliency towards better coping when we are in the midst of a change.
Jul 15
Stress Management and Burnout Prevention – Healthy Boiler ProgramThe Burnout Prevention Program aims to tackle this issue at its root by offering a structured approach to help individuals regain balance and vitality in their lives.
News and Announcements
Lump-Sum Merit Pool for PNW Faculty and Staff
Despite challenges in higher education across the country, PNW continues to be fiscally stable. As a result, we are pleased to announce a 2% merit pool for a lump sum, one-time payment in July 2025, to benefits-eligible Purdue University Northwest faculty and staff as recognition of the hard work, dedication and continued excellence shown throughout the 2024-25 year.
Purdue University Northwest announced following a national search that Richard Sévère will join the university as dean of the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (CHESS), effective July 1, 2025.
Purdue University Northwest announced following a national search that José R. Sánchez will join the university as dean of the College of Engineering and Sciences, effective May 1, 2025.