In 1973, the chancellor created the Council of Academic Professionals (formerly known as Professional Advisory Committee or PAC) to serve the several hundred academic professionals working on campus, and provide advice to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chancellor on behalf of all academic professionals. Today, there are more than 2200 academic professionals at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, providing a variety of administrative and professional support on the campus and throughout the state.

Academic professionals campus-wide elect colleagues to represent ten campus districts. For information on the current members of CAP, click here. These individuals serve three-year staggered terms. A non-voting liaison, from the Office of Academic Human Resources, is also a member. A summary of the areas served by each district is given below, and is linked to a complete description of the units included in a particular election district

Vote Here CAP 2008 Elections

CAP Election Extension April 15th

UIUC CAP Election Districts

 

The Council of Academic Professionals serves the interests of full time, part time, and retired academic professionals by:

providing a communication channel between academic professionals, the Chancellor and other administrative officers of the University, through monthly meetings, and informal and formal communications with administration,

drafting and reviewing policies affecting academic professionals,

appointing representatives to University and campus committees, including liaisons to Faculty Senate committees,

annually guiding the selection process for the Chancellor's Academic Professional Excellence (CAPE) award, promoting recognition of academic professionals,

interviewing candidates for key campus administrative positions,

mediating and arbitrating Academic Professional grievances.