Policies & Procedures

Policies for Administrative Professional Staff Employees

Chapter 1 Employment Status

1.1 Definitions of Employment

Approved May 12, 2011

Administrative/Professional Staff - An administrative/professional staff employee occupies a position exempted from the State Universities Civil Service System as principal administrative appointments as further defined in Section 110 ILCS 70, as amended and are not represented by a labor organization under a collective bargaining agreement. This employee occupies a position which is managerial, supervisory, and/or confidential but does not hold faculty rank, other than adjunct. The term "employee" as used hereinafter shall be understood to mean "administrative professional staff employee."

1. Term Appointments - Term appointments are for a specified period of time and expire at the end of the term stated in the notice of appointment; no separate notice of non-reappointment need be given for such appointments. Term appointments may be given to Administrative/Professional Staff employees.
2. Continuing Appointments - A continuing appointment is a full-time appointment made for an indefinite period of time where the work is ongoing. Continuing appointments may only be given to Administrative/Professional Staff employees.

Professional Staff - An employee who occupies a position exempted from the State Universities Civil Service System as principal administrative appointments as further defined in Section 110 ILCS 70, as amended.

1. Regular Appointment - An employee who occupies a position exempted from the State Universities Civil Service System as a principal administrative appointment
2. Durational Appointment - As defined by the Professional Staff Collective Bargaining Agreement, a professional staff appointment is used for the replacement of a regular appointee on leave or for a specific project of a limited duration.

Civil Service - All staff positions are categorized as civil service unless a position meets the State Universities Civil Service System's requirements for principal administrative appointments. A position designated as Civil Service Open Range is a position that is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

1. Non status Appointment - A civil service appointment made in accordance with the State Universities Statutes and Rules. Examples of these appointments may include: temporary appointments, provisional/apprentice appointments, trainee appointments, learner appointments, and extra help appointments as further defined by IL Rev. Stat. Section 250.70 Non status Appointments, as amended.

Faculty - An employee who holds academic rank of lecturer, instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, professor, or distinguished professor and who is exempt from the State Universities Civil Service System. Some exceptions exist within the administrative professional and professional staff. This definition applies to these policies only.