The purpose of the Engineering Staff Advisory Council (ESAC) is to facilitate communication within the college, represent staff concerns and issues to College of Engineering Administration, and ensure staff involvement in committees and discussions that affect College of Engineering staff.  ESAC also promotes local community service and social activities to encourage community-building within the College of Engineering, and to give back in our larger community.

The Engineering Staff Advisory Council is an elected body which represents staff members in the College of Engineering. This constituent group is composed of Professional and Scientific, Merit Supervisory Exempt, and Merit Confidential staff.

Meetings are held the last Thursday of each month, beginning at 08:30AM and generally run until 10:30.

Make a Difference Day

On Saturday, October 27 ESAC members joined in the Press Citizen Stock the Pantry Food Drive. 

Fighting Hunger in Johnson County

Nationwide, demand at food banks is increasing. But as the recession drags on, some Midwest food banks report flagging donations. A group of University of Iowa staff are part of a local partnership working to make sure that doesn’t happen in Johnson County.

The Iowa City Press-Citizen organized “Stock the Pantry,” a food drive to benefit three area food pantries: the Crisis Center, North Liberty Community Pantry, and the Coralville Ecumenical Food Pantry. Several other area organizations participated, including the University of Iowa Engineering Staff Advisory Council (ESAC), 10 area elementary schools, and Hy-Vee.

For more information about the Food Drive and to see how your contributions were used please visit the Press Citizen web site here.

Cleaning Up

On June 2, volunteers spent a very productive morning picking up refuse along the banks of the Iowa River as it flows through the University of Iowa campus. IIHR staff member Brandon Barquist, who led the event, estimates that the group amassed more than 1,000 pounds of trash. The refuse was sorted for recyclables after collection.

The University of Iowa Engineering Staff Advisory Council (ESAC), along with UI Facilities Management, the Office of Sustainability, and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, organized the Riverwalk Clean-Up project. The volunteers collected trash along the banks of the Iowa River from the pedestrian bridge near Hancher to the railroad bridge just north of Benton Street.

Barquist says the project is part of ESAC's commitment to community service. "As members of the university community and especially as staff of the College of Engineering, we feel a special attachment to the river and the environment we work in every day. We're glad to have this opportunity to help make things a little better."

Members of ESAC are elected by their co-workers to represent all staff members in the College of Engineering. ESAC was established to facilitate communication within the college, represent staff to the administration, and promote staff involvement. Organizing service projects such as this one is also part of ESAC's mission.

Deborah Hampton and Kandy Munson, 1st prize and runner-up in the ESAC-sponsored Chili Cook-off II (Redemption)