FA Executive Committee Minutes

Tuesday, February 12, 2002

Attendance: (Those present indicated by an underline)

Officers: President Fisher, past President Foster, President-Elect Larkin, Secretary R. C. Johnson

Treasurer: Butenhoff

IFO Board Members: Foster, Maloney, A. Schoenberger

Unit Representatives: COB Pesch, COE T. Peterson, FAH Kilborn, CSE McKenna, CSS Ore, SS vacant

Negotiator: Bill Langen

1. Call to order at 3:15 p.m.

2. Call for new agenda items

4.a. EEOC

4.b. John Palmer’s Arbitration

5.j. College-wide committees

6.c Proposal for Mediation/Facilitation on FA/ADM relationship

6.d. Econ Proposal

6.e. DGS Sanctioned Meetings

6.f. FA Open House-Food Budget

6.g. Cultural Audit

6.h. Discrimination/Harassment Complaint Process

6.i. Provost Search-Alternate for Special Services

6.j. Credit by Examination Policy

3. Treasurer’s Report

4. President’s Comments

b. John Palmer’s Arbitration

Motion that the MN Highway Safety Center budget situation be taken to Meet and Confer for discussion. (Foster/Pesch) passed

5. Old Business

6. New Business

a. FA Grievances

Motion that the FA donate $1,000 to Chris Ngassam to help with his personal expenses if this does not violate IFO policy or state law. (Larkin/Butenhoff) substituted

Substitute Motion –that the FA organize a fundraising campaign for faculty to support a colleague with his permission. (Foster/Larkin) passed

b. Executive Session

Motion to move to Executive Session (Peterson/McKenna) passed

Motion to authorize the President to hire a substitute when the Office Assistant is not available to take notes. (Johnson/Larkin) passed

Motion to end Executive Session and to report out action. (Foster/Larkin) passed

c. Proposal for Mediation/Facilitation on FA/Admin relationship

Motion that the FA Executive Committee support the proposal for the FAEC and Administration mediation. (Larkin/Foster) passed

d. Econ Proposal

Motion to approve the Econ Curriculum Proposal MP-02-23 contingent upon Faculty Senate approval. (Kilborn/Ore) passed

e. DGS Sanctioned Meetings

Motion to approve sanctioned meeting with Ruth Meyer and DGS and that any policy recommendations that come from this meeting will be brought back to Faculty Senate. (Larkin/Foster) passed

f. FA Open House

Motion to authorize President Fisher to buy refreshments for the Open House. (Larkin/Kilborn) passed

g. Cultural Audit

Motion that the Final report be shared with the FAEC and that the FAEC be involved in discussion on how the report will affect the campus. (Foster/Ore) passed

7. Adjournment