Executive Committee Minutes

November 11, 2003

Attendance:   (Those present indicated by an underline)

Officers:  President Fisher, President-Elect Schoenberger, Past President Larkin, Secretary: Williams, Treasurer: Buske

IFO Board Members: Hill, Johnson, Kilborn

Unit Representatives: COB SubbaNarasimha COE Hornstein, FAH Kilborn, COSE Akubue, COSS Ore, SS C. Inkster

Negotiator: Langen

1.         Call to order at 3:15 PM

2.         Call for new agenda items

6.e. Informal notes for Meet and Confer

6.f. DGS-FYE-ALC

6.g. Negotiations

            6.h. TQE Grant

3.      Treasurer’s Report

Dale Buske stated the current Treasurer’s Report was distributed in Faculty Senate on November 4. 

The Faculty Association office filing system was discussed.  It was agreed the FA Office Manager and the FA Administrative Assistant would work an additional five hours per week over a period of four weeks to reorganize the FA office files to establish a central filing system.  At the end of the four-week period, a progress report will be given to the Executive Committee.

6.         New Business:

a. IRC (Independent Review Committee) (Larkin)

Motion to obtain copies of all the IRC reports, a copy of the President’s memo terminating the committee, and a copy of the brochure issued by the President’s office (including supplementary reports) to allow us to do our work (Larkin/seconded).  Passed

b.  IFO/MnSCU Presidents Meeting

This meeting may be scheduled in the near future.  In preparation, President Fisher asked the Executive Committee to let her know of any issues they feel are relevant for SCSU so they may be presented in a way to result in some impact for SCSU.

d.   Meet & Confer

e.  Informal notes for Meet and Confer

A suggestion was made for Past President Larkin to include a disclaimer in his informal notes stating the official Meet and Confer notes will be forthcoming.  It was also suggested a note be included in Past President Larkin’s informal notes advising any questions be referred to him; therefore, if any Executive Committee member receives a question pertaining to the notes, they would refer it to him.  Finally, it was suggested these informal notes be distributed a day later so faculty would receive them after the weekend.

f.    DGS-FYE-ALC

In reference to agenda item d., Meet and Confer, as well as this issue, FA President Fisher stated faculty have been pulled in different directions after the Meet and Confer discussions held on November 6.  FA President Fisher asked to explore the Executive Committee’s different perspectives in order to decide how the committee as a group would like to proceed.  It was suggested we come to an understanding of how issues like this one should be discussed with the Administration.

g.  Negotiations

      Bill Langen gave an update on the recent IFO contract negotiations.

7.         Adjournment at 5:45 PM.