Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
January 18, 2005
Attendance: (Those present indicated by an underline)
Officers: President Schoenberger, President-Elect Kilborn, Past President Fisher, Secretary: Gasparino, Treasurer Motin
IFO Board Members: Hill, Kilborn
Unit Representatives: COB SubbaNarasimha, COE Hornstein, FAH Condon COSE Akubue, COSS Ore, SPEC Vacant
Negotiator: Langen
1. Call to order at 3:20 PM.
2. Approval of Minutes (November 30, 2004). You should have an email version of these with corrections from the Provost.
Motion to approve the Executive Committee minutes of 11/30/04 (Kilborn/Hornstein). Passed
Approval of Minutes (December 14, 2004), I think I sent these to Tracy to ask the students for corrections so we can have these in Senate on January 25.
These minutes may not be approved until Tracy Ore and the students from Support the Court have had an opportunity to review them.
3. Treasurer’s Report (Susan promised us a report at this meeting)
Treasurer Motin distributed a Treasurer’s Report to the committee.
4. Call for new agenda items
None.
5. Announcements
a. Internal Audit and Budget Update (EC 121404 5.a)
FA Past President Fisher stated that a list of questions will be compiled.
b. Violation of Zmora Agreement in the College of Ed.
Motion to move into Executive Session (Fisher/Kilborn). Passed
Motion to go out of Executive Session (Langen/Seconded). Passed.
c. Report on 1b1 intake person (Schoenberger) – Discussed.
The subject of search committee chairs and their role will go on the next Meet and Confer agenda.
FA President Elect Kilborn recommended President Saigo make a public announcement stating Sharon Cogdill is the new 1b1 intake person and suggested this be discussed at the next Meet and Confer.
6. Unfinished Business
a. Team Work – Discussed. This will remain on the agenda.
b. Article 24 Faculty Rights in Disciplinary and Investigative Action (EC 111604 7.a)
Fred Hill requested a copy of this document so he may follow up. Donna West will fax or e-mail this to Fred ASAP.
c. General Education Committee request for a body to set criteria for reviewing upper division writing requirement. (EC 113004 7.a) (EC 011804 6.c)
It was questioned whether the GEC minutes giving the committee composition for the upper division writing requirement should have been approved in the last Senate. FA President Elect Kilborn suggested adding people to this committee who are experts in writing – specifically, two people. Both FA President Elect Kilborn and Frankie Condon will compose a motion for the 1/25/05 Senate.
d. Enrollment Management Committee and Meet and Confer (EC 113004 7.b) – Discussed.
e. Draft Letter of Understanding Article 29, Section D (EC 121404 7.c)
It was clarified this Letter of Understanding (LOU) is in regard to hiring Fixed Term employees. FA President Schoenberger raised this issue since the Board will be asked to vote on this LOU, and she stated she plans to vote in favor of it. Executive Committee members may go online to get more information about this LOU. Negotiator Langen confirmed the language in the LOU does express what the negotiating team intended it to.
f. Mankato PDP/PDR/Non-Renewal guidelines (EC 121404 7.d) – Discussed.
It was agreed FA President Schoenberger, Past President Fisher, and Negotiator Langen will represent the FA on the committee to work on this issue with Mark Nook and
Kristi Tornquist from the Administration. FA President Schoenberger will advise
Kristi Tornquist of this decision. FA President Schoenberger asked the Executive Committee to review this document and provide her with any feedback for her to give the committee. This issue will be discussed at Meet and Confer.
7. New Business
a. Representative to PDP/PDR ad hoc committee. – Discussed (above)
b. Tape recorders at Meet and Confer – Discussed.
c. OCE Search Results – Discussed.
Motion to move into Executive Session (Kilborn/Seconded). Passed.
8. Adjournment at 5:15 PM.