Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

March 3, 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 3:25 PM.

 

The agenda was moved to 5.c.

 

5.       Announcements

 

c. 3:30 Michael Connaughton is willing to serve as local action chair.

 

The Executive Committee went around the table and introduced ourselves to Michael.  “Stop the Slide” will be our new action slogan.  Buttons with this slogan will be distributed at the first Action Meeting on March 25.  FA President Elect Kilborn asked the Executive Committee to please be thinking of what to add to this slogan – “slide in” to what? (“i.e., recruit and retain people, support higher education, benefits, etc.). 

 

Negotiator Langen suggested one of the slides should pertain to tuition increasing – the students’ share.  If we were just on record as opposing and advocating action, it would be very useful -- if we appeal to their parents’ pocketbooks…..

 

FA President Elect Kilborn stated if there is any data the Executive Committee feels would be useful to this initiative to know the IFO Office will cooperate -- Nancy Black is willing and will swing through campuses. 

 

Motion for the Executive Committee to give Michael Connaughton our official support as our Local Action Chair (Kilborn/Langen).  Passed

 

It was confirmed when we hear the word action and action committee, it pertains only to the actions and behaviors during and for purposes of negotiation.

 

FA President Schoenberger stated Michael is welcome to attend Executive Committee at any time, and she will let him know when the subject of local action is on the agenda. 

 

2.       Approval of Minutes – FA President Schoenberger requested the minutes from the last Executive Committee meeting.

 

3.       Treasurer’s Report – None.

 

4.       Call for new agenda items:

 

7. d. Discussing important faculty issues at every other Meet and Confer.

 

5.       Announcements

 

  1. Internal Audit and Budget Update (EC 121404 5.a.) – Nothing to report.

 

  1. One-time Funds Proposal (EC 020105 5.b.1, 5.b.2, 5.b.3) - Discussed

 

FA President Schoenberger confirmed we will take the position faculty agree with this proposal.

 

  1. Next year’s IFO meetings (EC 030305 5.d) - Discussed

 

  1. Grievance concerning the Counseling Center (EC 030305 5.e.1., 5.e.2) - Discussed

 

The agenda was moved to 5g.

 

  1. UCC will send a document for the March 22 EC meeting.

 

Terri Sheehan, the Chair of the UCC, will write a letter to advise what the UCC’s action will be.  The real concern is the delay of processing forms in some of the colleges.  Terri also intends to redesign the curriculum forms.

 

The agenda was moved back to 5.f.

 

  1. Presidents University Council (EC 030305 5.f.) – Discussed

 

6.       Unfinished Business

 

  1. Team work

 

  1. Article 24 Faculty Rights in Disciplinary and Investigative Action (EC 111604 7.a.)

 

We will keep this on the agenda for the next Executive Committee meeting.   Fred Hill is working on a letter for faculty regarding information in the contract relevant to personnel files.

 

7.       New Business

 

  1. FYE (Ore) – Not discussed

 

  1. The letter to the St. Cloud Times and others concerning anonymous postings to the chat room (EC 021505 2.1, 2.2, EC 121404, 5.d. FS 012505 7.a. Student Government Resolution, and the two sets of minutes from EC)

 

This topic will remain on the agenda for the next Executive Committee meeting.

 

FA President-Elect Kilborn asked if this motion could be brought up for reconsideration, and it was confirmed yes it, indeed, could.  FA President-Elect Kilborn will speak with Frankie Condon regarding this issue.. 

 

  1. Schedule with meeting times.  What should we do next?  (EC 030305 7.c.)

 

The Executive Committee agreed this schedule should be taken to the Senate and should be presented in the manner of moving forward.  This schedule will go into affect Fall of 2006.  Steve Hornstein stated someone in his department asked if there could be more days included in this schedule to begin at 7:30 AM; and FA President Schoenberger said we will discuss this question in Meet and Confer. 

 

d.               Discussing important faculty issues at every other Meet and Confer. – Not discussed

 

8.       Adjournment at 5:20 PM.