Approved by EC August 22, 2006

approved by FS September 12, 2006

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

July 18, 2006

Attendance:   (Those present indicated by an underline)

Officers:  President Annette Schoenberger, Past President/President-Elect Judy Kilborn, Secretary JoAnn Gasparino, Treasurer Robert Johnson, Treasurer John Palmer (September 1, 2006)

IFO Board Members: Andrew Larkin, Jayantha Herath, Fred Hill (September 1, 2006)

Unit Representatives: COB P. N. SubbaNarasimha, COE Steve Hornstein, COFAH Monica Devers, Robert Inkster (September 1, 2006), COSE Balsy Kasi, COSS Jason Lindsey (September 1, 2006), SPEC Susan Motin

Negotiator:   Bill Langen

1. Call to order at 2:09 p.m.

Schoenberger introduced Jason Lindsey, the new unit representative from COSS.

2. Approval of Minutes

a. Executive Committee: June 20, 2006 (EC 071806 2.a)

Motion to approve EC minutes from June 20, 2006—(Kilborn/Palmer). Passed

3. Treasurer’s Report (EC 071806 3.a)—There was a brief report of the end-of-year finances.  

4. Announcements

a. Promotion and Tenure Information (EC 071806 4.a)—Schoenberger pointed out the enclosed documents. There was discussion about distribution methods. The promotions will go forward to Senate in the fall.

b. Sub-committee meeting of Strategic Planning—Diana Burlison will be asking for faculty involvement in designing a new budget model. Palmer gave a brief review of the current budget model being used at SCSU. There was discussion about the current model.   

c. Schoenberger’s meeting with the Provost July 17, 2006—Schoenberger gave a brief update. They discussed COSS Dean Search, Human Relations Chair Election 10-day letter (to be discussed at Meet and Confer in the fall), two grievances, two internal searches in the Provost’s office for positions currently held by Mitch Rubinstein and Rex Veeder, and the end of the Zmora agreement is coming up (faculty need to look at the provisions that might want to be kept and/or revised). It was noted that the Zmora agreement includes: search for every position, everyone gets notified of a position, peer review committee for promotion and tenure.  

5. Call for new agenda items

7.g. Peer Review Committee (Motin)
7.h. EPT Committee (Kasi)
7.i.  LR&TS reorganization update (Motin)

6. Unfinished Business

a. Reassigned Time Issues at SCSU (EC 050206 6.a.)—there was discussion about the agenda item. This item will go to the first Meet and Confer in the fall, and be taken off the agenda.

b. COSS Dean Search—discussed above under announcements.

c. Template on Teaching Schedule/Contact Hours (EC 050206 6.d., EC 071806 6.c)—Hornstein provided a draft. Kilborn added some punctuation changes. Langen suggested two language changes. Changes will be made and go to the first Meet and Confer in the fall.

Motion to take the draft, with the changes indicated, to the first Meet and Confer this fall—(Kilborn/Hornstein). Passed

7. New Business

a. Buy-in System for SCSU-Announce (Langen) (EC 071806 7.a)—Langen asked that this discussion go to Administration. There was discussion about email as the official communication. This will go to the first Meet and Confer for an update. Schoenberger will ask Tornquist for a draft of the TPR draft document and the status of a bulletin board.  

b. Short-term Study Abroad (Johnson)—this item will be removed from the agenda.

c. IFO Standing Committee Appointments (EC 071806 7.c.)—Schoenberger pointed to the document for faculty to recruit people to fill these committees. She discussed the committee appointment terms. People need to represent the union (not themselves), and they need to supply a paragraph about themselves to the IFO.

d. Graduate Studies Policies (Herath) (EC 071806 7.d.a, 7.d.b)—Herath discussed his concerns. This conversation needs to go to Meet and Confer for discussion, plus Graduate Studies needs to refrain from sending out information until it’s been met and conferred on.

e. Faculty Parking (Herath) (EC 071806 7.e.a, 7.e.b)—not discussed.

f. Unpaid FTE for the last seven years (Jayantha Herath) (EC 071806 7.f)—not discussed.

g. Peer Review Committee (Motin)—not discussed.

h. EPT Committee (Kasi)—not discussed.

i. LR&TS reorganization update (Motin)—not discussed.

8. Adjournment at 4:04 p.m.