Approved by EC & FS 9-12-06

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

September 5, 2006

 

Attendance:   (Those present indicated by an underline)

Officers:  President Annette Schoenberger, Past President/President-Elect Judy Kilborn, Secretary JoAnn Gasparino, Treasurer John Palmer

IFO Board Members: Andrew Larkin, Jayantha Herath, Fred Hill

Unit Representatives:  COB Vacant, COE Steve Hornstein, COFAH Robert Inkster, COSE Balsy Kasi, COSS Jason Lindsey, SPEC Susan Motin

Negotiator:   Bill Langen

Guest: Rich Josephson

1.      Call to order at 3:20 p.m.

2.      Approval of Minutes

a.      Executive Committee: August  22, 2006 (EC 090506 2.a)

Motion to approve EC minutes of August 22, 2006—(Larkin/Palmer). Passed

3.      Treasurer’s Report (EC 090506 3.a)

Motion to have Treasurer’s Report given at the first EC meeting of the month. Report will go forward to Senate via EC minutes—(Larkin/Gasparino). Passed

Bremer CD: $20,000

 

 

 

 

Bremer Money Market: $5,348.11

 

 

 

SCSU Agency Account: $2,277.53

 

 

 

August 2006

 

 

 

 

Check#

Date

Description

payment

deposit

balance

3058*

 

Cloudnet

void

 

 

3059*

 

Cloudnet

$217.90-void

 

 

3060

8/7/2006

Sodexho

$37.45

 

$2,642.81

3061*

 

Cloudnet

void

 

 

3062

8/7/2006

Cloudnet

$154.90

 

$2,487.91

3063

8/21/2006

Annette Schoenberger-postage reimb.

$13.05

 

$2,474.86

3064

8/21/2006

Aramark

$22.68

 

$2,452.18

 

*Note: voided Cloudnet checks due to new website set up

 

 

 

 
 

4.      Announcements

a.      Status of OCE positions—the timeline and job descriptions were discussed. Hornstein will send Schoenberger information on the job descriptions, and Schoenberger will get the information to the Provost.   

b.      Draft Pandemic Plan—there was discussion. Langen discussed the possibility of short-term online courses and the problems involved with this.

Motion to ask Giovanni Antunez and Rich Josephson to review the document and brief EC on their findings. The plan will also be sent to the faculty to see if they know of anyone with expertise on this—(Palmer/Langen). Passed  

5.      Call for new agenda items

Langen announced that there will be a statewide meeting next week, and they will review a MOA to do with scheduling. No other information regarding the MOA is available.

6.      Unfinished Business

a.      COSS Dean Search—Schoenberger is waiting for Arsenault’s response from Chris Dale. Schoenberger stated that there is advertising out with the closing date of September 15th, so faculty may not have anyone on the search committee.

b.      Buy-in System for SCSU-Announce (EC 071806 7.a, EC 090506 6.b)—Schoenberger pointed out the handout. She also sent it out electronically last week. This item is also on the Meet and Confer agenda. Langen confirmed his wishes of having the option of selecting certain categories that go out electronically, and Schoenberger suggested this should be discussed at Meet and Confer. Issues and problems with the draft were discussed. Schoenberger pointed out that this draft has not gone to TPR and they might be able to fix some of the problems. This item will be left on the agenda under “Email as Official Communication.”

Rich Josephson arrived at 3:53 p.m., and Schoenberger invited him in. He addressed EC at 4:03 p.m.

g.  LRTS reorganization. (Rich Josephson – Time definite 4pm EC 090506 6.g)—Josephson spoke to EC about the item. There was discussion. Josephson left at 4:56 p.m.

c.      IFO Standing Committee Appointments (EC 071806 7.c.)—remove from agenda.

d.      Faculty Parking (Jayantha Herath) (EC 071806 7.e)—remove from agenda.

e.      Unpaid FTE for the last seven years (Jayantha Herath)  (EC 071806 7.f)—leave on agenda. This may be a Meet and Confer topic.  

f.       Peer Review committee and EPT committees—Schoenberger will send out an announcement for volunteers for the Peer Review Committee. There was discussion.  

Motion to form an ad hoc committee of faculty, one from each college, to decide what to continue of the Zmora Agreement, in consultation with the Peer Review committee and faculty who have been peer reviewed; and consult with the FA President about faculty postings—(Larkin/Hornstein). Passed

Schoenberger discussed approving minutes. The minutes will be sent out electronically before Senate and Schoenberger will ask for any objections before Senate so that the minutes get out timely.

EPT committees will remain on the agenda, but Peer Review committee will be removed.

7.      New Business

a.      Task force on Placement Tests—EC needs to formulate the membership of the task force. Schoenberger gave some background on this item.

Motion that task force should consist of one member from each of the following areas: Reading, Writing, Math, expertise in testing, and expertise in cultural bias—(Larkin/no second).

b.      Review of State University Faculty Supplemental Compensation (EC 090506 7.b)—not discussed.

c.      Questions from Constitutional Review Committee (Larkin, EC090506 7.c)—not discussed.

8.      Adjournment at 5:22 p.m.