Final approved by fs & ec 1-23-07

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

January 16, 2007

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 Frances Kayona, COFAH Robert Inkster, COSE Balsy Kasi, COSS Jason Lindsey, SPEC Susan Motin

Negotiator: Bill Langen

1. Call to order at 3:00 p.m.

2. Approval of Minutes

a. Executive Committee: December 12, 2006—approved at Senate.

3. Treasurer’s Report (EC 011607 3)

ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY ASSOCIATION
Statement of Revenues and Expenses for the 3-Month Period Ending December 31, 2006
Revenue
		Local Support Payments from IFO					$1,647.28
		Interest, Dividends (October 2006 - December 2006) - Money Market					$18.71
		Other					$0.00
		Total Revenue					$1,665.99
Expenses
		Secretarial					n/a		(IFO)
		Printing/Duplicating					$273.83
		Telephone
				Local			$72.00
				Long Distance			$2.44
				Postage			$16.26
		Office Supplies					$161.43
		Cloudnet (FA website)					$10.60
		Meeting Expenses (Refreshments from Sodexho)					$1,050.76
		Other:		Sodexho/Retirement Seminars with Russ Stanton			$345.89
				Sodexho/Grievance Training with Pat Arsenault			$32.64
		Total Expenses					$1,965.85
Excess of Revenue over Expenses							-$299.86
Cash and Investments 9/30/06							$33,353.09
Excess Revenues over Expenses							-$299.86
Cash and Investments 12/31/06							$33,053.23
December 31, 2006, balances:
		SCSU Agency Account			$1,879.82
		Bremer Money Market			$5,372.77
		24-month CD			$20,000.00
		Bremer Checking			$5,800.64
					$33,053.23
Submitted by: Polly Chappell, SCSU FA Administrative Assistant, January 8, 2007
Bremer CD: $20,000
Bremer Money Market: $5,372.77
SCSU Agency Account: $1,879.82
December 2006
Check#	Date		Description			payment		deposit		balance
3083	12/5/2006		Sodexho--Grievance training w/Pat Arsenault			$32.64				$6,122.38
3084	12/5/2006		Sodexho--EC			$44.67				$6,077.71
3085	12/5/2006		Sodexho--Senate			$77.57				$6,000.14
3086	12/12/2006		HSBC Business Solutions (Office Max) for paper			$44.88				$5,955.26
3087	12/18/2006		Sodexho--Senate			$88.81				$5,866.45
3088	12/18/2006		Sodexho--EC			$65.81				$5,800.64

Motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report—(Palmer/Larkin). Passed

4. Announcements

a. Meet and Confer Agenda January 18, 2007 (EC 011607 4.a)—enclosed in packet. The long version was sent out yesterday electronically. There was discussion about who will cover the topics for Meet and Confer. Schoenberger will invite Fati Zarghami to speak about International Studies.    

b. Honors Director correspondence (EC 011607 4.b)—David Boyer gathered this information regarding the position. It was noted that this may be a topic for Strategic Planning. David Boyer will be invited to attend EC for a discussion of his position.  

5. Call for new agenda items—none.

6. Unfinished Business

a. EPT committees, Document for PDP template (EC 091906 7.d) (EC 101706 6.b)—Palmer and Inkster (Hill was not at EC) feel the document from Pat Arsenault is adequate. This will go to Meet and Confer. The document “Professional Development and Evaluation Review of Article 22” can be found on the FA website under “Policies.” This item will be taken off the agenda.

Motion to take the document: “Professional Development and Evaluation Review of Article 22” from Arsenault as the faculty position to Meet and Confer—(Palmer/Inkster). Passed  

Motion to take the Promotion and Tenure Calendar to Meet and Confer to discuss the dates and presentation on the website to possibly be modified—(Palmer/Lindsey). Passed  

b. Outcome of Promotions Process—waiting for a response from Meet and Confer. This has to do with Peer Review. Not discussed.

c. Holocaust Center Advisory Committee Questions—taken to Meet and Confer, waiting for response. Not discussed.

d. 1B.1 investigations and procedure—waiting for response from the President. Inkster spoke to this item. Issues around classroom accommodation/pedagogy need to be addressed. Concerns will be discussed informally with Nancy Jessee and a subcommittee of EC. It was noted that Jessee is giving a workshop tomorrow on 1B.1 and new policy (included in the last Senate packet). Schoenberger stated that the new policy is an improvement.    

e. Member for Online Policies and Procedures Committee—John Palmer (EC) and John Theis (TPR) were approved in Senate on Dec. 19, 2006. There was another volunteer from Senate whom Annette will put on the next Senate consent agenda.

7. New Business

a. Article 28 Arbitration—documentation is needed. Not discussed.

b. Graduate Committee Minutes on Guidelines for Graduate Programs (FS 112106 8.b, FS 101006 8.e) (EC 121206 7.c)—Schoenberger and Kayona volunteered to be on a subcommittee. Debra Japp, Jim Robinson, and Chris Jazwinski were recommended as good candidates for the subcommittee. Schoenberger will ask them if they are interested and there will be a meeting.    

Motion to form a subcommittee to review/revise the Graduate Committee’s Guidelines for Graduate Programs—(Larkin/Palmer). Passed  

c. Orientation Planning Committee (Co-chairs Mark Nook and Mark Jaede)—not discussed.

d. Administrative Search Committees—committee make up recommendations passed at last EC.

e. Calendar Recommendations—posted on FA website. 

f. Reassigned Time Report—posted on FA website.

g. Center for Regulatory Affairs—not discussed.

8. Adjournment at 4:56 p.m.

Submitted by Polly Chappell, Faculty Association Administrative Assistant