Final Approved by EC & FS 4-10-07

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

April 5, 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

Guests: Debra Leigh, Geoffrey Tabakin

1. Call to order at 3:17 p.m.

2. Approval of Minutes

a. Executive Committee: March 20, 2007—approved at Senate March 27, 2007.

3. Treasurer’s Report—to be given at the next meeting.

4. Announcements

a. HLC visit—EC is meeting from 1-2 p.m., Tuesday, April 17, 2007.

5. Call for new agenda items

Email monitoring of selected faculty (Palmer 7.f)

6. Unfinished Business

a. Request for information on spending of left over budget

Motion to ask at Meet and Confer for the April 1^st budget report—(Kilborn/Langen). Amended

Motion to amend by folding in specific information: unfilled positions and spending of one-time money—(Langen/Kayona). Passed

Motion to ask at Meet and Confer for the April 1^st budget report, information on the unfilled positions, and spending of one-time money. Passed  

b. Honors Director correspondence (EC 013107 4.b)—not discussed.

c. Strategic Map from Strategic Planning (EC 021307 6.e.1, 6.e.2)—not discussed.

7. New Business

a. Graduate Committee Minutes on Guidelines for Graduate Programs (FS 112106 8.b, FS 101006 8.e) (EC 121206 7.c)—subcommittee is working on this. Schoenberger will send EC the documents so far.

b. Responding to the Budget Advisory Process—discussed above.

c. Sabbatical Leave Questions (EC 032007 7.c)—Schoenberger has briefly discussed this with the Provost. There was discussion. It was suggested that involved parties should be invited to EC to discuss their questions and concerns. Schoenberger will ask the Provost for a list of those who did or did not receive funding and why those who were turned down were not granted their sabbatical. After getting this information Schoenberger will invite those who were turned down to EC to discuss their questions and concerns.

d. Searches (LR&TS and ELCP) (EC 040507 7.d.1, 7.d.2)—there was discussion about the searches in the COE.

Motion to table this to time definite next meeting—(Larkin/Kayona). Passed

e. Visitors to discuss 1B.1 problems (4:15 or 4:30 p.m.)—visitors arrived and there was discussion about the 1B.1 process.

f. Email monitoring of selected faculty (Palmer)—discussed under item 7.e.

8. Adjournment at 5:15 p.m.

Submitted by Polly Chappell, Faculty Association Administrative Assistant