Final Approved 12-11-07
Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
December 4, 2007
Attendance: (Those present indicated by an underline)
Officers: President Judy Kilborn, Past President Annette Schoenberger, Secretary Michael Tripp, Treasurer Michael Connaughton
IFO Board Members: Fred Hill, David Warne, President-Elect John Palmer
Unit Representatives: COB Bill Hudson, COE Frances Kayona, COFAH vacant, COSE Balsy Kasi, COSS Robert Johnson, SPEC JoAnn Gasparino
Negotiator: Bill Langen
1. Call to order at 3:17 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes—done in Faculty Senate.
3. Treasurer’s Report—to be given at the next EC meeting.
4. Announcements
a. Negotiations Report—Langen gave an update. There was discussion.
b. Action Report—Palmer gave an update.
c. Grievance Report
Motion to go into Executive Session with staff—(Palmer/Hudson). Passed
Motion for the Executive Committee to authorize Kilborn to file a FA Grievance at the step and time appropriate that would be most effective—(Johnson/seconded). Passed
Motion to go out of Executive Session—(Gasparino/seconded). Passed
d. Academic Planning Process—Kilborn is supposed to have a final list of working groups to bring to next Senate. The steering committee is meeting weekly: Rundquist, Foss, Palmer, Kilborn, and Spitzer. Kilborn and Palmer have populated the work groups from FA appointed committees and the HLC committees. The work groups will decide their own meeting times, and there are administrative co-chairs on all the work groups. A website and blog will be set up for community feedback. The draft is supposed to be done for open forums in April 2008. Faculty will get one duty day for serving on a committee.
e. College Curriculum Committees—this is on New Business as well. Kilborn said COSE Curriculum Committee hadn’t been meeting, but they are now. Kilborn has asked for minutes from the curriculum committees to know that they are meeting. This will be discussed later on the agenda. Kilborn asked EC to think about how the curriculum committee process works in their colleges.
f. Report from Statewide Meet and Confer and IFO EC
i. Chancellor Denies Plans for New University for North Metro—this has also been seen in the press. This was categorically denied.
ii. First Review of Proposed Amendment to MNSCU Procedure 3.3.1: Assessment for Course Placement (EC 120407 4.e.2.)—for your information to review. Administration has asked for this to be at the next Meet and Confer. In the Tuesday’s Senate packet, you will see that the local placement committee has made a recommendation.
iii. IFO EC Action on SCSU EC's Recommendation concerning Staff Compensation—discussed under unfinished business 6.d. below.
5. Call for new agenda items—none.
6. Unfinished Business
a. Electronic Monitoring (was Status of Email Monitoring [EC 090407 7.e.1-7.e.4] and Outlook Monitoring [EC 091807 6.a.]) (EC 101607 6.a.)—not discussed.
b. COE Climate Taskforce: Action concerning external chair—Kilborn is waiting for a recommendation from the COE Taskforce.
c. Process of forming committees and selecting faculty representation: the flowchart and MSUAASF/Dean requests—the FA office will meet with Balsy Kasi to expand the detail in the flowchart.
d. FA Personnel (EC 112007 7.c.1.-7.c.6.; EC 120407 6.d.)—there was discussion.
Motion to move into Executive Session with staff present—(Palmer/seconded). Passed
Motion to move out of Executive Session—(Warne/seconded). Passed
7. New Business
a. Sponsored Programs (EC 101607 7.c.)—not discussed.
b. Pictures with Class Lists (EC 101607 7.e.)—not discussed.
c. Faculty Co-chair for the Enrollment Management Committee: Process and Reassigned Time—we are going to ask for one class of reassigned time for this co-chair when we ask for the position at Meet and Confer.
d. December 13, 2007, Meet and Confer Agenda (EC 120407 7.d.1 and 7.d.2.)—for your information.
e. Rollover of FTNP—not discussed.
f. College Curriculum Committees—not discussed.
8. Adjournment at 5:18 p.m.
Submitted by Polly Chappell, Faculty Association Administrative Assistant