Final Approved

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

January 15, 2008

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 3:18 p.m.

2. Approval of Minutes—approved in Senate.

3. Treasurer’s Report (EC 011508 3)—Connaughton gave an update.

4. Announcements

a. We have Clearwire wireless Internet and a router at the FA office. Kilborn asked Schoenberger to help get the router set up, and she said she might be available next week.

b. Negotiation and Action Reports—Palmer reported that the mediation dates are the last Friday in January and the first Saturday in February.

c. Grievance Report—Palmer gave an update. There will be an article in the newspaper tomorrow regarding a step 2 grievance. Kilborn thanked Palmer for his reporting to the newspaper.  

d. Academic Planning Process, including Global Initiatives Document from Provost (EC 011508 4.c.1 and 4.c.2.)—documents for your information. The agenda moved to Meet and Confer, item 7.c.

e. Report from IFO Board Meeting—Kilborn gave an update. Monica Nayenga has agreed to work an additional five hours per week to cover Polly Chappell’s parental leave, and an MOA will have to be drafted. There was some misunderstanding of the motivation for the MOA at the IFO, but Kilborn has cleared that up with the IFO and the IFOSA. The delay, however, has held up the approval for hiring a consultant to cover meeting minutes during the parental leave. The SCSU FA’s MOA request for 10% increases for additional job duties was brutally turned down at the IFO. The LOU for lump sum payments plus covering health and dental benefits was also pulled from the table by the IFO. There was discussion about removing personal names from the IFOSA contract before voting for ratification of the contract in February.   

f. Staffing Update—Kilborn gave a report. Last Monday the IFO gave Kilborn the authority to give Monica an extra five hours a week to cover joint duties. We’ve hired Joan Wingert to do the four Meet and Confer meetings, and we’ve asked several people to do the Senate and EC meetings, but they’ve all said no. Kilborn discussed the money situation to cover the consultants. Kilborn authorized $300 per meeting for Meet and Confer. The FA office will cut the checks for the consultants. There was discussion.

g. Sabbatical Approvals (EC 011508 4.f.)—all ten-year sabbaticals were approved. The Provost reported that faculty did a good job filling out the forms. This will also go to Senate.

h. Extension of 1B.1 Task Force Report and Action Plan (EC 011508 4.g)—they have asked for an extension until March 14, 2008. The President has approved this.

5. Call for new agenda items

a.   Web Registration for Transfer Student Registration (Schoenberger)

b.   Delegate Assembly (Schoenberger)

c.   Online Education (E-college and on-load/offload issues)

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—the Provost has asked for more time on this issue. Kilborn hopes to have a report on this at the next EC meeting. 

c. Process of forming committees and selecting faculty representation: the flowchart and MSUAASF/Dean requests (see MC 011708 UB 3)—not discussed.

7. New Business

a. Sponsored Programs (EC 101607 7.c.)—not discussed.

b. Pictures with Class Lists (EC 101607 7.e.)—not discussed.

c. January 17, 2008, Meet and Confer Agenda (EC 011508 7.c.1 and 7.c.2.)—there was discussion about the strategy of topics to be covered at the next Meet and Confer.   

d. Rollover of FTNPs (EC 011508 7.d.1 and 7.d.2.)—the first request is from the Physics department. It was discussed that an active search for a probationary position needs to start next fall to authorize this FTNP extension. The second request might not come to Meet and Confer. Kilborn will email EC if this will be on the Meet and Confer agenda.  

e. College Curriculum Committees—not discussed.

f. COE Dean’s Consultation Plan Concerning Reorganization (EC 011508 7.f)—It was discussed that possibly a motion regarding what EC understood concerning consultation should go to Senate. Kilborn asked Warne to draft something to start the conversation.      

g. Web Registration for Transfer Student Registration (Schoenberger)—Schoenberger described the problems with web registration and problems with transfer students and prerequisites. This new agenda item was not discussed.

h. Delegate Assembly (Schoenberger)—last year the EC approved paying extra so that SCSU DA representatives could have their own hotel rooms. We need to decide if we should follow this practice again. This new agenda item was not discussed.

i. Online Education (E-college and on-load/offload issues) (Kasi)—not discussed.

8. Adjournment at 5:15 p.m.

Submitted by Polly Chappell, Faculty Association Administrative Assistant