Final Approved
Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
May 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: 10:00 a.m.
2. Approval of Minutes – none
3. Treasurer’s Report – none
4. Announcements
a. SCSU EC, Senate, and Meet and Confer Calendar for 2008-2009 (EC 050108 4.a.)
Summer meetings were discussed. John Palmer will get back to us on the timing. We need to be sure and invite the new members.
5. Call for new agenda items
Add 7.h New Curriculum Process: Annette thinks we should look at this document carefully this summer. It includes wording that allows the Dean to stop curriculum at the college level and is not in compliance with the processes that came from the Academic Planning process.
6. Unfinished Business
7. New Business
a. Assessment of UDWR (Connaughton) – postponed
b. Budget Planning
Discussion of the reserves:
(1) It is clear that we need to make sure we have what we need on campus. One of the office desks is falling apart, and we need a long work table for putting together Senate packets, etc.
(2) We need to know what the charge backs to the campus will be, e.g. raises in new contract, severance pay, etc.
(3) If there is an IFO task force to address this, we need to make sure it is chosen when we have the full availability of our faculty so we can follow our customary democratic processes.
c. Clarification of Student Absence Policy as Found in the Faculty Handbook (Hudson) (EC 051508 7.c.)
The policy in the "faculty handbook" states that there are "university scheduled events approved by the Provost's office" and that students are excused from class for these events. This is news to us!
(1) We should get these schedules in advance.
(2) This is a workload issue.
(3) We should take this to Meet and Confer in the fall.
(4) We should take this to Senate in the fall to find out the magnitude of the problem before we bring it to Meet and Confer.
d. FA Budget Committee Recommendation and Academic Planning (EC 051508 7.d.1.-7.d.2.)
The Budget Committee’s recommendations haven’t been to Senate yet, so we should gather information and make sure we document any problems. We would also like to make sure there are events at fall convocation so that faculty are aware of the differences in the process. We still don't have reports on variable tuition, doctoral programs, etc.
e. Diversity Task Force (EC 051508 7.e. [copied from document received at last M&C)
It appears that the president is adding faculty so there will be 3 FA members chosen by the Association. The faculty cannot be appointed till fall because we need to follow our processes.
f. Foundations of Excellence co-chair/task force members (EC 051508 7.f.1.-7.f.3.)
We have four members for this task force: Balsy Kasi, David Warne, Vicky Williams, and Debra Leigh. We will appoint them, and they can choose the co-chair from among themselves.
g. Meet and Confer (EC 051508 7.g.1. and 7.g.2.) – not discussed
8. Adjournment: 12:18 p.m.
Submitted by Annette Schoenberger