Final Approved by FS & EC 10-7-08

September 30, 2008

Executive Committee Minutes

 

 

Attendance: (Those present indicated by an underline)

Officers: President John Palmer, Past President Judy Kilborn, Secretary Michael Tripp, Treasurer Michael Connaughton

IFO Board Members: David Warne, Debra Leigh, President-Elect Mark Jaede 

Unit Representatives: COB Bill Hudson, COE Frances Kayona, COFAH VACANT, COSE Balsy Kasi, COSS Robert Johnson, SPEC JoAnn Gasparino

Negotiator: Michael Connaughton

 

1.    Call to order at 3:17 p.m.

 

2.    Approval of Minutes—approved in Senate.

 

3.    Treasurer’s Report—to be given in October 2008.

 

4.    Announcements/Status Reports

a.    Administrative Searches

                  i.        Assistant VP Faculty Relations Applications—reviewing applications, moving along nicely. This is an external search.

                 ii.        LR&TS Associate Dean Request—Palmer has spoken to Arsenault from the IFO. Arsenault will get back to Palmer.

                iii.        Search for Associate VP of Research—Connaughton declined his write-in appointment, but he suggested a replacement: Carol Mohrbacher, who said she is willing to serve.

Motion to recommend to Senate Carol Mohrbacher for the Search for Associate Vice President of Research—(Connaughton/Kilborn). Passed

b.    Grievance Report—Palmer gave a brief update. Palmer will invite Hergert to report at the next EC.

c.    Foundations of Excellence (Warne)—Warne provided a handout, and made some changes. Faculty Survey will be out in October and the Student Survey will be out in November. Open House in Atwood on October 8th.  

Motion to approve the list of representatives that Warne provided, with verbal changes. See list below:—(Warne/Kilborn). Passed

 

Philosophy

Organization

Fred Hill (philosophy)

Steve Klepetar

Michael Connaughton  (philosophy, faculty, learning)

Avelino Mills-Novoa

Dale Buske-Math

Gretchen Tiberghien-COMM and Honors

Faculty

Learning

Balsy Kasi (faculty, organization)

Vicky Williams (learning, all students)

Cari Kenner (faculty, organization, all students)

Wayne Braith-Math Skills Center

Nancy Mills (faculty, organization, improvement)

Cindy Grwuell-LRTS

Nona Wilson-CEEP

Paul Neiman-Phil

Diversity

Transitions

Debra Leigh

Deborah Biorn (transitions, roles & purposes)

Tracy Ore

Jennifer Quinlan (transitions)

Dan Macari-Counseliing (CEEP)

Rob Reff-Counseling SH

Semya Hakim*

 

 

Roles and Purposes

 

 

 

All Students

Sandy Johnson-Math

Chris Inkster (all students, improvement)

Albert Moore-Music

Geoffrey Tabakin (all students, learning, roles & purposes)*

Marya Teutsch-Dwyer-English

Stephen Jenkins (all students, roles & purposes)

Rich Dillman-English

Improvement

Choonkyong Kim (improvement)

Elaine Ackerman (improvement)

Jim Sherohman (improvement)

Joe Melcher

 

* Please note that Semya Hakim was added to the list at Faculty Senate and that Jeffrey Tabakin pointed out that there may be some fluctuation within the committees.

 

d.    Article 22 & 25 (Next task drafting a statement of principles to guide the process)—Palmer gave an update.

e.    IRB Policy Changes—waiting to hear from the IRB Committee. This will now go on new business since there has been no response for three meetings.

f.     Sponsored Programs—waiting for meeting with Provost and Dean. No meeting has been scheduled. It was suggested that faculty who do research should possibly attend the meeting as well. Palmer said that it was hard to populate the search committee, we only have three out of six volunteers, so it might be hard to get any extras to attend the meeting. There was discussion. Palmer captured the following to go to Meet and Confer: Take a proactive position to populate search slots, include faculty such as Johnson and Kayona to the meeting, re-state the faculty’s position and state the specifics. Kayona and Johnson will compile a list of specific items that were announced without going through the process and ask Administration to rescind the announcements and that they follow the contract and process going forward.

g.    Statewide Meet & Confer—if you can think of items, please refer to Palmer for next Thursday and Friday. Jaede added extra-contractual compensation to the agenda and asked if it would be appropriate to go to statewide Meet and Confer as well. Palmer said he will add this item to new business. There was discussion.

 

5.    Call for new agenda items

7.h. IRB Policy Changes (Palmer)

7.i.  Extra-contractual compensation (Jaede)

7.j.  Vehicle Use (Johnson)

 

6.    Unfinished Business

a.    Clarification of Student Absence Policy as Found in the Faculty Handbook (Hudson) (EC 051508 7.c.) (Senate in the fall)—Hudson would like to take this Meet and Confer. 

b.    BOT Teaching Award (Report from IFO Board Meeting)—Palmer handed out information. Jaede gave some background. Faculty wanted the $5000 taken from the award or else they would withdraw their participation. This item will mostly likely go to the negotiators.  

c.    Reassign time for Grievance Committee Chair (Postponed until fiscal impact known. Cost $1,850 per credit.) It was noted that Gen Ed needs reassigned time as well, and this could go to Administration. It was also noted that UCC Chair should be looked at too.

Motion that EC recommends to Senate to approve the buy out of three credits per year of reassigned time for the Grievance Committee Chair, and simultaneously ask the IFO to provide additional support to fund the three credits per year of reassigned time for the Grievance Committee Chair. The EC’s recommendation is not contingent on the IFO’s support—(Jaede/Tripp). Separated

 

Motion to separate:—(Warne). Passed

 

Motion that EC recommends to Senate to approve the buy out of three credits per year of reassigned time ($1,850 per credit) for the Grievance Committee Chair. Tabled

 

Motion to ask the IFO to provide additional support to fund the three credits per year of reassigned time ($1,850 per credit) for the Grievance Committee Chair. Tabled

 

Motion to table Reassigned Time for Grievance Committee Chair until next EC meeting for exact numbers—(Johnson/Kilborn). Passed   

 

d.    Constitution Review Items—awaiting action of the committee.

 

7.    New Business

a.    Meet and Confer—not discussed.

b.    Are you planning on using Tuition Waiver—not discussed.

c.    COFAH EC Representation—not discussed.

d.    Response to Request to use last year’s search committee for LR&TS Associate Dean—not discussed.

e.    Representation on Academic Policy Working Group (4 positions)—not discussed.

f.     Graduate Committee missing minutes—not discussed.

g.    CETL Request (Dan Wildeson time certain when he arrives)—not discussed.

h.    IRB Policy Changes (Palmer due to lack of response from IRB Committee)—not discussed.

i.      Extra-contractual Compensation (Jaede)—not discussed.

j.     Vehicle Use (Johnson)—not discussed.

 

8.    Adjournment at 5:15 p.m.

 

Submitted and prepared by Polly Chappell, SCSU FA Administrative Assistant