Final Approved and Amended by FS 10-21-08

October 14, 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 3:15 p.m.

2. Approval of Minutes—approved in Senate.

3. Treasurer’s Report—Palmer reported that the IFO will cover the CD and the FA will give them the CD value next June when it matures. Palmer spoke about the campus breakdown from the IFO. EC discussed the length of the FA President, which is only one year without the ability to succeed their term.

4. Announcements/ Status Reports

a. Administrative Searches

i. Assistant VP Faculty Relations Applications—they are doing phone interviews. Palmer talked with the President about how slow the searches are going.  

ii. LR&TS Associate Dean Request—Palmer spoke to Arsenault today and she said to participate in the search but to make it clear that our participation in no way reflects our stand on the active grievance and multiple supervisors for faculty.

b. Grievance Report—report at next meeting.

c. Foundations of Excellence (Warne)—Warne gave a brief report.

d. Article 22 & 25 (Next task drafting a statement of principals to guide the process)—the committee met today. It won’t be ready for Meet and Confer, but they are working on it.

e. IRB Policy Changes—Palmer is meeting with Nunes tomorrow and they will work on getting the minutes.

f. Sponsored Programs—Dean Nunes is taking care of this after meeting with Palmer, Johnson, and Kayona.

g. State Meet & Confer—Palmer discussed $250 HRA Debit Card draft policy. Palmer brought up Vehicle Use Authorization and he received a document that clearly states the policy for faculty.

5. Call for new agenda items

—Assignment of work on duty days (Gasparino)

6. Unfinished Business

a. BOT Teaching Award—waiting for LOU process.

b. Reassign time for Grievance Committee Chair—Palmer said that this does not look like it will be possible since SCSU cannot afford this.

c. Constitution Review Items

Motion to refer the Faculty Association President to be reelected multiple times, along with other specifics impacted, to the Constitutional Review Committee—(Hudson/Gasparino). Passed by EC/Amended by Senate

Amended Motion: to refer the FA President to be reelected to a maximum of three consecutive one-year terms, along with other specifics impacted, to the Constitutional Review Committee. Passed

7. New Business

a. Meet and Confer—EC discussed their strategy for Meet and Confer.

b. COFAH EC Representation

Motion to not fill the COFAH EC position this year—(Connaughton/Gasparino). Passed by EC/Amended by Senate:

Amended Motion: to not ask to fill the COFAH position this year since no one has come forward after several calls. Passed

c. Response to Request to use last year’s search committee for LR&TS Associate Dean

Motion to go to Meet and Confer and make it clear that our participation on the search committee in no way reflects our stand on the active grievance and the multiple supervisors of faculty, and there will be a newly constituted search committee according to Senate action—(Kilborn/seconded). Passed

d. Representation on Academic Policy Working Group (1 position)

Motion to have Steve Klepetar serve as ex officio on the Academic Policy Working Group based on his position as Faculty Director of the Advising Center—(Kilborn/seconded). Passed

e. Graduate Committee missing minutes—Palmer was told that the committee is meeting tomorrow and the minutes will come forward. If they do not, Senate will need to take action.

Motion to disassemble the Graduate Committee immediately and have it reconstituted through the election process—(Leigh/Gasparino). Passed

f. Reassign time for committee chairs—this was referred to EC. The Provost is prepared to provide the General Education Chair reassigned time if they provide a work schedule. EC discussed reassigned time for other chairs. Warne will look at the standing committees and see what he finds in all the committees. Tripp volunteered to help him.  

g. Assignment of work on duty days (Gasparino)—this was on the agenda for statewide Meet and Confer. EC looked at the calendar on the FA website for duty-day reference.

8. Adjournment at 5:18 p.m.

Submitted and prepared by Polly Chappell, SCSU FA Administrative Assistant