Final Approved 2-10-09

January 27, 2009

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 3:24 p.m.

2. Approval of Minutes (Senate Approved)

3. Treasurer’s Report (Next meeting)

4. Announcements/Status Reports

a. Administrative Searches—the Provost clearly communicated to a FA member that there was a failure to communicate between the chair of the COSE Assistant Dean Search and HR. There was discussion about other searches.  

b. Grievance Report (Tom Hergert)—Hergert gave an update at 4:15 p.m.

Motion to go into Executive Session with staff present—(Jaede/Kilborn). Passed

Motion to go out of Executive Session—(Johnson/Warne). Passed

c. Foundations of Excellence (Warne)—the studies are completed; groups are meeting.

d. IRB Policy Changes (Update)—Palmer referred this to Nunes and notified Ore of this.

e. State Meet & Confer (any suggested items)—Palmer gave an update.

5. Call for new agenda items—none.

6. Unfinished Business

7. New Business

a. Meet and Confer—EC discussed their concerns for M&C on Thursday. Palmer will add the last M&C meeting, which is a non-duty day, to the agenda.

b. Proposed Gen Ed Program—Palmer has not received any additional information. Jaede will forward Palmer

c. Center for Holocaust and Genocide (Kilborn)—Kilborn gave some background information. There was discussion.

d. EC next Tuesday—EC will decide after M&C Thursday whether to meet next Tuesday.

8. Adjournment at 5:07 p.m.

Submitted and prepared by Polly Chappell, SCSU FA Administrative Assistant