Final Approved 3-17-09

March 3, 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 4:20 p.m.

2. Approval of Minutes (Senate Approved)

3. Treasurer’s Report (Next meeting)

4. Announcements/Status Reports

a. Administrative Searches—report given.  

b. Grievance Report (Tom Hergert)—Palmer gave an update.

Motion to go into Executive Session—(Tripp/seconded). Passed

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

REPORTED OUT: There was a lengthy discussion of the state of multiple grievances. COB: class size should come from bottom up. Potter stated that faculty should be consulted. COFAH: Lack of following democratic process in two departments. COB: Lack of following democratic process in regard to qualifications of faculty. Dispute of requirement for accreditation. Request documentation in accreditation material that address dispute between contract and agency.

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.

5. Call for new agenda items—none.

6. Unfinished Business

a. Response to Reassign Time Proposal and Other Budget Proposed Actions—there will be a conversation about the budget on the Senate agenda, time certain.

7. New Business

a. Faculty Research Grants and Long Term Faculty Improvement Grants

Motion to accept minutes of committee on Research Grants—(Kilborn/Kayona). Passed

Motion to thank the committee for providing information that has been requested (titles of the faculty projects) for years, and look forward to timely reports in the future for information requested by Senate—(Kilborn/Leigh). Passed

8. Adjournment at 5:20 p.m.

Submitted and prepared by Polly Chappell, SCSU FA Administrative Assistant