Final Approved 9/8/09

July 8, 2009

Executive Committee Minutes

Attendance: (Those present indicated by an underline)

Officers: President Mark Jaede, Past President John Palmer, Secretary Michael Tripp, Treasurer Michael Connaughton/David Warne

IFO Board Members: VACANT, Debra Leigh, President-Elect Tom Hergert 

Unit Representatives: COB Bill Hudson, COE Frances Kayona, COFAH Judy Kilborn, COSE Balsy Kasi, COSS Robert Johnson/Tracy Ore, SPEC JoAnn Gasparino

Negotiator: Michael Connaughton

1. Call to order at 3:00 p.m.

2. Approval of Minutes (approved EC minutes to go to Senate in fall)

3. Treasurer’s Report (to be given in August)

4. Announcements/Status Reports

a.  Administrative Searches—Glen Palm has been named as interim COE Dean. There was discussion about the appointment made without a search. There was discussion about the LR&TS Search. The CETL position was brought up even though it is not an Administrative Search.      

b.  Grievance Report—Palmer gave a brief report. There was a discussion about letters of expectation in personnel files.

5. Call for new agenda items—appointments.

6. Unfinished Business

a.  Response to Budget Proposed Actions—Jaede gave a brief update. There was some discussion.

b.  Online Council (Co-chair selection)—Jaede spoke about the selection process. Jaede will hold off on this appointment.

Motion to follow the process that EC has been following by appointing Budget Advisory Co-chair and Enrollment Management Co-chair, but wait until fall for Senate to appoint the Online Council Co-chair—(Kilborn/Palmer). No action taken.

No quorum, cannot take action. Jaede made the decision to put out additional calls before the first Senate meeting for Senate to act upon.

c.  M&C items for first M&C—not discussed.

d.  FA Grievance on failure to supervise regarding Article 20 in COE—not discussed.

e.  IRB Policy Changes—not discussed.

f.   Center Proposal Immigrant Workers in Minnesota—not discussed.

g.  EC meeting with Provost tomorrow—Jaede gave an update from his meeting with the new Provost. Items that Jaede suggested: overall status in the COE, ETS department and the pressing issue of who is chair, and budget principles and the Provost’s role. Johnson recommended not bringing up specific business items in a mini Meet and Confer. Palmer talked about the getting-to-know President Potter meeting and what came out of that meeting. Jaede suggested a middle path that would fulfill both objectives. There was a broad consensus about what to discuss. There was discussion about what to discuss regarding following the contract and FA members as representatives of the whole FA, not just one person making decisions.     

7. New Business

a.  Enrollment Management Co-chair—discussed above under Online Council.

b.  Budget Advisory Group Co-chair—discussed above under Online Council.

c.  Appointments (Palmer)—discussed above under Online Council.

8. Adjournment at 4:35 p.m.

Submitted and prepared by Polly Chappell, SCSU FA Administrative Assistant