Final Approved by FS 1-19-10

January 12, 2010

Executive Committee Minutes

Attendance: (Those present indicated by an underline)

Officers: President Mark Jaede, vacant, Secretary Michael Tripp, Treasurer David Warne

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

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

Negotiator: Michael Connaughton

1. Call to order at 3:20 p.m.

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

3. Treasurer’s Report—Warne gave a brief report.

4. Announcements/Status Reports

a.   Grievance Report—Motin gave a brief report. Jaede gave a brief update. There was discussion.

b.   IFOSA contract negotiations—nothing to report.

c    Adjuncts—Jaede is waiting for a report from Lisa Foss on this item. There was discussion.

d.   Committees and Article 6—Jaede gave an update and there was discussion.  

e.   Students First—Jaede gave an update.

Motion to direct IFO Board members to propose a resolution that the IFO Board and IFO members broadly should communicate to legislators that providing funding, including planning funds, for the “Students First” initiative is inappropriate in light of the current budget crisis—(Kilborn/Hergert). Passed

f.   Elections—Jaede explained the elections process spelled out in the FA contract and how he intends to operate the Senate portion of the elections. He explained that the Elections Committee will handle their portion of the election process, which includes their nomination of two candidates for each office: President-Elect/IFO Board member, Negotiator, and IFO Board member; and setting the schedule. Jaede will meet with the Elections Committee to discuss the process. There was discussion.

g.   Strategic Program Appraisal rubric—Jaede brought copies for EC. Kilborn gave an update. There was discussion. Jaede plans to send out a message urging all faculty in all departments as they are preparing schedules to look for ways to achieve greater efficiency in the way they are teaching.

5. Call for new agenda items—Sabbatical Announcements, GETGOs, General Education Status (Kilborn), DA Resolutions (Gasparino), OCE Policy Manual, Bush Grants (Kayona), Bullying and Mobbing, No Response or late response on PDRs (Motin)  

6. Unfinished Business

a.   MOA on 9-month appointments—nothing to report.

7. New Business

a.   Meet and Confer January 14

b.  CETL Advisory Committee—Jaede gave an update on the search status.

c.   Clearwire contract—Warne explained that the account needs to either be renewed or cancelled by Thursday. The cost is $503.46. Jaede routes his computer through the service. There was discussion.

Motion to extend our contract with Clearwire and make more use of the service—(Kilborn/Motin). Passed

d.   Sabbatical Announcements—Jaede gave an update. There was discussion. Jaede will see if he can add this to the Meet and Confer agenda.

e.   GETGOS—Kilborn asked if there are GETGOs. Warne suggested that Paula Tompkins might have some information so Jaede will contact her. There was discussion.

f.    General Education Status—Jaede gave an update.

g.   Delegate Assembly Resolutions—Gasparino asked about resolutions and she was directed to Tracy Ore, the DA Resolutions Committee chair. There was discussion. Jaede encouraged faculty to participate.

h.   OCE Policy Manual—Motin gave some background. She asked for this to go to Meet and Confer.

i.    Bush Grants—Kayona gave some background. Jaede gave an update. There was discussion.

Motion to ask for a list of who is on the Leadership Team, Advisory Committee and why, and insist on FA membership on the Advisory Committee—(Hergert/Motin). Passed

j.    Bullying and Mobbing—Motin gave an update.

Motion to ask the FA President to have discussions with the Provost and the President, and working with other bargaining units, to discuss the issue of bullying and mobbing on this campus—(Motin/Leigh). Passed

k.   No response or late response on PDRs—not discussed.              

8. Adjournment at 5:22 p.m.

Submitted and prepared by Polly Chappell, SCSU FA Administrative Assistant