Final Approved 3/23/10

February 23, 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 4:42 p.m.

2. Approval of Minutes—approved in Senate.

3. Treasurer’s Report—no report.

4. Announcements/Status Reports

a.  Grievance Report—Motin gave a report. She filed the two FA grievances yesterday. There is a need for grievance officers for next year. We will invite Pat Arsenault to do the training in April. There was discussion.  

5. Call for new agenda items—Inviting Ellen Bartges to speak about the 1B.1 process.

6. Unfinished Business

a.  Role of departments and committees in Article 25—at the last meeting there was a misunderstanding of what was said, so Jaede restated what he said: departments have the responsibility of approval or some kind of vote. There was discussion. Jaede will ask Connie Howard at the IFO for a reading of the contract on this practice. He will send EC a draft email before contacting the IFO.   

b.  Intellectual property—Jaede gave EC a quick summary, and he will forward a document from the IFO on this matter. There was brief discussion. This will go on the agenda for the next Meet and Confer, March 4, 2010.

7. New Business

a.  Meet and Confer March 4, 2010—Jaede will send EC a draft and ask for EC’s input for the next Meet and Confer agenda.

b.  Students’ position on Students First—there was a brief discussion. EC will ask for feedback or a response from Administration to this item at the next Meet and Confer.

Motion that the SCSU FA commends and supports the SCSU Student Government response to the Students First Initiative—(Motin/Kilborn). Passed

c.  Pictures on class lists – Hergert—Jaede appointed Hergert to this item. Hergert gave an update. There is already a prototype that he explained.

d.  Ask Ellen Bartges to speak about 1B.1 to EC (Kilborn)—Kilborn spoke to the item, and Jaede will see when she is available to speak to EC. There was discussion.

8. Adjournment at 5:19 p.m.

Submitted and prepared by Polly Chappell, SCSU FA Administrative Assistant