Final Approved 3/23/10
March 2, 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 3:18 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes—approved in Senate.
3. Treasurer’s Report—no report.
4. Announcements/Status Reports
a. Grievance Report—there was a meeting today and the FA grievances were discussed with the Provost and John Palmer.
b. Strategic Program Appraisal—email will go out to faculty this afternoon.
5. Call for new agenda items—Announce (Kilborn); CETL training on Article 22 and 25 (Jaede)
6. Unfinished Business
a. Role of departments and committees in Article 25—Jaede is waiting for a response from the IFO; this will stay on the agenda until he hears back from the IFO.
b. Intellectual property—see attached; Jaede explained the handout on rules governing intellectual property. The IFO asked campuses to bring this to the attention of local Administrators for discussion. Tom Hergert gave an update from Judith Siminoe. There was discussion. The handout will be shared with faculty via email.
c. Meet and Confer March 4, 2010—discussed: Use of Adjuncts, Program Review, OCE Policy Manual, Senate Motion on SPA, Status of GE and Approval by MnSCU (Jaede will ask the co-chairs to attend M&C as guests on this item), Performance Review of Deans, Dropping Students for Non-Attendance, Reorganizing Academic Affairs, Budget, Administrative Searches (COE update), Students First Initiative, and Late Withdrawals.
7. New Business
a. MnSCU Response to General Education—discussed under Meet and Confer March 4, 2010.
b. Candidate forums—Jaede will not play any role in organizing the forums. Jaede will be happy to participate. There was discussion.
Motion that Tom Hergert and the Elections Committee establish the format for the elections forum, and let EC know what the process will be. Hergert has the authority to approve the format on behalf of EC—(Kilborn/Motin). Passed; three abstentions.
c. Announce (Kilborn)—this motion will go on the Meet and Confer agenda for March 18, 2010.
Motion that a list of those authorized to publish to all faculty/staff be circulated to campus offices, especially to administrative offices, so that official communication can be sent to all faculty—(Hergert/Kilborn). Passed
d. CETL training on Article 22 and 25 (Jaede)—there was a request for FA volunteers to teach new faculty how to write professional development plans and reports. There was discussion on timing.
Motion that the FA and CETL work together to resurrect Article 22 and 25 workshops for new and returning faculty—(Motin/Gasparino). Passed
8. Adjournment at 5:12 p.m.
Submitted and prepared by Polly Chappell, SCSU FA Administrative Assistant