4-3-2003

April 3, 2003

Staff Assembly ExecCouncil Minutes

In Attendance:  Marcia Bertholf, Krystal Burns, LisaSmythe-Rodino, Janice Resch, Kim Geiber, Mary Beth Charleboix,Kathy Sherrick, Mike Casey

Absent today: Keith Gauthier, NevaBishop, Bill Kostelec, Ann Thomas, Theresa Castillo, TrevorWerttemberger, Cathy Perry

Meeting was opened at 12:05 byMarcia Bertholf.

Keith Gauthier was unavailable dueto a last minute meeting today.

Mike Casey will now be availableon Wednesdays until next Spring Semester.  We will begin to have allStaff Assembly meetings on Wednesdays starting in May, 2003. Mikewill attend the first Wednesday of the month.

Nominations Update – KrystalBurns

Krystal has no nominations for Secretary (at largeposition) or for the non-exempt position on the CompensationCommittee.  Sincethere are several running for executive council it was suggestedthat Krystal contact these nominees and find out if they areinterested for running in one of these positions.  Nominees were asked tosubmit statements on why they would like to be elected.  The ballots will be splitinto the statements and then the actual ballot pages. Ballots willgo out on April 15^th and are to be returned by April25^th.  Theballots will be returned to Mary Beth Charleboix at AD Box82.  Please encourage people to run!

Space Committee – KathySherrick

The committee has had two meetings sincelast fall.  TheNovember, 2002, meeting dealt with the Faculty Assembly approaching StephenFreedman, AVP, for a Faculty Lounge in the Ad Building since otherschools have their own lounges for faculty to gather.  Suggestions were for aremovable wall to be put up in the Faculty/Staff Lounge in the AdBuilding.  Nothing hasbeen resolved and the request has been tabled for now.  The January, 2003, meetingwas to find space for several adjuncts requiring office space forstudent office hours. It has been decided that 503 & 511 Sharp will be remodeled forthese office spaces. Faculty & departments have been approached to see if entiredepartments should be housed there but so far it is decided thatadjuncts from all departments will occupy these spaces.  503 Sharp is already ADAready but it is not known if 511 Sharp meets ADA requirements.  There is talk ofrenovations to the 4^th floor of the Ad Building butKathy is unaware of any detailed plans that have the goahead.

Compensation Committee Update – LisaSmythe-Rodino

The SSPS software to compile thedata from the survey is too complicated for anyone to learn in timefor the results to be out.  Brett Hendricks will set upan Excel template for those that will be doing the data entryresults.  The Excelfile will be set up to “whoosh” into the SPSS file for thescientific results to be tabulated.  Lisa will pull the dataentry people together so that there will be uniformity in theentering of the comments sections.

Heads Up Gonzaga – Marcia Bertholf

The sub committee met and planning of theforum with Joe Albert’s help is under way.  Mike Casey has okayed thateither a breakfast or luncheon will be paid for by Administrationfor the event.

Meeting adjourned at12:40pm