8-1-12
ATTENDEES: Jeff Geldien, Beth Gordon, Carol Huston, Connie Caddis, Carol Osenga, David Rovick, Mike Kelsey, Molly Ayers, Jill Royston Sue Butterfield. Absent: Steve Allen, Allison Lynn
Meeting called to order at 11:04 am
Item updates:
*Welcomes and Picnic recap:
Welcome to Carol Osenga as our newest member. Welcome back to Molly Ayers.
Final count is right around 990. How do we handle the turn back of tickets for next year's event?
Thank you for coming to picnic. Lots of faculty came to the event. Thank you cards to Thayne for attending, Carol and Beth will help with this. Question about recycling who does this? Kudos given to Jill Royston for a job well done. Custodial staff members start the late shift and were not able to attend. Any new ideas for next year? Photo contest again this year. Wear zag clothing.
*Committee Updates
Regents - Connie is back now so the form will be put on the Staff Assembly website
Service - Molly feels that Outreach and Service should be combined. She spoke about gift wrapping and Habitat for Humanity has both been successful projects. These two committees are officially combined
Budget/Comp Committee - Jeff met with Dan Berryman regarding projects that SA is working on. Shift Recognition will be shifted back to Dan and HR. Jeff identified some of the issues .
Benefit Renewal - This is on hold for the moment, Carol Huston is going to the meeting and will give an update next meeting
Safety and Security - Chris Wheatley wants to remain on only one committee.
ByLaws - Jeff discussed that this should go to a vote at the Fall open meeting. Members of this committee will be Jeff, Mike and Dave Rovick (chair).
Potential donations to the University's 100th & 125th anniversaries. If SA is funding will staff be invited to activities? Donation should be to something that staff would be attending. $500 to each anniversary budget was talked about. Jeff will give an update next meeting.
Meeting Locations: Sue asked everyone to look at the dates and see if they would have a meeting location to host. The November 21st meeting will be cancelled due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The first meeting of the month will be in the 1898 Room.
Dates: September 6th is when Thayne would like to do his "State of the State" meeting. Beth will book the Globe Room with a small continental breakfast. Meeting would be 9 - 10:30am.
Fall Open Meeting - Possibly on October 17th 9 - 11 breakfast; Jeff suggested having Marty update the staff, Joe Cox, update of anniversaries, Looking at having 3 cabinet members at Fall meeting and another 3 members for the Spring meeting. Father Case talk about tradition and transformation. ACTION: Jeff will work on the agenda for the meeting, business, spring open meeting. For the Fall meeting Jeff will reach out to Marty, Joe Cox, and corporate counsel. Retirements will be noted at the open meetings.
September Council Meeting - Marty and Thayne want to speak to the council at some point.
Communication - putting notices and information on morning mail. Hide prizes in - ACTION: Sue to work with Outreach Committee and Marcom to get information. Objective is to get more staff to be informed of happenings.
Mission Committee - Jeff to meet with Father Case, Jeff needs to appoint a council member to the Mission Statement Committee. Carol Osenga is the chosen member.
Survey Monkey - Jill is working on new survey and will send to Sue to post on staff-l
Next meeting will be August 15th in Tilford, Room 310. If staff cannot attend the meeting send info to Jeff or Sue
Outreach committee needs to distribute the remainder of the aprons and mitts. Beth will send out list to each dept. to help distribute the past items. Jeff has someone who will help with ordering new anniversary gifts.
Meeting adjourned at 11:57 am
