Staff Assembly Executive Council Minutes
March 6, 2003
1898 Room
Members Present: Theresa Castillo, Kim Gieber, Bill Kostelec, Keith Gauthier, Janice Resch, Lisa Smythe-Rodino, Angela Ruff
Members Absent: Krystal Burns, Mary Beth Charleboix, Cathy Perry, Anne Thomas, Marcia Bertholf, Neva Bishop
Called to order at 12:15 PM
Old Business
Approve minutes – no minutes available to approve
Letter from Keith to all staff members – Keith reviewed his draft letter and noted a couple of minor changes to the language. The letter is on hold until the three open staff assembly proposals are posted on the web site (the letter encourages them to visit the site). The three proposals are 9/10 month vacation proposal, the joint compensation proposal and the staff community service day proposal. There was a motion to add Trevor to the web site and request that he work with Neva to get those added. Motion carried unanimously.
Wayne’s Title IX Draft – No new information. Our involvement is most likely completed at this point.
General Business
Colloquium Day – It was mentioned by
Keith and discussed that one focus of the “staff day†should be to
create an environment in which strong, open communication becomes a
habit. Angela Ruff
suggested using it to address a higher-level view of our community,
and be careful to avoid issues that could be addressed elsewhere,
thus wasting precious time with Fr. Spitzer. Lisa brought up the faculty
listening sessions and the potential that the two groups should be
focusing on issues together, rather than in two separate
forums. We came to a
consensus that this year’s staff day would give the staff an
opportunity to collect our thoughts and prioritize the important
issues affecting us.
We would use the time with the administration to let them know that
we felt that similar future sessions should be held with both staff
and faculty.
New Business
Budget – Janice amended the agenda, adding a discussion about the ’04 budget. Now that the SAEC has its own Treasurer the Controller’s Office has requested that we take responsibility for the entire budget. Janice presented a proposed budget for next year, which was amended and will be submitted to the Controller’s Office, next Tuesday, 3/11/03. Janice will advise the Council periodically throughout the budget process on the status.
Staff Document for Accreditation Process – Janice and Bill met with Thayne McCulloh to discuss the possibility of presenting the accreditation self-study committee with a document from the staff assembly. The document must address systemic issues within our community and cannot address general problems or situations, unless they have a systemic root cause. Bill moved that a staff satisfaction survey be developed and that an ad-hoc committee be formed to handle the analysis of data and the development of the document to be submitted. Motion carried unanimously. Committee members include Marcia Bertholf, Bill Kostelec, Janice Resch, Brett Hendricks and Kim Gieber.
Budget Committee Reps – Mike Casey will attend our meeting next Wednesday. Kim volunteered to invite both budget committee representatives (Jeannie Coffey and Brett Hendricks) to attend. We intend to ask Mike to clarify and detail the roles and responsibilities of budget committee representatives. This will help our entire group better understand the budget process and the role staff play in that process.
Safety Committee Rep – Sandy Bogdanski is interested in getting more involved. We decided to suggest to her that she contact Dennis Hansen to get in the loop on the University’s safety committee. Sandy has a conflict with the SAEC’s Wednesday meetings, but perhaps we could invite her to report at our monthly Thursday meeting with Mike Casey.
Meeting Adjourned at 1:20
By virtue of the bylaws, all Staff Assembly meetings are open unless otherwise designated by the Executive Council. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Web Site: http://www.gonzaga.edu/staff E-Mail: staff-assembly@gonzaga.edu
Respectfully Submitted,
Trevor Werttemberger
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