Staff Council
Meeting Minutes
June 21, 2007

I. Call to Order
Chair Becky Christianson called the meeting to order at 12:06 pm.

II. Members Present
Bev Auel, Rob Bishop, Becky Christianson, Diane Garrow, Kathy Goulette,
Allyson Jabusch (new member from Computer Science) and JoAnne Stimac

III. Old Business
a) Inclement Weather Committee: No update. The committee still needs to meet again.

b) Finance Committee Report:  Balance is $2,798.11.  Making a Difference
charges $1210.47, Family Fun Day $5317.92, Calendar $899.50, Misc. Charges
$90.50.  Charges from the Staff Recognition luncheon have not been
received.  (Note: Two charges are on this year’s list for calendars
because the 2007-08 calendar was produced early.)  If charges continue
to increase, we may need to request additional funding.

c) Staff Recognition: Peggy Gorton reported (via email) that there
were 105 award recipients (1635 years of service) and 20 retirees
(353 years of service).  Tickets sold – 114.  Total attendance 187
(including 11 comps).  Concern was expressed about the cost of the
buffet and the level of subsidy required by Staff Council (cost of the
buffet was $10.75 per person).  Since the Council has a limited budget,
possible other options may have to be explored.

d) Dean of Sciences and Arts search committee: Karen Salo reported
(via email) that the committee has selected a chair (Mark Gockenbach),
job description has been drafted, and places to advertise have been
chosen.  Ads will be placed in late August and continue through October.
The search committee is not meeting over the summer.


IV. New Business
a) 2006-2007 Staff Council recap (see attached)
b) Guests for 2007-2008 (recommendations – see attached)
c) Making a Difference Awards: committee needs to meet. – Becky will
contact committee members and schedule a meeting
d) Planning for 2007-2008: continue with current projects; no additional ideas were presented
e) 2007-2008 meetings (see attached).  Reminder: there will be no July meeting.

V. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 12:46 pm.

       Minutes submitted by:  Becky Christianson, Acting Secretary

2006-2007 Staff Council Recap

What SC did
 - New Staff Council awards honored more staff with the Making the
   Difference awards; had reception instead of luncheon to honor recipients
 - Family Fun Day
 - Employee Recognition awards luncheon
 - Hosted Presidential Open Forums
 - Members on Provost, Dean of Engineering, Dean of Sciences and Arts,
   and Ombudsperson search committees
 - Staff Council/MUB calendar – had a request to have ready early;
   calendars were sent out to campus in early June
 - Staff Council t-shirts given to SC members to wear on casual Fridays

New initiatives
- SC will partner with HR for new employee orientation tours; SC will
  provide lunch in one of the residence halls (Do we want to give the new
  employee something else?  pen??)

Need to continue to work on
 - Inclement weather policy
 - SC web site - continue to work with Cynthia to provide material
   and updates.  If Cynthia would like to have someone else take care of
   the site, is anyone else interested (or able to) in helping?

2006-2007 Meeting Guests
 - August - Mike Wilmers - Fisher Hall renovation tour
 - September - Dr. Bob Warrington - Pavlis Leadership Institute
 - October - Bonnie Gorman - University Marketing and Communication
 - November - Chris Anderson - campus climate study
 - March - Theresa Coleman-Kaiser - MUB and Rozsa Center
 - April - Maryann Wilcox - Benefits and Wellness
 - May - Melissa Hitchcock - Rozsa Center Tour

Ideas for guests
 - Suzanne Sanregret
 - Counseling Services
 - Benefits (fall)
 - Trademark program
 - Little Huskies Child Development Center (tour)
 - Lesley M. Lovett-Doust, new Provost
 - Dr. Glenn Mroz, President
 - John Lehman (enrollment)