Staff Senate Minutes: February 9, 2005

SENATORS PRESENT:  Sandy Bingham-Porter, Dan Carpenter, Kathy Cartwright,  Anne Cutright, Matt Pederson, Janice Spraker, and Linda Strange

SENATORS ABSENT:     Greg Boyd, Katie Rice, Eric Davidson, Zoraida Irizarry, Tom Leonard, Teresa Sims, and Doug Sloat

GUESTS:                        Julie Benedict and Charles Phillips

President Kathy Cartwright called the meeting to order at 1:15pm in the Schahrer Room.

Julie Benedict, EAC Representative, shared the minutes from the State Universities Civil Service Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting held January 13 and 14, 2005.  Highlights were veterans’ preference updates, new E-Test for some classifications, discharge process to be reviewed in August, the Pilot Program extension, and a pension update that they are in the recommendation stage only.  The  Civil Service Advisory Committee website is www.eiu.edu/~humanres/EAC.htm.  Chuck Phillips shared that universities are audited every two  years and EIU’s audit was recently completed.  An employee doesn’t have to be retired to belong to the State University Annuitants Association (SUAA) and you can sign up at http://lists.eiu.edu/mailman/listinfo/suaatalk (there is a link on the EAC website for this, too.)  As a reminder, the State Universities Civil Service Systems Director (SUCSS), will hold an open orientation session at EIU on April 5.  Anyone is welcome to attend. 

Kathy Cartwright is our representative on the VP of Student Affairs Search Committee and their first meeting is February 9.  The tentative schedule is reviewing applications March 4,  on-campus interviews conducted  in April, and receiving campus feedback May 5.  The search website is http://www.eiu.edu/~vpsasrch/ .

Kathy Cartwright will chair the Staff Senate April Elections.  The Election will be held April 27 at the University Union Bookstore Lounge.  There are seats available in: Non-Negotiated, Negotiated Facilities, AFSCME 981-BSW/FS, AFSCME 981-Clerical/Tech, and A/P.  A Nomination Petition is on the back of these minutes.  If you are interested, please fill the form out and return to Kathy Cartwright at the University Union by April 6.  The past chair, Senator Spraker, provided a duties list and duties were distributed.

Kathy Cartwright and Sandy Bingham-Porter reported on the Letter to Representatives.  The committee met January 27 and they explained the format and content of the letter.  In addition, V.P. Nilsen is arranging a bus for EIU Day at the Capital in Springfield on April 13.

Senator Spraker, the Tuition and Fee Committee, provided the Staff Senate with a spreadsheet of Fall 2004 tuition and fees, and currently voted on fees.  She attended the January 26 Student Government meeting which all fees passed the Student Government.  Senator Spraker provided the tentative timeline for the Director of Facilities Search.  The  search committee hasn’t met to review resumes as of this date.  Senator Spraker contacted a past committee member that researched Day Care in 1994-1997, recommendations of a needs assessment and survey was suggested, reviewed the benefits/costs and budgets in the file, and presented it to the Staff Senate.  Both Gregg Boyd and Janice Spraker of the Staff/Faculty Senate Relations Committee attended the Faculty Senate meeting of January 18 concerning on-campus Day Care.

Sandy Bingham-Porter reported on the CUPB meeting and IBHE recommendations.

The next meeting is March 9, 2005 in the Schahrer Room.  Our meetings are always open and everyone is welcome to attend.  If anyone has any questions or issues that they would like us to ask at our next meeting, please contact one of the Senators.   Senators can be found at http://www.eiu.edu/~stfsenat/members.htm

Respectfully submitted:
Janice Spraker                      

Please email any corrections to: Janice Spraker

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Last updated: March 10, 2005

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