Approval of Minutes:
- Meeting was called to order at 3:35 pm in L307
- Agenda for the meeting was approved.
- Minutes of the January meeting were read and approved.
Old Business:
Election of officers:
- New officers were elected to one-year terms. They include Jill Stephens., Vice President; Vickie Taylor, Secretary, and Joan Ragon, Treasurer.
Committee Representatives:
- STAC President Grayson Gordon reviewed the list of university committees which require representation by a staff member. Those needing representative immediately include the Information Systems Advisory Subcommittee (ISAS), the web Advisory Subcommittee, the Student Computer Usage Fee Subcommittee (SCUF) and the Instructional Technology Advisory Subcommittee (IT).
- Nominations were taken and votes cast for the following to serve on these committees: Jill Stephens, ISAS; Melissa Smith, Web Advisory; Barbie Mustion, IT (her service contingent upon her agreement to serve).
Subcommittees:
- President Grayson Gordon reported that STAC’s current bylaws and the current organization of STAC’s subcommittees are based upon those for the Springfield campus STAC. Due to differences between the campuses and the makeup of the membership of the STAC Executive Boards at each campus, our current bylaws and subcommittees need to be reviewed and changed to better meet the needs of the SMSU-WP staff.
Relay for Life:
- Team leaders have been chosen for both the Faculty and Administrative Council Relay-for-Life teams this year. They are Jerry Trick for the Faculty team and Dr. Herb Lunday for the Administrative Council team. Executive board members agreed to pursue a team for the staff, and Jill Stephens said she would contact Melissa Spears to see if she would agree to be team leader.
- The 2002 Relay for Life will be at 7 pm June 7 at the Mtn. View – Birch Tree Liberty High School football field in Mt. View Registration will be $10 per team member, and each team member is being asked to raise $100.
Chancellor Search Update:
- Administrative Council Liaison Cheryl Caldwell reported that four applicants have been chosen for interviews. A list of those individuals and information about each was emailed to the campus community on Feb. 26 and dates for on-campus visits were given. All staff members are encouraged to attend the candidates’ scheduled meeting times with staff members during their respective visits.
- Committee members hope to make their decision for a recommendation on the chancellor’s position in time for the April Board of Governors meeting.
Budget:
- Although the meeting to discuss salaries has not been held, early indications show that $38,000 has been set aside for step increases, $10,000 has been set aside for reclassification recommendations, $5,000 has been set aside for unclassified salary equity and $20,000 has been set aside for a one-half percent across-the-board cost of living increase. An entire budget summary should be available at the next executive board meeting.
Adjournment:
- The meeting times for the STAC Executive Board were discussed, and it was determined that meetings will be held at 3 pm on the fourth Tuesday of every month.
- In addition, open STAC meetings for all staff members will be held on the last Friday of each month at 2:30pm, whether we have a That Friday Thing or not, unless otherwise announced. The first of these meetings will be on March 22, a location will be announced at a later date.