{"id":2293,"date":"2024-02-08T13:17:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T19:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/?p=2293"},"modified":"2024-03-13T18:50:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T23:50:02","slug":"staff-senate-meeting-minutes-february-8-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/2024\/02\/08\/staff-senate-meeting-minutes-february-8-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Senate Meeting Minutes February 8, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date\/Location:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>February 8, 2024 &#8211; 10:30am via Zoom<\/p>\n<p><strong>In Attendance<\/strong>:\u00a0Vickie Petkovic, Kileene Collins, Alexandra Graham, Alex Cochran, Sheila Barton, Rebekah McKinney, Sue Icenhower, Rachel Peterson, Lindsey Hicks, Jule Dulaney, Deana Bell, Mikala King, Tara Shahan, Neva Parrott, Michelle Bryan, Trevor Cressman, Christina Hodgson, Alyssa Collins, Mel Steele, Trace Winfrey, Cindy Bridges, Tanya Miller, and Sophia Skinner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Approval of Agenda<\/strong> &#8211; Motion to approve agenda and seconded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Approval of January Minutes &#8211; <\/strong>Motion to approve minutes and seconded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chancellor\u2019s Report<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Not present, no report<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Welcome Guest<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jason McCollom, Faculty Senate<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Primarily focused on the HLC visit results and addressing the course assessment concerns.<\/li>\n<li>Any announcements to be addressed during the faculty senate meeting \u2013 contact Jason.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>President\u2019s Report (Vickie Petkovic)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Staff Senate T-shirts are still available in the bookstore.<\/li>\n<li>We need some ideas on how to use our staff senate funds.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Upcoming University System President candidates\u2019 open forums: All are encouraged to attend and participate in the feedback surveys:\n<ul>\n<li>Feb 14, Feb 26, and Feb 28 all at 1:30 in Fowler Lecture Hall in Looney Hall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The next Administrative Council meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 13. Please let Vickie know of any questions you have or issues that you want brought before the council.<\/li>\n<li>Staff Emeritus Nomination \u2013 Sheila Barton, nominated by Trevor Cressman. All in favor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>President Elect Report (Trish Smith) \u2013 <\/strong>Not present, no report<\/p>\n<p><strong>Secretary Report (Kileene Collins) \u2013<\/strong> no report<\/p>\n<p><strong>Treasurer Report (Alex Graham) \u2013 <\/strong>$1,866.58<\/p>\n<p><strong>Department Updates, Announcements, and Committee Updates\/Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Department Reports:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Advancement Services (Rachel Peterson, Director of Development and Annual Giving)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Giving Day \u2013 <\/strong>March 5 &amp; 6. Three ways to give:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ambassador \u2013 <\/strong>for those that are tech savvy &#8211; Feb 13 training available.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advocate \u2013 <\/strong>sharing from personal accounts on social media.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Giver \u2013 <\/strong>simply donate \u2013 match or challenge opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Contact Rachel for any questions or tips.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distinguished Awards<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Distinguished Alumni and Distinguished Faculty\/Staff<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Nominations deadline Feb 15 \u2013 Look for a link on the Alumni and Friends web page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>HR (Alyssa Collins)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>GAP team building with Dr. Totty, Feb. 16.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Workforce Development (Trevor Cressman)\u00a0<\/strong><b>&#8211; <\/b>After\u00a0much discussion, they have decided to change the name to <em>Workforce Development and Community Education.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Career Services (Lindsey Hicks)\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Career Fair, Feb. 29 from 10am &#8211; 1pm in the Student Rec Center.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Garnett Library (Rebekah McKinney)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Friends of the Garnett Library <\/strong>meeting from 12:00 \u2013 1:00pm at the Garnett Library. Speaker will be Dr. Sharath Rongali.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ozark Heritage Resource Center <\/strong>\u2013 Black History Month presentation by Larry Gragg from 6-7:30pm at the Garnett Library.<\/li>\n<li><strong>African American Heritage in the Ozarks Exhibit <\/strong>\u2013 From Feb 1 through March 31 Traveling exhibit available for viewing at the Garnett Library, during operating hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rachel Peterson, on behalf of Admissions\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Red Carpet Days Feb 9 and Feb 16. Rachel reminded all that these are very important recruitment opportunities for our campus. Please acknowledge the potential students with a friendly smile and show them why this is the place they want to come to!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Committee Reports:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>That Friday Thing (Kelly Becker)<\/strong> \u2013 Kelly was not present but did advise Vickie of the tentative date of March 1. Drop in Lybyer 215 from 2-3pm to meet\/visit with the staff and enjoy a small treat. Mark your calendars and watch for updates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Summer Scholars (Trevor Cressman)\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Tentative date: June 24-28. More information to come.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Upcoming Events &amp; Important Dates:\u00a0<\/strong>For a complete list of events please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.wp.missouristate.edu\/\">https:\/\/calendar.wp.missouristate.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next Meeting: March 14, 2024, at 10:30am via Zoom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adjournment:\u00a0<\/strong>Meeting adjourned at\u00a011:08<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date\/Location: February 8, 2024 &#8211; 10:30am via Zoom In Attendance:\u00a0Vickie Petkovic, Kileene Collins, Alexandra Graham, Alex Cochran, Sheila Barton, Rebekah McKinney, Sue Icenhower, Rachel Peterson, Lindsey Hicks, Jule Dulaney, Deana Bell, Mikala King, Tara Shahan, Neva Parrott, Michelle Bryan, Trevor Cressman, Christina Hodgson, Alyssa Collins, Mel Steele, Trace Winfrey, Cindy Bridges, Tanya Miller, and Sophia [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2293","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-meeting-minutes","7":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2311,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293\/revisions\/2311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.wp.missouristate.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}