|
Minutes
Staff
Council Meeting
January 17, 2006
2:30
p.m. UHV – UC312, Sugar Land – SL109, Cinco Ranch - CR142
Unofficial Minutes - Approved on _______________________________
Chair: Randy Faulk
Vice Chair: Karen Pantel
Secretary: Christy Esse
Number of Members Attending:
Members in Attendance:
From UHV:
Randy Faulk, Karen Pantel, Christy Esse, Kerry Mix, Kathy Sullivan,
Kathy Caylor, Mary Ann Rivera, Sharon Long, Greg Garcia, Cheryl
Robbins, Karen Boldt, Tracey Moore-Sweeney, Vic Padelford, Harry
Bashaw, Lou Ellen Callarman, Kori Wilson, April Bagwell, Faye Landry,
and Laura Smith.
From Cinco
Ranch: Rosie McCusker,
From Sugar Land:
John McKee, Deborah McGraw
1. The meeting was called to order at 2:37 p.m.
2. A motion was made by Christy Esse and seconded by
Karen Boldt that the minutes from the September 20, 2005 meeting be
approved as written. (The minutes will be placed on the P: drive
prior to the meetings so members can print and review before
attending.)
3. Old
Business:
·
Christy Esse gave a brief overview of the Employee Art
and Craft sale held in early December. Response was favorable. Sold
more than half of the booths and a good turnout by employees to shop.
It will be bigger and better next year. Planning is already underway
and a meeting will be held in February to discuss plans for this years
sale.
·
Randy Faulk gave an update on the status of the summer
flex-time proposition. The issue will be voted on at the Cabinet
meeting on Thursday, January 19. A major issue is whether to have 4 –
10 hr days and have all of Fridays off, or whether to have 4 – 9 hr
days and have a half day off of Fridays. A survey was sent to all
managers and supervisors to get their feedback and the information
collected from this survey will be presented at the cabinet meeting.
If the go-ahead is given at the cabinet meeting, then the new schedule
will be started towards the end of May for a trial run this summer.
Karen Boldt mentioned that a major issue might be bi-weekly payroll
and the disbursement of paychecks on Fridays. Please email Randy with
any concerns or ideas you may have regarding this issue.
4.
New Business:
·
Laura Smith presented information regarding guidelines
for recognition of service (Service Awards). Currently each campus has
different criteria. UHV counts all timed served system wide. Other
campuses only count time served at a particular campus. Input from
Staff Council was requested and discussion ensued. It was agreed that
more input was needed and that perhaps a small survey should be sent
to the staff. A motion was made by Christy Esse and seconded by Faye
Landry to table discussion until the next meeting.
·
Randy Faulk gave a briefing on the Cabinet Retreat held
in early January. He described it as a time of brainstorming and
fellowship. The focus was primarily on devising ways to increase
enrollment.
·
Vic Padelford discussed International Engagements
particularly SASH – Students Abroad Staying Healthy. He also discussed
the lack of global business knowledge that plagues American business
students. He also discussed monolingualism--the fact that American
students as a whole have no instruction or exposure to foreign
languages and as a result this puts a detriment on their abilities to
merge into a global economy. He also discussed REEP – Reciprocal
Education Exchange Program which would allow students to enroll at UHV
but attend school elsewhere.
5.
Announcements:
There
were no announcements.
Meeting
Adjourned: A motion was made by Christy Esse and seconded by Faye
Landry to adjourn the meeting at 3:47 p.m.
|
