Academic Staff Assembly (ASA) Minutes
Minutes
ACADEMIC STAFF ASSEMBLY
Monday, January 8, 2001
165 Bascom Hall (3:30 - 5:15 p.m.)
A. Interim Provost Gary Sandefur introduced himself and called the meeting
to order at 3:35 pm.
B. Barry Robinson (on behalf of ASEC) moved the acceptance of a resolution for David Ward as he steps down from being chancellor to a faculty position. Barry read the resolution aloud to the Assembly. The vote is called and the motion carried.
C. AUTOMATIC CONSENT BUSINESS
The minutes of the 11/13/2000 Academic Staff Assembly meeting were approved as corrected.
D. COMMITTEES AND REPORTS
1. ASEC ACTIVITIES - Barry Robinson, Vice-Chair
a. Bridge funding (Emergency Salary Support): ASEC has given the proposal to John Wiley and John Torphy for their final review. ASEC will bring the final draft to the next Assembly meeting.
b. Shared Governance handout: Drafted by Char Tortorice and modified by ASEC. The purpose is to have a description of governance and how to participate for eventual distribution to new academic staff.
c. Web group: Draft of home page is included as part of packet. The group has met and will continue to meet to develop a reorganization plan for the academic staff web site.
d. Appointments: Provost Search and Screen - Barry Robinson and Sharon Nellis.
2. Compensation and Economic Benefits Committee (CEBC) - Walt Hopkins for Ron Carda, Chair
All academic staff will be receiving a brochure with a summary of salary and title changes with advice on how the issues of promotions and salary increases are handled. A copy will be on the CEBC website.
3. Personnel Policies and Procedures Committee (PPPC) - Ann Wallace, Chair
a. The UW System has officially accepted the revisions to ASPP dated September 13. The document is on the web at www.wisc.edu/acstaff/aspp.pdf, or you can request hard copies from the Secretary's office.
b. All academic staff should have received the annual "Job Security" flyer, which mentions that this is the time of year when performance reviews or job security increases are usually being prepared.
4. Nominating Committee - Char Tortorice for Karen Carlson, Chair
The Nominating Committee is in the process of putting together slates for Standing Committees. Let someone from the Nominating Committee know if you are interested in running for any of them.
5. Professional Development and Recognition Committee (PDRC) - Belinda Velazquez for Jackie Hank, Chair
a. Professional Development grant winners are being notified.There will be another call for proposals this spring for the July 2001-June 2002 period. The deadline is yet to be determined.
b. PDRC is holding a brown bag lunch on February 27 to talk about resources for finding grants. The location will be announced later.
c. The Excellence Awards and System teaching award deadline is January 26, 2001. The packets should be sent to the Secretary's office, 270 Bascom. Information is also published in Wisconsin Week.
d. Mentoring: A brown bag will be held February 6 for participants in the program.
6. Districting and Representation Committee (DRC) - Mary Ray, Chair
A motion was introduced in draft form to create a new district for Clinical Nurse Specialists. This motion will come to the Assembly for a vote at the next Assembly meeting.
7. Legislative Update - Esther Olson
a. Nothing has happened yet in regards to the retirement bill. The court should be close to a ruling.
b. Legislature is now in session. There are 99 new Assembly members and 17 new Senators. There are two new committees on the Senate side. The University budget and activities will now reside in the University's Housing and Government Operations Committee instead of in the Education Committee.
c. The UW System Fringe Benefit Advisory Committee will be looking at redesigning income continuation insurance to include all state employees under one plan. How to fund a statewide dental plan is being explored. They will promote the idea of converting sick leave credits to pay for long term care insurance. They will be looking at making some recommendations to change the definition of "spouse" so that non-traditional families can be covered by health insurance.
E. SPECIAL PROGRAM: Camp Randall renovation
Al Fish, from the Athletic Department, gave a slide presentation of the history of Camp Randall and plans for the renovation of the football stadium.
F. COMMITTEE ON WOMEN IN THE UNIVERSITY - Patti Brennan
The Committee on Women focuses on oversight responsibilities of hiring practices to ensure a workforce of both faculty and academic staff that is rich with diversity and that matches society and brings the best, most talented people to work here.
For the past several years, the focus has been on sexual harassment and has participated in information sessions that have been going on throughout the campus. The current effort is on the climate of the workforce. In the annual report, statistics show that the percentage of women getting tenure is lower than for men. Also there is a disproportionate number of women in executive positions in administration.
OTHER BUSINESS
G. OLD BUSINESS
Titling Series
Steve Lund is a member of the System Working Group that is putting together a recommendation for the professorial title series that will be used system-wide. A draft of the group's proposal is in your packet. The proposal is very similar to what the academic staff has already approved. The one difference is that the System group proposal does not require a terminal degree for the Instructional Professor title. The working group will meet again in January to finalize the recommendation that will go forward to System President Katharine Lyall, who will ultimately decide what wording will go on to the Regents for approval.
H. NEW BUSINESS
1. ASEC slate: Char Tortorice presented the preliminary ASEC slate with the caveat that only three members of ASEC may be from any one school or college. (Current members of ASEC will be considered to b ein the school or college from which they were originally elected.) Additional candidates may be petitioned according to the by-laws within the next ten days. Ballots will be mailed out in early February.
The Assembly approved the slate as is, with the knowledge that only one of the three L&S candidates on the slate can ultimately be elected.
2. Chapter 15 of ASPP, Academic Freedom. This language was created when Faculty Policies and Procedure was modified to eliminate the term "collateral faculty." This language restores academic freedom rights specifically to academic staff, including research academic staff. The paragraph adds a new chapter to ASPP. The motion from ASEC to acceptwas passed.
3. Deferred
4. Deferred
Meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
Submitted by Colleen McCabe Secretary of the Academic Staff