Present: Larry Davis, Carole McGuire, Bob Paulos, Linda
Keller, Walt Hopkins, Nellie Laughlin (later)
The vote for Vice Chair of CEBC was not taken at the previous
meeting of CEBC in July. Carole McGuire moved that Nellie Laughlin
be nominated for Vice Chair, and Walt Hopkins seconded. The vote
was unanimous. Nellie Laughlin is now elected to the position
of Vice Chair of CEBC.
Discussion followed on changing the time of the election to September
so that new committee members have a chance to get to know the
people they are voting for. No action was taken at this time.
Bob P. promised to get a list of committee members and their terms
of office to Larry Davis.
Carole McGuire reported on the progress of the pay package and
compensation issues in the state budget. John Torphy felt some
progress might be made next week.
Carole McGuire left at 12:25 PM which left the committee without
a quorum.
Discussion was held on what topics subcommittees should work on
this year. Everyone is to bring ideas to the next meeting.
Nellie Laughlin arrived at 12:33 PM which restored the committee
quorum. She reported that some long term Academic Staff research
people have been awarded permanent PI status. A permanent PI is
an academic staff member (typically a Scientist but there are
other job titles in there, too) who has applied to a committee
and been given approval to be a permanent PI. You must have completed
2 federally funded projects succesfully and jumped through a few
other hoops to be a permanent PI. There are 30 of them currently
of which 5 are emeritus faculty. Prior to action by Dean Hinshaw,
permanent PI status just meant that you could submit a grant without
getting a letter from your dean which all nonfaculty must do before
they can submit a grant as PI. People with permanent PI status
are being allowed to apply for WARF money in the fall exercise.
These awards have previously been available only to faculty even
though the awards are funded from indirect cost money (academic
staff who are PIs bring in substantial indirect cost money). The
eligibility to apply for this money for academic staff has been
languishing as an issue for several years. Dean Virginia Hinshaw
made the decision last year that academic staff with permanent
PI status would be eligible this year. The WARF money is really
more like seed money or insurance money. An applicant has a better
chance of receiving this funding if it backs up a pending external
application or will lead to submission of an external application.
The funding rate for this money is 40% which is a lot better than
the hit rate for most federal agencies.
A discussion of this and other problems for long term staff in
keeping funding continuity followed.
The next meeting was set for Sept. 2 at noon. The meeting was
adjourned at 1:07 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Keller