ASEC Minutes – Approved 11-10-06
ACADEMIC STAFF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (ASEC)
8:30 – 11:00am
Friday, 3 November 2006
67 Bascom Hall
MINUTES
Present: Janice Czyscon, Susan Crowley, Read Gilgen, Bruce Beck, Marcia Jezwinski, Frank Kooistra, Robin Kurtz, Tori Richardson
Absent: Jo Ann Carr
Other: Pat Farrell
Meeting called to order by chair Read Gilgen at 8:30 am.
PROVOST: Patrick Farrell
The provost provided guidelines that were developed to be used for the five-year deans’ reviews. Four reviews are now in process with a fifth scheduled for spring. The review committees will consist of three faculty members (not necessarily from within the unit), one academic staff member, and one classified staff. When possible, the chair is a former dean. The reviews are announced in Wisconsin Week, and input is invited.
The PVL for Howard Martin’s replacement at Continuing Studies is being created. The emphasis in this division will be on the non-traditional student.
AUTOMATIC CONSENT: The minutes of 27 October 2006 were approved.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Compensation and Economic Benefits Committee – Marcia Jezwinski reporting
Marcia Jezwinski, Karen Tusack, and Tom Achtor met to discuss a strategy for adjusting the Category A maxima. L&S has the most staff hitting the ceiling.
There is a concern that when the current academic staff positions on campus in HR are converted to classified that there will not be good representation for unclassified staff on committees that deal with compensation and benefits issues. Marcia will put together talking points for ASEC to discuss with Carla Raatz at a future meeting.
General Reports
ASEC Chair: Read Gilgen
Read reported on the subcommittee meeting of the Regents on the UWS 7/11 dismissal policies. Read felt that governance voices had been heard in compiling the final report. One significant change was to remove “being charged with” from the definition of “serious misconduct.” For chapters 7/11 to kick in, there must either be a plea, conviction, or admission of guilt. Also, an action deemed to be harmful to the “public trust” was also removed as a separate definition. The phrase is still in the declaration of policy. There will be one more meeting with System governance groups before the report goes to the Regents.
Secretary of the Academic Staff: Colleen McCabe
Handouts today include the annual report of PROFS.
CIC-APSC: Bruce Beck
Bruce and Colleen attended the CIC meeting of academic staff professionals at the Big Ten Conference Center in Chicago. Most of the other campuses have a Communications Committee, but may not have all the various other standing committees that we have. The CIC group is gathering data for surveys on benefits, job security, promotions, and performance reviews. That information – when ready – will go on the website: http://www.cic-apsc.wisc.edu/index.htm. The schedule for this year’s teleconferences has been set.
Campus Planning Committee: Frank Kooistra
Frank distributed a graph illustrating the increase in square footage of university buildings and the percent increase in energy consumption. Energy usage is up 77% over 2001 at a cost last year of $50.5 million. The campus will make an effort to save through an “I Pledge” programs for individuals. It is online at www.conserve.wisc.edu.
ASPRO: Tori Richardson
Tori reported that a majority of ASPRO board members voted to support the Board of Regents recommendation for a NO vote on the marriage amendment referendum item.
BUSINESS
- Honorific professor titles – deferred
- Deans’ review guidelines – discussion deferred
- Appointments to search committees – deferred until requested
- ASEC annual planning – deferred until December 1
Next ASEC meeting agenda November 10 - finalized
Meeting adjourned at 11:00 am.
Minutes by Colleen McCabe, Secretary of the Academic Staff