Classified Staff Advisory Council (CSAC) Minutes Tuesday, January 11, 2011 I. Call to Order II. Roll Call 1) Present: J. Berger, C. Rice, T. Fell, R. Hamann, D. Hanson, B. Kolpitcke, K. Shulka, C. Taylor, C. Wilson, R. Wilson, P. Woods, B. Yoshizumi 2) Absent: J. Treu, Carmen Wilson III. Minutes Approved minutes from December 14, 2010. M/S/P IV. Guest Speaker: Greg Reichert (University Advancement) Greg Reichert, Assistant Chancellor of University Advancement, spoke about the UWL branding campaign. Currently, the university’s tagline is “Your Distinct Choice” but it does not appear on all publications, web pages, etc. Greg is asking for 4 classified staff representatives to serve on a task force to review branding opportunities. The task force will meet once a month for 12-18 months and will be led by Brad Quarberg. Becky will send out a request for volunteers to all classified staff. V. Reports 1) Committees a. Chairs report – Chancellor Open Forum—Classified staff are reminded of the Chancellor’s Classified Staff Open Forum on Thursday, January 13 at 2:30 p.m. in Port O’Call. Advance questions can be sent to the CSAC email account which will then be forward to Joe Gow. Textbook Rental—Faculty Senate and Student Association has requested an increase in representation on the Textbook Rental Oversight Committee. Becky will submit a letter to Bob Hetzel indicating that we would only support an increase in representation if all groups (faculty, students and classified staff) are allowed to increase. Academic Calendar—Based on campus feedback, the academic calendar will be staying the same. Joint Environmental Sustainability—Kim Tiber and Jean Bonde are the classified staff reps for this committee. Questions or comments may be directed to either representative. b. Standing/Joint Committees Handouts regarding committee updates were distributed at the Council meeting. Bylaws Committee—Nothing to report. Program Committee—Nothing to report. CLS Search & Screen—The committee is continuing to review applicant files and will move forward with phone interviews. Fundraising Committee—A Qualtrics survey has been created for recipe submissions. Josh Kraft is working with Florence Aliesch regarding use of the UWL logo, legal issues, printing requirements, etc. ITS Task Force—Nothing to report. Joint Environmental Sustainability—Continues to work on a sustainability theme for 2011-2012. They are also work on locating a speaker and applying for grants for any JES speakers or events. The next meeting is January 28, 2011. Planning and Budget—Due to looming budget cuts, all GQA positions should be put on hold. The committee also discussed ranking these positions if only limited funding were available. Smoking—Open forums have been scheduled to discuss the current and proposed smoking policies on campus. Forums are scheduled for February 15 (12:00-1:00 p.m. and 6:00-7:00 p.m.) and February 17 (7:30-8:30 a.m.). Forums will take place in Port O’Call, Cartwright Center. A survey will also be distributed campus-wide prior to the forums. Regent Relations—Continues to plan open forums with state representatives. Dates and times will be announced. 2) Other Morale Boosters—Ideas should be sent to Becky Yoshizumi. It was also discussed if CSAC would like to invite Faculty Senate and Student Association to participate in the coordination and planning of any morale booster events. It was also suggested that a “Morale Committee” be created. The CSAC Executive Committee will present the idea to the Chancellor during their regularly scheduled session on January 24th.) VI. Adjourn 2:45 p.m. VII. Next Regular Meeting Discussion Tuesday, February 8, 2011 325 Graff Main Hall