Classified Staff Advisory Council Minutes
Wednesday, March 6th; 9 – 10 AM, DUC 235
Present: Connie Anderson, Danielle Beschta, Jackie Christianson, Renee Copes, Jackie Durigan, Erin
Hintz, Marshall Lee, Jean Scherer, Heidi Wallner
Absent: Cindy Marczak, Tracy Raatz, Alvin Schuller, Anthony Walter
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Approval of February 6th, 2013 Minutes: Jackie D. moved to approve the minutes; Heidi
seconded the motion.
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Hungry Hearts Food Drive: The food drive was very successful. The participation grew over last
year’s drive. Some areas even collected cash and then went out and purchased items for donation.
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Committee Updates: Jackie C. reported from Cabinet that the campus has hired an ESCO to
identify energy savings and sustainability projects. Cabinet had also discussed an external review of
student advising that will be done and received an update on Athletics programs. Cindy had provided
an update from the University Technology Committee that Marsha Henfer is the new CIO, and she is
currently working on reorganizing IT and hiring for three positions, two of which are new. IT will be
working on outlining clearer priorities and its strategic plan. Danielle had no updates, as University
Affairs did not meet.
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Listening Sessions/Governance: The two listening sessions regarding University Staff
governance were well attended. The survey sent out by CSAC showed 44% of classified staff are in
favor of joining Faculty Senate; 27% are in favor of self-governance. The two main concerns
identified at the listening sessions were that the process feels rushed and more specifics are needed
regarding the assurance of equal representation on Faculty Senate. After receiving more information
from Bob Tabor, Jackie C. and Marshall recommended temporary self-governance beginning July 1,
2013. Throughout the summer and fall months, the specific details of joining Faculty Senate will be
worked out, and a final survey will go out to university staff regarding governance. The main issue
to be worked out is that if the current 45-seat limit on the number of senators remains, there will be
a large redistribution of seats across the divisions, and a shift of representation to include university
staff. The Faculty Senate working group will continue to work on these details. Jackie asked for a
verbal vote of approval/disapproval on continuing in this manner, and the vote of approval was
unanimous.
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Bylaws: The bylaws have been revised to a more standard format similar to other CSAC
organizations across the UW System. They are a work-in-progress, as much will change in the
coming years with UPS, governance, and other issues. The revised bylaws were viewed favorably by
the group. In the first week of April, the bylaws will be sent out to classified staff for a vote of
approval/disapproval. The results of the vote will be announced at the spring awards ceremony.
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Elections: Discussion was held to determine the best process for elections, as well as dates for
returning nominations, sending out the ballot, and ending the voting process. New members will be
recognized at the spring awards ceremony.
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Executive Committee and Subcommittees: Jackie C. and Marshall recommended that University
Staff Council (USC) be set up in a manner similar to Faculty Senate, regardless of governance
structure. This would mean that there would be an Executive Committee of the USC, along with
subcommittees set up to work on various one-time and ongoing issues. There will be a lot of
changes coming up in the next couple of years that will require a lot of input and work on the part of
USC members. The way CSAC is currently set up, much of the work falls to the co-chairs, and it can
become very time-consuming.
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20th Celebration/Appreciation Week: There will be many things going on during the week of our
20th (and last) classified staff appreciation week. Monday will be “treat day” for classified staff;
details are still being worked out, but there will be cookies and juice available across campus
locations for all classified staff. Monday will also be the day of two listening sessions to be held solely
for classified staff and the issues currently affecting us. Bob Tabor will be in attendance, and will
have received more updates the week prior on UPS. The Chancellor and other Line Officers will also
be in attendance to help answer questions. Tuesday will be the awards ceremony, with a reception
at 2:30 PM and awards at 3:00 PM. The Sargis award review committee has been assembled and
they will be deciding among four male nominees. Classified Staff awards will also be announced at
the ceremony; nominations for those awards are due by March 15th. Jackie C. will be working on the
ceremony script and reminded everyone with a speaking part that they are responsible for their own
individual sections. Wednesday of appreciation week, there will be a tour of the new Center for
Collaborative and Interactive Technologies, in CPS. On Thursday, there will be a walking tour of
Moses Creek. Please get any newsletter ideas to Cindy and Anthony soon, as they will again be
sending out the newsletter prior to appreciation week.
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Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Assignments for 2012-2013
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Brown Bag/Tours/Special Events – Everyone
Bylaws – Jackie Christianson, Cindy Marczak, Jean Scherer, Alvin Schuller, Heidi Wallner
Campus Committees – Marshall Lee
Chancellor’s Cabinet – Jackie Christianson
Classified Staff Awards – Cindy Marczak & Alvin Schuller
Elections – Jackie Durigan
Environmental, Health & Safety Committee – Tracy Raatz
Mentor Program – Jean Scherer & Connie Anderson
Newsletter – Cindy Marczak & Anthony Walter
Online Surveys – Renee Copes & Connie Anderson
Sargis – Danielle Beschta & Heidi Wallner
Secretary – Erin Hintz
Treasurer – Tracy Raatz
Web site – Renee Copes & Connie Anderson
Years of Service – Marshall Lee, Alvin Schuller, Anthony Walter