NEIU A&P Council
20151103 Minutes
Present: M Groth, D Lawson, B Miltcheva , A Vidal-Rodriguez, T Tobin
Absent: E Guerrero, M Genao-Homs
Approval of previous A&P Council minutes
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B Miltcheva motions, D Lawson seconded. Minutes approved
Ongoing Project: A&P Employee Sick Bank
 Project on hold, due to staffing/health issue in HR – D Lawson will wait until after Thanksgiving
break to follow up
Ongoing Project: Pot Luck
 Date change to 11/20/15 – M Groth suggested a change as many seem to be taking off the week
of Thanksgiving
 Room finalized to LIB 310, T Tobin to secure space
o D Lawson spoke with Campus Rec, and they felt there space was too large for the event,
and they wouldn’t have proper staffing to setup/cleanup.
o M Groth asked SUECS if a potluck is possible in the SU, however, due to upcoming
changes in procedure/policy, the department is trying to curtail them and therefore would
not like the event to occur in the Student Union
 B Miltcheva to create a Google form to help manage who is bringing what to the pot luck. It will
also serve as a rough guide for attendance. Form to be shared among members of the council.
o The members of the A&P Council will bring:
 Lawson – plates, cutlery, etc.
 Miltcheva – Chili
 Tobin – will purchase sandwich platter
 Vidal-Rodriguez – side dish, TBD
 Groth - cookies
 The targeted announcement will go out on 11/4/15
 Activities
o Discussed options, along the lines of something to engage attendees
 M Groth to bring Jenga (as long as our department still has a functioning set), B
Miltcheva will serve as backup. The goal is to have something simple to do to
engage, yet not be too much of a time commitment.
o Ended up simplifying the event, D Lawson will speak for approx. 5 minutes to introduce
members of the council and discuss briefly the role of the A&P Council. After, members
will mingle with attendees.
o Introduced the idea of “Introduction Stations” – attendees will be given something to
direct them to a group to sit with, and will be encouraged to engage in conversation with
group. Discussion will be driven by questions provided by A Vidal-Rodriguez to “spark”
conversation (questions to be shared with the group no later than November 16 th).
o Name tags will be provided by D Lawson (“Hello, my name is”), and identifying ribbons to
be provided by T Tobin that denote council members
Old Business
 Contact list for new hires, listing resources to help navigate certain areas (Controllers office,
Purchasing, etc)
o M Groth has started discussions with individuals to serve as resources for our list
 Work/Life balance
o M Groth spoke with Brad Ginn (Ombuds), offered to meet with M Groth to discuss some
potential topics
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Discussed this in more depth, and decided to try to shoot for something in March of next
year
 Possibly have workshops centered on salary negotiation, upward mobility in the
workplace, and other career strategies for A&P members. Workshops would be
administered by the council members
New Business
 No new business
Next A&P Council Meeting
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TBD
M Groth to schedule a Student Union room.
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