NEIU A&P Council
20150908 Minutes
As approved at 20150922 Meeting
Present:
Absent:
M Genao-Homs, M Groth, D Lawson, B Miltcheva, T Tobin
E Guerrero, A Vidal-Rodriguez
Approval of previous A&P Council minutes
No previous minutes to approve.
Welcome, introductions for new council members, purpose of the Council.
D Lawson facilitated.
Ongoing Project: A&P Employee Sick Bank
T Tobin:
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Next steps: A&P Council will present it to C Deutsch to be put forward for HR to adopt as a formal
process.
Ongoing Project: Respectful Workplace Policy
T Tobin:
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Now formatting in NEIU policy template to present to Craig Deutsch, VP over Human Resources.
Policy intended to become a safeguard for representation and advocacy for A&P staff during
personnel disputes.
If we can get M Maso to say HR has no objections, the policy may move forward and evolve as it
goes through the policy process.
Ongoing Project: Yearly Potluck Picnic
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Usually held each July, now moved to October.
Need for Council members to spearhead the planning and communication around this event.
Ongoing Project: A&P Council Web Site
T Tobin:
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Thanks to all Council members who provided bios and photos. “Meet the Council” page is now up
to date.
T Tobin, D Lawson, and M Genao-Homs now have edit access to the council web site. To
request access, new members should fill in the NEIUworks Access Request for Employees
form on the NEIUport Employee tab, Technology Applications channel.
T Tobin updated the core web-site pages during August 2015 to streamline the content on the
site, which had not been updated since 2012.
Next steps: place all meeting minutes on the web site.
2015-2016 A&P Council Goals
1. Increase Council visibility.
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M Genao-Homs: Send direct targeted announcements with minutes and invitation to meetings.
M Genao-Homs: Create “what we do for you” content.
M Groth: Meet in the Student Union.
T Tobin: Updated and expand web presence.
2. Select 2-3 major projects.
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T Tobin: Finish existing sick-bank and respectful-workplace projects.
M Genao-Homs: outreach to newly-hired A&P staff.
D Lawson: Onboarding supervisor checklist.
B Miltcheva: Resource for when new job duties become permanent versus “other duties as
assigned.”
M Groth: Reach out to HR re: wages, transparency, seniority rules.
M Genao-Homs: Create position/wage negotiation guidelines.
Council Onboarding Tasks
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T Tobin: to show all Council members how to put calendar link in e-mail signature.
D Lawson: to add new Council members to the A&P Listserv send access.
D Lawson: to add new Council members to U:\Restricted\ drive access.
Service to Other Boards and Councils: Nominations
D Lawson:
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Tabled until all Council members can attend.
Current service members:
o Board of Trustees: Hoa Khuong
o University Planning & Budget Council: Blase Masini
o University Advisory Council: Kate Hahn, Dave Merrill
Elections from among new members
D Lawson:
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Co-chair election and secretary selection are tabled until all Council members can attend.
Fall 2015 A&P Council Meetings
D Lawson:
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Next A&P Council meeting: Tuesday, September 22, 2015, 11:00 am, location TBD.
M Groth to schedule a Student-Union room.
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