START
Monthly Meeting
DATE: MARCH 17, 2011
LOCATION: SACRAMENTO HALL ANNEX
TIME START: 2:00PM TIME END: _3:00PM__________
ATTENDANCE LOG
MEMBERS PRESENT
GRAVENBERG
CURRY
CARROLL
DONATO-WEINSTEIN
LOMBARDO
WHYTE
MEMBERS ABSENT
CAROLIPIO
SCOTT
TANO
OTHERS PRESENT
AGENDA
ABA CALENDAR
ACTIONS
Sarah Whyte reported that the ABA online calendar has been updated through
the end of June to include dates for ABA governance structure activities, and
dates pertinent to staff. These include START and ABA Staff Professionals
meetings, along with the VP coffee, the spring social, and award program
nomination and presentation dates. The calendar
http://www.csus.edu/aba/mar11.html can be accessed from the ABA Home
Page.
SPQI SPECIALIST
Sarah reported that interviews for the SPQI Specialist position begin on Friday,
March 18 and will continue through Friday, March 25. The job description has
been revised to expand web support duties, in addition to SPQI program
support (which includes START and the ABA recognition program) and other
duties. This was possible due to the reassignment of duties to the Vice
President’s Office staff.
2011 STAFF PEER AWARDS
Information on the Staff Peer Awards, such as nomination call dates and the
deadline for submission (April 1-April 15) are posted on the ABA online
calendar. This schedule provides flexibility for extending the deadline if
necessary. Following the deadline, the selection team of last year’s recipients
and other family representatives will need to meet (Sarah will facilitate) and
awards must be ordered.
Presentation of awards will be at the May 9 and 10 Staff Professionals meetings.
START agreed that we should continue the practice of splitting presentations
across the two days so that staff attending each day can participate in the
award presentations.
In addition to the Staff Peer awardees, Valued Staff Award recipients will be
mentioned at each presentation. Gina Curry and Gina Lombardo agreed to
assist the presentations by reading nominations for the award recipients. Sarah
asked that START members help promote the nomination of staff colleagues
within their families. Sarah will also send reminders.
COMMUNICATION IN ABA
Sarah informed START that at the most recent ABA Administrative Council
meeting, Vice President Lee discussed the importance of maintaining
communication with ABA division staff. He wants to ensure that everyone feels
informed; and that even though the budget is uncertain at this point, they know
that our campus has planned prudently for potential reductions and has
identified funds for mitigating a portion of allocated reductions. VP Lee
implemented the Message from the VP as one more way to communicate with
staff. He will be sending these messages periodically, when there is information
to share. And they will be posted to his website. To ensure that these
communications address staff questions, it would be helpful to know what kinds
of questions staff are asking about. START members discussed a variety of
approaches for effectively communicating budget information to staff, which
will be shared with the Vice President.
Kem queried the team about including a budget update, similar to what was
presented at the President’s Town Hall meeting, on the agenda for the
upcoming ABA staff professionals meetings. She conveyed that the information
was presented in an ‘easy to understand’ format for the lay person. Sarah
suggested using the SP meeting venue to communicate the information
because all staff will be in attendance.
START suggested including information about CFS implementation in the VP
Message for the newsletter.
NEWSLETTER
Newsletter is in process but delayed due to staff shortages and other matters.
Completion anticipated by early April.
OTHER
Sarah reported that ABA Outlook Group lists have been updated by IRT,
resulting in a few re-connects and changes to ensure that security access was
maintained. Hopefully, the final list will provide a more accurate set of e-mail
addresses for us to communicate with ABA staff.
ACTIONS
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Gina Lombardo and Gina Curry will assist with presentation of awards at the
May 9 and May 10 ABA Staff Professionals meetings by reading nominations
for award recipients on the day they attend.
Sarah will share START feedback on staff information questions with VP Lee
RECORDED BY: _SARAH WHYTE 3/17/2011__