Supportive Professional Staff Council
AGENDA
Thursday, February 12, 2009
HSC Clara Sperling Sky Room, Holmes Student Center
10:00 AM
Call to Order
a.) Approval of agenda
b.) Approval of meeting minutes –January 15, 2009
Guests: a.) Gail Jackie - Foundations of Excellence Committee report
b.) Karen Baker- Report on Affirmative Action and Diversity Resources
Announcements
a.) 2/14 Remembrance – Peska
b.) NIU Basketball – 2 events: Feb. 24th ; February 28th - Cesarek
c.) Free cat to loving home! - Cesarek
Committees of the Council
Awards - report (Service Award)
Communications – report (Policies and Procedures)
Constitution & Elections – report – election process
Events – 2/25 luncheon (reservations close 2/17)- Jeff Reynolds; 3/22 luncheon (Jim Lockard)
Finance – no report
Legislative – no report
Technology Resources – no report (currently 888 SPS)
Workplace Issues – report
Vice-President - report
Old Business
a.) January meeting - comments regarding discussion with Steve Cunningham
b.) Update - Sabbatical Ad-hoc committee – Lux/Haliczer
c.) Update – Grievance Ad-hoc committee - Haliczer
d.) Constitutional By-law change - Gilbert
e.) HR Hiring Letters - Stang
New Business
a.) Baccalaureate Review focus group – call for members – Cesarek
b.) 2009-2010 SPS Council Schedule (and Executive Committee meeting schedule) –Cesarek
c.) HR vs. Department/working titles; do discrepancies cause issues?
University Committee Reports
Board of Trustees – no report
Faculty Senate – President’s e-report
University Council – President’s e-report
Adjournment
Representatives:
Please contact your alternate and the SPS Council secretary, Donna Smith, if you are unable to
attend the meeting.
Alternates:
You are invited to attend all meetings.