Service Professional
Advisory Council
SPAC Minutes
September 18, 2014
8:30am - 10:00am
Location: USB (Bldg 90) Room 102-Large Conference Room
Present: Mark Young, Dylan Rust, Justin Hagin, Kathleen Carpenter, Trevor Luttinen, Suzanne Siler, Lanita Collette, Pat Johnson,
Cheryl Goldberg, Diane Verkest, Kim Knowles, Mary Kate Wolter,
By Colaborate: Bernadette Presloid, Susan Lauer
Absent: Yael Bernstein, Stephanie McCarthy, Shari Miller, Debbie Shepard
8:30am
Call to Order & Introductions
Suzanne Siler, Chair
Called to order by Suzanne Siler and introductions w/ names and roles at NAU
Those on collaborate introduced.
8:35 – 9:05am
Information Security at NAU
Lanita Collette Director, Information Technology Services
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Goals of the Information Security Program include Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability.
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The NAU IS Team is responsible for compliance, incident response, preventative measures, and information outreach to campus.
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They are also responsible for consulting and advocacy on things such as database and network security.
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NAU was victim to a direct deposit arrack this past year that was resolved expeditiously.
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Unfortunately the Maricopa Community Colleges were not so lucky and are currently resolving a security breach that has cost the system
20 million dollars to date.
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Direct student related security issues include things like bullying, plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty.
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The best way to stay safe is to STOP.THINK.CONNECT (http://www.staysafeonline.org/stop-think-connect/tips-and-advice)
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Please see a link to the complete presentation on the SPAC website.
9:05 – 9:20am
HR Update
Diane Verkest, Associate VP – Human Resources
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Overall health benefit increases will require increased contributions from the Employee for the first time in more than two years. Please
see an upcoming communication from Human Resources for further details on these and other benefit changes.
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Open Enrollment for Benefits Updates/Changes will begin 10/27.
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Employees have until October 15th to complete their metrics for the initial phase of the My Blue Print Assessment. That said, the second
phase of the program will begin shortly thereafter and a benefit for completing the metrics will still be of value to the employee. Please
see an upcoming communication from Human Resources for further details on participation in the My Blue Print assessment.
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ROA automation has been a great success since the go-live.
9:20 – 9:30am
Survey results Discussion
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Trevor presented the results and there was not a tell tale item that pointed towards the council making any sweeping changes. Regularly
popular presentation topics were reiterated and the most voted on item by Service Professionals was perhaps the addition of a key note
speaker at the SPAC Annual Meeting. Ultimately, Council members requested several results be presented in a variety of different
formats and Trevor will be presenting those at the next meeting.
9:30 – 10:00am
Committee Updates
SPAC Committees
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Supervisory Training (Brown Bag Lunches): First Brown Bag will be 9/26 and Supervising Student Employees is the set topic..
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Publicity (Newsletter/Website): Have not yet met.
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SPAC Ambassadors: Have not yet met.
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Service Projects: An adopt an avenue clean-up is tentatively scheduled for the weekend after homecoming (early November). Research
on the holiday events will begin shortly..
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Annual Meeting/Mixer: Have not yet met.
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Leadership Award: Have not yet met.
University Committees
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President’s Cabinet: Have not yet met.
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President’s Strategic Planning & Budget Council: Have not yet met.
Service Professional
Advisory Council
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Academic Standards Committee: Have not yet met.
Employee Development Day Conference: No information as of yet.
Classified Staff Advisory Council: Have not yet met.
Commission on Ethnic Diversity: Have not yet met.
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Commission on the Status of Women: Have not yet met.
Faculty Senate: Please see a link to the complete Committee minutes on the SPAC website.
Benefits: Please see the HR information mentioned above.
Commission on Disability Access and Design: Have not yet met.
Parking and Transportation: Have not yet met.
Portal Steering Committee: Have not yet met.
LGBTQA - Please see a link to the complete Committee minutes on the SPAC website.
Minutes from August Retreat approved.
Good of the order: nothing
Meeting concluded at 10:00am
Next Meeting: Thursday, October 16th, 8:30am – 10:00am. Gamage Building, Room 107, Stephanie McCarthy hosting.