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ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Minutes
May 8, 2015
9:00 a.m. BRK 204D
Call to Order
a. Teresa Szabo called the meeting to order at 9:05a.m.
b. Members present include: Teresa Szabo, Maureen Hoover, Greg
Mayes, Keith McMath, John Snyder, Mae Noll, Toni Langdon, Donna
Haynes and James Burgdorf
c. Guests include: Patti Sims and Laura Alexander
d. Absent were: Clay Bellot and Raymond Barnett
2) Approval of Agenda
a. Motion to approve was made by Greg Mayes.
b. The motion was seconded by Donna Haynes.
c. Motion approved.
3) Approval of Minutes
a. Motion to approve was made by James Burgdorf.
b. The motion was seconded by John Snyder.
c. Motion approved.
4) Announcements:
a. None
5) Old Business:
a. Elections for 2014/15 APAC opening slots were discussed. Two are
at-large and one is for UHB (district 3). Teresa sent out election
announcement but to date had not checked the APAC email and no
APAC members had received any petitions. There is one person
interested
6) New Business
a. First Reading of Change in Bylaws regarding the election times for
future APAC members to coincide with the start of the academic year
was read and the word “assure” was changed to “ensure” in the draft.
Second reading will occur at June meeting.
b. Greg Mayes proposed the creation of a BOX.com APAC File Storage
Area for Treasury bill, notes and rosters to provide a smoother
transition between new officers each year and also to keep in line with
the guidelines APAC must follow under the State of Illinois document
retention statutes. Teresa asked if this would include copies of the
meeting minutes also. Motion to approve was made by Maureen
Hoover and seconded by Donna Hayes. All approved.
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Committee Updates- Donna passed out a list of openings available
and Teresa mentioned that Jeanne Capranica wants to remain on the
ROAD committee. Donna stated she would like to stay on the
Campus Planning and Budget Committee. Teresa will send out an
email to current committee members to find out if they want to
continue and advise Donna.
7) Committee Updates:
a. Campus Senate (Raymond Barnett – absent)
b. APAC Website (Clay-absent)
c. CSAC Toni had nothing new to report
d. Other committee updates
8) Public Comments/Announcements/Miscellaneous
a. Teaching appointments need to get service over 100 to Patti Sims.
b. Teresa mentioned the petition that CAP had put together in support of
U of I providing an additional pension plan and that she had discussed
this with the Chancellor’s office who had suggested that any
movement wait until an announcement from President Easter’s office.
SURS has a meeting this afternoon to talk about the pension changes
and will be sending out a communication if there is any addition news.
c. Laura Alexander mentioned that there will be 10 Faculty retirements in
addition to the other retirements and that her office would be very busy
filling the newly opened positions.
The SUCCS audit in Urbana was not good. President Easter and the
UIUC chancellor have met with Tom Morelock and they are proposing
the conversion of AP positions slow down. There are no new
positions identified that were grandfathered in. UIS is not converting
any position if they are not sure. Legal has advised the three campuses
should follow the same policy concerning conversions.
9) Adjournment
a. Motion to adjourn by John Snyder.
b. James Burgdorf seconded the motion.
c. Meeting adjourned at 10:27 a.m.
Next meeting – July 10, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. Brookens 204D
ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
AGENDA
May 14, 2014
Location: Conference Room in PAC 591
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Attendees: John Snyder, Mae Noll, Donna Haynes, Greg Mayes, Teresa Szabo,
Clay Bellot
APAC Chair and current UPPAC Chair, Teresa Szabo, called an additional
meeting of APAC to discuss a petition that has been developed by CAP (AP
committee at UIC) to have employees sign in support of the university’s current
exploration of providing an additional pension plan. Michael Moss, Chair of
CAP, has asked the chairs of APAC at UIUC and UIS to inform fellow APs on
their campuses of the petition.
Teresa began the meeting by stating that she had spoken with the Chancellor’s
office earlier and they had advised that we could chose to inform campus APs of
the option to participate in the petition or wait to see what may be announced later
in the week because the President and Board of Trustees were speaking with
legislators about the pension changes.
The members of APAC discussed the current wording of the petition and also the
accompanying email introducing the petition. John Snyder offered to draft a
revised email introducing the petition. Mae Noll made a motion that after APAC
reviews John’s email draft that Teresa then forwards it on the Chancellor’s office
again for any additional feedback. Donna Haynes seconded the motion.
John drafted an email which the APAC reviewed but Teresa did not forward it on
to the Chancellor’s office because the legislature in the meantime had made some
changes to the retirement bill and also an announcement that an Illinois judge
suspended the state’s new pension reform law until lawsuits brought by unions,
retirees and other challenging the constitutionality of the overhaul of the
retirement system are resolved. In turn, President Easter asked potential retirees
to consider coming back with the state’s pension law on hold.
Teresa discussed these new developments with UIC CAP chair and UIUC APAC
Chair and it was decided to hold any additional movement by the UIUC and UIS
campuses involving the petition support.