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ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Minutes
May 13, 2010
9:00 a.m. Brookens 204D
TO BE APPROVED
1) Call to Order
a. Barbara opened the meeting at 9:01 a.m.
b. Members present were Dick Schuldt, Tammy Craig, Barbara Cass, Tyler
Tanaka, Natalie Taylor, Rose Schweikhart, and Shawn Shures
c. Absent were Jerry Burkhart, Clay Bellot, and Lori Giordano
d. Guests Wes Weisenburn, Patti Sims, and Ed Wojcicki
2) Approval of Agenda
a. Natalie motioned to approve the agenda
b. Tammy 2nd
c. Motion carried
3) Approval of Minutes from the April 8, 2010 meeting
a. Tammy motioned to approve the minutes
b. Shawn 2nd
c. Change requested to amend line 43 from seven to six.
d. Change requested to lines 44 & 45 to remove/add parenthesis as
appropriate.
e. Motion passed as amended
4) Announcements
a. Barbara stated she would like to adjourn by 9:50 a.m. to be at the
announcement for the new President of the University of Illinois.
5) Old Business
a. Leave of Absence Notice Rights – Patti Sims
i. Patti said there was no definitive answer if an AP is on a leave of
absence as to if a Notice of Non-Reappointment can be issued.
She continued that the general assumption is that when you are
on a leave you have a job to come back. She said there was a
case where a person was on a disability leave for a number of
years and the position was eliminated.
ii. She said that each case would be unique, but she was not sure on
the actual protocol. Further, she explained that with FMLA, for
example, if you have the appropriate service time you are
guaranteed 12 weeks off and a job when you return from leave.
She said that there is not anything in writing about this specific
situation. She said that if she learns anymore, she will bring that
information to APAC.
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iii. Barbara thanked Patti.
b. CAPE Award
i. Munindra Khaund was the CAPE Award recipient for 2010.
ii. Congratulations Munindra! There was good turnout for the
event.
c. Chancellor Search
i. Lorena Johnson, Training Corrdinator, Institute for Legal,
Legislative, & Policy Studies, has been selected to be the AP
Representative on the UIS Chancellor Search Committee.
ii. There is an Open Forum May 17 at 2:30 p.m. in UHB 2034.
d. Campus Senate Alternate Representative Recognition
i. Tabled due to Lori being unable to attend this meeting.
6) New Business
a. Staff Scholarship Language
i. CSAC is trying to modify language in the Staff Scholarship
policy to include domestic partners to receive the benefits.
ii. Dick motioned to allow CSAC to modify the language.
iii. Tammy 2nd
iv. Motion passed
b. APAC Elections
i. The following members have APAC terms ending in June 2010:
Tammy Craig, Tyler Tanaka, Jerry Burkhart, and Barbara Cass.
ii. Tyler stated he checked with Clay to ensure that we can hold
elections in June. Clay said we could.
iii. Last year nominations were allowed until June 11.
iv. Tyler said he would send Barbara the nominating petition form.
v. Dick asked if we could open voting for two weeks. Barbara
added that a reminder could be sent out.
vi. Barbara said she would send out an announcement of the
vacancies.
c. UPPAC 4-27-10 Videoconference Report
i. Tammy, Tyler, Barbara, and Natalie attended the last
videoconference.
ii. A formal request was made to be recognized at the BOT
meetings.
1. AP Representative Tom Korder was able to speak to the
BOT.
2. UPPAC has gotten approval since the last BOT meeting
to be officially recognized.
iii. HR Task Force meeting
1. During a discussion of the HR Task Force meeting of
March 29, it was reported that a recommendation to
protect notice rights is being drafted. However, it was
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also noted that “looking at notice rights” is a priority of
President Ikenberry.
2. It was reported that over 250 NOAs were given out to U
of I Extension Office APs with the goal of “losing”
around 60 employees through reorganization.
iv. A statement was made that the next APAC Chair will also be
next UPAAC Chair.
7) Committee Updates
a. APAC Website – Clay Bellot (not present)
i. No update
b. CRC – Dick Schuldt
i. Dick stated they did not meet.
ii. Dick said that they will meet next month and will discuss how
we integrate into the Exit Interview process.
iii. Dick mentioned at a recent meeting where Ted Mims asked
about taking the leave of absence option instead of furloughs.
1. Ted wanted to know if those employees can still complete
a makeup for SURS and if those employees makeup for
SURS what would the earnings for the year amount to?
2. Unfortunately, a good answer was not given.
c. CSAC – Rose Schweikhart
i. Rose stated she was sick and unable to attend the CSAC meeting.
d. Campus Senate –Lori Giordano (not present)
i. No report.
8) Public Comments
a. None
9) Adjournment
a. Natalie motioned to adjourn at 9:23 a.m.
b. Dick 2nd
c. Motion passed.
Next regular meeting: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 9:00 a.m. Brookens 204D