Staff Advisory Council
Meeting Minutes
December 16, 2014, 3:00 p.m., Centennial Center, Executive Boardroom
I.
Regular Business
a. Call the meeting to order
i. The meeting was called to order at 3:00.
b. Announcement of Filing Meeting Notice and Posting of the Agenda
i. The meeting had been properly posted on the website and in the President’s
Office 5 working days before the scheduled meeting date.
c. Roll Call/Announcement of Quorum
Members present:
Kevin Abbott
Samantha Alberty
Steve Braun
Paul Dunham
Chris Fairchild
Frank Gage
Leland Gray
Ronna Hatley
Heather Isaacs
Dan Kara
Daniel Marangoni
Kathryn Navarro
Lisa Ramsey
Lynsey Simmons
Donna Spencer
Mary Van Diest
Connie Wall
Colleen Wilson
Tom Volturo- Ex -Officio
A quorum was met.
d. Approval of Minutes of November 18, 2013 meeting
i. Steve Braun made a motion to approve the minutes for 11/18/2014 as
provided. Paul Dunham seconded the motion and it was unanimously
approved.
II.
Public Comment
a. No public present for comments.
III.
Old Business
a. Staff Advisory Council Awards Sub Committee Proposal was presented by Colleen
Wilson with changes from the 11/18/2014 meeting.
A Motion to accept the Staff Advisory Awards proposal as presented was made
by Paul Dunham and seconded by Donna Spencer. Motion was unanimously
approved.
b. Tuition Waiver for Staff accepted into the Master’s at RSU
Daniel Marangoni presented information collected from other universities regarding
their policies. Other schools pay for tuition in undergraduate and graduate
programs as well as spouse and children of the employee. The Sub Committee will
collect additional information and present at the January 2015 meeting.
IV.
New Business
a. New Faculty/Staff Orientation was presented by Donna Spencer. This past August a
scavenger hunt for new faculty and staff was presented. Discussion of still
combining the scavenger hunt for faculty and staff followed with staff orientation
possibly being handled by the staff advisory council. A sub committee was formed
with Donna Spencer, Lynsey Simmons, Daniel Marangoni, Leland Gray and Colleen
Wilson.
b. March Meeting Date Change due to Spring Break. Meeting has been changed to
March 10th at 3:00 p.m. in the Executive Boardroom.
c. Submission Form SAC webpage. Leland Gray has asked Kelli Fields for an
anonymous submission form/area on the website in the Staff Advisory Council area.
These submissions will be sent in email format to Leland Gray, Kathryn Navarro and
Mary Van Diest.
d. Share the Spirit Food Drive was accepted as a challenge for the Staff Advisory
Council on short notice by Leland Gray. In the diminutive time frame available, it
was considered a success.
V.
Council Member’s Comments/Announcements – None presented
VI.
a.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m.