Staff Advisory Council
College of Food, Agricultural,
and Environmental Sciences
Minutes

November 14, 2001 - Columbus

Present: Helga Beke Rita Bowers Carol Bunn Cindy Crawford Marjorie Dellinger Janice DiCarolis Deb Gallagher Becky Hooper Mabel Kirschner Bill Koshar Peggy Lambert Barb LaMoreaux Kathy Mohler Dana Oleskiewicz Pat Patterson Gabriella Pearse-Danker Carol Poe Mary Reedy Regina Vann

Absent: Jim Karcher Sandra Kuhn Christine Nielsen Dave Scardena Michelle Spillan

Deb Gallagher called the meeting to order. The meeting was held in Room 105 Ag Admin Building, Columbus Campus, and hosted by Marjorie Dellinger. Marjorie's department, Human & Community Resource Development, provided the morning refreshments and the lunch. Many thanks to Marjorie!

Old and new members introduced themselves. Each member provided their name and departmental affiliation. Kathy Mohler distributed new name cards and rosters.

The minutes from the September 12 meeting were distributed by Kathy Mohler. Regina Vann moved we accepted the minutes with minor changes, and motion was seconded by Marjorie.

New Member Orientation. The committee bylaws can be found on our listserve, and Rita Bowers distributed extra copies after the meeting. The Executive Committee meets prior to the meeting to discuss and set the agenda for the upcoming meeting. The Bylaws were reviewed.

2002 Meeting Schedule. Deb suggested we omit meeting during the months of December 2001, January, April, July, August, and December 2002. This would still fall within the structure of the Bylaws which specify regular meetings be held at least six times per year. Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the scheduled months. Regina volunteered to compile a list of Extension and Research facilitites as potential meeting sites, and we will review this list at the February meeting. The next meeting will be held Wednesday, February 20, in Kottman Hall on the Columbus Campus, hosted by Pat Patterson

Group Photo. The committee temporarily adjourned to the Dawes Arboretum for a group photograph. Thanks to Janice DiCarolis for coordinating this activity.

Task Forces. The previous task forces' activities were discussed.

Survey - Mark Erbaugh has data to provide to someone. Regina suggested an archival file. Carol Poe will check with L.H. Newcomb for available storage space.

Staff Development. The committee submitted a final report to Bob Moser who then gave this to his council and then the report went to department chairs. Discussion followed on follow-up activities of the report recommendations, possibly as a responsibility of the Exec Team.

Employee Rewards - Task force still needs action and information on the issue of involvement and inclusion.

Task force chairs were instructed to send Deb a list of issues that will need follow up activity. Barb LaMoreaux made a motion to disband the two committees, seconded by Kathy Mohler, and approved by the committee membership.

Performance Evaluation Proposal. Pat Patterson attended Dr. Kirwan's Town Meeting on Friday, November 9, and raised the issue of merit increases at the meeting. Pat also met with the College Evaluation Committee and distributed their appraisal plan. Discussion followed on the chair proposal for staff performance.

Staff appraisal is a university-wide issue, with no standard form due to the diversity of the colleges. Appraisals should address personal growth issues. Staff view evaluations to be associated with salary issues. Discussion followed on how to better coordinate and promote staff and administrative action. Evaluation tools will be provided and Lori Weber will develop informational articles. This could be a possible future Task Force, one that would assist in implementing a Staff Performance Appraisal Plan.

Future Direction. Deb brought up the issue of how far should SAC take with our activities. What is our direction – are we strictly advisory to the Dean. Do we need to provide more information to staff. Should we make recommendations to the Dean.

Performance Review Task Force - Group will reconvene and address issues of the report and present information at the February meeting.

Envision Task Force - Activities have been continued. Let Communications & Technology know if you want to keep the current EnVision paper format. It may be cut back due to budgetary constraints.

Communications - Susan Sommer is still available for help. More information on communications issues is needed before action can be taken. Janice will contact Susan for direction of committee. Dana Oleskiewicz volunteered to serve on the committee. Harry Laufman will help manage our listserve, and Janice, Ann Lighthiser, and Deb will meet with Harry.

No new task forces were formed at this time.

VP Advisory Council. We need three volunteers from SAC to serve on the Vice-President's Council. Mary Reedy, Peg Lambert, and Gabriella Pearse-Danker offered to serve.

Barb LaMoreaux motioned to adjourn and Mary Reedy seconded.

Respectfully submitted, Rita Bowers, Secretary/Treasuer