August
9, 2002
10:00 – 12:00
Present:
Brent Atkins, Maggie Myers, Mona Walters, Amanda Swigert, Iden
Smith, Nancy Cooper, Keith Kamerer, President Yowell, Jane Salisbury
Absent:
Becky Telford, Dennis Myers
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Agenda
approved without additions.
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Minutes
approved as distributed.
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Salisbury
reported on process teams:
Few
teams have been active during the summer.
All will be called together within a few weeks after the
semester begins to continue their work.
E-Lan,
Exchange: Personnel
asked for a change in the agreed upon process of notification to
Administrative Services and Information Services because of the
unexpected cumbersomeness of the process.
Bert Waldrop and Natalie Rindler worked out an alternate
process, currently in use.
This
should be adequately tested during the next few weeks with new hires
associated with the fall semester and will be evaluated for its
effectiveness later in the semester.
Distance
Learning: A survey
was designed and piloted with summer distance learning students. Data is currently be compiled and when collection processes
are complete, the team will meet to consider input and make
modification to the survey and its deployment process.
GNS:
The team members selected to serve on this team will be
notified shortly after the semester begins.
This has been delayed since several members are faculty members
and would not be expected to be on campus during the summer.
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New
Team Requests:
Mary Beth Aust-keefer
and Amanda Swigert requested the Steering Committee consider a team
to determine hiring/promotion practices.
Considerable discussion followed:
Issues--
Process of advertising, in-house and outside
Need for position
Urgency of filling position
Different procedures among the various departments
Promoting from within
“Temporary” positions
Student workers, especially moving into full-time positions
“Ear of the President” issues
Defining key elements of process although variable
because of position type
Other—
How do people know the established procedures?
How are compliance issues addressed?
What type legal implications need to be identified?
Jane
Salisbury is to address the team need with President Yowell for his
final determination, since he was not at the meeting at this time.
If he authorizes such, the following people or
people-categories are suggested for team members:
Mary
Beth Aust-Keefer
Keith Kamerer
Faculty member
Student Services representative
Classified representative
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AQIP
Jane
Salisbury reported that the three Action Project Teams are scheduled
to meet on Friday, August 23.
Each
must consider comments from other schools at the Strategy Forum, as
well as their personnel, budget, and timeline needs.
Finalized projects must be submitted to Jane Salisbury for
posting with AQIP by September 18.
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CQIN
Dr.
Yowell, Keith Kamerer, and Jane Salisbury reported on the team
experience to Seattle in July.
Chip
Hare was also a team member.
The
topic was “engineered experiences” and learning activities
designed to understand the perceptions of the new/casual customer were
a part of the conference. The
college at large will be introduced to this customer service model
during the fall.
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Other:
Meeting
times need to be changed to accommodate teaching schedules.
Nancy Cooper asked that a day other than Friday be selected if
possible. Faculty will
forward their schedules to Jane Salisbury and she will look for an
alternate time. For the
time being, the next meeting will be
Friday, September 13, 1:30 – 3:30, in the Board Room.
