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Meeting Minutes May 14, 2008
Minutes of the CFAES Staff Advisory Council Meeting
May 14, 2008
10:00 p.m.
Meeting held at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center and hosted by Teresa Funk and Mary Roberts
Present: David Drake, Mary Roberts, Cindy Buxton, Todd Hicks, Teresa Funk, April Wax, Sherry Ferrell, Mike Kauffman, Mary Gulas, Rachel Ramsier, Tim Butcher, Trina Beebe, Matt Davis, Jeanne Osborne, Pat Patterson and Liz Kinney
I. Welcome and Introduction
The meeting started with a team building activity of tying ribbons on staff appreciation bags (The packages are to go to outlying and Extension county office personnel, and will be handed out at the OSUE Strategic Plan meeting on May 15th.). Dave called the meeting to order as soon as that activity was completed. Introductions included a personal tidbit.
II. Approval of Minutes
Matt moved to approve the minutes, second by Teresa. Minutes were approved unanimously.
III. Old Business — Task Force Reports:
Budget (Teresa)
The Budget Committee met with the VP Advisory Council in March to discuss the budget. The thought was that we have approval for the budget but a specific amount has not been announced.
Professional Development (no report)
Question was raised on when the Campus Campaign will come out. Cindy recommended sending a message through the listserv to encourage people to support the college’s staff development fund.
Staff Appreciation (Teresa)
The Campus Campaign and SAC will have a pancake breakfast June 4th for faculty and staff. They will be accepting donations for staff development through the Campus Campaign. An announcement will go out through the listserv. The SAC display will be set up at the breakfast.
The OSU Staff Appreciation week is August 18 - 22, 2008. Activities will be posted online closer to August. Teresa noted that SAC needs to take care in who they solicit support from whether private or public entities.
Day with the Dean (Jeanne)
Jeanne shared an email she received from Andrea Gorzitze who enjoyed her Day with the Dean on Apr. 11, 2008. Andrea wrote “…the day confirmed for me that running our college is no walk in the park.”
Due to scheduling problems for 2007, Dave recommended the selection of 2 people plus an alternate for Day with the Dean. Jeanne also brought up Dr. Linda Martin spending time with staff members in place of Dr. Moser. No contact about this with Dr. Martin has occurred yet and topic has been tabled until the July meeting.
Shirley Brooks Jones (SBJ) (April)
In June April will send out a request for new SBJ committee members. The selection process will end by August. Tim asked if nominees received any acknowledgement. All nominees receive a letter from Dr. Martin informing them of their nomination.
Due to lack of communication, there wasn’t a plaque given to the winner at last year’s banquet. It was recommended the SBJ Committee take over that task. It was also recommended that nomination letters be sent to the committee chair, April.
Vice President’s Council (Todd)
Todd reported that the VP’s Council has not met since SAC’s last meeting. He indicated the Strategic Plan is totally being changed and the plan is due back to the university in June. There are 6 signature programs in Extension’s strategic plan and 3 signature programs in the college’s.
The discussion ended with the recommendation that all material on strategic plans (whether OSUE, OARDC or CFAES) be read when it comes out.
Guiding Coalition (Jeanne)
The Guiding Coalition hasn’t been convened.
Inquiry Review Committee (Jeanne)
Jeanne reminded SAC that any town meeting with Gee has to be coordinated through Joan Lieb. Mike reported that there was little turnout and few questions raised at a town meeting in Wooster. The recommendation was made if we host a town meeting we have pre-planned questions, however it was also noted there probably would not be any more town meetings until Autumn 2008.
This discussion was tabled until the July meeting.
Wellness (Mary)
Mary reported on the Piketon Wellness Day they had on Apr. 2nd. There was a good turnout with individuals from the community and other county offices. They screened 30 people, educated 55 and did 42 PHAs. Tim taught a CPR class and will teach another in June.
Plans for next year have already begun, there is a blood drive planned and another health screening for Oct. 15th.
At noon Council had lunch, which was provided by Don Breece, Interim Assistant Director, Agricultural and Natural Resources Extension.
Communications (Cindy)
A display showing employee service anniversary dates will be made to display at events. Cindy will get the list and send to Teresa. Teresa will assemble the poster and April will print the display from info gathered by Cindy.
Web issues included locating other web sites that will link to the SAC web page. If members know where a SAC web site link would be appropriate they can either contact those other sites or contact Cindy. Also, a discussion on whether the CFAES SAC Meeting with the VP Cabinet notes should be placed online led to the agreement that only the impact statements would be appropriate, not the entire document.
Todd reported that he had talked with John Victor about duplicating the SAC display. It can be done however it will cost SAC. No amount was given.
Jeanne read thank you notes from Andrea and Cindy for the gifts given by SAC.
Teresa made the motion to adjourn and Matt gave a 2nd. The next meeting will be Thursday, July 17th in Miami County. Cindy Buxton will fund the meeting and Linda Good will host.
