{"id":418,"date":"2017-11-09T18:40:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T00:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/?p=418"},"modified":"2023-01-31T15:27:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T21:27:48","slug":"november-2017-meeting-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/2017\/11\/09\/november-2017-meeting-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"November 2017 Meeting Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"

ACU Staff Senate Minutes<\/strong>
\n Wednesday \u2013 November 9, 2017<\/strong>
\n 9:00-10:00 AM<\/strong>
\n\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In Attendance: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Carolyn Jeter<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Chris Ballard<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Dave Beard<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Emily Berry<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Eric Gumm<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Kathy Redman<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Stephanie Woodlee<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Will Wyatt<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    * Ex Officio \u2013 Prentice Ashford<\/span><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Cindy Gravitt<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Grant Abston via phone<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Steve Rowlands<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Curtis King<\/span><\/li>\n
    5. Shannon Kaczmarek<\/span><\/li>\n
    6. D’Angelo Sands<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Call to Order – Welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Prayer – Chris Ballard<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Approval of Minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Old Business<\/strong><\/p>\n

      New Business<\/strong><\/p>\n

      About my role exercise \u2013 Emily Berry<\/b><\/p>\n

        \n
      • Was a departmental advisor for 1.5 years before centralized advising<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Now advises music, theater and Bible majors<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Gets to be very intentional with students, one on one time with students highly valued<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Easier to transition students from one advisor to another as students change majors<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Good real time data on when classes are full and how many students are in need of a certain class<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Helps to be in Wildcat Central because she can connect students to resources, many of which are in Wildcat Central or Student Life. \u00a0She \u00a0can walk them to the appropriate person.<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Advises 300 people<\/span><\/li>\n
      • \u201cWildcat Central is where students go to get help\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Four full time financial aid employees assigned by alphabet in Wildcat Central<\/span><\/li>\n
      • 18 student staff<\/span><\/li>\n
      • 21 full \u00a0time employees<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Bylaw vote<\/b><\/p>\n

        Questions brought before ad-hoc committee:<\/span>
        \nACU Dallas – at one point, Dallas Staff had their own HR department, that is no longer true due to financial concerns<\/span>
        \nStaff Senate – no employee distinctions<\/span>
        \nDeans cannot serve on staff senate according to the bylaws.<\/span>
        \nVote: \u00a0Requires \u2154 vote of current staff senators casting ballots<\/span>
        \nNot enough senators present in today\u2019s meeting to vote; Grant Abston joined by phone at this point<\/span>
        \nd\u2019angelo sands – motion to vote for all at once by-law changes at once<\/span>
        \nWill Wyatt – seconded<\/span>
        \nBy-laws passed unanimously<\/span><\/p>\n

        Development & Recognition Committee \u2013 Potential Campus Survey<\/b><\/p>\n

        Steve Rowlands: \u00a0committee wanting to collect information from staff through a survey (see attached)<\/span>
        \nfeeling of concern and anxiety across campus among staff<\/span>
        \nSenate would collect the data and share a report with senior leadership<\/span>
        \ndata from survey would be used to find ways the senate could show appreciation to staff<\/span>
        \nStephanie Woodlee: \u00a0can we propose edits to questions?<\/span>
        \nSteve – yes, we will send out a draft<\/span>
        \nStephanie – who is considered staff? \u00a0<\/span>
        \nSteve: Would \u00a0HR know?<\/span>
        \nStephanie – no, they don\u2019t know who should get the survey<\/span>
        \nEric \u00a0– staff falls under several categories; we could create a set of filters to include for staff consideration<\/span>
        \nSteve: \u00a0Who determines who gets the staff emails?<\/span>
        \nEmily: \u00a0Kim Dennis \u00a0helped me send <\/span>
        \nCurtis: \u00a0ensure that the survey doesn\u2019t trigger<\/span>
        \nSteph: \u00a0I can run this past SLT?<\/span>
        \nSteve: This is our survey<\/span>
        \nCurtis: \u00a0Let\u2019s keep it at the HR level because surveys are not neutral<\/span>
        \nSteve: \u00a0I want to be sensitive to everyone and I want staff to feel safe to share. \u00a0As development and recognition, there are not a lot of resources. \u00a0We would hope that people are appreciated in their own departments but that is not guaranteed. \u00a0We first need to see if staff feel appreciated and what would make them feel appreciated<\/span>
        \nDavid: \u00a0first of next year would be the soonest this would go out?<\/span>
        \nSteve: \u00a0If we meet and decide on this by December it could go out in December<\/span>
        \nStaph: \u00a0What is the ultimate goal of this?<\/span>
        \nSteve: that the senate could understand the climate<\/span>
        \nCarolyn: \u00a0what could we do about that?<\/span>
        \nEmily: \u00a0Pay isn\u2019t always the way people feel appreciated. \u00a0What are other ways staff could feel appreciated? \u00a0Are we really doing enough? \u00a0Who makes them feel appreciated? \u00a0ACU or their office or both? \u00a0ONe time pay? \u00a0Gallup Q12 – first 9 questions are from. \u00a0We added specific questions about ACU. \u00a0Are you scared you are going to lose your job?<\/span>
        \nShannon: \u00a0I don\u2019t think we intend to solve the problems, we can gather the information and think strategically. \u00a0<\/span>
        \nEmily: \u00a0US News and world report survey. \u00a0What does acu do with that? \u00a0<\/span>
        \nSteve: \u00a0My goal is to assess the needs of the staff and the level of commitment \u00a0with their job. \u00a0I think we will find some areas that we can create improvement and advocate for staff. \u00a0I think we can advocate and send letters for people on different topics \u00a0These may be the right questions or the wrong questions. \u00a0That\u2019s why i wanted to run it by the senate. \u00a0I want to create a climate for gratitude not complaint.<\/span>
        \nWill: \u00a0Can we word the questions so that they foster gratitude<\/span>
        \nEric: \u00a0ex of potential \u00a0tax on tuition breaks not captured here<\/span>
        \nChronicle of Higher Ed also pulled from the Gallup<\/span>
        \nI don\u2019t like answering questions I have already asked<\/span>
        \nCan we just ask the questions we haven\u2019t asked and get results from past surveys?<\/span>
        \nAn inhouse survey may not feel as anonymous<\/span>
        \nDemonstrate to staff that you have been heard before.<\/span><\/p>\n

        Steve: \u00a0I like that idea. \u00a0I do think the last questions would be the most helpful to us. \u00a0<\/span>
        \nCurtis: Yes! Communication should be strategic<\/span>
        \nSteve: we could add \u00a02 questions and delete 8 questions. \u00a0\u00a0I am hearing that we want to go ahead with this<\/span>
        \nStephanie: \u00a0Faculty senate do not send surveys through google, survey monkey<\/span>
        \nEric: \u00a0Yes, I have an account we could use. \u00a0data would remain anonymous<\/span>
        \nSteve: \u00a0Other more confidential methods<\/span>
        \nD\u2019angelo: \u00a0in my department we feel close, how would they know my responses come from \u00a0my department<\/span>
        \nEmily: \u00a0are you supervised by a faculty or staff member to see if they are in an academic or non-academic department <\/span>
        \nEric: \u00a0Or you are in a department now that is huge.. Training of supervisors is very different<\/span>
        \nWill: \u00a0How many staff members are in your department?<\/span>
        \nEric; \u00a0We could offer by ranges<\/span>
        \nSteve: Who would i talk to in HR?<\/span>
        \nStephanie: \u00a0Wendy<\/span>
        \n Future Town Hall<\/b><\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

        David Beard <\/b><\/p>\n

        David: \u00a0On my mind and heart – concern with morale on campus. A lot of staff removed from positions due to budget situations, it is very fearful for several employees. \u00a0What is our responsibility to these people who have been released, help their families, as staff senate but as Christians. Romans 12:15 \u00a0What can we do to encourage these people? \u00a0We have \u00a0been voted into this responsibility. \u00a0What can we do to help these people.<\/span>
        \nSteph: \u00a0Challenge is knowing who those people are. \u00a0<\/span>
        \nSteve: \u00a0What would be meaningful for them? \u00a0Offering to grieve with them, <\/span>
        \nEric: \u00a0We don\u2019t always know WHY they were released<\/span>
        \nCurtis: \u00a0Will they ask where were you when I needed you?<\/span>
        \nDeangelo – could we develop to reach out and people can choose to receive the help or refuse it.<\/span>
        \nChris: \u00a0I appreciate everyone\u2019s time on this<\/span><\/p>\n

        Announcements <\/b><\/p>\n

        Next Meeting<\/strong> \u2013 Thursday, December 14th \u2013 9:00am <\/span>Alumni Conference Room<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

        Adjournment <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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