ACU Staff Senate Agenda
\nMonday, September 2, 2019<\/p>\n
In Attendance: Mary Beth Strader, Karen Witemeyer, Kody Goode, M.C. Jennings, Krista Masci, Jamie Bearden, Sam Adkins, Tyson Alexander, Sheila Barton, Lauren Boyles, Karen Gilliland, Jason Groves, Susan Hardcastle, David Scott, Titus Vesel, D\u2019Angelo Sands, David Moses.
\nExecutive Committee: Mary Beth Strader (chair), Karen Witemeyer (corresponding secretary), Susan Hardcastle (recording secretary), Karen Gilliland (Treasurer) and Sam Adkins (Chair-elect)<\/p>\n
Call to Order<\/strong> at 8:35am<\/p>\n Devotional thoughts and prayer \u2013 Hippie Scott \u2013 Am I my brother\u2019s keeper?<\/strong> Who are we snatching from the fire? You can\u2019t be ignorant of the Word.<\/p>\n Approval of Minutes<\/strong> \u2013 motion to approve the minutes Karen Gilliland and seconded by Karen Witemeyer<\/p>\n Old Business<\/strong> Communication (David Moses, David Scott) Benefits and Advocacy (Nuria Hall, Kody Goode, Krista Masci, Titus Vesel, Karen Gilliland) HR is willing to expand to 5 days not limited to the ACU. Committee will continue to talk to HR and fill committee will keep us posted. Still have to have the 240 hours banked to participate – employee has to have 6 weeks for FMLA. Must have approval from supervisor not HR – also, checking to see how HR would like the hours reported if using them at separate times (ex: weekly meals on wheels)<\/p>\n SRWC benefit; It was brought to the attention of a senator that part time employees do not get to use the Rec center for free. They were allowed to use it, but by mistake. The benefit is for full time employees who are on the school insurance. However, part time employees do receive a discount for the Rec Ctr.<\/p>\n Also, mentioned that if an employee has worked for ACU for longer than 10 years, over 55 and retires, then the employee and spouse are able to use the Rec Ctr for free.<\/p>\n Karen G. mentioned that they will be having a Benefit mtg with Holmes Murphy soon<\/p>\n Service (M.C. Jennings, Julie Goodenough, Berlin Fang, Amber Bunton) It was mentioned that we used to bring items for Movies on the Hill to help with supplies. Kody Goode is finding out how we can continue doing that. Development and Recognition (Sheila Barton, Susan Hardcastle, Tyson Alexander) If anyone has names of staff members they would like for us to send cards to in October, please send the name and a brief explanation to Karen Witemeyer prior to the Oct. meeting \u2013 email: kmw03d@acu.edu Blessing cards to be given to Staff Senate members to use with their departments New Business<\/strong> What are some books that we can read? Krista suggested, reading MB suggest that we table the suggestion that we not have a book right now with so much going on. Town Hall – brainstorm ideas to provide a stress reliever for staff: How do YOU de-stress? MB would like a group of people that would be willing to see what we can do at this and find a date and time and promote \u2013 the following people volunteered: It was suggested that we provide our staff a time to train again with Betty Hardwick – cost would be lunch\/can we partner with HR to have a couple of times a year \u2013 each class only holds 20 per class Announcements<\/strong>: Staff meal plan \u2013 take advantage of the price break<\/p>\n ADJOURN TIME<\/strong>: 9:30am<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ACU Staff Senate Agenda Monday, September 2, 2019 In Attendance: Mary Beth Strader, Karen Witemeyer, Kody Goode, M.C. Jennings, Krista Masci, Jamie Bearden, Sam Adkins, Tyson Alexander, Sheila Barton, Lauren Boyles, Karen Gilliland, Jason Groves, Susan Hardcastle, David Scott, Titus Vesel, D\u2019Angelo Sands, David Moses. Executive Committee: Mary Beth Strader (chair), Karen Witemeyer (corresponding secretary), […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11850,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[195103,623],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-195103","category-minutes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11850"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=543"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":544,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543\/revisions\/544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCommittee Updates
\nNominations and Elections (Karen W, Jamie Bearden, Sam Adkins, Lauren Boyles)
\nNothing to update<\/p>\n
\nNothing to update<\/p>\n
\nKaren Gilliland – Sick to Service information
\nFirst proposal was put on the staff senate portal<\/p>\n
\nGreat response for school supplies \u2013 took 3 wagons to Dr. Pemberton and put together package to new ACU teachers – they were very appreciative<\/p>\n
\nWe are working on the DRI – helping with sorting the pumpkins off of the truck
\nThere may also be a Women\u2019s Basketball project \u2013 more info soon.<\/p>\n
\nNothing to update<\/p>\n
\nAugust Encouragement: Residence Life Directors
\nSeptember: Admissions counselors, Game Operations and Ticket Operations<\/p>\n
\nPlease take and encourage those in your areas.<\/p>\n
\nCollaborate with Faculty and other ACU Stake Holders in reading, \u201cI\u2019m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness\u201d by Austin Channing Brown. \u2013 7:00 next Monday in Cullen coming to speak
\nStaff and faculty were given this book<\/p>\n
\nMB talked with PS and to add some people to the committee that is readying the book as a faculty \u2013 make campus wide – all together<\/p>\n
\nWhat we would like to concentrate on well being of staff. Stay well rounded -work life balance.
\nAn event that provides stress relief
\n1 – Axe throwing
\n2 – De-stress event \u2013 stations, learn new technique
\n3 – Tennis ball therapy
\n4 – Massage chairs
\n5 – Relaxation training\/meditation
\n6 – Puppy station
\n7 – Coffee hour at the grad school of theology
\n8 – Seated yoga
\n9 – Staff yoga \u2013 no students
\n10 – Lindsay Arthur \u2013 dietician with Chartwells<\/p>\n
\nLauren
\nTyson
\nKrista
\nSam \u2013 Chair<\/p>\n
\nNeed to come up with the dates that will work for campus
\nDavid Moses will call Betty Hardwick to see when they are available<\/p>\n