Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Staff Assembly Meeting Minutes
GH108 (Attendance - approximately 69)
Tyler Johnston, Chair, called the meeting to
order and welcomed everyone.
Featured Department
Registration & Records
A ticket was selected for the special door prize; a gift bag
full of hand sanitizer was awarded to Jonathan Small.
Committee Reports
Staff Development - Mary Azar Callahan
announced they now have a full committee and will meet for the
first time in January.
Employment Affairs - Dana Ohren reported the
directory is almost finished and will be available to all staff.
The suggestion boxes have a log with the comments and responses.
The Campus Sweep will focus on planting around the campus and
cleaning activities.
Nominations & Elections - Patti Colip
reported that this committee will meet in January to work on the
new election.
Activities & Socials - Sandy Schleef
announced that Cheryl Jensen will have a late January Travel
Network session featuring What to Do in Indiana. Relay for Life
will be April 3 and 4. Leslie Renner announced that Angel Tree
collected 90 presents.
Faculty Relations - Bob Marcus reported that he
is continuing the 'Who's That' program and would like a
representative from each division to collect profiles. The CBA
student survey is complete and the students are presenting in
class.
Communications - Marsha Endre reported that
they are working on the HUB and Staff Assembly website.
New Business
Military Leave Policy - Lisa Walton presented
an update on the Federal Military Leave Policy. This law started
during the Gulf War and protects the job of deployed personnel for
a period of 5 years. It covers all full and part time U.S.
employees. The Family Medical Leave Act allows a family member to
take up to 26 weeks off to care for an injured military person.
Green Tip - Coco Acosta and Tim Downs provided
information about Recycle Mania.
Ambassadors for Children - Aubrey Villines from
the student group Ambassadors for Children provided a
presentation.
Announcements
One new staff members were introduced and welcomed to
Butler.
The next Staff Assembly meeting will be on Wednesday, January
21, 2009.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00pm.
Cindi Holloway, Secretary/Treasurer