Staff Assembly

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Staff Assembly Meeting Minutes

GH108 (Attendance - approximately 70)

Tyler Johnston, Chair, called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone.

Committee Reports

There were no committee reports this month. The Executive Committee officers are in the process of assigning conveners for the committees.

New Business

Ben Hunter - Parking Price Change - Ben Hunter announced that the price for parking this year will be raised to $50. He stated everyone had a valid complaint that they haven't heard the increase was coming. He explained where this money goes:

  • Toward the BUPD operating budget
  • Repairs
  • Traffic cones and supplies
  • ID supplies
  • Covered 12% of BUPD salaries in the past and with the increase it will cover 15%

Public Safety Division, Where are we headed:

  • Review fee structure
  • Parking allocation study (Ben showed a slide of the current parking allocation)
  • Review freshman parking
  • Dedicated lots
  • Dedicated paid spots

Future constraints:

  • Continued growth
  • Neighborhood issues

He is looking at how to build capacity and will establish an on-going standing committee by the end of the summer to look at future parking issues. This should be a year or more process.

Joe Ader - Information Resources on Office 2007 - 'Have you made the switch?' Their goal is to move all staff/faculty by August 1. There are 1,100 computers on campus and only 300+ have been done as of yet. Joe presented a clip about change and then showed a clip about the changes on Windows 2007. The biggest difference is the Ribbon on the tool bar. Here is what IR offers:

  • Provides on-line tutorials and training sessions
  • IR website has links to training for Office 2007 training
  • IR will install an icon in the Start menu to install Office 2007 after training
  • Getting Started Videos on the website
  • Guides to show where certain commands are in the new software
  • Free software to install the upgrade at home if attend training
  • Discounts for hardware and software, hardware usually are 5-10% off

Julie Pakenham - Backpack ATTACK! - Backpack ATTACK is conducted through Indy United Way and will take place from July 7 through August 7. Collection boxes will be at Irwin Library, HRC, Jordan Hall, Holcomb Building, Atherton Union, and the Apartment Village, and the July Staff Assembly General Meeting. This is for new items only. The items will be distributed at the Indianapolis Children's Museum.

Announcements

Two new staff members were introduced and welcomed to Butler.

The next Staff Assembly meeting will be on Wednesday, July 17, 2009 and held at Clowes Hall. Everyone should enter through the east side stage door.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 pm.

Cindi Holloway
Secretary/Treasurer