COMMITTEE:  Faculty Welfare

MEETING DATE:  August 30, 2007

PERSON PRESIDING:  D. Lawrence; B. Southard

REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:  D. Clark, A. Dralle, A. Hegde,  S. McGhee, M. Nasea, J. Salstrom, B. Southard

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:  B. Henze, L. Ingalls, S. Simpson, E. Stallwag

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE:  M. Taggart

ACTIONS OF THE MEETING:

Agenda Item: Election of Officers

Action Taken: The following committee members were elected to offices: B. Southard, Chair; D. Clark, Vice-Chair; S. McGhee, Secretary.  B. Southard assumed leadership of the meeting.

Agenda item: State Health Plan

Discussion: M. Taggart explained the need for gathering input in preparation for the spring meeting of the State Health Board meeting on campus. Concern for faculty awareness of the short enrollment period this summer/fall and termination of the indemnity plan in July 2008 resulted in a motion (Nasea/Henze) for M. Taggart to send an email reminder to faculty and include an announcement in the upcoming Senate meeting. Motion passed.

Agenda Item:  Committee Goals for 2007-2008

Action Taken: After discussion of carry over business from 2006-2007 and five new items, the committee agreed to address the following items this year:

·         Emeritus faculty (definition; software privileges)

·         Faculty applicant verification guidelines

·         Health care plan satisfaction

·         Parking status for retired faculty

·         Mentoring

·         Benefits comparisons – peer and UNC institutions

·         Faculty salary/inequity

·         Partner hire policy

·         Reserved parking spaces

·         Faculty dining privilege/faculty club

Additional duties: B. Southard will request a representative from the university attorney’s office attend the next Faculty Welfare meeting to provide input on the faculty applicant verification guidelines and partner hire policy topics.

Agenda Item:  Meeting Times

Committee members agreed to continue the Thursday 3:00 meeting time as scheduled. Southard requested that members consider potential meeting dates for January and March 2008.

The meeting adjourned 4:15 pm.

MEXT MEETING: September 13, 2007

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:

            Faculty applicant verification guidelines

            Partner hire policy

            Emeritus status (definition & software)

            Health care plan satisfaction

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Susan A. McGhee