Faculty Senate Meeting, June 13, 2023

Minutes

2022/2023 FACULTY SENATE

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

2:00pm – 3:00pm

Virtual Meeting-Zoom

1) Call to Order 

There was a call to order at 2:05 PM

Roll Call 

1. Present:
   • Ed Boog (SCS)
   • Glenn Heath (SCS)
   • Jim Lowe (SCS)
   • Crystal Chang (SA)
   • Cruz Laudenslager (SCS)
   • Marinn Clampit (SCS)
   • Eric March (SCS)
   • Tillery Williams (SA)
   • Monica Aguilar (SCS)
   • Danielle Donato (SA
   • Gar Casale (SCS)
   • Kristi Roberson (SA)
   • Chelsie Martinez (SA)

1. Absent:
   • Michele Casella (SA) C. Quorum established.

2)Approval of Minutes – May

Gar moved to approve, and Glenn seconded. It was unanimously approved.

3) The was no Guest for May

4) Comments

1. BOR – FS Chairs/Board Chairs/Chancellor – 06/08/23 Capital budget passed which was $15 million. They made $50 million for deferred maintenance. They will have a budget of $65 million total. COLA passed for Classified staff for 12%, beginning July and 4% for next year, pending BOR approval. The same goes for Professional staff if it passes, in July, also pending BOR approval.  

[GH] Will Classified be receiving the step increase? [EB]   

[JL] – Do we know if the step increases were knocked out. Classified step-increase? [EB] Unsure.

[JL} The math on the 65% funded, puts us at a 7 to 8%. If they can increase it to 10-12% that would be fantastic.

[GH] Statewide there is more NHSE Classified staff than Professional.

[CM] Was that at the BOR where they were discussing the gap of 65% and how to make it up? [EB] At the moment they are not looking to raise student fees.

[KR] BOR meeting was this where there were discussing the gap?

[JL] The perception of Professional employees is seen as overpaid employees that do not need the increase.

[JL] Can we add an ad-hoc item about the positions? [EB] it will be mentioned later.

1. BOR – FS and Business Officers – 06/09/23

[EB] The names for the Chancellor (4-6) candidate names will be announced June 21.

[EB] Juneteenth is now a holiday. Monday, June 19, 2023, we will be closed.  [JL] – Anyone that has put in time for leave, please go in and make a correction. It is being tracked so that no one loses hours for taking time on a paid holiday.  [EB] They are asking that people make corrections. Presidents are making announcements on campus. [JL] Especially for those under use-it-or lose-it. Each campus knows and entries are coming in organically to have it changed out. There is a job-aid for how to correct it on Workday, along with the announcement.

Crystal Abba is retiring, and her Emeritus has been requested, along with Toni Odom-McNeil.

5) Elections: Congratulations and welcome aboard to the new Senators 

A. New SA Faculty Senators

Crystal Chang

Chelsie Martinez

Kristi Roberson

B. Incumbent Senators

Ed Boog (Chair)

Cruz Laudenslager

Jim Lowe

Eric March

C. Current Senators

Michelle Casella

Danielle Donato

Tillery Williams

Monica Aguilar

Gar Casale

Marinn Clampit

Glenn Heath

6) New Business

1. The emails have been sent to correct the information for the new Senators to be included.
2. Faculty Senate Positions open for elections 2023

Jim nominated Ed as chair. Gar seconded the motion. All were in favor.

Ed nominated and Jim seconded Cruz to be the Secretary. All were in favor.

Ed nominated Jim as Vice-Chair and Glenn seconded the vote. All were in favor.

Eric is incumbent Senator.

1. The Role of the chair is: To meet with the Chancellor once a month, he sits in on the BOR meetings and is the only Administrative Faculty member that has a voice. Ed is our advocate and representative for Faculty Senate. Our Chair has been able to invite speakers and members are welcome to have discussions with our guests.
2. Vice Chair – serves as a back-up for the Chair. iii) Secretary-I create the agenda for the Chair. I take minutes and then send copies of the minutes to the Faculty Senate members.
3. Chelsie started at SA in December. She works in EPSCoR as a Grants Administrator. She was a financial aid advisor at CSN for 6 years and has a Financial Aid background.
4. Kristi is the Assistant Director for Risk and Insurance Management and has been with SA since last October. Prior 8 years at UNR in Risk Management and Human Resources.

• Introductions were given by the rest of the team.
• Voting on dates for Faculty Senate meetings. It was decided to keep the same day and time.
• [KR] Are there subcommittees? [EB} It depends on agenda items but most special meetings are adhoc. [JL] If there is a notice of non-renewal and it is challenged the Faculty Senate creates a committee to be able to work with that process. We have a place in it and that is part of our representation.

7) Next Meeting 

Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 2:00 PM via Zoom. Ed will be sending out the calendar invite.

8) Adjournment 

There was a motion to adjourn by Gar and seconded by Marinn. Meeting was adjourned at 2:46 pm

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