Our ninth meeting started with our check-in, and reviewing our group norms.
Leadership Team Report
- Academic Assembly (AcA) update
- Angie Jenkins will be point-person and Rosie Sabaric is backup.
- Angie will give a brief update at each of the SUSC meetings
- University of San Francisco (USF) Staff Council
- USF is in the exploratory stages of starting a Staff Council so they requested a Zoom meeting with Leann and Katie to discuss the processes, successes, and challenges of getting the Seattle University Staff Council up and running
- SU Benefit fair
- SUSC will have a table at this event on October 31, 10am-1pm in STCN, which is sponsored by Human Resources
- Executive Summary of Staff Voices Survey
- Leadership Team is working on an executive summary draft with goal to complete by October 21
- Leadership Team has regularly scheduled monthly meetings with Michelle Clements and this draft will be shared at this meeting occurring on October 21
- Offered to share this with Cabinet once complete as well
Committee Updates
By-Laws Committee
Vote for final approval of SUSC bylaws
- Unanimous approval of By-Laws as written
- Can amend if necessary
Vacant Position Update
- Overlap between approval of bylaws and filling position
- Three options at this point based on bylaws
- 1) Identify alternate from last election (next two highest, referenced Georgetown procedures for this)
- The first alternate is still interested in this position
- If alternate takes position, the person would fill this position until Spring 2021
- Special election may have to happen if SUSC member leaves and so does their alternate
- 2) Hold special election to fill vacant seat
- 3) Leave seat empty until next election cycles
- One staff council member, Luke Marney, recommended just going with alternate, Bernie and Rosie agreed
- Elected position vacancy will be Toni Malaspino from College of Nursing, Toni will be invited to join us at next meeting
Communication Committee
Sharing sessions
- Have to be pushed out to late October/early November
- Need to be sure PowerPoint and Executive Summary are complete
- Created a project spreadsheet to ensure who is doing what for the Sharing Sessions
- If interest from other groups, can do a SUSC survey roadshow for feedback or further conversation
Mary Petersen, Vice President and University Counsel
- Congratulations to all for getting SUSC up and running
Board of Trustees committees
- Talked about appointment of one staff rep to each of the seven BOT committees
- Need these names by end of October so they can be ready for November meetings
- To make sure there are not duplicate names from people already sitting on the committees, SUSC will receive a list of those Staff members
- Staff Council will send out email call for nominations
- Working group formed to go through these nominations to move these names forward to Fr. Steve and the Chair of the Board for final selection
Strategic Planning Update and Discussion
- SUSC welcomed members Kent Koth, Stephanie Lewis, and Bob Dullea of the Strategic Planning Committee to hear an update
- Open fora happening soon for final draft to be submitted to Fr. Steve for approval by Nov. 1
LinkedIn Learning Update
- Mary Dawson, Director of Human Resources talked about LinkedIn Learning being rolled out as a Professional Development tool
- Table for this at benefits fair and plenty of information on the HR website
- Guidelines for usage on the information page
Council response to parking policies
Carpooling regulations
- Concerns coming to SUSC email about new carpooling regulations
- Leadership Team will bring this up in next meeting with Michelle Clements
- Craig Birklid or someone else from Transportation will be invited to discuss this so SUSC might better understand their process
- Ideally, Staff Council should be consulted on these sorts of changes going forward