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