FSU Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
August 14, 2020 (via zoom)
Ex Com Members Present: Steve Striffler; Jessica Holden; Travis Johnston; Caroline Coscia; Jeff Melnick; Monique Fuguet; Tracy Brown; Joe Ramsey; Linda Liu; Tim Sieber
Others Present: Lorenzo Nencioli, FSU Membership Coordinator; Katie D’Urso, MTA Field Rep;
Grievance Committee: Gillian MacNaughton and Ellen Frank
Sexual Harassment Committee: Andrew Leong
University Anomaly Committee: Vivian Ciaramitaro, Jay Dee
Health and Safety Committee: John Hess
Academic Technology Committee: Travis Johnston
Sick leave Bank Committee- Natalia Scarpetti
Caroline: suggest we have a standing policies and bylaws committee. Discussion of issue. Motion to approve creation of FSU Policies and Procedures Committee. Motion seconded. Motion passes unanimously.
Discussion of Elections Committee. Jessica agrees to continue to serve. Caroline: suggests third member for Spring. Travis: can help in Spring if Qualtrics is used. Motion to appoint Caroline, Jessica to committee and to have Travis serve later in Spring 21 if needed. Motion seconded. Motion passes unanimously.
Discussion of Diversity Committee. Ex Com asked to provide feedback on latest report. Steve: we will brainstorm re possible members.
TIM LEAVES
Discussion of bargaining support team. Suggestion to change name to Contract Action Team (CAT). Suggestion to have newly named CAT focus on dealing with action items requested by Core Bargaining Team. Katie: great if CAT could do independent work but without focusing on CBA language issues- would focus on member engagement, keeping CBT ‘on track’. Agreed to change name of Bargaining Support Committee as detailed in FSU policies to Contract Action Team. Steve will send blast email to members. Agreed that former Bargaining Support Committee will be disbanded, to be replaced by CAT.
Agreed Monique will continue as Treasurer (she is currently in middle of her term).
Discussion of Communications Director role. Jeff Melnick agrees to write guidelines document for future Comm. Directors. Motion to reapprove Jeff as Communications Director. Motion seconded. Motion passes unanimously.
Motion to appoint Travis Johnston as Parliamentarian. Motion seconded. Motion passes unanimously.
Motion to appoint Jessica Holden as Clerk. Motion seconded. Motion passes unanimously. Discussion of asking Clerk to keep time during Ex Com minutes, to approve or take draft minutes in a more active capacity from this point forward.
5. Math Dept/Course Sizes/NTT Faculty and Dept Governance: Jeff will bring issues in Math to Joe Berger, CEHD Dean, at ACTF (?). FSU can continue to raise issues in L-M. need to address longer term issue of NTT involvement in department, class size issues, etc.
6. Further Ex Com meetings for summer: Agreed to have another meeting two weeks from today at 10 (8/28). Caroline will review Fall 20 Ex Com schedule.
MEETING ENDS
Special Election – TT Representative
Following past election schedules, I am presenting two options for the TT special election.
Option A: Honor period of non-responsibility
Activity |
Date |
Comments |
Special Election Announcement |
Week of Aug 17th |
FSU Elections Committee send email announcing a special election including the election schedule
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Second Announcement |
September 2nd |
FSU Elections Committee sends email abut the special election. Attaches the Nomination Form
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Nomination Period |
Tues., Sept 8th to Weds. Sept 16th
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Nominations accepted during this time |
Nomination Form review |
Sept 17th |
Elections Committee reviews submitted nomination forms.
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Slate announcement |
September 18th |
Elections Committee sends email with the names of those on the ballot
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Campaigning |
Sept 18th to 25th |
One wee campaign period
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Voting |
Friday, Sept 25th to Friday, Oct 2nd
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One week voting period. |
Election Results |
October 2nd |
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Option B: Hold the election as soon as possible
Activity |
Date |
Comments |
Special Election Announcement |
Week of Aug 17th |
FSU Elections Committee send email announcing a special election including the election schedule
|
Second Announcement |
August 24th |
FSU Elections Committee sends email about the special election. Attaches the Nomination Form
|
Nomination Period |
August 24th to Sept 1st
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Nominations accepted during this time |
Nomination Form review |
Sept 2nd |
Elections Committee reviews submitted nomination forms.
|
Slate announcement |
Thurs. Sept 3rd |
Elections Committee sends email with the names of those on the ballot
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Campaigning |
Sept 3rd to 11th |
One week campaign period
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Voting |
Friday, Sept 11th to Friday, Sept 18th
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One week voting period. |
Election Results |
September 18th |
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Labor Day is Monday, September 7th. Classes start Tuesday, September 8th
New hires (TTs and promoted to TT) effective September 1st.
Recommendation
Option A avoids Labor Day long weekend and works around the first week of classes.
Voting Platform
Spring 2020 we used Election Buddy which worked excellently. The cost for this election would be $100 and working with Election Buddy to set up the election. This special election is just for TT faculty and one race. The faculty council used Qualtrics for their Spring 2020 election. This is a free survey software. I have never used but can seek assistance from the two people (Pol Sci dept) who knows the software.