MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY
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STAFF CONGRESS MINUTES
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January 4, 2010
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MEMBERS:
Jeff Adkins
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Lisa Holland
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Margaret LaFontaine
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Tina McWain
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Jessica Roe
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Becki Alfrey
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Shannon Harr
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Rhonda Mackin
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Brooke Mills
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William Salazar
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Ed Beam
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Jami Hornbuckle
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Jill McBride
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Amy Moore
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Mark Stidam*
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Rhonda Crisp
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Joe Hunsucker
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Paige McDaniel
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Scott Niles
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Todd Thacker
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Craig Dennis
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Phillip James
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Rebecca McGinnis
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April Nutter
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Barbara Willoughby
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Kevin Koett
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Scott McGlone*
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Joel Pace
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*Denotes member was absent.
Guests:
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Dr. Royal Berglee, Faculty Senate Chair
Bob Cooper, Energy Conservation Manager
Phil Gniot, Director of Human Resources
Mike Walters, Vice President for Administration & Fiscal Affairs
Terry White, Staff Regent
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Chair Pace called the meeting to order and also welcomed today’s guests.
Motion:
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To approve the minutes from the December 7, 2009 meeting.
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Proposed: J. Adkins
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Seconded: J. Hornbuckle
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Called for Vote:
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Motion passed.
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Chair's Report
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J. Pace reported that the fall semester ended well with fall graduation. Everyone had a long break and he stated that there are a lot of upcoming items for SC this semester. Various committees have been active and will have more to present at future meetings. Convocation is this Wednesday, January 6, 2010. J. Pace stated that he was in a committee meeting with
R. Berglee regarding honorary degrees and more information will be available to SC at future meetings. J. Pace stated that the Green Committee has been making steady progress and should prove to be a very meaningful and beneficial committee on campus.
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Vice-Chair’s Report
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R. McGinnis reported that she has updated the website with current minutes and agendas. Also, the results of the Staff Issues SNAP Survey have also been posted on the SC website. Comments have been added as submitted via the online survey with no changes.
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Secretary's Report
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J. McBride reported that the current supply budget was $2309.11.
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Committee Reports
Elections & Credentials
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K. Koett stated that there was nothing to report and that the committee will be meeting before the February SC meeting to discuss the upcoming SC elections. Information on the elections will be brought to the next meeting.
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Staff Issues
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S. Harr reported that this committee will be meeting this Thursday, January 07, 2010 to discuss ways to move forward in addressing the results of the recent SNAP survey. Those recommendations will be reported at the next SC meeting.
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Personnel Policies and Benefits
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A. A. Moore stated that there was no report at this time.
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J. Pace asked T. Thacker to give an update on the Green Committee. T. Thacker reported that the committee met before the holiday break and came up with three priorities to work toward: Media – A. Nutter, chair; Events – A. Rathbun, chair; and Energy Conservation – B. Cooper, chair. Green Committee members were asked which sub-committee they wanted to serve on. Many members on this committee are on Staff Congress. B. Cooper will report on the committee’s direction.
Bob Cooper, MSU Energy Manager - Green Initiatives & Sustainability Committee – Presentation on what has been done and where the committee is coming from.
Main Goals:
Ø Reduce energy use and lower expenditures
Ø Promote green initiatives and sustainability practices campus-wide
Ø Partner with the community on environmental projects
Sub-Committee Plans:
Ø Events Committee – plan student-related events (similar to eco-olympics- Duke University) and dorm to dorm competitions – with prizes available.
Ø Media Committee – will develop informational relationship with students, faculty, staff, and the community that will motivate participation.
Ø Energy Conservation Committee – will provide support data for a baseline on energy use and promote efforts to reduce overall energy expenditures.
What MSU is currently doing:
· Electric fleet vehicles
· Campus-wide lighting retrofit done a few years ago.
· Improved HVAC and Energy Management System (EMS) controls in several buildings. New control panels put in to control air handlers. (27 buildings have panels)
· Dorm sub-metering project underway. Kilowatt meter in each dorm to see how much energy is being used.
· New student recreation center will be LEED Silver Certified – (meets LEED standards)
· Investing in the benefit of energy use data displayed for residence hall occupants (Siemens Energy Dashboard)
The three sub-committees are just getting off the ground.
J Pace commented that one of the benefits of the Green Committee is educating the committee members on what MSU has already accomplished. We are actually a little ahead of the curve as compared to other universities in our area. What some of them are doing now has been done at MSU for several years. This committee is trying to pull information together from all areas of campus and get the right players at the table. A member of Kentucky Utilities will be joining the committee and there will be other student reps joining as well. This committee is being run in partnership with faculty senate with several faculty involved. A new faculty member has background in energy and sustainability – he has been asked to participate in the committee. J. Pace thanked the members of the committee for their efforts on this initiative.
Regent's Report: T. White reported that the BOR had not met since the last SC meeting . Next work session is February 18th at 9:00 am and the next quarterly meeting will be March 11th at 9:00 am.
Human Resources Report: P. Gniot stated that new Humana cards are out and members who ordered American Administrators debit cards should have received their new cards. Those who have not received new cards should contact HR. Many members commented that they had not received new Humana cards. P. Gniot will check on the status of cards and report back to SC.
A. Moore asked if there were any plans to come out with more information on the Sick Leave Bank. P. Gniot reported that there will be a mass email going out in the next several days and another reminder email will go out around Jan. 20th.
P. James asked why HRA money is not rolling over from Process Works until 1/15/10. P. Gniot stated that American Administrators wanted the additional time to allow for information to be transferred to their system and to be checked before funds are available. All existing amounts need to be verified before employees can request funds.
Old Business: None.
New Business: M. Walters expressed appreciation for the work the Green Committee is doing.
Faculty Senate Update – R. Berglee stated that faculty have a lot of issues still on-going. General Education reform, effects of the re-organization, and how all this relates to the University as a whole. The faculty are always looking at ways to improve the university and are interested in the university’s success. He is appreciative of the Green Committee and stated that it is nice that this committee is engaging all areas of the university, faculty, staff and students.
Announcements
Next meeting is February 1, 2010
Convocation – 1/6/2010 – 10:00 a.m. Please attend if possible.
A. Nutter - Community Recycling Center will re-open by January 15th. It has taken time to get things cleaned up and replaced after the fire which occurred right before the holiday break.
Basketball – Men and Women play tonight.
Teri Roberts sent out email about the Tunnel of Oppression. She needs Empty boxes, cans, etc. to create a mock store.
R- McGinnis- J. Pace will be 40 tomorrow.
Motion:
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To adjourn.
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Proposed: S. Niles
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Seconded: J. Adkins
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Called for Vote:
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Passed. Meeting adjourned at 1:36 p.m.
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Minutes submitted by: Jill McBride, Secretary
