{"id":46,"date":"2007-10-10T02:00:35","date_gmt":"2007-10-10T07:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staffsenate.southernarkansasuniversity.info\/?p=46"},"modified":"2013-12-02T14:37:54","modified_gmt":"2013-12-02T20:37:54","slug":"minutes-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/faculty-staff\/2007\/10\/10\/minutes-39\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2007 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Staff Senate Meeting
\nOctober 10, 2007<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Staff Senate met on Tuesday, October 10, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. in Reynolds 205. Senators in attendance were Marcela Brunson, Gaye Calhoun, Brenda Garrett, Andrew Guy (proxy for Dr. Roger Guevara), Charles Honza, Mary Hubbard, Pat King, Melody Mayo, Essie Moore, Kellye Ogle, Houston Taylor, Becki Talley, Donald Wray, Shelley Whaley, and Wilma Williams.<\/p>\n

Approval of Minutes<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

The meeting was called to order by Kellye Ogle. A motion to accept the minutes from the September meeting was made by Mary Hubbard and seconded by Donald Wray. The motion passed.<\/p>\n

Old Business<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

Parking Issues<\/u><\/p>\n

Kellye Ogle had addressed the parking concerns with the administration and the administration had responded to the issues.<\/p>\n

Taking Classes During Work Hours<\/u><\/p>\n

Kellye Ogle had asked the senate for any concerns about this issue and received no response. A motion was made to remove this item from old business by Brenda Garrett and seconded by Gaye Calhoun. The motion passed.<\/p>\n

Committee Reports<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

Houston Taylor reported on the General Education meeting and Melody Mayo reported on the Graduate Council meeting.<\/p>\n

Donald Wray requested that he be allowed to remove himself from the Animal Subjects Committee and Pat King was appointed to serve in his place.<\/p>\n

New Business<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

There was no new business.<\/p>\n

Other<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

Sympathy<\/u><\/p>\n

The Staff Senate expressed their sympathy to Essie Moore in the loss of her mother, Sandra Walker in the loss of her father, Rita Rhea in the loss of her father and Charles Taylor in the loss of his father and brother. We would also like to note the loss of our fellow staff member, J. Kaye Sawyer. Our prayers go out to each of the families affected by these losses.<\/p>\n

Parking Appeals Committee<\/u><\/p>\n

Kellye Ogle had been in contact with Tim Wise, Faculty Senate President, about the possibility of having a faculty\/staff parking appeals committee. After a lengthy discussion, it was decided that Kellye Ogle would contact Dr. Wise again and get more input and information before the next staff senate meeting.<\/p>\n

Visitors at Staff Senate Meeting<\/u><\/p>\n

Kellye Ogle noted that she was going to invite Dr. David Rankin to attend the November staff senate to update the senate on recent developments involving the university.<\/p>\n

Back to School Meeting Suggestions<\/u><\/p>\n

At the last senate meeting, the staff had been asked by Roger Giles to recommend changes to the Back To School meetings. Several of the senate had heard from others with ideas, but after discussion it was decided to extend it to next month to give people more time to respond.<\/p>\n

Staff Senate Community Projects<\/u><\/p>\n

Kellye Ogle noted that she had researched other staff senates at other universities and suggested that SAU\u2019s Staff Senate might consider doing volunteer work or a community project to get the senate more involved on campus or in the community. Ideas or suggestions will be reviewed at upcoming meetings.<\/p>\n

Alumni Issues<\/u><\/p>\n

Andrew Guy asked that the senate look into ways to involve Alumni more on campus. He noted that once a student graduates they don\u2019t feel a connection to the university because they are not kept involved on campus. He suggested alumni cards be made that would allow alumni to use the library or the wellness center. It was suggested that Guy contact Ceil Bridges to see if they could work together on this issue.<\/p>\n

Adjournment<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

The motion to adjourn was made by Donald Wray and seconded by Houston Taylor. The next meeting will be on November 14, 2007 at 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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