| Present: | S. Bertics, C. Dillhunt, L. Heideman, B. Jensen, F. Kooistra, J. Mather, E. Maurer, C. Staber, W. Ross, M. Westler, B. Wilson, R. Wolkowski, and T. Wright. |
Meeting began at 8:35 a.m.
F. Kooistra introduced R. Wolkowski, the APC academic staff representative. He will serve as the liaison between APC and CASI and is invited to all future CASI meetings.
A portion of the new dairy barn at Arlington fell down. Technically it is still under warranty and the State is working with the contractor to get the matter resolved.
A small group of chairs lobbied Dean Aberle to get some action on the greenhouse issue. The Dean will be meeting with the Provost next week to ask him to set up a campus greenhouse committee to address this issue. UW-Madison is not prepared for future greenhouse needs and cannot stay competitive with other major campuses who have several times the amount of greenhouse space that UW-Madison currently has. Researchers are not submitting grants because there is no bench space to support their research.
J. Mather made a motion to approve the minutes and S. Bertics second the motion.
M. Westler asked how the mandatory one-year rolling horizon works with soft money. F. Kooistra said that hopefully it won't create too many problems. The Academic Staff Executive Committee (ASEC) will be working with the Provost's Office to set up a small amount of money to cover these situations when they arise. Currently, there is no accommodation for this at the College level.
A question was raised about the Sexual Harassment Training. This is a two-year Campus program that everyone is required to attend. There are six sessions currently set up for CALS personnel. Attendance is required at one of these sessions and attendance will be taken. During the second year of the program training sessions will be set up for those who did not attend this year. T. Wright asked about attendance for the outlying Ag. Research Station personnel. They do not have to attend the currently scheduled training sessions. There is the possibility of having the training take place closer to their place of employment.
The committee discussed the subcommittee assignments. B. Wilson made a motion to combine the Academic Staff Representation and NC Accreditation Report/Governance ad hoc committees. W. Ross second the motion. An updated grid of committee assignments will be distributed to the group.
L. Heideman reviewed the process for long-term appointments. This process was developed from recommendations from CASI and the Dean's office. The departments will be notified of the process and training will be offered by CALS Office of Human Resources on how to fill out the form. The College will recommend 1-year rolling horizon appointments for employees with over 10 years of service. F. Kooistra will check to see if this is mandatory.
B. Wilson suggested putting the process on the CASI website with an approximate timetable.
T. Wright asked if there is a process where individuals can inquire as to the outcome of this review. F. Kooistra said that needs to be dealt with at the department level.
Once the reports come back from the departments the results will be reported back to CASI. T. Mather would like to see a report by department.
The process will be kept as a draft until F. Kooistra has clarified the issues raised.
The final results of the survey were distributed to the committee. The committee made a couple of small additions. J. Mather made a motion to forward the report to Dean Aberle with the additions. B. Wilson second the motion.
The committee had asked S. Bertics to look at the data by years of service. She reported that nothing significant was found. Some of the data in this survey was shared with the Professional Development Committee. The subcommittee added recommendations to the report. It will be put on the CASI web page and possibly sent to academic staff members via email. B. Wilson suggested the following change to a sentence in the "results" paragraph: "In general, of those who responded, generally most are satisfied." E. Maurer made a motion to accept the final report with that change. T. Wilson second the motion.
E. Maurer asked F. Kooistra to get a copy of the Equity and Diversity Committee's survey results.
T. Wilson asked about the Academic Staff Awards. The call for nominations has been sent out and is due in the CALS Office of Human Resources on January 26. Selection will be made in time for the Gamma Sigma Delta banquet in April. No one on this committee has seen the call for nominations. C. Dillhunt will develop an email list for all academic staff in the College so information can be easily distributed to them.
The next meeting will be held February 2, 8:30 a.m., 250 Ag. Hall.
T. Wilson made a motion to adjourn the meeting. C. Staber second the motion. The meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m.
Submitted 1/9/01
J. Simons