| Present: | S. Bertics, C. Dillhunt, L. Heideman, B. Holden, B. Jensen, F. Kooistra, J. Mather, E. Maurer, W. Ross, C. Staber, M. Westler, B. Wilson, and T. Wright. |
Meeting was called to order by Frank Kooistra at 2:45 p.m.
There are openings in Wards II, IV, V, and VI for next year. Two nominations have been received for Ward IV and one for Ward VI. If nominations for Wards II and V are not received by Monday, June 4, F. Kooistra will call the Nominations Committee together to solicit new committee members.
F. Kooistra distributed Comments on the UW-Madison Strategic Plan for 2001-2005 that was submitted by the Medical School CASI. This was informational to show what other CASI's are doing.
There have been no guidelines or timetable released regarding the compensation plan. The budget will probably not be signed until next fall.
E. Maurer asked about the Equity and Diversity Survey. F. Kooistra met with Kathy Barton and Sue Nitzke. The averages of the scores were very close. The results need to be analyzed and written up and three options are being considered: 1) survey lab, 2) hire a project assistant, or 3) hire an emeritus faculty or academic staff person. A decision has not been made on the next step. If no one can be found to write up the results it will be dropped. E. Maurer made a motion that the College analyze, write up, and distribute the results to all faculty and academic staff in the College. B. Wilson second the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
The Committee is ready to implement the program. Thirty-one new employees were identified since January 1. The folders are ready and committee members are asked to take two or three folders each and meet with the new people. Starting in September, folders will be distributed monthly. W. Ross walked everyone through the contents of the folders. B. Holden suggested adding CALS websites to the current website list. The Committee would like to add food service opportunities to future folders.
The departments have been notified of decisions regarding rolling horizons. L. Heideman did not know if all the departments had sent out the letters to their employees. Human Resources will be running a report to make sure the changes are made in IADS. L. Heideman will be sending out letters to all academic staff with the results of the review.
E. Maurer distributed the updated guidelines for evaluation procedures for academic staff appointments. Sample evaluations were also handed out from the Agricultural Research Stations and the Departments of Life Sciences Communication and Horticulture. T. Wright made a motion to accept the guidelines and J. Mather second the motion. During the discussion that followed, M. Westler suggested that a list of minimal mandatory requirements be included. F. Kooistra indicated that could be brought up through the Personnel Procedures and Compensation Standing Committee. J. Mather made a motion to add "unsatisfactory" as a rating option on page 3, paragraph 8. B. Jensen second the motion. The Committee unanimously accepted the guidelines with the working change.
Dean Aberle thanked everyone for all the work they had done over the past year.
He talked about the importance of standard performance evaluations. They communicate the expectations of the supervisor and what the employee needs to do to meet those expectations. He asked the Committee how uniform they would like the evaluation to be. M. Westler said there should be a minimum core of elements that are essential and then departments can decide what they would like to include beyond the minimum. He suggested a one page summation and a one page form for the supervisor to use.
Dean Aberle also talked about his ideas on job security. Tenure for faculty should be used to protect academic freedom not to be used as job security. Rolling horizon is a logical way to provide job security for academic staff on soft money. He is more conservative on indefinite appointments.
The Governor's recommendation on the Madison Initiative was passed by the Joint Finance Committee. Additional positions were authorized. The salary package does not look very good. This biennium will not be as good as in the past. Wisconsin is fortunate in that we have a fairy stable economic environment. Other parts of the country are taking big hits.
In the last two years CALS has hire 35 new faculty. Over a five-year period, CALS will have replaced 25% of its faculty.
There will be a lot of construction on the Ag. campus over the next 10 years.
E. Maurer asked about the opening of the Babcock Dairy Store. It should open by July 1, maybe a little earlier. The UW Foundation is planning an event.
J. Mather asked about the Walnut Street Greenhouse. If the co-generation plant shades the greenhouse, it will have to be moved. The Dean's position is that if it has to be moved, it will have to be replaced with the same amount of quality space. Chancellor Wiley has said that the greenhouse will be taken care of. The Graduate School has not yet appointed the committee to study greenhouse needs on campus.
Dean Aberle thanked the committee for recommending the academic staff awards. The awards were presented for the first time this year.
J. Mather made a motion to approve the minutes. S. Bertics second the motion.
Meetings for the fall semester will be set up in August.
Submitted 6/4/01
J. Simons