DRAFT
Employee Assembly
Minutes
Board Room, Day Hall
March 3. 2004
12:15p.m. 1:30p.m.

Attendance

Present: Tim Anderson, Deb Billups, Donna Goss, Joseph DeMarco, Pamela Dusseau, Stephanie McConnell, Mary Smallwood Churchill, Brandi Smith

Excused: Dawne Martyniak, Tammy Johnson, Patricia Mahoney

Unexcused:

Others present: T. Bishop, H. Mandeville, M. Esposito, D. Stein

I) CALL TO ORDER

D. Goss called the meeting to order at 12:15 p,m.

II) CALL FOR LATE ADDITIONS TO AGENDA

There were no late additions to the agenda.

III) APPROVAL OF MINUTES

There minutes were not ready for approval; they will be ready for the next meeting.

IV) REPORT FROM THE CHAIR

It was announced that Tim Anderson is resigning from the EA.

M. Esposito asked about a formal letter of resignation and an exit interview by the IOC.

B. Smith asked Goss about the letter to the president.

D. Goss said she has a draft of the letter.

H. Mandeville recommended that it be sent before the March 30 leadership meeting.

M. Smallwood Churchill asked if this was a TY or a report.

D. Goss answered that it was both.

P. Dusseau suggested separating them so that Lehman could get a TY soon.

D. Goss said she would do a short TY.

V) UNFINISHED BUSINESS

A. Pizza with the President Update:
D. Goss said that she and P. Mahoney met with Mary Opperman last week about the delayed response.

P. Dusseau reported that Opperman said she is waiting on one more question: What other ways can Lehman interact with staff? This was something the EA needs to think about.

M. Smallwood Churchill asked what should be communicated when responses are released. She said it was worthwhile to note that there was a delay.

S. McConnell asked if there was a possibility to get Lehman to write a brief statement himself.

D. Stein said that it was not a good idea to send an email.

S. McConnell said no on the website.

D. Stein said Opperman has worked hard on these and that he will talk to Opperman for an update.

P. Dusseau said she will also touch base with Opperman.

B. Elections:
H. Mandeville reported 3 trustee nominations. She also brought up the March 15 forum to be held in the Biotech building, room G10. She mentioned that there are 8 vacancies on EA

P. Dusseau asked what will happen in the next stage.

H. Mandeville answered that would fill the vacancies. She also said they would like to see on EA agenda how you will respond.

P. Dusseau said it is not worth the expense.

D. Stein asked how many.

T. Bishop said 9 or 10.

M. Esposito suggested inviting the candidates to EA meetings.

VI) COMMITTEE REPORTS

Moving.

VII) NEW BUSINESS

A. Expenditure for the Staff Graduate Reception:
The staff graduate reception is to recognize employees who get a degree.$500 is needed for the reception which will be hosted by the EA and OHR.

P. Dusseau made a motion to accept the request from education committee of $500 for staff event.

J. DeMarco seconded.

The motion passed with unanimous consent.

B. Report from AdHoc Committee on Outreach Efforts
P. Dusseau made a presentation.

J. DeMarco said the EA runs better on topic-driven items.

D. Stein said the EA is headed in the right direction and asked how the PP can assist.

-Compile best EA news and views.

-Collect historical items.

M. Smallwood Churchill made a motion to extend the meeting.

J. DeMarco seconded.

VIII) OPEN FORUM

M. Esposito shared a story about same sex marriage and its benefits, saying that this is a big issue that the EA should take a stand on.

D. Stein shared information about Humor Day.

IX) ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 1:35 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Lisa Gilbertson
Office of the Assemblies