Minutes for February 7, 2007
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- Welcome
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Call to order
- President Rebecca Owens called to order the regular meeting of the Texas Tech University Staff Senate at 3:10 PM on February 7, 2007 in Student Union Building – Senate Room.
- Roll Call ???
- Administrative Business
- Swearing in of New Senator – Senator Jerry Cowen was sworn into office
- January Minutes – minutes were amended as follows:
- Committee reports – President’s Report – a – title changed to Staff Recognition Committee and description changed for clarification
- Committee Reports – PR Committee – a ii – 215 lbs of food was donated
- Committee Reports – Child Care Committee – Senators Chaffin and Nordstrom are serving in the committee. President Owens is not serving on the committee.
- Committee Reports – Presidential Series - move this section to announcements.
- Committee Reports – Salary Committee – add that the committee is collecting data.
- Accepting the amended minutes was moved by Senator Nail and seconded by Senator Epperson – motion carries.
- Treasurer’s Report – Treasurer Davis presented the February account balance.
- Budgets for the Meet- and- Greets will come from general senate monies instead of PR Committee budget.
- Shirts for senators vs. name badges – motion made by Senator Byrd and seconded by Senator Kenady to research options to the current shirt more a more flattering cut and lower costs. Motions carries.
- Accepting the amended report was moved by Senator Nail and seconded by Senator Kiser – motion carries.
- Invited Guest Speakers
- Gil Reeve – Director of Strategic Planning
Gary Smith –
- Gil Reeve – Director of Strategic Planning
- Committee Reports
- President’s Report
- President Whitmore is continuing to search for space for the Senate.
- Initial reports on budget from Austin are not good but Whitmore is committed to staff salary increases.
- Bylaws –??? Need document.
- Elections (Davis) – no news currently but meetings will begin soon.
- Public Relations (Nail) – currently focused on newsletter.
- Issues (Perkins) – New ID cards may have SSN on the bar code. Committee is researching.
- Scholarships (Dudley) – there are 30 eligible applicants and 20 $300 scholarships to be awarded.
- University Parking Committee (Perkins) – a UPS representative will be asked to speak at the March meeting to separate fact from fiction concerning new fee increases.
- Academic Council (Nordstrom) – no news related to staff.
- Child Care committee (Owens) – still in fact-finding phase to determine what staff wants.
- Nominations (Byrd) – the following committees are needing members – Technology, Education and Learning, Equity.
- President’s Report
- New Business
- Two phases for Double Dave’s Pizza were awarded via drawing to senators Carrillo and Jury.
- New look of eRaider (Dudley) – next Monday the eRaider sign in page will be receiving a new look. Functionality will not be affected.
- Thank you notes – The senate received than you notes form Tony Rando, Patti Perkins and James H. Smith in recognition of gifts of condolences.
- Adjournment.
- President Owens adjourned the meeting at 5:10 PM