Meeting of the

University of Alaska

System Governance Council

Thursday, February 25, 1999

2:30pm - 4:30pm

Anchorage site: contact Alisa Curry, 786-1205,

anamc@uaa.alaska.edu

Fairbanks site: Carter Conference Room, Butro Building

Juneau site: contact Tish Griffin, jntjg@acad1.alaska.edu

or Janet Dye, jfjld@acad1.alaska.edu

Kodiak site: contact Rob Fitch, rkfitch@ptialaska.net

DRAFT MINUTES

1. Call to order and roll call

Voting members present:

Patty Thorne, Interim Chair; Vice President, UAA Assembly

Shannon Christensen, President-elect, UAF Staff Council;

Chair, Staff Alliance, sharing seat with D. Powell

Betty Dupee, President, Statewide Administration Assembly

M. Hilary Davies, President, UAA Assembly

Ron Gatterdam, President-elect, UAF Faculty Senate

Tish Griffin, President, UAS Staff Council

Josh Horst, President, United Students of UAS-Juneau

Josh Hunter, President, Union of Students of UAA

Darlette Powell, Representative, UAF Staff Council

Stacey Banks for Jean Richardson, President,

Associated Students of UAF

Pat Ivey, Executive Officer

Brian Brubaker, Assistant

Voting members absent:

Janet Dye, Chair, UAS Faculty Council

Ron Gatterdam, President-elect, UAF Faculty Senate

Rob Fitch, President, Kodiak College Student Association

2. Adopt agenda

MOTION: passed without objection

"The System Governance Council adopts the agenda for the

February 25, 1999 meeting. This action is effective

February 25, 1999."

3. Approve minutes

MOTION: Passed without objection

"The System Governance Council approves the minutes for the

January 28, 1999 meeting as amended. This action is effective

February 25, 1999."

4. OLD BUSINESS

4.1 Board of Regents meeting February 18-19, 1999

4.1.1. Faculty Alliance report: common grade system and

course level definitions, and other items of

concern to faculty

There were no faculty members present; hence no

report on this item.

4.1.2 Staff Alliance report: grievance policy,

health benefits and other items of concern

to staff

Shannon Christensen reported that the regents had given the staff the opportunity to have some choice beside the UA 2000 plan.

4.1.2 Coalition of Student Leaders report: tuition

and student organizations, and other items of

concern to students

Banks reported that the students supported the tuition increase.
      1. Other comments on the Board of Regents meeting

There were no other items of concern.

4.2 Student legislative conference and related activities:

student and alumni leaders, February 18-23

Horst reported the legislative conference went very well and that the collaboration between the students and alumni with the legislature was quite successful.

4.3 Other old business

5. NEW BUSINESS
    1. Educational benefits for retirees - Davies
      2.

      The UAA Assembly passed a motion supporting tuition waivers for UA retirees. This item was referred to the

      Local goverance groups for review and report back to the Council at the next meeting.

    2. Other new business

There was no other new business.

6. REPORTS
    1. Faculty Alliance
      2.

      Ivey reported on Faculty Alliance activities

    2. Staff Alliance
      3.

      Christensen reported on Staff Alliance activities

    3. Coalition of Student Leaders
      4.

      Horst reported on Coalition activities

    4. UAA governance groups
      5.

      UAA governance groups are working on the grievance policy

      and health care benefits. There will be a joint meeting of the UAA APT and Classified councils to do another Socks and Sandwiches event for the local shelter. The councils furnish socks and prepare sandwiches for the people at the shelter. This is the second event this year.

    5. UAF governance groups
      6.

      The Staff Council has initiated a successful supervisor training program.
    6. UAS governance groups
      7.

      Horst reported that the USUAS Juneau student leaders were recovering from the student legislative conference. Griffin reported that the new UAS Staff Council is getting organized and underway.
    7. Statewide Administration Assembly

Dupee reported that the SAA elections process would get underway soon. SAA is also starting to work on the annual statewide employee awards luncheon.
  1. Other items of concern

There were no other items of concern.

8. Comments

There were no other comments.

9. Adjourn

The meeting adjourned at 4:05pm