Meeting of the
University of Alaska
System Governance Council
Thursday, January 27, 2000
Bridge # Outside Fairbanks 877-751-8040
In Fairbanks 474-8050
Passcode: 450233 participants
826090 chair
DRAFT AGENDA
1. Call to order and roll call (*=change)
Voting:
* ____G. Stacy Banks II, Chair, System Governance Council
and President, Associated Students of UAF
____Rudy Candler, Representative, UAF Staff Council
____Don Cecil, Chair, Faculty Alliance and Chair,
UAS Faculty Council
____M. Hilary Davies, President, UAA Assembly
____Larry Duffy, President-elect, UAF Faculty Senate
* ____Sheri Gray, President, UAS Staff Council
____Megan Hall, President, Union of Students of UAA
____Leafy McBride, President, Statewide Admin. Assembly
* ____Kean Nuttall, President, United Students of UAS-Juneau
____Sarah Schlesman, President, United Students of UAS-Sitka
____Barbara Tullis, Vice President, UAA Assembly
Ex-officio
____Rich Sewell, President, UAA Alumni Association
* ____Cindy Bramley, Executive Director, UAF Alumni Association
* ____Lynne Johnson, Coordinator, UAS Alumni Association
2. Adopt agenda
3. Approve December 2, 1999 minutes
Distributed separately.
4. Chair's comments
5. President Hamilton
References:
http://www.alaska.edu/swlegis/fy01issues.pdf
http://www.alaska.edu/pres/messages/ff-000120.html
http://www.alaska.edu/pres/messages/ff-000107.html
http://www.alaska.edu/pres/messages/ff-991217.html
6. Legislative update
- Ann Ringstad, Director, Government Relations
Web page: http://www.alaska.edu/swlegis/index.html
7. UA support activities-campus and systemwide
7.1 15th Annual Student Legislative Conference
Attached to agenda
7.2 University Allies
Attached to agenda
7.3 Other activities
8. Board of Regents meeting
Reference attached.
9. System Governance Reports
9.1 Coalition of Student Leaders
9.2 Faculty Alliance
9.3 Staff Alliance
9.4 Alumni Associations
10. Local governance reports
10.1 UAA
10.2 UAF
10.3 UAS
10.4 SW
11. Other items of concern
11.1 Educational benefits for retirees - UAA proposal
Attached to agenda
11.2 Information resources policy
http://www.alaska.edu/bor/policy/2p/p02-07draft.html
12. Comments
13. Adjourn
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Attachment 7.1
Subject: NOTICE: FEB 19-22 STUDENT LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:21:36 -0900
15TH ANNUAL STUDENT LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE
FEBRUARY 19 - 22, 2000 (note date change)
JUNEAU, ALASKA
The United Students of UAS-Juneau invites all UA student
leaders and alumni leaders to the 15th Annual Student
Legislative Conference February 19-22, 2000 in Juneau.
This year, the conference follows the February 16-18,
2000 Board of Regents meeting, also being held in Juneau.
This conference provides an opportunity for students
and alumni leaders to get together to visit with legislators
and support the university. The conference usually
includes a variety of activities such as workshops
and panel discussions with legislators and others,
an alumni reception, a Coalition sponsored lunch with
the House and Senate Finance Committee, and group visits
with key legislators. At some point during the
conference, student leaders generally hold a press
conference and when his schedule permits, meet with
the governor.
Please join us in Juneau for the regents meeting if you
can make it, but most especially for the conference.
Registration:
Please fax the names, addresses,
phone numbers and e-mail addresses of those
who are attending to:
Kean Nuttall, President
USUAS-Juneau
University of Alaska Southeast
11120 Glacier Highway
Juneau AK 99801
Phone: 907-465-6517
Fax: 907-465-6358
E-Mail: jskdn@uas.alaska.edu
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Attachment 7.2
Subject: University Allies Bulletin #1
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 10:14:42 -0900 (AKST)
From: "Joseph G. Hardenbrook" <fsjgh1@aurora.uaf.edu>
Greetings All:
This will be the first of the weekly bulletins sent out to the University
Allies. If you are subscribed to this newsletter in error, please let
Me know and you will be removed from the list.
If you know of anyone who would like to be added, please have them
Contact me at fsjgh1:
Now, on to the news:
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Adopt A Legislator Program:
The Associated Students of the University of Alaska Fairbanks are
launching the "Adopt A Legislator" Program. Anyone who wishes to
participate in welcome.
The program involves participants who are willing to contacting their
adopted legislator once a week, through e-mails, letters or phone
calls. We are hoping to get at least one person per legislator. If you
are interested in participating, please contact Joseph Hardenbrook at
fsjgh1@uaf.edu or at 474-6036. Please have your address or legislative
district information handy. If you have any contacts with other
legislators, please let me know.
This program will kick off this week with a letter writing campaign. I
will prepare a draft letter and some talking points for anyone
interested.
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The UA Is Good Business Campaign
The UA Is Good Business Campaign is an opportunity for local businesses
to
show their support of the UA Budget. The Associated Students will
develop
and run ads for local businesses who have stated their support for the U
of A. These ads will also be taken down to Juneau as lobbying tools.
We have several businesses interested in participating, and are hoping
to
have our first ads running in two weeks. If you know of any university
supporters who would be interested in running an ad, please have them
contact Joseph Hardenbrook at 474-6036 or at fsjgh1@uaf.edu.
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Community Outreach
President Hamilton has called for all university supporters to make the
UA Budget a statewide issue. Hamilton asked that we talk about the UA at
social clubs, athletic gatherings, business settings, etc.
If you would like a student leader to attend a meeting, please contact
Joseph Hardenbrook at 474-6036 or at fsjgh1@uaf.edu. Our students are
always eager to share some of their experiences at the university, and
their enthusiasm for the future of our school and state.
***************
Final Thoughts
If you have suggestions or ideas about how we as University Allies can be
more effective advocates for the university, please contact me. It is
my hope that we can all work together to achieve full funding for the U of
A and help make our state an even better place to live.
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Attachment 11.1
Date: February 17, 1999
To: Pat Ivey
Executive Officer
System Governance
From: M. Hilary Davies
President, UAA Assembly
Subj: Retiree Benefits
At the February 17, 1999 meeting, the University Assembly approved the
following motion. I request that the motion be placed on the agenda of
the next System Governance Council meeting.
The UAA Assembly realizes that any benefits proposal will have to be
Approved by Statewide Administration, and will require modifications to Board of
Regents' Policy and Regulations, if approved. It should be noted that
Emeritus faculty have educational benefits (Regulation 04.09.03), and so do
Alaska residents over 60 years of age (Page 26 of the 1998-1999 UAA catalog).
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Proposed Policy
Retired Employee Educational Benefits
All retired employees of UA who have retired under TRS, PERS or ORP, and who have worked for UA on a full-time or part-time basis for a minimum of 15 years
are permitted a tuition waiver for undergraduate and graduate credit
courses only. This waiver would be for a maximum of six credits per semester, on
a space available basis. Tuition is not waived for non-credit, CEU, or
self-support courses. The retiree must pay all additional course fees.
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EXCERPT, APRIL 1, 1999 SYSTEM GOVERNANCE COUNCIL MINUTES
5. Old Business
5.1 Education benefits for retirees
One concern was a definition of retirement status. What does space
available basis mean and who is going to monitor that? Is the
benefit retroactive to those who have already retired? Does
this mean retirement just from the U of Alaska or from any
PERS/TERS employer? Does this require continuous or cumulative
service for fifteen years? It should be cumulative service,
not continuous.
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STAFF ALLIANCE ACTION:
May 18, 1999
To: President Hamilton
Fr: Pat Ivey
Re: Retirement educational benefit
Enclosed is an April 14, 1999 motion from the Staff Alliance
endorsing a motion from UAA to establish tuition waivers for
retirees.
The delay in getting this motion to you is because of
concerns expressed about the timeliness of this motion
given the situtation in the legislature at the time the
motion was passed.
Now that the conference committee has completed its work
on the university budget, I am forwarding the motion on
behalf of the Staff Alliance chair who is on vacation
and unable to forward it herself.