6.1 Chair
D. Castle reported: i) the chancellor search advisory committee continues to meet and look at strategies
on how to attract quality candidates; ii) he has been invited to sit on a group called the "Senior Marketing
Team," which consists of some constituency heads and others. Their function is to review the marketing
efforts being made before they are carried through. He has been asked to rank which markets SIU
should advertise in and which audiences should be prioritized. P. Bankester believes the group's intended
role is one of guidance and direction. D. Castle noted he is very open to input and would like to know
where are the problem areas; iii) he has received a [final draft] of the revised Sexual Harassment Policy
and Sexual Harassment Procedures. He urged Council members to read the documents and bring forth
any concerns before the documents are brought to the Board of Trustees for final approval. R. Sievers
believes the draft D. Castle received is from General Counsel; there is another draft by the Sexual
Harassment Working Group and yet another draft by a [union] group. They are all supposed to go to the
Chancellor, who will review them and make his recommendation to the Board of Trustees. D. Castle
indicated he will attempt to [obtain the other documents and provide them to the Council].
6.2 Board of Trustees
D. Castle reported there was no meeting of the Board in January. At its meeting on December 11: i) the
Board approved the removal of the interim title from the Chancellor position. Chancellor Goldman will
remain as chancellor until such time a new chancellor is appointed; ii) the Board issued a report indicating
that appointments that have been made to the Board since Rod Blagojavich has been governor have been
done appropriately; iii) Bill Bonan was introduced as the new Board Trustee.
6.3 Human Resources (HR)
M. Selinger reported that A/P performance evaluations are currently being sent to employees and
supervisors. Staff are being told to use the new forms, but must have training on those forms before
they are used. The old form is still online, but HR strongly recommends that it not be used.
6.4 Representatives to University Committees
6.4a Signage Committee - Jon Geiger
J. Geiger distributed and reviewed his report (see appendix 1). R. Sievers noted the guidelines
will ultimately be included in the University's identity guide.
6.4b Emeritus and Annuitant Association Representative - JP Dunn
JP Dunn submitted his written report (see appendix 2). H. Jung, on behalf of JP Dunn, stressed
that employees do not have to be retired in order to joint the Emeritus and Annuitant Association.
6.4c Graduate Council Representative - To be rescheduled.
6.5 Standing Committees
6.5a Executive Committee
S. Rhoads reported on the January 14 meeting (see appendix 3).
6.5b Committee on Committees
A. Sutphin reported she planned to discuss the mentoring program, but believes her committee
needs to meet first to develop a sound proposal. A. Sutphin presented for approval the
nominations of JP Dunn, Library Affairs; and Charlotte Gibson, Agricultural Sciences, to the
Screening Committee for Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance. Nominations were
approved.
6.5c Constituency Relations
S. Walters reported the deadline for applications for the Excellence Through Commitment awards
is 4PM today. The committee will meet some time next week to provide feedback on the
nominations. A reception for the nominees and recipients is planned, though no date has yet
been set.
6.5d Operating Paper - None.
6.5e Staff Benefits
D. Hahn reported the committee continues to discuss term versus continuing appointments. The
committee has identified the issues and knows what it wants to recommend as far as solutions;
however, the Executive Committee has asked that the recommendations come in the form of a
resolution, which the committee is working on currently.
6.5f Staff Welfare - None.
7. Old Business
7.1 D. Castle reported the statement on Signature Programs, which H. Jung drafted and he edited, is a
representation of the Council's discussion on the issue. P. Cosgrove moved to approve the statement;
seconded by J. Geiger. P. Bankester asked if the initial request [for input] was from the Chancellor. D.
Castle responded that the Chancellor challenged the constituency heads to come up with a response to
the [idea of signature programs]. D. Castle believes there are two purposes to the Chancellor's request;
one is marketing and the other is defining the criteria for a signature program. He believes another issue
that is involved is reallocation of money, which was a stumbling block when signature programs were
initially discussed within the Executive Committee. That committee was not comfortable with creating the
criteria, let alone a list of programs; however, the Chancellor has stated that he will move forward with or
without A/P input.
During discussion, Council members expressed concerns, including: i) how do small programs compete
against larger programs, and what becomes of them if they cannot?; and ii) what happens to those
programs that qualify for signature status one year but not the next? Will there be constant evaluation of
those programs that are identified as signature to insure they still qualify? P. Bankester noted that there
is concern about money being reallocated from one place to another. He believes from a longer term
budget planning perspective, some of that needs to be reviewed and considered; there are programs with
only one or two students, and he is not sure whether the University can afford to keep those all active.
D. Castle agreed, noting this is something on which the Chancellor has been working, and now that he is
no longer an interim, he may have the power to give it some direction. D. Castle indicated that if the
Council approves the statement, he will forward it on to the Chancellor as the Council's comments on
signature programs. Motion to approve the Statement on Signature Programs was unanimously
approved. [See appendix 4]
7.2 D. Hahn moved to approve the Statement on the Plagiarism Policy and Office of the President Plagiarism
Policy; seconded by M. Cubley. D. Hahn noted a minor grammatical change in bullet point #2, which
should read, "The SIU Plagiarism Policy Guide does not contain information on how it relates to other
policies...." Motion to approve the Statement on the Proposed Plagiarism Policy Guide and Office of the
President Plagiarism Policy was unanimously approved. [See appendix 5]
8. New Business
D. Castle reported that the Council's Operating Paper calls for the Council to approve members for the Ad Hoc
Elections Committee so that committee can begin the process for spring A/P elections. One representative is
needed from each sector, with the Council Secretary acting as the chair. The following Council members
volunteered to serve on the committee: J. Geiger (Academic Affairs); A. Rose (Student Affairs); B. Nowack
(Medicine); and P. Bankester (General). C. Coppi moved to approve the committee membership; seconded by S.
Rhoads. Motion carried.
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