Category: Minutes

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

Time & Place. The Chapter Meeting was held in EDU 161 on USF Tampa.

Attendance. Seven UFF members, including four members of the Council, and one guest.

Minutes. Minutes from the April 7 meeting approved.

President’s Report. Two issues.

• GEMS is acquiring an additional security system, called DUO, which may pose difficulties for faculty and professionals lacking secure access to a phone.
• Some colleges do not post procedures and criteria for promotion to tenure. The provost expects that all units will make their guidelines readily available.

Reports.

• Grievances. Discussion of outstanding grievances and other concerns.

Travel Scholarships. The Chapter offered six $ 500 scholarships for professional travel. All UFF members, and only UFF members, were eligible to apply. In response to a query, the Executive Committee decided that eligibility is restricted to the USF Chapter. There were 35 applicants, and recipients were randomly selected. The six recipients were Lindsay Boggess, Darline Demarie, Elizabeth Metzger, Christina Partin, Brook Sadler, and Lisa Starks.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on 23 April 2017 and updated on April 25.

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

Time & Place. The Chapter Meeting was held in EDU 161 on USF Tampa.

Attendance. Seven UFF members, including five members of the Council, and three guests.

Minutes. Minutes from the March 24 meeting approved.

The Election. The Chapter finalized the results of the fall election. The Election Committee received 69 ballots, with the following results.

• The Executive Committee.
  • For Art Shapiro for president: 60.
  • For Steve Lang for vice president: 59.
  • For Greg McColm for secretary: 61.
  • For Sonia Wohlmuth for treasurer: 60.
• The Senate. USF was allocated one seat for each 25 members, or “majority thereof,” and thus was allocated 21 seats. One of these is occupied by the president, ex officio. The eighteen nominated candidates are thus elected: Henry Alegria (53), Adrienne Berarducci (50), Karin Braunsberger (52), Pablo Brescia (53), Sheila Goethe (51), Leon Hardy (52), Steve Lang (55), Richard Manning (51), Greg McColm (59), Kathleen de la Pena McCook (56), Adriana Novoa (53), Vic Peppard (59), Steve Permuth (55), Scott Perry (53), Patricia Pettijohn (54), Frank Pyrtle III (47), Robert Welker (52), and Sonia Wohlmuth (57). One write-in candidate, Deanna Michael, received two votes and thus was elected. Of the remaining write-in candidates, all of who got one vote each, Fred Pearce was chosen by lot and is thus a senator; Candace Burns, Peter Funke, and Johanna Lasonen shall be alternates. The remaining write-in candidates were either ineligible or declined to serve by the April 7 deadline.
• The Assembly. The allocation of delegate seats to the Assembly is uncertain, but USF shall be allocated at least seven seats. Thus the four nominated candidates are thus elected: Greg McColm (60), Steve Permuth (58), Art Shapiro (59), and Milton Wendland (55). Three write-in candidates also received more than one vote each and are thus elected: Steve Lang (3), Deanna Michael (2), and Scott Perry (3). USF may be allocated more seats, at most eleven, so the chapter ranked the four candidates (who had one vote each) by lot, in order: Fred Pearce, Richard Manning, Patricia Pettijohn, and Johanna Lasonen.

Business.

• Lowry Park. Not all recipients of gift cards picked them up, and so the gift cards will be mailed to the recipients.
• Divestment Campaign. A student group is exploring the possibility of a campaign to encourage the USF Foundation to divest from certain corporations.
• Summer Recruitment. The Chapter will explore a proposal for recruiting new members during late spring and summer, with almost the same benefits.
• Travel Scholarships. Applications are due April 21, and recipients will be chosen by lot at the April 22 chapter meeting.

Reports.

• Membership. We will start planning for new faculty orientation in August. We should inform instructors of what UFF has done for them.
• Bargaining. Officially starts in October 18.

Decertification. There is a bill to decertify public employee unions of membership density less than 50 %.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on 10 April 2017.

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

Time & Place. The Chapter Meeting was held in A 221 on USF Sarasota / Manatee.

Attendance. There were eight UFF members, including five members of the Council, and one guest.

Minutes. Minutes from the March 10 meeting approved.

New Business.

• Events. Discussion of Lowry Park event and future events.
• The Contract. Shall we have workshops on the contract?
• USFSP. Discussion of reorganization.
• USFSM. Discussion of reorganization.
• USFT College of Education. Discussion of prospects.
• Travel Scholarships. In the future, the Chapter may ask recipients to make presentations on the work the awards facilitate.

Committee Reports.

• Grievances. Discussion of outstanding grievances.
• Membership. In GAU recruiting, politics a major draw. We should launch the political committee.
• Bargaining. We will need more committee members.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on 6 April 2017, and updated on 23 April 2017.

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

Time & Place. The Chapter Meeting was held in EDU 161 on USF Tampa.

Attendance & Introductions. Eleven members, including ten members of the Council.

Minutes. Minutes from the February 24 meeting approved.

President’s Report. Discussion of the situation of the faculty of the former ESPG department.
Old Business.

• Chapter Election. The ballots will be in the mail shortly.
• Lowry Park. We have received RSVPs from UFF members for attending the Lowry Park event on March 11: about 40 adults and 25 children.
  • Motion made and seconded to thank and recognize Marcy Cockrell for her hard work organizing the Lowry Park event. Motion passed unanimously.
• Grievances. Steve Lang will act as interim Grievance Chair this summer.
• College of Education. Discussion of chair search.

Reports.

• Grievances. Discussion of assignments.
• Treasury. We are solvent.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on 13 March 2017.

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

Time & Place. The Chapter Meeting was held in NES 104 on USF Tampa.

Attendance & Introductions. Eleven members, including seven members of the Council, and three guests.

Minutes. Minutes from the February 10 meeting approved.

President’s Report. Discussion on the situation in the College of Marine Science. Discussion of travel ban.
Old Business.

• Discussion of the picnic at Lowry Park Zoo.
• Discussion of the Instructor Survey.

Other Issues.

• Reorganization of the Science Faculty at USF St. Petersburg. Discussion.
• The College of Education. Discussion.
• Kerry Myers has resigned as Grievance Chair.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on 5 March 2017.

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

Time & Place. The Chapter Meeting was held in USC 150 on USF St. Petersburg.

Attendance & Introductions. Eleven members, including eight members of the Council, and two guests.

Minutes. Minutes from the January 27 meeting approved.

President’s Report. Discussion on the situation in the College of Marine Science.
Result of Reorganization of USF St. Petersburg College of Arts and Sciences. Situation of former ESPG faculty.
New Business.

• Discussion of the picnic at Lowry Park Zoo.
• Discussion of the nomination of a new grievance chair.
• Discussion of travel scholarship program.
• Discussion of GA salary.

Committee Reports.

• Membership. Discussion of campaign.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on 23 February 2017.

On February 3, President Art Shapiro nominated Kerry Myer to be Grievance Chair. The Council vote on whether to confirm the nomination was conducted electronically, and as of February 10, of the 19 members of the Council, 13 voted YES, three voted NO, and three had not voted. The majority of the Council voting to confirm the nomination, Kerry Myer is appointed Chair of the Grievance Committee.

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

Time & Place. The Chapter Meeting was held in EDU 161 on USF Tampa.

Attendance & Introductions. Seven members, including five members of the Council, and one guest.

Minutes. Minutes from the January 13 meeting approved.

President’s Report. Discussion on recent developments in the USF system.
Old Business.

• The instructor surveys have been returned and reviewed. The February 24 meeting will have instructor issues as the primary topic.
• Discussion on recruiting a new grievance chair.
• There will be a picnic lunch on March 11 at Lowry Park Zoo for UFF members. The cost includes an insurance rider for up to $ 500.
  • Motion made and seconded to commit funds to pay for the insurance rider.

Committee Reports.

• Grievances. Updates on outstanding grievances.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on 5 February 2017.

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

Time & Place. The Chapter Meeting was held at 12:00 pm at CDB Restaurant in Temple Terrace.

Attendance & Introductions. Nine members, including seven members of the Council, and four guests.

Minutes. Minutes from the December 9 meeting approved.

New Business.

• Election Proposal. The Election Committee presented a proposal, which was modified as follows:
  • A flyer will be sent out along with the Special Issue of the Biweekly.
  • Biographies and photos will be posted on the Website.
  • The Nomination Form will be an rtf file, and doc, docx, and rtf files are acceptable as submissions.
  • The Biweekly will publish descriptions of candidates on March 6, and ballot materials will be sent on March 9.
  • Ballots will be received at our box at 30238 USF Holly.

  Motion made by the Committee to accept the Election Proposal. Motion passed.

• Campus Safety. Discussion.
• Communications. Discussion.
  • Motion made and seconded to maintain an online calendar connected to the website. Motion passes unanimously.
• Organizing Campaign. Discussion of event planned on March 11. Discussion of other possible events.
  • Motion made and seconded that pending appropriate arrangements for an event at Lowry Park, the Chapter approves a reservation and deposit. Motion approved.
• Grievances. We will need a new chair.
• Travel Scholarships. Last semester, the Chapter awarded six $ 500 travel scholarships for professional travel, with the announcement that henceforth, a recipient was not eligible for a year. Recipients would be invited to describe their work in the Biweekly.
  • Motion made and seconded that the Chapter conduct another cycle of the travel scholarships, under the conditions announced last semester. Motion passed.

Reports.

• Grievances. Discussion.
• Treasury. We are solvent.
• Communications. Discussion.
  • Motion made and seconded to maintain an online calendar connected to the website. Motion passes unanimously.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on 14 January 2017, revised 22 January 2017.

USF-UFF Chapter Meeting

Time & Place. The Chapter Meeting was held at 12:00 pm at CDB Restaurant in Temple Terrace.

Attendance & Introductions. Eight members, including six members of the Council.

New Business.

• Election Committee. The Election Committee shall consist of Sara Dykins, Karin Braunsberger, Adriana Novoa, and Scott Perry. The Committee shall present a proposal for conducting the spring election at the first Chapter Meeting in January, 2017.
• Spring Schedule. The Chapter shall meet on 13 January 2017 at CDB Restaurant, and the schedule for the rest of the semester shall be on the agenda. The Chapter tentatively approved January 13 & 27, February 10 & 24, March 10 & 24, and April 7 & 21. In addition, the Chapter shall meet on USFSP on February 10, and shall meet on USFSM at a date TBD. In addition, the Chapter shall meet on several locations on USF Tampa.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on 11 December 2016.