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Staff and Administrative Council
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May 11, 2004
Present: R. Antonelli, K. Brennan, D. Cagianello, M. Callaghan, B. Carlucci, F. Colangelo, T. Feller, M. Finn, G. Fountaine, D. Graham, A. Mastantuoni, C. Moore, R. Palladino, M. Pace, J. Palmieri, K. Pascuzzi, N. Patota, L. Wenchell, K. Young-Wright Excused: R. Bartolomeo Absent: J. Dunbar, J. Lovinsky, W. Nelson, K. Reilly I. Approval of Minutes of April 20, 2004 SAC Meeting A motion to approve the minutes of the April 20, 2004 meeting was made and seconded. II. Introduction of the New SAC Executive Board and New Sac Members Anthony Mastantuoni welcomed all of the new and returning members to SAC. He then introduced the 2004-2005 SAC Executive Board. Laurie Wenchell, the New Chair, thanked Anthony for his services as SAC Chair. III. Report from College Council Meeting of April 29, 2004 The College Council approved the minutes of its April 1, 2004 meeting. It is expected that Hugh Short will forward a copy of the full minutes of the April 29 meeting to all members of the Iona community. The Committee on Rank, Tenure and Awardss proposed the creation of a "Clinical Faculty" line. A vote was held and the proposal received unanimous approval. Discussion of the reporting line for the Director of Libraries resumed. A resolution was proposed requesting that any change in reporting line be tabled until a sub-committee of the College Council or Faculty Senate could continue discussion with the President and Provost. Discussions ensued and the proposal was defeated. IV. Reports from Standing Committees A) Committee on Student Affairs No report. B) Committee on Athletics No report. C) Committee on Institutional Advancement No report. D) Committee on Information Technology & Computing The Committee is considering three requests from the IT Department. IT would like to mandate the installation and use of Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition on student systems connected to the wireless network – thus giving the student systems the same protection as college-owned systems. IT will pay for the cost. IT is ready to provide incoming students with a personalized e-mail, network, Blackboard and PeopleSoft account. As a result, students’ accounts/e-mail addresses will have to be adjusted. The Committee is in the middle of ongoing discussions in reference to this change. The IT Department would like to upgrade the “public” computer workstations to Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 because CS class offerings in the Fall will use this edition. Departmental computers will be upgraded by request and as departmental funding is available. E) Committee on the Budget No report. F) Committee on Human Resources and Compensation No report. V. SAC Membership to the College Council's Standing Committees All eligible members of SAC were asked to hand in their three preferences for representation on the College Council’s Standing Committees. The Executive Board announced they would meet following the SAC meeting to assign committee positions. VI. New Business One member asked for a clarification on what SAC’s charge is. The discussion centered on SAC’s responsibility to act as an advocate for the staff and administrators within the College’s governance structure. The members were reminded that SAC, as well as the other committees in the governance structure, is an advisory board and that the President’s Cabinet and the Board of Trustees ultimately make all decisions concerning the College. The discussion then centered on the purpose and charge of each of the College Council’s Standing Committees. These committees serve as an official forum and vehicle for dialogue, information and suggestions. While each of these committee have specific responsibilities, they are often called upon to act on matters as they arise. SAC received an update on the progress of the Search Committee for the new Dean of the Hagan School of Business. The Committee conducted another interview on April 30, 2004. The Committee agreed to look into the feasibility of having SAC distribute its minutes via campus-wide e-mail – just like the College Council does with its minutes. A motion to adjourn our meeting was made and seconded. Minutes respectfully submitted by Barbara Carlucci |
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Minutes