Salem Chapter MSCA Meeting
Executive Board Meeting
15 October 2002
02-03: 2

Approved 05 December 2002

ATTENDANCE:
Members: Burchsted, Cullen, Everitt, George, Gould, McAndrews, McGee (President), Sweeney, Vaughan.
Guests: Jay McHale, Peter Walker

1. The meeting was called to order by Paul McGee, the President, at 2:00 pm in the Salem Room, Alumni House, South Campus.

2. Approval of the Minutes
It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of 02-03:1. The motion carried.

3. Discussion on the Advisory Committe on the Core Curriculum
Background on the committee: This new committee was established by President Harrington with the charge of reviewing the current core curriculum and making recommendations regarding appropriate changes. The Advisory Committee on the Core Curriculum would then submit its findings to the All College Committee which would then submit the report to the appropriate governance committee (the MSCA Curriculum Committee). The committee would be constructed in the following way, 3 representatives from the Curriculum Committee appointed by the Chair of the Curriculum Committee, 2 academic administrators, two students, 8 MSCA appointed faculty and librarian (3 from School of Arts and Sciences, 3 from the Schools of Human Services, 2 from the School of Business and 1 librarian). President Harrington is expecting that at the end of the academic year, there will be a curriculum model ready to go to governance in September 2003.

Jay McHale filed a grievance against the formation of this committee as he sees it as a duplication of the MSCA's Curriculum Committe and a way for administration to take duties and responsibilities from the MSCA's Curriculum Committee. His grievance requests that this new committee be eliminated. Extensive discussion on this new committee and McHale's grievance ensued. Paul McGee stated that the contract, through its general wording, allows special committees to be formed by administration. In addition, many present voiced the importance of MSCA member representation on the committee, whether it be based on divisions, schools, or departments.

4. Committee Appointments
Due to a lack of a quorum, a special meeting will be held Tuesday, October 22, 3:30 pm, to discuss committee appointments (Advisory Committee on the Core Curriculum and Search Committee, Director School of Social Work).

5. Latest Developments:

Governor's Race
The latest poll shows the Governor's race is very close with O'Brien holding a 2% lead over Romney.

PeopleSoft Survey
Susan Case, Biology Department, is developing a survey to gather statistics on how well PeopleSoft is working.

New Dorms
Tthe new residence village being built on Central Campus will house 450 students and have two(2), two(2) bedroom apartments designed for faculty members. The building will have at least one (1) seminar room and several lounge areas. The architects are gathering lots of information during October to help them design the building. This is all on a fast track because the college needs to start contruction in April for a building which hasn't even been designed. The opening is scheduled for Fall 2004.

The architects will be meeting with interested facutly on Wednesday, October 23rd at 11:30am in the Public Safety Building Conference Room on Central Campus.

New Hires Workshop
There will be a workshop for new, and/or newer members of the bargaining unit on Monday, October 28, 2002, 11:00 am, Salem Room, Alumni House, South Campus. Donna Sirutis, MTA Consultant, and Frank Minasian, Statewide Grievance Officer Chair, will be present to answer members' questions. All interested members are invited to attend. A light lunch will be served.

5. Grievance Report
Grievance Officer, Maggie Vaughan, distributed the Grievance Report for 2001-2002. After discussion and review of the report, the report was accepted by the Board.

6. Treasurer's Report:

The Treasurer, Michele M. Sweeney, distributed the Treasurer's Report for October 2002. After discussion and review of the report, the report was accepted by the Board.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Nancy George, secretary