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Salaried Staff Advisory Council
Minutes June 11, 2008
Please submit agenda items for the August 6, 2008 meeting to Richie Holland
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July 30, 2008.
The meeting was called to order at 2:33 p.m.
SSAC members present were:
| Member |
District |
Member |
District |
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| Kimberly Doucette |
3 |
Cheryl Cunningham |
10 |
| Sharon Webb |
5 |
James Elfers |
11 |
| Ann Woodall |
8 |
Karen Helsel-Spry |
13 |
| John Gleasner |
9 |
Gwen RoBison |
14 |
Members Excused: Michael DiMauro #1, Virginia Thomas #6, Paige Seppanen #7
Members Absent: Patti Hall #2, Diana Simmons #4, Marge Hadden #12
Others Present: Maxine Colm, Thomas LaPenta, and Lynn Brock
Minutes
The April, 2008 minutes were approved as written.
New Business
None
Old Business
None
Constituent Concerns
Ms. Helsel-Spry’s constituents recommended some ideas that would link with Dr. Harker’s initiatives while saving resources and funds. One idea is not to replace the parking hang tag every year, and issue a sticker which can be attached to the existing hang tag displaying the next year’s renewal information. In addition, there was a suggestion to have volunteers oversee recycling on campus instead of relying on building custodians to handle it.
Mr. Elfers inquired whether there is a web address for construction work that is being done on campus this summer. It was suggested that constituents view the facilities web site and project log at: http://www.facilities.udel.edu/FpcProjectLog.aspx.
Mr. Elfers also asked if there was any new information on the salary compensation study. Dr. Colm told the group that the consultant’s report will not be available until later in the summer and then must be analyzed by HR.
Mrs. Robinson’s constituents expressed appreciation to President Harker for allowing everyone to leave early before the Memorial Day holiday.
A constituent of Mr. Gleasner’s suggested that the University use Clayton Hall for the Associate in Arts (AA) Program. In the constituent’s view, the Del Tech Wilmington campus is not well-maintained and the crime in the area is escalating. The constituent has spoken with parents of students of the AA program. They indicated that students do not feel they are "real UD students and feel they don’t belong on campus even if they have an ID card and can use University facilities. Many students on the Newark campus talk about the AA program as if it is a second hand program. The constituent feels Clayton Hall is a safer location and students would feel that they really belong at UD. The concern is that many students may opt to go to other institutions because they do not feel they are a part of the UD community. Dr. Colm will share this concern with John Courtright, Director of Undergraduate Studies. Dr. Colm and Mr. LaPenta also noted that the State of Delaware and SEED funds are involved in supporting the AA program.
Committee Reports/Matters<
None
Announcements
None
The meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Richie Holland
Reviewed by Marge Hadden as authorized by SSAC.
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