Approved 05-31-24

ASEC Minutes

2:00 – 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 23, 2024

https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/99974309306?pwd=YWJDaVBJdmtLVDdUUlM4VmtvQjhTUT09

Members Present: Alissa Ewer; Julie Hunt Johnson; Stephanie Jones; Albert Muniz, chair; Terry Paape; Nicole Senter; Nola Walker

Guests: Kate Hattery-Groskopf, Charles Isbell, Karen Massetti-Moran, Andrew Turner, Scott Wildman

The meeting was called to order at 2:01 p.m.

The minutes of May 9 were approved.

General Reports

Lesley Fisher, Interim Secretary of the Academic Staff, reported that she will be sending a call for nominations to the ad hoc committees on academic staff professorial titles. The Dean of Students Office is changing its name to the Office of Student Assistance and Support, effective June 1.

Liaison Reports

Alissa Ewer reported that the Compensation and Economic Benefits Committee discussed the position cap, total rewards and benefits, and the job security one-pager at their recent meeting. They will next meet in August. Alissa also reported that at the recent Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research CASI meeting human resources provided updates and they discussed tuition benefits at peer institutions.

Nola Walker reported that the Communications Committee is working on the next edition of Cornerstone, which will be sent in June. Nola also reported that the International Division CASI identified their new committee members and discussed what they accomplished during the last year, including the strategies they used to make the CASI accessible and engaging.

Guest: Charles Isbell, Provost

Provost Isbell provided an update on the budget approach. The Undergraduate Tuition Task Force and the Overhead Task Force have finished their work and presented findings to the Coordinating Committee. A Graduate Tuition Task Force has been formed and met for the first time this week. It’s expected they will report findings by July. A Wisconsin Idea Task Force will also begin meeting soon. We will do a shadow year for fiscal year 2025 which will be used to inform the process going forward. It’s expected that we will go live with the new budget approach in fiscal year 2026.

Guests: Kate Hattery-Groskopf, Compensation Analyst, Office of Human Resources; Karen Massetti-Moran, Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer, Office of Human Resources (OHR)

There are titles that do not have an assigned salary range, and only have a salary minimum. Without a salary range, it’s difficult for staff with those titles to know if they’re being paid appropriately. The OHR compensation strategy team has been working on compensation frameworks for the following titles that do not have assigned salary ranges: teaching faculty, lecturers, scientists, and researchers. Kate presented to ASEC the process the strategy team followed to create the frameworks. The frameworks are intended as a resource for divisions to use.

Motion to Convene in Closed Session Pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c), and (f) to Discuss Nominations to the Academic Staff Appeals Committee, Area Review Committee-Administration/Student Services/Library, Area Review Committee-Biological/Medical Sciences, Area Review Committee-Humanities/Social Sciences, Area Review Committee-Physical Sciences/Engineering, Distinguished Status Review Committee, Labor Codes and Licensing Advisory Committee, and Wisconsin Union Council and Appointments to the Athletic Board, Budget Committee, Campus Diversity and Climate Committee, Campus Transportation Committee, Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion, Districting and Representation Committee, Health Care Advisory Committee, Information Technology Committee, LGBTQ+ Committee, Mentoring Committee, Recreation and Wellbeing Advisory Board, Retirement Issues Committee, Student Misconduct Panels, University Curriculum Committee, University Lectures Committee, and Committee for Women in the University (Paape). Seconded. Approved.

Motion to Reconvene in Open Session (Paape). Seconded. Approved.

Business

• Appointments and Nominations – for vote

Motion to appoint Zach Smith to the Budget Committee; Claudia Guzman to the Campus Diversity and Climate Committee; Shane Burgess to the Campus Transportation Committee; Todd Michelson-Ambelang to the Disability Access and Inclusion Committee; Lindsey Stoddard Cameron to the Districting and Representation Committee; Roberta Pawlak to the Heath Care Advisory Committee; Jay Ray to the Information Technology Committee; Justin Wilder to the LGBTQ+ Committee; Renae Beier and Luke Verdecchia to the Mentoring Committee; Mario Pennella to the Retirement Issues Committee; Vera Abing, Emma Hinker, Emily Tarter, and Desmund Wu to the Student Misconduct Panels; Alyson Pohlman to the University Lectures Committee; and Ilsa May and Hannah Silber to the Committee for Women in the University (Paape). Seconded. Approved.

Motion to nominate Thomas Durkin to the Area Review Committee-Administration/Student Services/Library; Susanne Barnett, John Dopp, and Paul Hutson to the Area Review Committee-Biological/Medical Sciences; Elizabeth Covington, Martha Gibson, and Jeanne Schueller to the Area Review Committee-Humanities/Social Sciences; Carol Borcherding, Tracy Drier, and Brian Jicha to the Area Review Committee-Physical Sciences/Engineering; Joseph Halaas, Jessica Hawkey, Chance Homme, Sheila Stoeckel, and Mao Thao to the Academic Staff Appeals Committee; LaVar Charleston to the Athletic Board; Mary Ann Croft, Michael DuVernois, Christine Pfund, Jennifer Sheridan, Andy Spencer, and Eric White to the Distinguished Status Review Committee; Keri Robbins to the Labor Codes and Licensing Advisory Committee; and TJ Sargent to the Wisconsin Union Counsil (Paape). Seconded. Approved.

• ASEC Priorities Update

Albert provided an update on progress made on the priorities ASEC established for the year.

• Topics for Guests

Provost: reflection on first academic year at UW-Madison; RISE initiatives

OHR: FLSA change impacts; guidance related to the position cap; paid parental leave; performance management in Workday; CCF; social identity support group related to parenting

Meeting adjourned at 4:23 p.m.

Minutes submitted by Lesley Fisher, Interim Secretary of the Academic Staff