Amended and Approved 09-25-2025

ASEC Minutes

1:00 – 3:30 p.m. Thursday, September 4, 2025

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Members Present: Aaron Crandall, Richard Barajas, Hanna Blazel, Alissa Ewer (chair), Albert Muniz, Terry Paape, Nicole Senter, Diane Stojanovich, Nola Walker

Guests: J.J. Andrews, Chris Walker, Scott Wildman

The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m.

The minutes of August 28 were approved.

General Reports

Alissa Ewer, ASEC chair, reported on the Academic Staff Assembly Orientation on September 3. The event welcomed new and continuing Assembly Representatives and Alternates. Alissa reminded ASEC the first Assembly meeting of the 2025-2026 academic year will be held Monday, September 8.

Mallory Musolf, secretary of the academic staff, reminded ASEC to complete the sign-up sheet for staffing the academic staff governance table at the Employee Benefits and Resource Fair on October 14.

Liaison Reports

Nicole Senter reported that the Engineering Committee on Academic Staff Issues (CASI) discussed LinkUW.

Hanna Blazel reported that the Librarian’s CASI/Assembly discussed communication on changes occurring within the libraries.

Albert Muniz and Terry Paape will meet with Executive Associate Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, Wren Singer, at the end of the month to discuss the formation of a Division of Teaching and Learning CASI.

Guest: J.J. Andrews, member of the Committee on Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions & Financial Aid (CURAFA)

J.J. reported on the 2024-2025 CURAFA annual report. The report identified two topics directly impacting admissions, recruitment and financial aid: Global Language Requirement policy and capacity-driven enrollment factors (housing and teaching facilities). The report will be shared at an upcoming Academic Staff Assembly meeting this fall.

Business

• LinkUW meeting request

ASEC discussed a request to meet with campus leadership to discuss LinkUW. ASEC also developed a list of potential question for the proposed meeting.

• Draft academic staff governance letter

Nicole Senter and Nola Walker provided an overview of the draft letter. ASEC discussed modifying the letter to align with the LinkUW meeting request.

Guest: Chris Walker, Co-Chair, Ad Hoc Review Committee on Academic Staff Teaching Professor Titles and the Professor of Practice Title

Chris briefed ASEC on the committee’s activities. The committee will meet later this month to discuss the draft report.

Recessed at 3:01 p.m.

Reconvened at 3:11 p.m.

Business

• Topics for Guests

OHR: Flexible Work Arrangements; layoff resources; position cap; instructional workload policy

Meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m.

Minutes submitted by Mallory Musolf, secretary of the academic staff