Approved 10-10-24

ASEC Minutes

1:00 – 3:30 p.m. Thursday, October 3, 2024

https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/98598259734

Members Present: Richard Barajas, Aaron Crandall, Alissa Ewer, Andrew Lokuta, Albert Muniz (chair), Terry Paape, Nicole Senter, Nola Walker

Members Absent: Diane Stojanovich

Guests: Charles Isbell, Karen Massetti-Moran, Patrick Sheehan

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

The minutes of September 26 were approved.

General Reports

Mallory Musolf, Secretary of the Academic Staff, reported that the campus published a website on the budget approach: https://finadmin.wisc.edu/budgetapproach/.

Liaison Reports

Andrew Lokuta reported that the Libraries CASI (Librarians’ Assembly) is interested in exploring voting options for a hybrid meeting environment. The Academic Staff Assembly meetings were suggested as a potential model to adapt. Andrew connected Librarians’ Assembly leadership with the Office of the Secretary of the Academic Staff for further discussion of the Assembly model.

Aaron Crandall reported the Districting and Representation Committee is reviewing how individuals are currently districted, including language in Academic Staff Policies and Procedures outlining this process.

Nicole Senter reported School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Dean Golden visited with the SMPH CASI to give an update on the school. The Engineering CASI discussed impacts of construction activities and shared service models at other schools and colleges on campus.

Business

• October Assembly Agenda

Motion to approve the October Assembly agenda (Senter). Seconded. Approved.

Guests: Charles Isbell, Provost

Provost Isbell reported the Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Affairs search continues to progress. Finalist visits are anticipated for late October. Shared governance groups will participate in the finalist interviews. The dean of Engineering and dean of SMPH searches are also on schedule. Regarding the recently published rankings, and in comparison to last year’s rankings, UW-Madison remains stable. Reputation is a contributing factor of the rankings. Visibility, implementing initiatives of interest, and leadership drive reputation. With the university’s aim to enhance its reputation and in consideration of recent and ongoing initiatives, the hope is for UW to be higher in the rankings over the next 2-5 years.

Convene in Closed Session Pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c), and (f) to Discuss Appointment to the Mentoring Committee (Crandal). Seconded. Approved.

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

Business

• Appointment – for vote

Motion to Appoint Lindsey Bliefernicht to the Mentoring Committee (Lokuta). Seconded. Approved

Recessed at 2:15 p.m.

Reconvened at 2:30 p.m.

Guest: Guests: Patrick Sheehan, Chief Human Resources Officer, and Karen Massetti-Moran, Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer

Professional development is a priority for the Office of Human Resources (OHR), as it plays a key role for employees to flourish and thrive and to be able to grow their careers within UW-Madison. Patrick highlighted a professional development initiative that launched in fall 2023: Leadership in the Lab, a semester-long cohort program focusing on key leadership principles and concepts relevant to research environments. Patrick also shared that Principles of Supervision and Management participation increased by 32% in the last year. With the planned transition to Workday, potential revisions to standard job descriptions and new titles are on hold until after Workday go-live. Last week, OHR staff participated in the Workday User Experience Testing (UXT) event. It allowed HR professionals to navigate the system, interrogate the business process, and provide feedback to core team members.

Business

• Topics for Guests

Provost: Graduate student representation in shared governance; Vision for VPFSA role

VCFA: Budget approach update, including timeline; West Campus District Plan updates; Facility Condition Assessment & Space Utilization Study

Meeting adjourned at 3:11 p.m.

Minutes submitted by Mallory Musolf, Secretary of the Academic Staff