Academic Staff Executive Committee Agenda 07-31-14

2:00    Call To Order/Agenda Review

2:02    Automatic Consent Business
Approval of ASEC minutes of Thursday, July 17, 2014

2:05    Announcements/Updates/Good Works

2:15    Guest: Paul DeLuca, Provost

2:30    Guests: Nancy Lynch, Legal Services; Bob Mathieu, WCER; and Julie Underwood, Dean, School of Education

3:00    Guest: Darrell Bazzell, Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance (Professional Development presentation)

3:30    Assembly Standing Committee Chair Reports
(All Assembly Standing Committees are invited to give reports as necessary for the conduct of academic staff governance.  If you are unable to attend, but have a report, please contact the Secretary of the Academic Staff Office at soas@soas.wisc.edu)
-    Communications Committee –Bob Ash
-    Compensation and Economic Benefits Committee – Jenny Dahlberg/Jason Jankoski
-    Districting and Representation Committee – Gene Masters/Brian Deith
-    Mentoring Committee – Scott Ferguson
-    Nominating Committee – Donna Cole/Lisa Jansen/Laura Van Toll
-    Personnel Policies and Procedures Committee – Deb Brauer/Linda Scholl
-    Professional Development and Recognition Committee –Jeff Armstrong
-    Ad Hoc Committee on Bridge Funding – Toni Ziegler

3:40    General Reports
•    Chair – Heather McFadden
•    Secretary of the Academic Staff – Heather Daniels

3:45    Liaison Reports
    ASPRO – Kevin Niemi

3:50    Business
•    Shared governance letter
•    Assembly planning meeting
•    Retreat planning/survey results
•    Limited appointments participation in governance (continued)
•    Humanities/Social Science Research Excellence Award
•    Next ASEC Meeting, August 14, 2014 – for decision

-    Retreat planning
-    Liaison assignments (finalized)
-    September Assembly agenda
-   Guests: Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf, Patrick Sims, Ian Robertson

4:25    Convene in Closed Session Pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c), and (f) to discuss appointment for Academic Staff Appeals Committee

4:30    Reconvene in Open Session

4:30    Adjourn