April 30, 2021

2:00-3:30pm

Zoom Meeting

Attendees:

Position	Name	YES / NO
Chair	Erica Barrow
Vice Chair	Janet Dalzell
Secretary	Andrew Buckle
Treasurer	Les Meyer
Senior Faculty Rep	Diane Smith
Senior Faculty Rep	Merrill Yancey
Adjunct Faculty Rep	Linda Nicole Morse
Adjunct Faculty Rep	Liz Gimenez
Rep for School of Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering & Applied Technology	J. Bradon Barnes
Rep for School of Arts, Science & Education	Dorcas Parson
Rep for School of Business, Logistics & Supply Chain	Nicol Bradberry
Rep for School of Health Sciences	Marcus Stowe
Rep for School of Information Technology	Patrick Benner
Rep for School of Nursing	Randall Scott Sharkey
Rep for School of Public Affairs & Social Services	Lara O’Dell

Agenda

1. Faculty Check-In (all council members) (~10 minutes)
2. Welcome new members as available (Erica) (~10 minutes)
3. Discuss & schedule for 2021-2022 meetings (Erica) (~10 minutes)
4. Update from Statewide Faculty Council (Erica & Linda) (~10 minutes)
5. Update on Faculty Reclassification process & ORG (Erica & Janet) (~10 minutes)
6. Rest Survey Results Roadshows & VCAA Cabinet discussions & next moves (All) (~40 minutes)
   1. Results themes: ¹Communication Efficiency and ²Email Efficiency. 
   1. Possible Suggestions:  
      1. Establish a campus-wide taskforce to draft “Email Best Practices for Employees”. 
      1. Establish a campus-wide taskforce to develop Microsoft “Outlook Calendar Invites” for campus-wide deadlines and important dates. 
      1. Establish a standardized “Out of Office Response” for each School for faculty to utilize when they are on break.  
   1. Further discussion / action items on “Change Fatigue”. (Braden)