For Audioconferencing: Bridge #1-877-751-8040 Anchorage 751-8040 Chair Pass Code 391927 Pass Code 550329 FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Kathy Mosca Governance Office 312 Signers' Hall 474-7056 fystaff@uaf.eduAGENDA UAF STAFF COUNCIL MEETING #107 Friday, April 2, 1999 8:30 - 10:05 a.m. Wood Center Ballroom ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Time Item Length of Time ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 8:30 I Call to Order - B. Frey 10 Min. A. Roll Call B. Approval of Minutes to Meeting #106 (March 2, 1999) C. Adopt Agenda 8:40 II COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Staff Training - D. Powell 5 Min. (Attachment 107/1) B. Rural Affairs - H. Simmons 5 Min. C. Staff Affairs - L. Anderson 5 Min. D. Elections, Membership & Rules - B. Gieck 10 Min. 1. Open Nominations for President-Elect (Attachment 107/2) E. Ad Hoc Picnic Committee - A. Baergen 5 Min. and J. Parzick (Attachment 107/3) 9:10 III OTHER BUSINESS A. Make Students Count Award 5 Min. - S. Christensen (Attachment 107/4) 9:15 IV President's Report - B. Frey 5 Min. 9:20 V Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services 5 Min. Remarks - F. Williams 9:25 VI Guest Speaker - Ralph Gabrielli, Dean, 10 Min. College of Rural Alaska 9:35 VII Governance Reports A. Faculty Senate - M. Schatz 5 Min. B. ASUAF - J. Richardson 5 Min. C. Alumni Association - J. Poole 5 Min. D. Staff Alliance - S. Christensen 5 Min. 9:55 VIII Comments and Questions 5 Min. 10:00 IX Announcements A. April Meeting Schedule 5 Min. (Attachment 107/5) 10:05 X Adjournment ****************** ATTACHMENT 107/1 UAF STAFF COUNCIL #107 APRIL 2, 1999 SUBMITTED BY STAFF TRAINING April Supervisory Training Schedule April 8 - 10:00 a.m., How to Keep Employee Performance Issues from Affecting Your Performance, Wood Center Conference Room C Instructor: Mike Hostina, Statewide Labor Relations This training session will focus on how to deal with less than acceptable performance/discipline. Some of the issues that will be touched on include productivity, misconduct, sexual harassment, drug and alcohol problems, ADA, etc. April 27 - 3:00 p.m., Interviewer Strategies: Finding the Best-Fit Employee, Wood Center Conference Room C Instructor: Todd Wheeler, Career Services Finding the "right" employee can often be a difficult process. Ideas will be presented and discussed on interviewing skills and techniques for the INTERVIEWER, as well as emerging types/styles of interviews which can help departments select the best-fit candidate. ****************** ATTACHMENT 107/2 UAF STAFF COUNCIL #107 APRIL 2, 1999 SUBMITTED BY ELECTIONS, MEMBERSHIP & RULES Nominations are open for the position of President-Elect. The President-Elect will be elected from the staff at large by the representatives at the May 12 meeting. If you are interested in serving as President-Elect and would like more information, contact Bev Frey at beverly@gi.alaska.edu, Shannon Christensen at fnslc@uaf.edu, or the Governance Office at fystaff@uaf.edu. ****************** ATTACHMENT 107/3 UAF STAFF COUNCIL #107 APRIL 2, 1999 SUBMITTED BY AD HOC PICNIC COMMITTEE UAF STAFF PICNIC - "SURFINı INTO SUMMER" THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1999 4:00 TO 6:00 P.M. COMMONS AREA BETWEEN GRUENING & CONSTITUTION HALL UNIT 2 - College of Rural Alaska, Tanana Salads/Baked Valley Campus, Alaska Cooperative Beans Extension UNIT 3 - College of Natural Resource Vegetable Trays Development & Management (SME, & Dips SOM, & SALRM) UNIT 4 - Institute of Arctic Biology Salads/Baked Beans UNIT 5 - Geophysical Institute Fruit UNIT 6 - School of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences Desserts UNIT 7 - Student Services Chips UNIT 8 - College of Liberal Arts Vegetable Trays & Dip UNIT 9 - Chancellorıs Office, Center for Salads/Baked Global Change, Governance, Registrar's Beans Office, Graduate School, Provost's Office, Summer Sessions, University Relations, Development, REPP, UA Press, Proposal Office, Institution Research, Arctic Research UNIT 10 - College of Science, Engineering Desserts & Math, UA Museum UNIT 11 - Facility Services, Design & Fruit Construction, Physical Plant, Utilities UNIT 12 - VCAS Office, Contract Services, Chips Financial Services, Personnel Services, Safety Services, Risk Management UNIT 13 - Library Vegetable Trays & Dips ****************** ATTACHMENT 107/4 UAF STAFF COUNCIL #107 APRIL 2, 1999 MAKE STUDENTS COUNT AWARD - President Mark Hamilton is pleased to announce the first annual "Make Students Count" Award for outstanding service to students. President Hamilton will present this award during the June 3-4, 1999 Board of Regents meeting in Fairbanks. Nomination Criteria: All full-time classified and APT staff employed by the University of Alaska anywhere in the university system are eligible to apply. Please complete the form and submit it together with a letter of nomination containing the service provided to students and three letters of endorsement from those who most closely have knowledge of the contribution made by the applicant/nominee. Please submit nomination packets to the UAF Governance Office, 312 Signers Hall by 5:00 p.m., Thursday, April 15. The nomination form is located on the web at: http://gov.alaska.edu/staff/projects/Students-Count.nom-form.pdf ****************** ATTACHMENT 107/5 UAF STAFF COUNCIL #107 APRIL 2, 1999 APRIL MEETING SCHEDULE April 2 - 8:30 a.m., Staff Council, Wood Center Ballroom April 5 - 11:00 a.m., Rural Affairs, Wood Center Conference Room A April 6 - 3:30 p.m., Picnic, Chancellor's Conference Room April 8 - 10:00 a.m., How to Keep Employee Performance Issues from Affecting Your Performance, Wood Center Conference Room C April 22 & 23 - Board of Regents, Juneau April 27 - 3:00 p.m. Interviewer Strategies: Finding the Best-Fit Employee, Wood Center Conference Room C