Date: 
10/29/2015 12:00 pm
Agenda: 

Voting members present: Cindy Alexis, Dwight Brimley, Ed Brook, Steve Ortiz, Bruce Sorte, Mary Thompson, Jimmy Yang 

Ex-officio member present: Donna Chastain 

  1. Introductions
  2. Review Standing Rules
  3. Brainstorm on Committee Activities
  4. Discuss Meeting Times
Minutes: 

Membership

  • The Committee term for each member is not clear. 

Action: Ed to clarify with Faculty Senate. 

Review Standing Rules 

The 2014/15 Committee discussed health and wellness; should FEWRC take this on? Need to investigate if other Faculty Senate committees deal with this. 

Child Care Task Force Report 

The report will be presented to the Committee for further discussion at an upcoming meeting. 

Brainstorm on Committee Activities 

Issues the Committee may investigate or bring to the full Senate:

  • New mandatory sick leave policies
  • Issues related to Tier 1 retirements and lump sum distributions
  • Impact of Affordable Health Care Act “Cadillac Tax” on faculty compensation
  • Communication of salary increases and policies associated with increases to faculty
  • Review committee standing rules with respect to new OSU governance structure – specifically it mentions the State Board of Higher Education, which no longer oversees OSU
  • Others that came to the chair’s mind after the meeting:
    • Progress toward salary equity with peer institutions – have we made any? Are there any further plans to do so?
    • Maternity leave policies