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Staff Forum

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MINUTES

November 9, 2016

3:30 p.m.

Welcome:

Corey Langston, Chair

Gloria Sulkowski, Vice Chair

Jamie Kinsley, Secretary

Vickie Wilson, Parliamentarian

Invocation: N/A

Old Business:

Tom Turkey: Tom Turkey is underway. It starts at noon Wednesday, November 9, 2016 and will end at noon on Friday, November 11, 2016. Bids are completed online. Everyone was encouraged to participate. The goal this year is $2,000.

Holiday Luncheon: December 13, 2016 located in Branch Hall in the Nickelodeon. Human Resources will be providing the meat and staff is asked to bring sides. Amy Willis will post a link to sign up for attendance and what you are bringing.

New Business:

Guest Speaker: Richard Spancake, Director of Human Resources

Fraud Awareness week- November 14-18, 2016. Richard Spancake informed Staff Forum that emails were going to be sent out with common issues about fraud and ethics. He informed us that there were two common ethics reasons that employees could get into trouble: Conduct and Ethics. Spancake asked us that if there is a question when making a decision to ask questions and be transparent. Getting advice or permission from your supervisor can cover you if there is ever a question about a decision that you make. Spancake informed us that about 43% of fraud is caught from someone reporting it. He told us that we are always welcome to talk with himself, Paul Willis, Vice President of Fiscal Affairs, and/or Deidra Jackson, Comptroller, about any issues. There is also a USG Global Compliance Hotline. Contact Information will be communicated in the emails. A copy of the USG Ethics Policy will be included in the emails as well. Spancake encourages us to read and become familiar with this policy.

Brooke Jernigan, Enrollment Counselor

New Stallion Day Agenda- Stallion Day is held November 12, 2016. Brooke Jernigan informed Staff Forum of the changes that were to come with the new agenda on Stallion Day. Jernigan stated that the schedules for the students were tailor made by the individual student. They were able to pick what they wanted to attend. Another change is that the Parents and Students would stay together instead of splitting them apart for different sessions.

(Continuous) ABAC Hosting the USG Statewide Staff Council Conference: Conference will be held in October 2018. Staff Forum is asking for staff to brainstorm for fundraising opportunities and speakers to help with and be at the conference.

Announcements:

Veteran’s Day Breakfast: November 10, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Veteran Success Center in Branch Hall. Breakfast from Hog N Bones. This event is to show appreciation to our Veteran’s on campus. This is event is for students, staff, and faculty. Bring a military ID for admission.

Open Enrollment: Open Enrollment ends on November 11, 2016. Be sure to make your changes. If no changes are made, no action is needed since the coverage you had this year will roll to the next.

Bookstore: Tacky Tuesday- Tacky Christmas Sweaters will be 30% off every Tuesday until Christmas.

Buy One Get One half off for current Christmas merchandise until November 28, 2016.

Open House- November 29, 2016- 25% off for Faculty and Staff.

New Christmas merchandise available.

Midnight Madness Sale- November 15, 2016- 11 p.m. - 1 a.m. Lots of Sales. Free Food. Balloon Drop.

Housing: Housing is currently selecting Community Assistants (CA) for Spring 2016. They have requested that if we know any students that would be a good fit to send them to Housing.

Mailroom: Things that are affecting the students are that the assignment of mailboxes has become automated. Students in Housing are assigned mailboxes through email instead of manually at the mailroom window. Also, there is a PackCity locker system in the foyer outside the bookstore that students have access to get packages 24/7 instead of manually at the mailroom window.

Next meeting: February 15, 2017 at 3:30 p.m.

Adjournment: There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned.