Bowie State University
X / Trish E. Johnson / Primary
X / Trenita Johnson(Member at Large) Large)LLarLarge) / Primary
Linda Parker-Ford / Alternate
Alternate
Coppin State University
Sheila Chase (Co-Secretary) / Primary
X / Sherrye Larkins / Primary
Keri S. Hickey / Alternate
X / Yvonne V. Cook / Alternate
Frostburg State University
Jay Hegeman / Primary
P / Jesse Ketterman / Primary
Rubin Stevenson / Alternate
Stacy Wassell / Alternate
Salisbury University
X / Lisa Gray (Co-Secretary) / Primary
Paul Gasior / Primary
Alternate
Alternate
Towson University
X / Mary Hickey / Primary
Gay Pinder / Primary
X / DenizErman / Primary
Alternate
Alternate
Alternate
University of Baltimore
X / Frederick Kowalski / Primary
X / Sasha Hudson / Primary
X / Keiver Jordan / Alternate
Alternate
University System of MD Office
X / JoAnnGoedert / Chancellor’s Liaison to CUSS
University of Maryland, Baltimore
X / Bill Crockett (Chair) / Primary
P / Roy Ross / Primary
P / Kevin Watson / Primary
Colette Becker Beaulieu / Alternate
P / Amanda Azuma / Alternate
Janet Nance-Richardson / Alternate
Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County
Ben Goldberg / Primary
X / Keisha Campbell (Member at Large) / Primary
X / Sheryl Gibbs / Primary
X / Kevin Joseph / Alternate
X / Michelle Massey / Alternate
Alternate
UM Center for Environmental Science
P / Barbara Higgins / Primary
P / Curtis F. Henry / Primary
University of MD, College Park
X / Dana Wimbish (Vice Chair) / Primary
Dylan Baker / Primary
X / Sister Maureen Schrimpe / Primary
P / Willie Brown / Ex-Officio Chr.
P / Debbie Grover / Alternate
X / Sarah Goff-Tlemsani / Alternate
X / David Klossner / Alternate
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Chenita Reddick / Primary
Primary
Alternate
Alternate
University of MD University College
X / Larry Hogan / Primary
X / Debby Mathis / Primary
X / Candace Johnson / Alternate
X / Aaron Zaccaria / Alternate
GUEST SPEAKER

Call to order by CUSS Chair Bill Crockett.

  1. Welcome by John Petrov, Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer at UMUC.
  2. Thanked CUSS members for their time and commitment to shared governance.
  3. Importance of CUSS is to provide a check and balance system to do what’s right for staff.
  4. UMUC has 90K global students and is the largest not-for-profit college in the U.S. They traditionally serve adult learners.
  5. UMUC has had a tough two years with declining enrollments and increased competition.
  6. Things at UMUC seem to be turning around, as they have experienced enrollment growth for the past two semesters.
  7. Guest from UMUC introduced by Larry Hogan

Alyssa Petroff, Deanna Mayer, Mark Freeman, SaseLeaknarth, and Monica Graham

  1. Consent Agenda
  2. Please review the Chancellors Council Meeting Report and the Excel spreadsheet on budget reductions by institution.
  1. Approval ofminutes from December 2014 meeting
  2. Motion was made by Bill Crockett and 2nd by Larry Hogan. Minutes unanimously approved with corrections.
  1. Board of Regents Staff Awards Evaluation Process
  2. Presentation by Sherrye Larkin and Tim Casey on SharePoint
  3. This is the site we will be using to evaluate the BOR Award Nomination Packets.
  4. See attached Share Point document.
  1. Chair’s Report
  2. Chancellor’s Council Meeting – January 5th
  3. Budget – Chancellor Kirwan met with Governor-Elect Hogan regarding the budget for USM.
  4. Misconduct Policy – all schools have hired coordinators. Institutions will be conducting a climate survey to get information from faculty, staff, and students to see how we can make our policies better.
  5. Guest speaker Becker from GA State discussed ways to use the Community College’s to better prepare students which would help with retention and graduation rates.
  6. Since the announcement of the budget reductions, four institutions have asked for a 2% increase in tuition mid-year.
  7. Shared burden - $40M reduction is difficult and it could have lasting effects.
  8. HBU’s have not released any information regarding their plans for the reductions.
  9. BOR Meeting
  10. UM Ventures – 1st equity investment Harpoon Medical
  11. UMB – 1st trial of the ebola vaccine
  12. Frostburg – List in the Top 25 for Graduate Programs
  13. Towson – NPR reported on TU using goats to combat English ivy.
  14. UMCP – 1st Rhodes Scholar
  15. UMES – Transition team for Gov. Hogan
  16. Reduction of FY15 Budget and FY 16 Proposed Budget due on Friday. The system office is meeting with the transition team. Expect system wide cuts. The regents need to be proactive in promoting the value of Higher Education.
  17. 53 new legislators took a tour of Maryland and visited several of our campuses.
  18. Non-exempt pay plan was not approved. This will be voted on in February.
  19. Students reported on the Sexual Misconduct Policy.
  20. CUSF – Policy review of shared governance.
  21. Discussion regarding the budget impact of a new project at UMCP – New athletic facility with a gift of $40M from Under Armour – renovating the Cole Field House for indoor practice facility.
  1. Chancellor’s Liaison’s Report – JoAnnGoedert
  2. Transition time with a lot of change in the system office.
  3. Positive interaction with Governor-Elect Hogan.
  4. Robert Caret named as the new Chancellor.
  5. Beginning July 1st, there will be 8 new regents to the Board.
  6. The Human Resource position search should conclude in early March. Can reach out to JoAnn or Tom as questions come up.
  7. Budget – Cut was more than expected. 2% mid-year tuition increase was requested by four institutions. Deferred maintenance is part of the solution for most institutions. Furloughs have only been utilized by UMCP at this point, but they cannot be ruled out completely.
  8. Retirement Incentives – we may see the state offer a voluntary separation plan similar to one before, more details will be forward if this happens.
  9. Tuition remission will come up again, we are expecting it.
  10. Wellness Program
  11. HR’s biggest challenge was identifying all the contractual employees who were eligible now under ACA. This process is now complete and all employees were notified. Please notify HR if you know of someone that was missed.
  1. Committee Meetings – please meet offline
  1. Committee Updates
  2. Executive Committee
  3. Need volunteers for the shared governance committee
  4. Benefits & Compensation Committee – No Update
  5. Communications & Marketing Committee
  6. Larry presented a draft of the quarterly newsletter for review and it was approved for release.
  7. Annapolis Day Planning
  8. Date is February 26, 2015 from 8 am – 2:30pm
  9. Delegate Frush is sponsoring our group
  10. Look for other delegates that we may want to talk with that day regarding CUSS.
  11. Develop talking points
  12. Discussion of joint day with CUSF.
  1. Old Business
  2. Review of HR Policies
  3. Instructions for the portal are in the Dropbox.
  4. We are reviewing the policies for technical changes only.
  5. Review and submit changes by Feb. 6th.
  1. New Business - None

Meeting Adjourned

Next Meeting – CUSS Annapolis Day – February 26, 2015 in Annapolis, MD