University Staff Advisory Committee (USAC) Meeting Minutes

8/7/2014

9:00 a.m. – 9:48 a.m.

Attendees:

Joseph Kultys, Office of Information Michael McCree, Admissions

Analysis & Planning, Chair Nancy Weeks, Advancement, Secretary Mike Hardik, Maintenance Karena Brace, Graduate Teacher Education

Kimberly Keller, Controller’s Office, Treasurer Theresa Rule, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Jack Chielli, Marketing/Communications

Joseph Housenick, Human Resources

Excused

Chris Jagoe, Public Safety

Jamie Miller, Residence Life, Vice Chair

William Miller, Nursing

Sara Myers, Athletics

Jill Price, Student Development

Approval of Minutes

Minutes from the meeting, July 3, 2014, were approved.

Old Business

Item A: Christmas in July Food Drive Results

The drive ended in July and 956 lbs. of food were collected. The goal is 1000 lbs.

Item B: Staff Retreat for Convocation

Jill Price will conduct small group team building exercises tying improving communications with the adventure education activities. More details to follow prior to convocation. All staff members are encouraged to attend these non-physical activities. USAC members are asked to help Jill facilitate where needed.

New Business

Item A: University Food Services Contract Evaluation Committee

A committee is being formed to conduct a formal evaluation of our food services area and Joe Kultys has identified an individual willing to serve on this committee. Alicia Bond is committee Chair.

Item B: Registrar’s & Financial Aid Lunch ‘n Learn

The next Lunch ‘n Learn will take place on Tuesday, August 12th @ noon in Breiseth 107 featuring Registrar and Financial Aid areas. RSVP’s are steadily coming in for this session. The Library is tentatively scheduled to be the next group to present. HRM is requesting that more departments volunteer to present in future sessions. Faculty groups are expressing interest in presenting in upcoming months.

Item C: Re-design of the WU Website

Test URL for the new website is wilkes.160over90.com (do not include the www). Staff is in process of migrating areas over to the new site. Meanwhile, please review and share feedback with our Marketing department. Internal “soft” launch set for early September, and the official launch will be October 1st

Other Business

Item A: Human Resources Update – Joe Housenick

a.  Human Resources Committee - Joe provided USAC with several updates related to the HRM committee work regarding employee compensation and recommendations; in early stages of a paid-time off donation policy; upcoming changes in our retirement program aiming for better performing investments.

b.  New Staff Performance Appraisal Feedback – please send any feedback regarding the utilization of this form to HRM.

c.  Montessori School Discount – Offering 50% off elementary (grades 4-6) tuition for any full-time staff. Details available through HRM or by contacting Lynn Mortimer-Klein, Director of Admissions at Wyoming Valley Montessori ().

A reminder that summer hours are ending next Friday, August 15th. If anyone has any feedback regarding summer hours, please forward to HRM.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 9:48 a.m. The next meeting will be September 4, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. in Fenner Building.