Attending: Adrianne Andrews, Joseph Bialek, Nancy Brady, Beverly Byrnes, Janice Cole, Cheryl Dellecese, Lou Ann Krawczynski, Linda LaFlam, , Jinny Mason, Laura Matta, Janice McDowell, Steve Monteiro, Patricia Rist, Rick Rubin, Sam Rush, William Sheehan, Xinh Spangler, Joe Stoddart, Art Usher, Laurie Wyman, Kathy Yarnell , Tara Zidonik

Excused: Suzanne Beaumier, Gayle Fitzgerald, Karen Lehouiller, Kim Perez,

Guests, Stacey Anasazi, Candace Baer, Susan Barker, Sandra Bycenski,, Trish Mailer, Sabrina Marsh

Minutes approved with changes

Strategic Planning Conversations:  please try to go to one of the sessions listed on the agenda.

Rally Day staff performers needed for the evening of Feb 22nd in Sweeney at 7 PM. Jinny Mason and Patricia Rist volunteered with Laura Wyman saying she would think about it.

Candace Baer, Interim Director of Human Resources was the guest at February’s meeting. She said the 2nd semester Training and Development workshops booklet is coming out. Please encourage staff to look it over and sign up for classes. On February 16 and 17 Human Resources is hosting a one woman show called “Not Until You Know My Story”, by Carrie Gibson. All staff are invited to attended one of the sessions. Candace also discussed the possibility of holding a whole day devoted to Staff Development. This would take a lot of planning with the possibility of holding it one day during spring break of 2007. Information would go out to Senior Staff in the fall of 2006. Candace would like Staff Council to discuss the possibilities and get back to her.

Committee Reports

Activities Committee:

• Beer tasting social event was very successful with over 100 people attending. President Christ and Bill Brandt both came. Several people were able to showcase their crafts.
• Mardi Gras fund raiser is coming up in less than three weeks. Prices will go up starting next Wednesday, February 8th. Auction items will be updated daily and put on the Staff council Website.
• Beer making class will be held on March 3rd in the Field House

Communication Committee:

• Discussed Staff Council Surveys received from Holiday Hoopla.Happy with amount of responses.
• Discussed forwarding the responses to the new director of H.R.
• Discussed continuing the surveys at other Staff Council sponsored events
• Discussed Community Forum:

  Discussed possibility of using forum as vehicle to introduce new director of H.R. to College Community;
  Discussed having new director address common concerns mentioned in the Staff Council surveys, such as work loads and morale at the Community Forum;
  Discussed the possibility of holding the Community forum in conjunction with Staff appreciation day.
  

Diversity Committee:

• Film Series is set for the next three months and on February 17th at noon in the Kahn Institute the film “Always For Pleasure” will be shown. Posters for this event will be coming out.
• Joe Stoddart is a new member for this committee.

Nominations & Elections Committee:

• Nomination forms will be sent out with the hopes of getting them back by Feb 20th.

Next Meeting:

March 2, 2006 at 2:00 PM in Mary Maples Dunn Room