Association of Classified Employees

June 6, 2001

ASBSU Senate Forum

 

Present:  Rita Nuxoll, Connie Charlton, Lois Santillanes, Lisa Clements, Reida Bow, Rex Hadley, Noreen Camacho, Shirley Turner, Kenny Wiscombe, Mike Dome, Bob Webber, and Rhonda Hughes.

 

CALL TO ORDER:  President Rita Nuxoll called the meeting to order at 3 p.m.  New and outgoing members were included in this transitional meeting.

 

MEETING SCHEDULE:  ACE will meet on the first Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m.  There will be no meeting in July.

 

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:  Members volunteered to serve on various committees.  Rita will send an official list to each member when all committee assignments have been confirmed.

To date, members have volunteered for the following:

Affirmative Action – Rhonda Hughes                          Paint the Town – Kenny Wiscombe

Bookstore Advisory – Connie Charlton                       Parking – Reida Bow, Julie Clarkson

Distinguished Lecture – Connie Charlton                    President’s Cabinet – Rita Nuxoll

Emeritus – Mike Dome, Lois Santillanes                       Rake Up Boise – Rex Hadley, Noreen Camacho

Executive Budget – Kenny Wiscombe                          Student Recreation Board – Merrylea Hiemstra

Food Service – Nancy Rountree, Lisa Clements          Risk Management – Bob Webber

General Meeting/Luncheon – Lois Santillanes            Suggestion Box – Mike Dome

              Mike Dome, Rex Hadley                               

Human Resources Advisory – Reida Bow                   Web Page – Rita Nuxoll, Shirley Turner

Legislative Issues – Shirley Turner, Bob Webber       Wellness Center – Lisa Clements

Newsletter – Becky Blank                                                Women’s Center – Ann Winslow, Rhonda Hughes

Nominations – Valencia Garrett, Mike Dome                 Outstanding Employee – Connie Charlton

Open House – Lois Santillanes, Lisa Clements,               Noreen Camacho

     Rhonda Hughes

 

Some discussion was held about the viability of the Paint the Town activity and whether ACE might want to look at a different community service project.  Rita will talk with Blaine Eckles and Alex Feldman from the Professional and Faculty Senates, respectively, to get their input, then reintroduce this topic on a future ACE agenda.

 

PRESIDENT’S CABINET:  Rita reported the highlights from the President’s Cabinet meeting:

·         An increase in the application fee was approved.  The fee will be $30 (formerly it was $20).  The price for an official transcript will be raised from $3.00 to $5.00.  Wording changes will be made to the student absence policy.  Commencement will be held two times per year, May and December.

·         Skiing and softball will be added to women sports in 2002/03 and 2007/08, respectively.

·         Einar Norton is the new coordinator of BSU’s energy conservation program.  Various ideas are being considered for conserving energy costs, among them the possibility of consolidating classes into fewer buildings.

·         American Express will continue to be the provider of corporate credit cards for BSU employees.

·         Per diem rates for travel are changing as of July 1, 2001.  Peggy Davis, Travel Specialist, will be distributing the details.

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

 

Parking:  Reida Bow reported that Bob Seibolt will develop a proposal for transportation between the Children’s Center and the BSU campus.  A flashing yellow light has been placed above the crosswalk at Juanita Street and University Drive.  No changes will be made to the parking policy at Canyon County until the expanded campus opens.

 

OTHER:  An open house will be held in October.  Lisa Clements, Lois Santillanes, and Rhonda Hughes are committee members for the open house event.

 

ADJOURNMENT:  The meeting adjourned at 3:58 p.m.

 

NEXT MEETING:  August 2, at 1:30 p.m. in the ASBSU Senate Forum.

 

Recorded by:

Connie Charlton