UAA Assembly Agenda October 10, 2014 9:00-11:30am 907-786-6755 | Pin: 46450 Lew Haines Conference Room - LIB 307 I. Call to Order II. Introduction of Members 2014-2015 University Assembly Membership President – Elizabeth Winfree Vice President – Stacey Lucason APT Classified Faculty USUAA Alumni Association Kathleen McCoy Elizabeth Winfree Diane Hirshberg Stacey Lucason Cathleen Hahn Melodee Monson Chris Triplett Tara Smith Dave Rand Ryan Hill Dave Robinson Sharon Chamard Carey Brown Ryan Buchholdt Cam Choy Bryan Zak Maureen Hunt Toby Long III. Approval of Agenda (pg. 1) IV. Approval of Summary (pg. 2-3) V. President’s Report VI. Administrative Reports A. Chancellor, Tom Case (pg. 4-8) Case Notes http://greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu/chancellor/casenotes/ FAQ http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/chancellor/ B. Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor, Bear Baker C. Vice Chancellor of Administrative, Services Bill Spindle D. Vice Chancellor of Advancement, Megan Olson (pg. 9-10) E. Dean of Students, Dewain Lee for Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Bruce Schultz (pg. 11-14) F. Director of the Office of Diversity and Compliance, Marva Watson VII. Governance Reports A. System Governance Council – Kathleen McCoy B. Faculty Senate/ Faculty Alliance – Diane Hirshberg (pg. 15-18) C. Staff Alliance – Liz Winfree and Kathleen McCoy D. APT Council – Kathleen McCoy E. Classified Council – Liz Winfree and Chris Triplett F. Union of Students/ Coalition of Students – Stacey Lucason G. Alumni Association - Rachel Morse VIII. Old Business IX. New Business X. Information/Attachments A. Upcoming Governance Events (recurring item) XI. Adjourn 1 UAA Assembly Summary September 12, 2014 9:00-11:30am 907-786-6755 | Pin: 83249 RH 315 I. Call to Order: 9:01am II. Introduction of Members 2014-2015 University Assembly Membership P President – Elizabeth Winfree P Vice President – Stacey Lucason APT Classified Faculty USUAA Alumni Association P Kathleen McCoy P Elizabeth Winfree P Diane Hirshberg P Stacey Lucason X Cathleen Hahn P Melodee Monson P Chris Triplett X Tara Smith X Dave Rand P Ryan Hill X Dave Robinson P Sharon Chamard P Rachel Morse X Carey Brown P Ryan Buchholdt P Cam Choy X Bryan Zak P Maureen Hunt P Toby Long III. Approval of Agenda (pg. 1) Approved IV. Approval of Summary (pg. 2-3) Approved V. President’s Report Attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Alaska Airlines Center – it was a great success. VI. Administrative Reports A. Chancellor Tom Case (pg. 4-8) Case Notes http://greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu/chancellor/casenotes/ FAQ http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/chancellor/ The Alaska Airlines Center rollout and response has been phenomenal. Shaping Alaska’s Future has been honed down to a specific number of effects that work towards articulating UAA’s role in advancing these effects. Sam Gingerich will be the interim provost until the national provost search is completed. Celebrated the 3+3 agreement between UAA and Willamette University College of Law which will allow students to complete 3 years of undergraduate credits and 3 years of law school. The Engineering Advisory Group is pleased with progress on campus. Four Regents are turning over in the next few months; bring suggestions for new regents forward to the Governor B. Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor Bear Baker C. Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services Bill Spindle Check out the Alaska Airlines Center! Varsity Sports Grill will be open in the end of September; it will hold about 90 people. The Porch will hold an additional 90 people. There will be a drive-in movie showing tonight at 9:00pm. The first event will host Alabama performing in the arena this Saturday. Tim McGraw will perform on October 28th and 29th Prioritization – honing in on general trends and systematic issues that need to be worked on. The Deans will look at overall major and systematic trends and concerns that show up in both reports. Data organized in Banner doesn’t work well to look at current information – A taskforce is looking at this to see how it will best work in the future, including what technologies are available. A Statewide taskforce is looking to redefine Banner Governance Immediate budget –At the August Budget Summit in Fairbanks, UAA got a large part of budget request. Engineering and Industry Building – opens next summer Improving traffic flow – Working on Mallard Lane and a new parking garage D. Vice Chancellor of Advancement Megan Olson (pg. 9-11) Introduced the new Associate Vice Chancellor, Jim McKenzie Planning the Green and Gold Gala in the Alaska Airlines Center on September 27th Planning the first Winter Commencement ceremony in the Alaska Airlines Center Planning the Celebrity Chef Invitational during which the dining room will be renamed 2 September 12, 2014 University Assembly Page 2 Summary E. Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Bruce Schultz (pg. 12-15) VII. Governance Reports A. System Governance Council – Kathleen McCoy B. Staff Alliance – Liz Winfree and Kathleen McCoy Adopted three goals at the August retreat that were communication oriented in terms of connecting staff more visibly with the Board of Regents. Working to highlight staff success stories. C. Classified Council – Liz Winfree and Chris Triplett Classified and APT Council had a joint retreat on Thursday, September 4th.Received questions from staff questions on the draft furlough; Chief Human Resources Officer Erik Seastedt attended via teleconference to answer questions and provide information. Encouraged staff to attend Board of Regents meetings and increase awareness, understanding, and participation. Wellness came up often as a topic of concern; may hold a survey of staff to influence what decisions occurs in the future. D. APT Council – Kathleen McCoy The Joint APT/Classified Council Consolidation Taskforce is researching the emphasis on representation in relation to the benefits and consequences of the councils merging. E. Union of Students/ Coalition of Students – Stacey Lucason Homecoming will be held on October 3rd at the Dena’ina Center. Legislative Luncheon will be held on October 29th in the Student Union Cafeteria. Working on reaching out to and educating students on Student Government related issues. Working on Smoke Free Initiative refinement. Outdoor Recreation $8 Fee will be added to the November ballot for student vote. Working on recruitment effort for councils, as well as encouraging student worker positions. Motion: University Assembly moves to establish a taskforce for examining student employment on campus. Members: Rachel Morse, Stacey Lucason, Chris Triplett, and Ryan Buchholdt 2nd: Sharon Chamard F. Alumni Association – Rachel Morse First Alumni Assembly was held on issues in the university to focus on advancing the university. G. Faculty Senate/ Faculty Alliance – Diane Hirshberg (pg. 16-17) Faculty Alliance met with the Summit Team in August Working on the common calendar – creating a committee to look at common interests for students and campuses. Vice President for Academic Affairs Dana Thomas is retiring, Staff Alliance came together for a national search; members comprise of Diane Hirshberg, Rashmi Prasad, and Talis Colberg Smoking Ban – Gabe Garcia will do final tally of votes – there has been an extraordinary response with 80% of vote in support of the ban. Prioritization – all Faculty Senate leadership has been involved; there is a strong incentive to see the process carried forward in decisions to come. VIII. Old Business IX. New Business X. Information/Attachments A. Upcoming Governance Events (recurring item) Arctic Human Development Report next Friday in the Lew Haines conference room (Library 307) XI. Adjourn: 11:00am 3 U OF A SYSTEM HIGHLIGHTS – OCTOBER 3, 2014 UAA Student Achievement and Faculty Excellence: Maria Crouch and Jordan Skan, two students in the joint UAF-UAA Ph.D. in Community Clinical Psychology program and members of Alaska Native Community Advancement in Psychology, received prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) minority research fellowship awards. Each will be working on their own developed projects as part of an NIH-funded research project entitled “Technology Innovations for Supporting Health in Alaska Native People,” with Judith Prochaska, Ph.D., MPH from Stanford University School of Medicine as the principal investigator. UAA held its first Faculty Research and Creative Activity Showcase featuring work from over 60 faculty members at the opening of the Alaska Airlines Center. Dr. Natasa Masonovic, chair of the Languages Department and Associate Professor of German, is being honored as one of the 25th Annual YWCA Alaska/BP Women of Achievement Awardees on Nov. 13. UAA Partnerships with Alaska’s Schools. A record number – 220 -- of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District high school students registered for Kenai Peninsula College courses for fall 2014, almost doubling last fall’s registration of 113. The JumpStart program, funded by the Borough and subsidizing up to six credits at $55/credit instead of $174/credit, expanded to include juniors. UAA Partnerships with Alaskans: The 22nd Annual Celebrity Chef Invitational raised nearly $44,000 for the UAA Culinary Arts and Hospitality Scholarship Fund. Preliminary tallies show 450 people attended this year’s Green and Gold Gala which raised about $80,000 for student scholarships. The Alaska Law Review, Alaska Bar Association, and UAA are hosting the Alaska Law Review Symposium on opportunities and change in Alaska’s Emerging Frontiers featuring keynote speakers Fran Ulmer and Dr. William Iggiagruk Hensley. Research in Support of Alaskans: Investigators at the Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services received a four-year $1.1 million federal grant to establish a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) Practice and Implementation Center focused on developing a national approach to prevent, identify and treat FASDs, with a particular emphasis on prevention. UAA hosted Arctic researchers from Germany, Poland, Russia, Austria, Canada, the U.S. and Finland at the initial meeting of the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded “Arctic-FROST: Arctic FRontiers Of SusTainability: Resources, Societies, Environments and Development in the Changing North” project.