skip to main content ISU bar University Faculty Senate Approved October 1,2008 September 28 2008 Minutes Indiana State University Faculty Senate 2008-09 FEBC #1 Present: M.A. Badar, E. Bermúdez, K. Bolinger, H. Chait, S. Shure Absent: J. Conant, L. Maule, H. Minniear, T. Mulkey Speaking Seats: M. Green (Academic Affairs) Guests: 1. Call to Order: K. Bolinger called the meeting to order at 1:05 PM. 2. Agenda: The agenda was adopted by consensus. a. The agenda included establishing meeting times, articulation of charges and prioritization of charges. b. Meeting times were set for every other Wednesday at 1:00 PM beginning October 1, 2008 in the College of Education room 714. 3. New Business a. Charges from the Faculty Senate to the FEBC i. Charge 1 – Review results of Spring 2008 compensation survey. Collect more data as needed and make recommendations to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee regarding future compensation plans. ii. Charge 2 – Propose new retirement plan, possibly including “phase-in” or graduated retirement. iii. Charge 3 - Make recommendations to improve spousal educational benefits. iv. Charge 4 - Work with staff benefits to recommend changes to health care plan or other desired benefits. v. Charge 5 - Monitor work of Post-Retirement Benefits group headed. vi. Charge 6 - Make recommendations regarding the domains of responsibility held by FEBC. For instance, are the duties too narrow to warrant status as a separate committee or should these responsibilities be tasked to a standing committee with broader responsibilities? b. There was general discussion on each charge and the committee agreed that there was common understanding about each of the charges presented. Charge one as presented to the committee included review of Spring 2008 compensation survey which was not available to the FEBC. This will be requested from the Faculty Senate Executive Committee. c. The charges were prioritized as follow: i. 1 – Charge 3: Spousal Benefits ii. 2 – Charge 2: Retirement Plan iii. 3 – Charge 4: Health Care Changes iv. 4 - Charge 1: Compensation Review v. 5 – Charge 6: Domains of Responsibility d. Charge 5 – Monitoring post retirement benefits group was deemed an ongoing and concurrent charge which did not need prioritization. e. Additionally, H. Chait recommended an additional charge of development a strategic overview for long term planning. Motion was second and approved (5-0-0). The new charge was prioritized sixth. f. The committee discussed action plans for the prioritized charges and decided to take each on individually as a committee of the whole rather than develop subcommittees to investigate each charge. 4. Upcoming Business a. Develop strategy for completion of charges b. Next meeting will take place Wednesday, October 1, 2008, in the College of Education room 714 at 1:00 PM. 5. Adjournment – 1:55 PM Respectfully submitted, Eliezer Bermúdez Secretary Last modified: March 05, 2009 Copyright © 2007 by Indiana State University.