UMR Staff Council and UMR Retirees will host a blood drive with the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks. The drive will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, in St. Pats Rooms A and B of the Havener Center on the UMR campus.

Participants in the Rock & Roll up your Sleeve Blood Drive will receive a collectible and custom event t-shirt, and can win prizes from Pepsi. KKID Radio will be rocking the drive away with a live remote broadcast from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The drive is sponsored by KKID Radio and Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of Rolla.

Donors are needed. The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks has issued a code yellow alert for all negative blood types, Type A positive and O Positive. There is less than a two-day supply of these blood types on hospital shelves.

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Members Present: Robert Berkelman, Connie Bradford, Dean Brumett, Melissa Folsom, Kim Frazier, Patty Frisbee, Mindy Limback

Members Absent: Joyce Abbott, Melissa Chambers, Christopher Dew, Rhonda Long, Roy Snelson, Roy Soper, Cindi Vogt, Peggy Wilson, Willie Woolsey

Guest: Chancellor John Carney

Opening The meeting was called to order at 3:10 PM by Chair, Kim Frazier. The meeting was held in room 203 Library.

There was not a quorum to approve the April minutes.

Treasurer’s Report:
GO: $8,186.09
Special Events: $697.34
Earth Day: $203.54

Chancellor Carney explained why he felt the original design of the Staff Day t-shirt might be interpreted as insensitive in light of the Virginia Tech tragedy. He, in no way, was trying to control the decisions of Staff Council nor dictate what could/could not be themes for the event. He reiterated the pirate theme was totally acceptable. He was simply concerned over a number of people on a single day wearing a black t-shirt with the image of a skull and cross swords.

Council members took the opportunity to thank Chancellor Carney for his support and for providing lunch for the event. Everyone is looking forward to a great time!

Old Business
Staff Day - Marilyn Licklider needs someone to contact area restaurants; email going out today to departments to solicit donations; awards ceremony to have a David Letterman theme with Wayne Huebner as Letterman; soliciting stupid human tricks and pet tricks; Mindy has rec’d approval and reserved Joe Miner Mascot; UMR Bookstore will host costume contest and winners will be announced the following Friday. Last day for t-shirt orders is May 14. Kim will ask Chancellor to send another note encouraging Staff Day attendance and participation in the computer short courses.

Staff Excellence Awards – Patty reported the awards have been selected and being sent to the Chancellor; photos scheduled for next Wednesday; Robert Berkelman will receive awards/checks and keep winners secret until ceremony

New Business
Name Change – UMR Bookstore has been given permission to order Missouri S&T stock for sale prior to January 1, 2008.

Staff Council Open Form – forum is scheduled for Mon, May 14 from 9:00-10:00 AM in the Carver Turner Room; Melissa Folsom will take any final orders for staff day t-shirts;

Part-time Staff Day award – issue tabled until next mtg due to lack of quorum

Staff Council Elections – Melissa Folsom and Connie Bradford volunteered for committee; Staff Council luncheon for new members tentatively scheduled for Wed, August 08.

Blood Drive - scheduled for Jun 26, 2007 from 11:30-4:30

Committee Reports
Academic Council - none
Campus Environment – none
Personnel – none
Campus Daycare Committee – none
Chancellor’s Cabinet – Kim reported mtg mostly contained announcements
Home Page – Melissa Folsom working on updates
Parking Committee – Connie shared updates regarding new parking sticker, new signage for Rec Center, and possible restructuring of committee representatives
ISC – Kim reported Mar & Apr meeting were cancelled; next mtg may possibly be June
Welcome Committee – none
Food Service RFP Committee – Connie reported Chartwell’s was awarded contract which will become effective Jun 1, 2007.
Crisis Committee – none
Library – none
Staff Development Committee - Kim reported two classes being discussed: Excel and Financial Planning

Dean Brumett asked council to consider hosting an “evening at the puck” and solicit area band/musicians to play as a fun event for staff; possibly serve popcorn or some sort of refreshments

Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 3:45 PM.

Minutes submitted by Staff Council Treasurer Connie Bradford

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Members Present: Kim Frazier, Joyce Abbott, Robert Berkelman, Connie Bradford, Dean Brumett, Melissa Chambers, Chris Dew, Melissa Folsom, Patty Frisbee, Mindy Limback, Roy Soper, Peg Wilson, Willie Woolsey, Cindi Vogt & Roy Snelson
Members Absent: Rhonda Long
Guest: Glen Cotita
Opening: The meeting was called to order at 12:05 p.m. by President Kim Frazier. The meeting was held in Room 204 Library.

Chris distributed a brief agenda summarizing the purpose of this special mtg. In light of the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech, Chancellor Carney expressed concern that the currently approved staff day t-shirt, black t-shirt with skull & swords, might be viewed as insensitive. Therefore, the Chancellor asked that Staff Council consider changing the graphic. The Chancellor did not express any concern over the pirate theme.

There was some concern expressed that Staff Council was being “singled-out” being that there hasn’t been any issue made of the t-shirt currently sold by the UMR Bookstore stating “my mascot carries a gun” nor the Student Council blood drive which was portraying the skull & bones along with their pirate theme.

Chris responded by pointing out one major difference was timing and that our staff day is one single day where possibly 200-300 ct people would be wearing this shirt which could be construed as insensitive. Staff Council members agreed they needed to be positive and consistent in their response to questions that may arise as a result of the change in the t-shirt design.

The motion was made, seconded & passed to modify the shirt per Chancellor Carney’s request. (12 in favor, 2 opposed, 1 abstain)

Discussion about advertising the new design, replacing current posters and updating the website. Melissa Folsom indicated some of the 25 ct “samples” have been sold to staff members which will need to be returned for an exchange for the new design.

Guest Glenn Cotita presented an alternate graphic design of a treasure map with the Havener Center being the focal point. Dean Brumett also presented 3 different alternate designs including a collage of pirate themed graphics & slogans, a pirate with UMR flag and a treasure map of the Ozarks.

A vote was taken and the collage graphic won with a majority of 10 votes.

Glenn will work on the design and hoped to have the graphic ready for approval by 4:30 PM today.

It was suggested there be a mailing to employees outlining the details of staff day in addition to the e-connection and website announcements. It was agreed mid-May would be a good time for the mailing.

Meeting adjourned at 12:50 p.m.

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Members Present: Joyce Abbott, Robert Berkelman, Connie Bradford, Dean Brumett, Melissa Chambers, Christopher Dew, Patty Frisbee, Mindy Limback, Roy Soper, Cindi Vogt, Peggy Wilson.
Members Absent: Melissa Folsom, Kim Frazier, Rhonda Long, Roy Snelson, Willie Woolsey

Opening The meeting was called to order at 10:05 am by Vice Chair, Chris Dew. The meeting was held in room 203 Library.

Minutes from the March meeting were read. The date on the ISC meeting to be changed to April 20. With that change the minutes were approved.

Treasurer’s Report:
GO: $8,218
Special Events: $2,500.75
Earth Day: $-300.32 (deficit until t-shirts sales money is deposited.)

Old Business
Staff Day- Everything is on schedule. The parking permit to be given as a raffle prize will not be taxed, since it is under $600. Just one pass will be given as a prize. Melissa Folsom has purchased the other raffle prizes. The theatre department is letting SC borrow some pirate costumes and props for the day. There may be photo opts available reflecting the theme. There will be two games rented from Hi-Striker at $100 each. Melissa Chambers volunteered to coordinate the pie auction. Roger Parsons will be the auctioneer. There will be a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the “goodie bags”. A meeting request from Outlook will be sent out.

New Business
Name Change – The name change to Missouri School of Science and Technology was approved by the Board of Curators effective Jan 1, 2008. There is a team that is being developed along with an outside firm to get logo ideas, etc. They are to have three ideas to present by fall. Each department will be surveyed as to the cost they will incur to make the change.

Earth Day – April 24, 2007 Havener Center.

Farewell gift for President Floyd. The motion was made and passed last month to contribute $50 for a gift for President Floyd. The request was then changed to a $200 contribution from each campus. The motion was made and passed that SC would only contribute $50.

Free T-shirts for staff council members for staff day was discussed. They could be a different color and have Staff Council on the back. This will be discussed with Kim and Melissa Flosom to see how it was handled last year.

Open Forum – SC will schedule and host an open forum with the Chancellor with Q&As for the staff in response to the staff survey. SC will also use this opportunity to relay to the campus where SC is going and what they hope to achieve. This will also be a good time to publicize staff day. There will be a planning meeting to set an agenda for the forum. Connie Bradford will chair along with Mendy, Robert, Chris and Kim. The committee will prepare some historical graphs. A tentative date for the forum is May 14. Chris will confirm with the Chancellor’s Office. Some suggestions were having a table with SC members in the front of the room; have a HR rep available to take questions; address the 80 and out retirement issue. SC hopes to gain credibility through the forum

Staff Excellence Awards- Part time category is a very gray area. Students are eligible according to the current criteria. The comment was made that anyone carrying the student title should not be eligible. There is only about 40 part-time staff in this category. The question was raised, “Is this enough to justify its existence?” Should the amount of this award be moved to the secretarial/clerical or service maintenance group? This needs to be looked at for next year. Melissa Chambers and Patty Frisbee will bring a report to next month’s meeting showing how many employees are in each category. Patty contacted each supervisor that had a part time person in their department to get nomination for the part-time category. There is only one nomination this year. The amount and number of awards was also discussed. The amounts of the awards are $600 less taxes. Another question posed was “Do we have to make the part-time award?” and “If we do not make the award, do we lose the money?” If we get to keep the money SC could add another award or use it to help with the cost of the lunch. There was also discussion about grossing the awards up so everyone would receive $600. After much discussion, Chris announced anyone that would like to make a motion to change the criteria for the part-time awards should submit a formal motion to Kim 10 days before the next meeting and it will be presented and voted on at that time.

Connie Bradford indicated that the General Operating money needs to be split out and a budget established.

There was a discussion on students participating in staff day. Based on the time of year there are few students on campus. Students can attend events, but will not get a free lunch or be eligible for door prizes. We can’t really keep them from buying tickets for the raffle prizes and participating in the pie auction. There will be a table for employees to register and to get their free lunch ticket. Retirees will also be welcome.

Committee Reports
ICSC - Next meeting April 20.
Academic Council - none
Campus Environment - none
Chancellor’s Cabinet - none
Parking - will discuss parking sticker for staff day
Home Page – Will be going with blog format. Will post pictures of staff day, also have printed copies available. If there is a photo opt station, perhaps those pictures can be displayed on photographer’s web site.
Personnel – meeting today
Welcome – Rhonda sent 50-75 brochures to HR
Campus Appearance – none
Campus Day Care – The area where the approved research park is to be located was a possible location where for the day care.
Crisis Committee - none
Staff Excellence Awards - see above
Food Service RFP – The contract was awarded to Chartwells. There will be more accountability on UMR with new contract. There are two new manages. Jim Murphy will be responsible to oversee the contract. SC also needs to be more diligent in making sure Chartwells are held accountability.
Staff Development- Some ideas are to implement the “employee spotlight” again or a similar program.
Library – none

Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 a.m.

Minutes submitted by Staff Council Secretary Joyce Abbott

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Staff Council Election Nomination Forms are due Friday, June 15th. Forms should be sent to Melissa Folsom (Election Chair) at G5B Campus Support Facility. For more information she can be reached at mfolsom@umr.edu or 341-4954.

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