skip to main content ISU bar University Faculty Senate Approved April 13 2009 March 30,2009 Minutes Indiana State University Faculty Senate 2008-09 FEBC #12 Present: M.A. Badar, E. Bermúdez, K. Bolinger, H. Chait, J. Conant, T. Mulkey, S. Shure Absent: L. Maule, T. Zaher Speaking Seats: M. Green Guests: 1. Call to Order: K. Bolinger called the meeting to order at 10:05 AM. 2. Agenda: The agenda was adopted by consensus. 3. Minutes: J. Conant moved approval of minutes from 3-16-2009, T. Mulkey seconded. Minutes were approved (5-0-2). 4. Old/Unfinished/Ongoing Business a. K. Bolinger reported that the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate approved and the Provost’s office agreed with the FEBC recommendation that the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate charge the president with creating a transparent and open process for administrative review, similar to the academic program prioritization that took place two years ago. b. The FEBC discussed the Voluntary Sick Leave Transfer Policy Proposal from the office of Staff Benefits. T. Mulkey moved for approval of the policy, M.A. Badar seconded. After questions and answers the proposed policy was approved (7-0-0) with two stipulations: i. no party (donors or recipient) can be compensated by the transfer of sick leave hours, and ii. the recipient cannot use more than eight weeks of transfer sick leave hours in a year. c. Compensation survey – J. Conant distributed a copy of the proposed Faculty Compensation Survey. The FEBC discussed and suggested changes to the survey. The survey will be administered via the internet, using a similar program that the Faculty senate used for the most recent elections. 5. Upcoming Business a. Next meeting will take place Monday, April 13, 2009, in the College of Education, room 714 at 10:00 AM. 6. Adjournment – 11:00 AM Respectfully submitted, Eliezer Bermúdez Secretary Last modified: April 27, 2009 Copyright © 2007 by Indiana State University.