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Professional Staff Senate
Regular Meeting – August 1, 2003

Senators Present: Lin Brummels, Ruth Smith, Phyllis Spethman, Cheri Polenske,
Dorothy Weber
Senators Absent: Rollie Bulock, Mitch DeBoer, Stan Gardner
Liaisons from Other Senates Present: None
Guests: None
Visitors: Kevin Halle, Patti Burris

Recognition Brunch

The Professional Staff Recognition Brunch will be held in the Frey Conference Suite on August 15th from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with the business meeting starting at 10:00 a.m.
NOTE: This is a different event than the opening meeting on August 14th.
The president’s office will pay for the brunch.
The invitations will be sent out via email.
Certificates will be presented to the members with designated service years and the recognition committee will request a short bio from each honoree.
The membership committee will send out an updated membership excel file and provide name badges for the brunch with the members name and office.
A donation box and envelopes will be available at the brunch for members to pay the courtesy club dues of $3.00.

The meeting was called to order at 10:03 a.m. by Lin; a quorum was present

The minutes of the July meeting were approved. M-Ruth S-Dorothy

Treasurer’s Report: No Report

Committee Reports

Mentoring (Brummels) – Carolyn will mention the mentoring committee and program in the HR job description to be advertised.
Social (Spethman)-- No Report.
Recognition (DeBoer) -- Brunch already discussed.
Continuing Education (Gardner) – No Report.
Membership (Polenske) – Working on a new membership excel file.
Hospitality (Weber) -- The courtesy club fund has a balance of $67.24. Cards were sent to Elaine Balogh, Mandy Benscoter, Laura Thayer-Mencke and Holly Hurlbert as they leave WSC. A get-well card was sent to Lynette Lentz. The senators signed a good-bye card for Dr. Stearns. A congratulations card will be sent to Curt Frey on his appointment to Interim President.
Policy (Bulock) – Rollie was elected in absence as the chair of the policy committee. M – Lin. S – Phyllis.
Communications (Smith) -- Ruth will ask during the business meeting at the brunch for members to serve on the committees.

Agenda Items

Lin sent a listing of Professional Staff names to Dr. Carpenter to sit on the Presidential search committee. We will await word from Dr. Carpenter on the selection.
Lin will ask the person chosen to sit on the search committee to keep the senate upraised of the progress.
Cheri will arrange for the meeting rooms for next year’s meetings.
Clarification was made for the hospitality committee. For the death of a spouse or child, the professional Staff Senate Hospitality committee will send flowers. A small gift will be sent for the birth of a baby.

The next regular meeting will be September 5th. Meeting adjourned at 10:18.

Respectfully submitted,
Cheri Polenske, secretary

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