Topic

Discussion

Action

Call to order; agenda check

9:47am

Unit meeting format for the year

Agreement to continue meeting on Zoom for the year.

III.C. Contract settlement

See packet for information sessions to attend

V.A. Standing Rules of Council

Actually pp. 42-44 in the linked document.

V.B. Appointments to Committees

We will keep notes on the roster documents, and CL will upload content in the form at metrostatefa.org

V.C. and D. Roster links and general committee operating procedures.

Questions of clarity regarding University Councils:

1) Regarding Community Engagement Council. Is this on hiatus, or is it the Faculty Advisory Group? Will Faculty Advisory Group be meeting this year even if the Council is on hiatus?

2) Regarding Public Safety and Security Committee. Will this follow the former presentation structure (one rep from each campus) until the FA Safety and Security Taskforce has completed its work to create an FA Safety and Security Committee?

V.E. Reps needed to Statewide MinnState Committees

• Graduate education (two-year term)
• Global education (two-year term)
• Standards of Effective Practice (SEPs) Review and Alignment Ad Hoc Committee (two-year term)

• Note: Reps. must primarily teach in undergraduate early childhood, elementary, secondary, or special ed teacher education.

IFO committees

• Academic Affairs
• Constitutional Review (ideally someone from our FA Constitution and Operating Procedures Committee would be on this).
• Action Committee
• Election Voting Procedures (two-year term)

How do faculty confirm their ongoing appointment to Statewide groups not listed here?

Alec Sonsteby for Statewide Constitutional Review Committee

VI.A. Information about the end of course-specific email lists

VI.B. Retirement workshop opportunities

VII. Carryover motion

A. Committees should discuss at-large vs. unit representation, and be prepared for Council discussion in September.

VIII. New Business

CF Caucus motions about changes to Constitution and Operating Procedures to support CF participation in governance.

This will be in September packet for discussion. Preview in this packet.

XII. Referrals to committees

See packet for list and links of various Council business and past motions that have been referred to FA committees.

XIII. Informational items

A. Grants and prof dev funds for all fac, CF, RF, and faculty of color.

B. Stipends for CFs.

C. Reminder of faculty activities closing equity gaps – These are contractually part of achievement now, and fac should propose in at least 1 criterion.

XIV. IFO FA announcements

• Info on IFO membership
• Dates: social events, Center for Faculty Development events, and Statewide IFO, our FA meetings, and Personnel deadlines
• Council meeting rules and guidelines

Adjournment

11:05am