Metropolitan State University
[Unit name] IFO Faculty Association (FA) Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date: 8/18/2022 Time: 10am-12:30pm Location: Zoom
Convener: Ailesha Ringer
Recorder: Ailesha Ringer
Present: attendance not specifically recorded
To aid in council packet formation, please indicate when a topic was discussed and no motion was made so that we can differentiate these from topics which were not discussed (or not discussed adequately) due to lack of time.
Topic | Discussion | Action |
Call to order | called | |
MOTION to add to agenda: CLA meeting modality and discussion of CLA departures. | Seconded; passed | |
MOTION to approve May minutes | Seconded; passed | |
MOTION to adopt standing rules of FA | Seconded; passed | |
MOTION: All University Council and Committee appointments should be a one-year term not two years. This affirms a decision already made by Council in Spring 2021 | Seconded; passed | |
MOTION to approve IFO committees as slate | Seconded; passed | |
MOTION to approve University councils/committees as a slate | Seconded; passed | |
MOTION: CLA will meet on Zoom | Seconded; passed | |
MOTION: CLA IFO will meet on the 1st Thursdays from 9am-11am. | Time for classes vs. time to finish packets vs. long-term meeting time expectation from 10-12 | Seconded; failed |
MOTION: CLA IFO will meet on the 1st Thursdays from 9:30-11:30am. | Same as above discussion but with the understanding that if this fails, we will stick with 10-12. | Seconded; failed |
MOTION: Create a group of people in CLA to discuss CLA culture, ways to mitigate staff and faculty loss, and unhappy working conditions. They will bring recommendations to CLA IFO for discussion; seconded; passed. | Discussion of whether or not this is needed (are steps already being taken; is this something we can mitigate); discussion of whether or not this should regularly be included at the end of our meetings or just a working group. | Seconded; passed |
MOTION to extended 10 minutes made twice | Once for discussion of CLA time/modality and once for discussion of CLA departures. | Seconded; passed (both times) |
MOTION to adjourn | Seconded; passed |
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