Staff Forum Minutes: July 8, 2010

Attendance: Tauni Graham, Julie Ketner, Terri Jackson, Laura Walsh, Heather Warnecke, Sherry Abbott, Patsy Henderson, David I. Williams, John Weaver, R.J. Dannemiller, Rob Yarmesch, Damin Cappel, Kathy Holmes, Nicia Cary, Bruce Weaver, Charlene Santee, Norm L. Holmes, Becky Smith, Kathy Cope, C.R. Barclay, Teresa McGinnis, Lynne Benninghoff, Jim R. Woolard, Rose Hart, Suzanne Bressoud, Francesca Amigo, Sue Bidwell.

Welcome: Sue Bidwell, chair

Monthly hosts: Human Resources, Marketing & Public Relations, Institutional Research

• Introduced Suzanne Bressoud, vice chair and Francesca Amigo, secretary. Thanks to previous Staff Forum officers Corri (not present), Jasmin, and Julie.
• Sue mentioned the yellow sheets on tables, asking people to check their hosting assignments, and if they want to change them to please let her know;
• Noted schedule of meetings for the year; all in WC platform; except possibly the “town meeting,” which needs to be set.
• Staff forum: not a gripe session; not for gossip; it’s a time to get to know colleagues, introduce, mingle new folks with old-timers; and get updates.

New business: None.

Area updates:


• Academic Labs: Terri: end of each quarter they do waste disposal; next pickup is middle to end of august – batteries, chemical waste, etc. – contact Terri by email. Do not take it to her yet! NO MATERIAL FROM HOME – campus only. Next pickup is December.
Rose Hart: can we use the battery dumpsters around campus? JIM: No – contact Terri.

• Business and Accounting Office: Nobody present

• Career Services: Derek is on vacation

• Child development Center: Nobody present.

• COTC Gateway: Nobody present.

• Development Office: Heather Warnecke
o Reese’s gift – Matching Gift Challenge - $10 million, April 2010 – June 2012. Matched dollar for dollar.

• Dining services: Damon Cappel
o Hours at Cyber Café have been fluctuating as they try to figure out traffic times. 7:30 am – noon, Mon-Thurs.; Table of Contents: 7 am – 3 pm. Probably close right before autumn quarter begins to train staff, will let us know closer.

• Human Resources: Sherri Abbott
o Lunch & learn workshop: sugar vs. sweetener. 11:30 – 12:30, next Thursday; points eligible. Contact Patsy to register.
o Personal health assessments: Must be done once a year for $20 premium reduction – don’t forget to complete!
o Personnel updates (see list at end of minutes).

• Information Technology Services: Julie Ketner
o Hiring classroom support person & resource management people – Howard sent email to campus, encouraging people to attend open sessions.

• Library: Tauni Graham
o Has NY Times Best sellers
o Has classics on DVD
o Putting up a jigsaw puzzle from underground railroad museum.

• Marketing & Public Relations: Alice Hutzel-Bateson
o Thanks to all involved in COTC spring commencement
o Mark calendars for Wed. Sept. 15th – annual cost-shared luncheon 11:30 – 1pm in Reese Center
o MPR is here to assist with any projects that you need help with – flyers, etc. Please involve the dept. early on.

• OSU Admissions & Advising: C.R. Barclay
o Enrollment: summer 2010, we’re on projection; headcount 600 (give or take 10); autumn on target 1350 for new students; overall projection 2625
o Currently doing weekly orientations; 20-25 students signing up for classes; planning for incoming class of 2011 has begun
o Mark Begley (Franklin County & East Fairfield) has huge load, be kind; CR has 725 students
o This year we have a very diverse group – CR = Dayton & Cincinnati; more and more students are making Newark campus their 2nd choice
o June 30 was Karen Prost’s last day; currently taking apps for that position. Karen will return on part-time basis in autumn.
o Teresa McKinney, fees & deposits: suggested that we have a gift certificate for when students have extra money that cannot be put toward their fees /tuition.

• Purchasing: Nobody present.

• Safety & Security: Jim Woolard
o Opened Pataskala campus; remodeling space in Pataskala; YMCA = 4 classrooms
o Building parking lot near LeFevre Hall
o Paving university drive over summer. Closing bridge on bike path to clean and sandblast bridge.
o There will be traps along path – trying to clear out the muskrats; they took out 30 muskrats the first 3 days.
o Ariel hall: budget approved, going to board of trustees for approval. Founders Hall: water well; master schedule available soon – Jeremy Pursley working on this; will have schedule for spring now; classrooms for next fall – lower level of founders will be classrooms – psych labs; also spaces in Reese Center.
o New RECYCLING cans this week – more info coming from Rose.
o Alice H-B: when are we vacating church in Pataskala? JIM: no decisions made yet.
o Sue: when will psych labs be ready? JIM: September 1; labs in Hopewell autumn quarter.

• Services Center: Sue Bidwell
o Last weekend, Norm had the carpet cleaned – thanks!
o Order your large quantities now – it’s a slow time; in early September they’re working on material for faculty. Give about a week turnaround.

• Staff Development: Candi Sheridan
o July 20 Tuesday, after work: Family picnic in rotary pavilion; potluck, details coming soon; everyone welcome.
o Scavenger hunt: August – date to be announced. Please look for unusual items.

• Student Life: Elaine Stevens
o Recognize Sue Foster, housing director, who is retiring
o Lance Ginn is replacement from Columbus

• Sue Bidwell:
1. WELCOME to Rosemary Saliba as new director of institutional research for COTC;
ROSEMARY: drilling into data and generating data reports from areas to increase info for decision making, instructional purposes.
2. Please review sheets on tables – let us know who the contact person in your area will be; also check the hosting dates.

Sherri: REMINDER: October 21st = benefits fair.