A View from the Inside
Advocating for Equity in Parental Leave
Ian Ringgenberg, chair, P&A Senate
Shannon Farrell, co-chair, P&A Senate Benefits & Compensation Subcommittee
In the Fall of 2016, the P&A Senate Benefits & Compensation Subcommittee began investigating how the University of Minnesota's parental leave policies compared to other universities, and how well they worked for University employees. Parental leave seems to be a perennial topic of consideration on the committee, but one that rarely provides easy answers. Click to read more.
Approved minutes of senates and their committees will be posted on Fridays, when available.
Disabilities Issues Committee, October 18, 2017
In these minutes: Updates and New Business; Disability Resource Center Updates; Discussion of Accommodated Testing; Metrics on Students with Disabilities
Civil Service Consultative Committee (CSCC), October 19, 2017
In these minutes: Sexual Misconduct Training Consultation; MSRS; Rules Revisions; Chairs Report; Compensation and Benefits Subcommittee Report; Communications Subcommittee Report; Filling Open Senate Seats
Faculty Consultative Committee (FCC), October 19, 2017
In these minutes: Discussion with Provost Hanson; Discussion with President Kaler; Miscellaneous Committee Business; Discussion with (Former) Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean of the Medical School Brooks Jackson
Senate Library Committee, October 25, 2017
In these minutes: Discussion and Vote on Proposed Changes to the Library Committee Charge; Affordable/Open Educational Resources; Action Items Based on AER Presentation
Classroom Advisory Subcommittee (CAS), November 6, 2017
In these minutes: Description of Pillsbury Hall and Room 125B; Classroom Type Classifications; Discussion of Classroom Types
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The Twin Cities Delegation of the Faculty Senate held a special meeting in October to discuss liberal education. The regular University and Faculty Senate meetings were held concurrently in November. Click on the link to read summaries of each meeting.
December 1, 2017
Ryan Machtmes likes to say he grew up in academia. While his mother attained an A.B.D. in crop physiology and her Ph.D. in research methods in education, the family moved around a lot, but always in proximity to a college campus. Machtmes holds a masters degree in applied statistics and is now on track to become a second-generation Ph.D. His participation in University Senate shared governance includes membership on the Disabilities Issues Committee, as well as the University Senate. “I’ve always been strongly committed to service work and servant leadership,” Machtmes said. Click the link to read more.
The Social Concerns Committee made the front page! Check out this article on the committee's work with Recycling Supervisor Dana Donatucci on zero-waste efforts in the Minnesota Daily!
The Civil Service Senate Communications and Outreach Subcommittee, along with the Office of Human Resources, is hosting a brown bag session for Civil Service members to discuss important changes to open enrollment, which runs from November 1 to November 30, 2017. Specific updates include changes to short-term and long-term disability providers, and a new Flexible Spending Account (FSA) vendor. Come join us for an explanation of these changes, and learn what they mean for you.
The session will take place on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 from 12 p.m.–1:00p.m. in Room 1130 at the Mechanical Engineering building on the East Bank. Please bring your brown bag lunch. Beverages and cookies will be provided.
If you plan to attend, please complete this form to register, as seats are limited.
To join us via WebEx, please follow this link. The event nuber if 741 506 821.