Minutes of the Meeting of Tuesday, March 14, 2000

Minutes of the Meeting of Tuesday, March 14, 2000, 2:00 p.m., Octavia II

PRESENT:

Michelle Andrews
Jay Calamia
Catherine Comiskey
Debbie Diliberto
Bob Gross
Charlotte Harris
Gail Howard
Dave Huffman
Avia Morgan
Robert Reed
Paula Ruiz-Saurage
Karen Shields
Jay Sonier
Arthur Stern
Germayne Turner

ABSENT:

Al Alcazar

I. Arthur Stern called the meeting to order at 2:04 p.m.

II. Approval and/or correction of the Minutes of the February 8, 2000 meeting

Dave Huffman had a correction to make, on pg. 3, under Jesuit/Catholic Identity, to read, "There will be a meeting Tuesday, February 15 with Loyola delegates to the Santa Clara conference to network ideas on our Jesuit Identity."

MOTION was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the February 8, 2000 meeting as corrected. MOTION passed.

III. Old Business

A. Jubilee 2000 2/16 recap and senate challenge

Mr. Stern reported that there were a lot of students and student organizations at the event. A member of each group recited their pledge. Mr. Stern presented the Senate’s challenge for Jubilee 2000 to make the Walk for the Hungry our project. He passed out brochures with applications and sponsor sheets. Jay Sonier displayed the T-shirt which is given to the walkers when their $12 registration fee is paid.

B. Peer group data

Mr. Stern handed out copies of a list of our new peer group of 32 other colleges and universities. The sheet reflects average faculty salary comparisons. There has been no sharing of staff salaries as yet. It was suggested that John Sears could get the information from our peer group or could ask for it. Ms. Harris added that we do participate in a number of surveys that are completed and forwarded to Mr. Sears. Mr. Calamia suggested that Mr. Stern contact Mr. Sears and ask him to compare professional staff salaries to CUPA schools.

IV. New Business

A. April/May meeting guests updates, proposals

Mr. Stern is still waiting for a response from a fraternity or sorority group on their availability to speak at the April meeting. If no response is received, he will ask Chante Vaughn, president of the BSU, as an alternate. For May, Pat Bailey was not available and several proposals were discussed, such as a tour of renovated Biever Hall, or to reserve time for concluding remarks and general opinions.

B. Committee Reports:

1. Elections - C. Comiskey reported that the election process is on schedule. Nomination letters have been mailed. The committee will meet again on March 28 after the deadline for nominations. The voting ballots will be sent out shortly thereafter. The names of the new senators should be accepted at the May meeting.

2. Senate subcommittee - G. Howard announced that the committee met again and that a first draft for the buddy system will be implemented. Admissions and New Student Orientation have been contacted and endorse the plan. She hopes to bring an outline for the buddy system proposal.

3. Rec Sports - R. Reed said there have been no meetings.

4. Parking - G. Turner reported that the committee has been hearing appeals at their weekly meetings. It was noted that Campus Police seem to be enforcing the parking rules more strictly.

5. Jesuit/Catholic Identity - Mr. Huffman stated that the committee last met on February 15. There was a report from the delegates to the Social Justice conference - Frs. Edward Arroyo, Christopher Lockard, John Weling, Dr. Nancy Anderson and Al Alcazar. There will be another meeting in the fall. The committee will continue to discuss ways to get different groups on campus to work together.

V. Guest - Jerry Hernandez, Director of Athletics

Mr. Hernandez thanked the group for giving him a forum to speak about Athletics. He has been involved with Loyola Athletics since the program was begun again in 1991. He mentioned that the athletes’ GPAs are equal to or above other students’ and have been for years. He is very proud of all the student athletes. The biggest change this year is that Athletics is a separate department from Rec Sports and intramurals. Brett Simpson, Assistant Athletic Director, has created a web page and game results are updated daily. One goal is to get more alumni and students to attend games. It is difficult because many sports must be played off campus. The annual Hall of Fame induction gets some alumni to come back and become involved.

There are two other issues Mr. Hernandez would like to see resolved. The first is the problem of transporting the athletes to various out of town games and getting the students back for classes. The vans and buses are getting old and becoming a problem. The other issue concerns athletic scholarships, which are not being given at this time, and which may not be possible. Loyola currently competes in NAIA, div. I, a "scholarship" conference, and it is tough to compete. The coach hopes to apply to the NCAA, div. II eventually, which would put Loyola in a conference with more nearby schools, however, all applications are closed now. Should the NCAA (also a "scholarship" conference) reopen the application process, he said he is very interested to move to that conference. Representatives from the NCAA would make a visit to the campus to check the facilities. He explained his plans to renovate the Rec Plex facility and displayed a drawing of an updated, renovated floor plan that would include a portable floor, more storage, movable seats, and new locker rooms. He said that he has plans to put the facility to other uses, such as hosting high school tournaments.

IV. New Business (cont.)

B. (cont.)

6. UPT - Mr. Stern presented Objective #5: Staff

Responsibilities to the committee at the February meeting. It was met with approval and positive comments. He will speak with Dr. Voigt concerning funding of the survey for next year.

C. 2/18 Board of Trustees meeting summary - A. Stern

Mr. Stern recapped the reports given by the president and the various sub-committees of the Board.

VI. Open Forum

Mr. Stern announced that Charlotte Harris will be leaving Loyola at the beginning of April to accept the position of Vice President of Human Resources at the University of Alabama, her alma mater. She was given good wishes and thanks for all her hard work and accomplishments.

Ms. Andrews was still concerned about the shortage of Work Study students and would like to bring it up for discussion at the next meeting. She also announced that Robert Reed, the first and only Director of Residential Life, would be celebrating his 20 year anniversary in the summer of 2001.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:43 p.m.