Employee Assembly Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, May 21, 2003
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Geneva

I. Call to Order and Introductions

J. DeMarco, Chair, called the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m.

Attendance:

Present: Deb Billups, Joseph DeMarco, Patricia Mahoney, Stephanie LaLonde, Lisa Rose, Thomas Shelley, Mary Smallwood Churchill, Brandi Smith

Absent: Dawne Martyniak

Excused: Christina Bucko, Donna Goss, Tammy Johnson

Others Present: Michael Esposito, Tammy Bishop, Geneva Staff: Cindy Smith, Holly King, Amy Anderson, Roger Cullen, Holly Lang, Sherry Hibbard, John VanderWeide, Mary Beth Sterling, Gemma Osborne, Kathy Morabito

Pat Mahoney made a motion to suspend the agenda so that Marc Smith could give his presentation.

Deb Billups seconded.

II. Presentation: Agricultural Technical Park to be built in Geneva.

Marc Smith, assistant director to Dr. Hunter, gave a presentation on the park that will be built in Geneva. They are starting it late-Summer early-Fall and hope to be finished next Spring.

III. Call for Late Additions to the Agenda

J. DeMarco asked for any late additions.

M. Espositio wanted Open Forum to be added.

IV. Approval of Minutes

May 7, 2003

J. DeMarco asked if there were any corrections or additions that anybody would like to make to the minutes.

J. DeMarco entertained a motion to approve the minutes as amended.

P. Mahoney made a motion to approve the minutes.

B. Smith seconded it.

V. Open Forum

M. Esposito let everyone know that tickets for the Trustee Meeting are now available in Day Hall at the Info & Referral Desk.

VI. Report from the Chair

• Thank you to S. LaLonde and B. Smith for driving to Geneva.
• J. DeMarco read a letter from President Rawlings thanking the EA.
• Opperman/Dullea lunch was last week. H. Dullea talked about the State budget.
• Leadership Award Meeting — this award is to replace the Supervisory Award that the EA has been working on.
• J. DeMarco read a letter that he wrote to the OA thanking them.
• Staff Graduate Reception was last week — 30 staff including M. Esposito and 1 from Geneva.
• The Trustee Meeting is May 23.
• The Bio Booklet is the last item for the orientation packet.
• On the June 4 meeting, the EA will elect its officers.

VII. Committee Reports

University Club

The committee met and talked about Peter Stein’s proposal for a University Club. The committee suggested donating $100 to his web site.

Charter

T. Shelley said that the IOC met and made some revisions to the Charter. The IOC may request a special meeting to go over these changes.

Education Committee

S. Lalonde asked for feedback from the EA regarding the focus of the Education Committee. She proposed changing it to recognition.

D. Billups said that the Education Committee is a “need driven” committee.

There was some discussion regarding all EA committees and it was proposed that they all meet over the summer to have a workshop.

VIII. Unfinished Business

TAC

M. Smallwood Churchill got the information from transportation that B. Smith was waiting for.

IX. New Business

X. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 1:50 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Tammy Bishop
Office of the Assemblies