2025-01-21 University Staff Senate meeting

University Staff Senate. (2025, January 21). Agenda and minutes of the meeting. -- Staff Senate Meetings, Agendas and Minutes: 2024-2025 Meeting Information

Agenda: (Call to Order) -- (Guest Presenter) -- (Discussion and New Business) -- (Old Business) -- (Senate Committee Updates) -- (Campus/University Business Updates & Discussions) -- (Adjourn/Upcoming Meetings and Events/Shoutouts) Minutes: (Call to Order): Approval of minutes -- (Guest Presenter): Mark Rodee – Chief Information Security Office -- (Discussion and New Business): Inclement weather policy -- Question: Why does KBOR not have a policy/what prompted the University to create this new policy. -- Question: Do we view students’ ability to get Wi-Fi a problem, is there a way to write into policy some forgiveness if they are not able to access their remote expectations? -- Notation: Option for faculty to cancel class rather than move to remote, which doesn’t seem fair to staff that are still required to show up in person for completion of their duties. (Lockhart) -- Question: Is there any ability to add communication strategy into the policy? -- Question: Timing of decisions? Any ability to preemptively communicate a potential switch to remote operations? Or any way to move alerts to earlier timelines? Align with USD 259? (Zachary Brown and Kevin Duffy) -- Question: When the head of the Department/Unit determines that someone is not available for remote work, but there is pay available. -- Clarification: If a ‘leader’ decides to let their staff have the day off with pay in lieu of remote work, is their supervisor able to override their decision? -- Clarification: For ‘critical’ departments, who gets to decide specific employees and which employees are deemed critical? -- Potential training -- 3.52 flexible work arrangements, how does this policy comply/adjust this? (Redington) -- WSU Internal Control All-Star Credential -- Admins Coming Together, another luncheon meeting sponsored on February 12th on RSC 262. (https://www.wichita.edu/services/staffsenate/_documents/AdminsSupportG roupEventFlyerFebruary2025UPDATED.pdf ). -- (Old business) -- (Senate Committee Updates): Awards and recognition -- Communications and website -- Elections -- Policy review -- STRIVE -- Professional development and service -- Scholarships -- (Campus/University Business Updates & Discussions): Academic forum -- Budget Advisory Committee -- Human Resources (Joint with Faculty Senate) -- Legislative update + KBOR briefing -- Parking appeals + traffic appeals -- President's meetings -- RSC Board of Directors -- UPS/USS Presidents Council (KBOR) -- (Adjourn/Upcoming Meetings and Events/Shoutouts): Required Title IX & Civil Rights Training – Deadline February 7, 2025 -- February Senate Meeting: Tuesday, February 18, 2025 -- Check the Events Calendar for upcoming events on campus -- The Office of Strategic Communications will offer headshot photos to WSU faculty and staff at no additional charge. These opportunities are quick and walk-in only without needing to schedule an appointment. Attachments contain Senate meeting minutes with Vietnamese translation.

Publisher

Wichita State University

Series

Wichita State University Staff Senate Archives

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/10057/29361

Collections

University Staff Senate Meetings 2024-2025