| Kentucky State University
Staff Senate Minutes
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. |
| Attendees |
| Present Staff Senate Members: Jasmin Thuman, Jack Lee Wollman, Jr., Elise Bome, Danielle Barber, Louis Milligan, DC Conwell, Ashley Abshire, Samantha Combest; Chandee Felder; Donna Carter |
| Present Staff Members: James Harris, Lauren Graves, Dr. Betty H. Olinger, Deanna, Karen Brown, Shimar Keith, Crista Hardin, Linda Brown-Price |
| Absent Staff Senate Members: Barbara Hayes (excused), Yolanda Benson, Nathan Cochran, Jamar Simmons, Jim Dodds |
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| Item | Discussion | Decision/Proposal |
| 1. Call to Order | | |
| 2. Roll Call | Roll was taken by Secretary Jack Lee Wollman Jr.; attendees are listed above | |
| 3. Adoption of Agenda | Motion to approve the agenda for the December 8, 2020 Staff Senate Meeting | • Unanimously approved |
| 4. Approval of Minutes | Approval of December 2020 Staff Senate Meeting Minutes.
Name correction: Shimar. Change in Present Staff Members | • Unanimously approved with corrections |
| 5. Opening Remarks | What's going on with the COVID Vaccine for KSU Employees?
- The majority of classes on campus are hybrid, not virtual.
- Nursing students are going into hospitals and would be considered first line.
- Will KSU collaborate with the Health department? Does anyone know if this is going to happen?
- Nurse Todd is working on this at this time.
Donna Carter will be retiring. Her last day is June 30.
Open Meetings Act? Are we under this?
- Are our meetings for staff only or can faculty attend as well? | • Jasmin will be meeting with President Brown on January 25 and will ask him this question.
• Congratulations from staff senate to Donna Carter for retirement.
• Jasmin will look into the open meeting act and how it pertains to the staff senate. She will talk to legal. |
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| 6. Vice President
Nominations and voting | Nominations are:
- Donna Carter: she declined due to retirement in June
- Danielle Barber | • Donna Carter took the official count.
Nine votes.
• Danielle Barber is officially vice president. |
| 7. Staff Senate
Committee Reports | Staff Relations:
- Had a meeting at the end of December.
- Next Meeting at the end of January.
- Thoro-Dash: Have work studies deliver food on campus.
- Sodexo has a food App.
- Dr. Stratton, a professor for the School of Business, will work with his class in the Spring 2021 Semester to come up with a business plan to be implemented in the Fall 2021 Semester.
- Thoro-bred parking of the month
- Person working on this is no longer with the university.
- Incentive Program
- LeMoit Owen College in Memphis does this. What are the legalities pertaining to this?
Outreach
- Bred Basket for gloves and gloves and hats for community. Will be meeting with this soon. Staff will be able to drop everything off and Outreach will sort through this.
- Taking volunteers to help.
Staff Morale
- Figuring out restrictions due to Covid. Still working on surveys. | • Staff Relations will reach out to SVP Stamps regarding Thoro-dash.
• Jamin will forward LeMoit Owen College information to Staff Relations. |
| 10. Adjournment | • Adjourn 3:37PM | • |