Staff at Carleton

March 6, 2007, Sayles-Hill Lounge, 10:30 a.m.

Present: Co-chairs Jennifer Cox Johnson and Linda Irrthum, Mary Amy, Tammy Anderson, Vicki Burgess, Karla Duran, Cindy Grisim, Robbie Groth, Ellen Haberoth, Jean Hayes, Julie Kimber, Christine Krejci, Nancy Loesch, Nina Mangelsen, Nancy Nytes, Patty Olson, Kris Parker, Kristine Peterson, Carolyn Soule, Carol Spessard, Lorie Tuma, and Jennifer Whitson.

Linda Irrthum introduced Joel Weisberg, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, as the new faculty representative for SAC.

Updates from Staff at Carleton College Committee Representatives:

College Council (Cris Jensen)

• No report. Council has not met.

College Budget Committee (Cris Jensen)

• No report.

College Benefits (Becky Krogh)

• No report. Committee has not met.

Updates from Staff at Carleton Committees:

Benefits and Salary Committee (Carol Spessard)

• Attached is a handout from the Committee.
• Issues the Committee is looking at:
• Lack of movement within salary ranges.
• Document salary history on campus—want to be sure non-exempt employees are in President Oden’s 5-10 year plan.
• If a job classification changes, there is no change in compensation even though the job itself has changed.
• Review levels of compensation elsewhere within Minnesota. The State of Minnesota compensation scale is the same statewide.

Special Projects and Events (Linda Irrthum reported in Noel Ponder’s absence)

• April 15-21 Carleton’s Meals-on-Wheels—Noel Ponder will send out more information on this.

Staff Development (Christine Krejci)

• Scott Bierman could not attend meeting. Will reschedule.
• Mary Steil is working with Noel Ponder to arrange a Scheduling Services workshop on March 21 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon.

• Carolyn Soule reported that the retreat pictures are on the SAC Web site.
• Linda Luedke has reorganized the events page.

Christine Krejci reported that planning for the April 24^th Spring Luncheon, Great Hall, is coming along nicely.

Other Business:

Update on meeting with Forum Co-chairs (Linda Irrthum)

· SAC’s goal is to continue working with the Forum by sharing information and co-hosting events.

· SAC and the Forum will plan the end-of-year celebration hosted by President Oden on June 5, 2007, in Great Hall.

Update on meeting with Karyn Jeffrey, HR (Jennifer Cox Johnson/Linda Irrthum)

· Jennifer and Linda met with Karyn Jeffrey on February 21, 2007, to discuss training for biweekly staff.

· Primary purpose for meeting with Karyn was to discuss training because Karyn is responsible for training for all employees at Carleton.

· Will meet with Karyn in April, May, and June.

Other

· Contact Karyn Jeffrey if you would like to volunteer to help plan the All Staff Retreat or if you have suggestions for the theme of the Retreat.

· The Career Center is hosting a farewell reception on March 21, 2007, 3 to 5 p.m., for Kris Peterson.

The next News & Views meeting is March 15, 2007, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in Sayles-Hill 252.

Events Planning Session hosted by SAC, March 21, 2007, time/place to be announced.

The next SAC meeting is May 10, 2007, at 1:30 p.m. in Sayles-Hill Lounge. This will be the last business meeting for the fiscal year.

Respectfully submitted,

Nina Mangelsen

Attachment: Notes from SAC Salary and Benefits Committee

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SAC Salary and Benefits Committee

3/2007

♦Tuition benefit

♦Bi-weekly staff representation on the College Budget Committee

♦Salary considerations

●1999 Major (benefits) survey of the membership

♦Top two issues were vacation accumulation and sick hours use

♦Second tier issues were tuition benefit, funeral benefit, sick time conversion to severance pay, increase in paid vacation, and carry over of vacation days (from year to year)

♦Two-page memo sent to Pres. Lewis with copies to College Benefits Committee,
C. Campbell, and B.J. Mork

●2002 "Red Hot" issues survey at SAC Spring Luncheon

♦Top issues were review, compensation and raises, expanded vacation accrual,
college tuition benefit, and expanded sick leave usage

●Just about all benefits achieved except tuition benefit and a couple of the vacation issues

●Tuition benefit

♦Memo from B. DeCoux, 2-23-2000, "…the tuition benefit does not meet the
criteria for recruitment and retention as a benefit that the President and I believe
should be funded."

♦From the 2002 Update on Carleton in the Twenty-First Century —a "progress
report": "Decision not to extend tuition benefit for biweekly staff, 2000"

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