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Office of the Assemblies

Employee Assembly Meeting

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

  • Term:
    2024-2025
  • Assembly/Committee: Employee Assembly
  • Date & Time:
    Wed, Sep 4, 2024 - 12:00pm
    to
    1:15pm
  • Location:
    Zoom
  • Agenda:
    EA Agenda 9.4.2024 (1).pdf (184.47 KB)
  • Meeting Packet:
  • Audio Recording:
    EA-09042024.MP3 (66.91 MB)
  • Minutes:

    I. Land Acknowledgement of the Gayogo̱ho꞉nǫNation (Cayuga Nation) 

        a. E. Crawley stated the land acknowledgement. 

    II. Call to Order 

        a. E. Crawley called the meeting to order at 12:02pm 

        b. Members Present: B. Arnold, M. Banta, A. Blakesley, R. Boche, M. Boggs, S. Chang, C. Cornell, E. Crawley, B. Dixon, J. Doss, T. Hambury, D. Hinshaw, K. Karnuta, E. Krumm, J. Kruser, S. Lanchez, K. Mahoney, D. McDermitt, P. Mengers, S. Resue, I. Solís Cruz, K. Supron, D. Surine, W. Treat, J. VanHouten, D. Wierson 

        c. Members Absent: F. Cantone, Y. Luckain, A. Morse, K. Phipps 

        d. Also Present: J. Withers 

    III. Approval of the Minutes from the May 15, 2024 Meeting 

        a. W. Treat motioned to approve the minutes. 

             i. C. Cornell seconded the motion. 

             ii. The minutes were approved by unanimous consent. 

    IV. Call for Late Additions to the Agenda 

        a. E. Crawley called for late additions to the agenda. 

    V.  Business of the Day 

        a. Filling Committee Chair and Employee-Elected Trustee Vacancies 

           i. W. Treat called for nominations to serve on the Employee Education and  Development Committee. 

               1. W. Treat nominated D. Surine to chair the Employee Education and Development Committee. 

            ii. W. Treat called for nominations to chair the Elections Committee. 

                1. S. Resue put forward a self-nomination to chair the committee. 

           iii. E. Crawley called for nominations to serve as the Employee-Elected Trustee. 

                 1. E. Crawley put forward a self-nomination to serve as the Employee Elected Trustee. 

         b. Approval of the EA Budget for 2024-2025i. W. Treat put forward a motion to table the approval of the 2024-2025 budget to the next meeting. 

            1. C. Cornell seconded the motion. 

            2. The motion to table was approved. 

        c. Filling Committee Vacancies 

            i. E. Crawley put forward a motion to table the filling of committee vacancies to the next meeting. 

              1. C. Cornell seconded the motion. 

               2. The motion to table was approved. 

        d. Cornell-UAW Negotiations 

            i. E. Crawley stated that she released a statement to the Assembly requesting feedback on whether the statement should be released to the public. The Assembly then discussed whether the EA should draft a resolution or statement to release to the public on the negotiations. 

        e. Questions for Interim President Kotlikoff 

             i. E. Crawley stated that Interim President Kotlikoff would be in attendance during the Assembly’s next meeting. 

        f. Access to Free Menstrual Products at Public Campuses 

           i. E. Crawley stated that Governor Hochul signed a law requiring access to free menstrual products at public campuses. The Assembly discussed possible action items for the EA to help establish free access to menstrual products at the university. 

        g. EA Meeting Zoom Link 

           i. E. Crawley stated that those who wish to attend EA meetings should email assembly@cornell.edu. 

    VI. Committee Reports 

        a. Executive Committee 

            i. I. Solís Cruz stated that the Committee met to discuss agenda items for this  Assembly meeting and that members can send recommended agenda items  to the committee. 

        b. Communications, Outreach, and Recognition Committee 

            i. Nothing to report 

        c. Education Committee 

           i. Nothing to report 

       d. Welfare Committee 

            i. C. Cornell stated that K. Mahoney will continue as chair of the committee. 

        e. Benefits and Policy Committee 

           i. Nothing to report 

        f. Elections Committee 

           i. Nothing to report 

    VII. Open Discussion 

         a. The Assembly discussed the move of the annual Employee Celebration from the fall to the spring. 

    VIII. Adjournment 

        a. W. Treat motioned to adjourn the meeting. 

            i. C. Cornell seconded the motion. 

    The meeting was adjourned at 1:15pm. 

    Respectfully Submitted, 

    P.J. Brown 

    Clerk of the Assembly

     

    EA Minutes, 9_4.pdf (197.05 KB)