Employee Assembly Meeting

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

• Term:
  2025-2026
• Assembly/Committee: Employee Assembly
• Date & Time:
  Wed, Nov 19, 2025 - 12:00pm
  to
  1:15pm
• Location:
  Zoom
• Agenda:
• Meeting Packet:
• Audio Recording:
• Minutes:

  I. Call to Order 
       a. W. Treat called the meeting to order at 12:02pm 
       b. Members Present: M. Banta, V. Bell, M. Benda, J. Best, R. Boche, M. Boggs, S. Chang, C. Cornell, E. Crawley, B. Dixon, J. Doss, A. Ericsson, D. Hill, R. Howard, E. Krumm-Powers, J. Kruser, Y. Luckain, D. McDermitt, P. Mengers, A. Morse, I. Solís Cruz, M. StefanskiSeymour, K. Supron, D. Surine, W. Treat, D. Wierson, N. Williams 
       c. Members Absent: A. Blakeslee, G. Brangman, K. Fitch, K. Karnuta, S. Lanchez, S. Resue, M. Snyder 
       d. Also Present: S. Burke, T. Davis 

  II. W. Treat read the land Acknowledgement of the Gayogo̱ho꞉nǫ(Cayuga Nation). 

  III. Approval of the November 5, 2025, meeting minutes 
       a. B. Dixon motioned to approve the meeting minutes with friendly amendments. 
       b. The minutes were passed by unanimous consent 

  IV. Call for late additions to the agenda 
       a. J. Kruser motioned to add FAU town hall to business of the day 
       b. The motion passed by unanimous consent 

  V. Business of the day 
       i. Cornell Experience Modernization Initiative (CEMI) 
            1. S. Burke, the program director of CEMI gave a presentation and took questions and comments. 
       ii. EA Priorities poll and ad-hoc committee charge 
            1. The employee assembly votes to set up the committee 
            2. I. Solís Cruz motions to approve the committee 
                 a. The motion passed by majority
            3. R. Howard nominated C. Cornell as chair 
                 a. The motion passed by unanimous consent 
       iii. Special Meeting request 
            1. W. Treat shared a special meeting request to be held sometime in January. 
       iv. FAU Town Hall 
            1. W. Treat discussed the FAU town hall with the assembly members. 

  VI. Committee Report 
       a. Executive Committee 
            i. I. Solís Cruz reported they drafted the creation of the ad-hoc committee, met with Christine Lovely, and identified someone to guide the EA priorities poll. 
       b. Communications, Outreach, and Recognition Committee 
            i. V. Bell reported they are meeting the following Monday at 2:30 
       c. Employee Education and Development Committee 
            i. D. Surine reported they want to help staff become aware of pros/cons of AI, training for being a remote leader, and additional staff resources. 
       d. Employee Welfare Committee 
            i. M. Benda reported they discussed staff issues and concerns 
       e. Benefits and Policy Committee 
            i. Nothing to report 
       f. Elections Committee 
            i. Nothing to report 

  VII. Liaison Reports 
       a. UA Campus codes Committee 
            i. Nothing to report 
       b. UA Campus Committee on Infrastructure, Technology and the Environment 
            i. Nothing to report 
       c. UA Campus Welfare Committee 
            i. Nothing to report 
       d. Campus Planning Committee 
            i. M. Banta reported they reviewed two plans and discussed financials. 
       e. Transportation Hearing and Appeals Board 
            i. Nothing to report 
       f. Committee for Campus-Constituency-Elected Trustees 
            i. Nothing to report 
       g. Faculty Senate 
            i. D. Wierson reported the teaching faculty positions in Arts and Sciences, Human Ecology, and Vet Medicine were presented, as well as the task force for institutional voice. 
  
  VIII. Open Discussion 
       a. The assembly discussed the AI companion on zoom, the hybrid meeting and the December 3rd meeting with the President. 
  
  IX. Adjournment
       a. C. Cornell motioned to adjourn the meeting
       b. The motion passed by unanimous consent
  
  The meeting was adjourned at 1:15 pm.

  EA meeting minutes- November 19th, 2025.pdf (173.55 KB)