University Managers Association Board
2101 McGavran-Greenberg
Present: Jan Blue, Linda Carl, Peter DeSaix, Kathleen Dulaney, Kim Duval, Libby Evans, John Gullo, George Guthrie, Phil Lyons, Cheryl Lytle, Ruth Marinshaw, Maura Murphy
Year-End Committee Reports: Since the annual meeting agenda unexpectedly had to be cut short, committee chairs should submit reports to be posted on the UMA website to Kathleen Dulaney.
Treasurer’s Report: Ruth reported that UMA has $3,651 in three accounts.
Auditor’s Report: Peter shared that Rebecca Mabe (chair), Jean Estrada and Sharon Grayden had reported a satisfactory audit of UMA finances. They made a few suggestions regarding future report’s organization.
Membership: Libby suggested a cut-off day for membership in June.
Bylaws: The board recommended that the new board make a decision as to whether non-members could attend programs. The board also recommended that the bylaws be reviewed annually.
Programs: The
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Phil reported that the program committee had previously decided that the program planning cycle should begin earlier than August. Several board members suggested that the board should be up and running earlier for more than just programs. One way to jump start board activities was to have the Board meet twice in July.
The current program committee recently met and came up with several topics for 2005-2006 programs including two tours/site visits and one program on resources for managers. The committee suggested that the next UMA lunch on June 7th focus on program topics. Phil will facilitate the discussion. Using the information from the program committee meeting and the lunch discussion, program committee members will each make four telephone calls to members who do not regularly attend meetings to find out what would entice them to attend programs.
Communications: Peter thanked Kathleen for improvements to the website. The website has a link to the Joan Seifert Rose power points at the annual meeting. Maura will send the membership information about this link along with information about the Manger of the Year.
Employee Appreciation Event: The Employee Appreciation event will encompass the Monday-Tuesday-Thursday and Friday surrounding University Day.
Manager of the Year Award: The board had a lively discussion on the qualifications for Manager of the Year. The two major issues were 1) composition of the committee selecting Manager of the Year 2) Criteria for selection. Should the award honor the best manager in the University, the best manager in UMA, or the best manager in UMA who had also contributed to UMA? There was consensus that the criteria needed be better defined and that the issue should be taken to the membership. Maura will prepare information for the board on the history of the award. A special committee will be constituted to work with appropriate criteria for selection and selection committee membership.
Next Board Meeting: The Board will next meet June 21.