UCIEA Executive
Committee Meeting November 13, 2006 -- Minutes
Present: Ken Dumars, David Easton, Julian Feldman, Barbara Hamkalo, Ann Heiney, Judd Hubert, Stuart Krassner, Peggy Maradudin, Ronald Miller, Kivie Moldave, Lyman Porter, Ted Quilligan, Marianne Schnaubelt, Myron Simon, John Swett, and Jerry Tobis.
Minutes: Those of October 9, 2006 were approved as written and distributed. Prior members introduced themselves to Marianne Schnaubelt, Retirees’ Association President and Liaison to the UCIEA. She was a member of the first freshman student class at UCI, received a BA in anthropology, a BS in biology, and an MBA -- all from UCI. She served as Academic Counselor for Social Sciences, Director of Undergraduate Student Affairs for Information and Computer Sciences, and was Associate Registrar.
Important business: Miller again listed the critical need for volunteers for our Association to function. We need a Secretary, chairs of Awards, Bylaws, and History committees, a Web-site Manager, and members of Awards, Bylaws, History, and Membership Committees.
Miller again asked for recommendations of how emeritae/i might best contribute to the UCI community. Barbara Hamkalo
informed us that every faculty member of the
Academic Senate liaison: None yet appointed.
Treasurer's report: Krassner reported that as of September 30, we had expenditures of $10 and revenues of $200. There is a balance of $890 in our account from the EVC, but anticipated expenses obviously exceed this such that our request for the annual gift from the EVC must be submitted promptly. In the past the support was $2000 annually, and there has not been an increase in a number of years. The support largely allowed for our assistant, Audrey Wicks, and during the past year for student assistants, but it is evident that we would benefit from an assistant with competence and who would provide continuity and could greatly assist Jeri Frederick in meeting the needs of the Association. The same individual might also support the Retirees Association, a prospect deemed appropriate by Marianne Schnaubelt. The Executive Committee hoped that it might be possible to jointly pay such an assistant $6,000 annually, and $3000 from our budget suggests that we should request approximately $5,000 support from the EVC. Rather than waiting for approval at the December meeting , the Executive Committee approved Miller's making the request -- via the Assistant Executive Vice Chancellor -- after further consultation with the Treasurer. It was also agreed that a separate request would be made for support of the Spring 2007 meeting of CUCEA that we have been asked to sponsor. Ken Dumars requested a committee to consider future financial and other needs of the Association, and agreed to chair such a committee with deliberations to begin in January with Hamkalo, Krassner, Miller, Schnaubelt and any others who would like to participate.
Newsletter Editor's Report: Ted Quilligan reported that the fall newsletter has been written and submitted to Jeri Frederick. She has indicated that a decision was made to have the newsletter formatted by Joyce Keath, but planned delivery of the materials has apparently not yet been effected, and arrangements for printing and distribution are hopefully in progress. If there were to be further delay, it was suggested that Joe Walsh might be asked to provide a summary of his talk for the current newsletter. Submissions to Ted Quilligan are in order for the winter newsletter. The January 24 event honoring David Easton and the award to Julian Feldman, recently celebrated, might appropriately be included.
Program Committee Report: Ann Stephens was unable to attend today’s meeting, but informed us that there was standing room only for the Emeritae/i-Retirees meeting with Joe Walsh. She states there is to be modest premium and co-pay increases for health insurance and care for 2007, some continued Medicare Part B reimbursement from UC, coverage of bariatric surgery by most plans, and cancellation of the UCI Medical Group contract with HealthNet.
Nominating/Membership Committee Report: Deferred.
Awards Committee Report: None pending volunteers to chair and staff the committee which should already have considered whether to make nominations for the Panunzio award or the Dickson Professorship and should shortly solicit nominations for the mentorship award.
Bylaws Committee Report: None pending volunteers.
Report of Council on Faculty Welfare and its Emeritae/i Affairs Subcommittee: No report.
CUCEA: Barbara Hamkalo attended the meeting of October 26 as did Lyman
Porter and Jeri Frederick. Barbara
provided us with a report summarizing "campus reports on how emeriti and
emeriti associations are treated" and annual reports of the UCLA,
History Committee: No report.
Ethics Committee: No report, but Jerry Tobis will again request that the committee convene.
Osher Life-long Learning Institute and University Fora Announcements: None for lack of time.
Retirees' Association Liaison: We are most fortunate to have Marianne Schnaubelt, a very recent retiree but one quite knowledgeable of our University, to work with us. With the approval of the Executive Director of the Academic Senate, Susan Gumbrecht, I have offered Ms. Schnaubelt use of the office we have been fortunate to be provided adjacent to the Academic Senate Conference Room where we meet.
Web Site: No report.
Old Business: Only that noted above.
New Business: Stuart Krassner brought the new UCIEA letterhead stationery drafted by Jeri Frederick or Aimee Lyn Burton, our student assistant. It was noted that we may need to have approval of a UCI publications committee or other office and it was suggested that Ms. Frederick explore this possibility before use of the stationery. In addition, it was recommended that we request use of the University seal, and also that there was need for improvement in the fonts. Although it is necessary to keep the list of executive committee officers and members in a relatively narrow column on the left of the page, the printing could or should begin further to the left in order that the three names currently on two lines be single lines like all the other names. In addition, it should be clear that the "Members" are members of the Executive Committee (not simply members of the UCIEA).
Miller announced that he had forwarded the following e-mails to the Executive Committee:
1) November 3 announcement of an invitation to tour the new satellite clinic for Integrative Medicine on November 16;
2) November 3 announcement of influenza vaccine clinics at various locations ;
3) November 3 announcement from the Vice Chancellor for Research of the availability of grants to sponsor a conference or workshop;
4) November 7 Health Sciences update from the Chancellor;
5) November 8 notification by Gerald Parsky, chairman of the Board of Regions regarding full disclosure of " total compensation for all University employees";
6) November 9 announcement by the Executive Vice Chancellor of a search committee for Dean of the School Biological Sciences;
7) November 9 announcement by the Vice Chancellor for Administrative and Business Services of the termination of the UCI Medical Group contract with Health Net effective December 31, 2006.
8) November 9 letter from chairs of CUCEA and CUCRA to the Board of Regents and the President supporting the necessary resumption of contributions to the retirement plan in order to keep it "fully funded". It was hoped that contributions could be made in small increments and that faculty salaries might be raised to cover these increases.
Deferred Business: As indicated above and (1) Judd Hubert's request that we discuss the qualifications of faculty who teach graduate students, and (2) Jerry Tobis ' request that we reconsider the time we convene and the duration of our meetings, especially in view of a preference not to overly rush the agenda but also to accomplish the work that should be done each month.
Minutes drafted by Ronald B. Miller and distributed November 20, 2006