Acccomplishments 2003-2004

Events/Awards/Achievements:

1. Awarded 5 scholarships to children and grandchildren of Civil Service Staff.
2. Awarded the second annual Carl Johansen scholarship award to a Civil Service staff member who is seriously pursuing a degree.
3. Held a Fall Picnic on Milner Plaza.
4. Participated in the Homecoming Parade.
5. Developed a Confidentiality Statement to assist members and constituents.
6. Began accepting classified ads for the OpenLine.
7. Sponsored a shopping trip to Gurnee Mills
8. Holiday Party starring the Gamma Phi Circus was held for children and grandchildren of all ISU Employees. Co-sponsored by the AP Council
9. Participated in the Homecoming Parade.
10. Council participated fully in the Presidential candidate interviews during the Open Sessions, the Civil Service Sessions, and luncheons with the candidates.
11. Provided publicity for an ISU Shopping Night at K’s Merchandise Mart
12. Chair and another member attended Council of Councils statewide meeting
13. Sent 3 buses of people to a Cubs game.
14. Participated in the WJBC Brotherhood Tree.
15. Invited Union representatives to meet with Council and constituents to answer questions.
16. Held a raffle to earn money for additional scholarships.

Speakers:

1. Joe Rives and Christy England-Siegerdt on Educating Illinois (presentation and explanation)
2. Joe Rives on Educating Illinois (to get our feedback)
3. Pamela Pirtle on Office of Diversity and Affirmative Action overview
4. Pat Grogg on the Family Campaign
5. Doug Smith and Shelly Gilfillan on Classroom and Faculty Technology Support
6. Parker Lawlis, President of the ISUAA (Annuitant’s Association)
7. Janet Deutsch on downtown Normal changes
8. Joe Rives (again!) to get our endorsement for the revised Educating Illinois
9. Joe Rives to give us our yearly update on the Educating Illinois progress (Joe is an honorary member by this point!)
10. Steve Bragg (VP Finance & Planning) to answer Council questions and update us on the budget
11. President Bowman to answer Council questions and update us on the state of the University.
12. John Presley (Provost) to answer Council questions.
13. Paul Jarvis, AP chair, with Martha Burk, presented “A Day in the Life of Illinois State University Staff” – originally presented before the Board of Trustees.

Members/appointees sat on the following committees:

1. Benefits/Sick Leave Appeals
2. Campus Communications Committee
3. Employee Advisory Committee (serves in an advisory capacity to the State Universities Civil Service System housed in Urbana).
4. Executive Committee of the Committee for Diversity
5. Faculty/Staff iCampus Portal
6. Foundation Board
7. NCA Accreditation Team
8. 150th Celebration
9. Parking Committee
10. Academic Senate
11. Planning and Finance subcommittee of the Academic Senate
12. Presidential Search Committee
13. Social Security Numbers Committee
14. Team Excellence Award Committee
15. Veteran’s Day Recognition Ceremony Planning Committee
16. VP for Human Resources Search Committee
17. Joint AP/Civil Service Employee Recognition Committee
18. Campus Web Planning and Advisory Committee
19. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) Committee

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