SJSU ERFA Executive Board Meeting Minutes, April 8, 2019

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SJSU ERFA Executive Board Minutes
May 4, 202

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San Jose State University SJSU ScholarWorks SJSU ERFA Minutes The SJSU Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association 5-4-2020 SJSU ERFA Board Minutes, May 4, 2020 San Jose State University, Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/erfa_minutes  Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the Higher Education and Teaching Commons SJSU ERFA Executive Board Meeting Minutes  Monday, May 4, 2020, 10:00 am via Zoom  Members Present: Celia Bakke, Carol Christensen, Jill Cody, Barbara Conry, Abdel El-Shaieb, Dolores Escobar-Hamilton, Nancie Fimbel, Mary Jo Gorney-Moreno, Tim Hegstrom, Chris Jochim, Don Keesey, Elba Maldonado-Colon, Susan McClory, Bill McCraw, Lucy McProud, Joan Merdinger, Carmen Sigler, Lonna Smith and Jackie Snell.  1. Call to order. President Chris Jochim called the meeting to order at 10:09 a.m.  2. The Minutes of April 6, 2020 were approved with 1 abstention.  3. President’s Remarks.  Chris noted that this is his last meeting as President, and it’s not at all what he expected. Expectations about his final semester in FERP have also changed radically. He sorely misses our face-to-face meetings, not to mention the Spring Excursion set for the beginning of April and the Spring Luncheon planned for May 1st. Chris remarked that he had learned to conduct meetings via Zoon and teach online. He hopes for the best with regard to AY 2020-21 meetings under the guidance of President-Elect Tim Hegstrom.  4. Information Items.  a. SJSU summer classes will be taught 100% online. SJSU’s situation for Fall 2020 is uncertain. Recent communications from the Provost’s Office about instruction in Fall 2020 have been ambiguous, with colleges and departments struggling to make planning choices. The unpredictable effects of Covid-19 and student enrollment trends are both causes of uncertainty.   Other information can be read / heard in Susan McClory’s Academic Senate Report. It is not known what types of classes can be held on campus. Chris will contact the Biology Department to reserve Duncan Hall 249 for ERFA meetings in 2020 / 2021. Elba suggested that Chris contact the Associate Dean, CHHS to ensure that we retain the ERFA office in MacQuarrie Hall. Related to campus issues Chris mentioned that some faculty were not able to work on their sabbatical projects.  b. Letters have been sent by SJSU-ERFA President to 2019-2020 ERFA RSCA Award recipients. All three have expressed thanks but indicated they will not yet need to change their project content or timeline. Letters to 2018-2019 recipients were unnecessary.  5. Action Items:   There were no action items.  6. Discussion Items:    a. Do fully retired faculty have access to CSU’s Enterprise version of Zoom?  There is a free version of Zoom which is limited to 40 minute sessions.  Carol stated that after 40 minutes one can join again for another 40 minutes.   For the campus version go to one.SJSU and select the My Video Conferencing (Zoom) application. Login with your SJSU ID and Password.  Tim will try to access.  b. What changes should we anticipate in those serving in Ex-Officio positions in addition to those about which we know, as follows: Beth Von Till on Membership Committee, Jill Cody discontinuing as Consolations officer, Lonna Smith chairing the Activities Committee with Elba joining to help, and Chris replacing Don Keesey as CSU-ERFSA Representative. A discussion initially addressed the best way to fill the Consolations position.  May Jo volunteered for this assignment with Jill serving as her mentor. Carmen will not be continuing as a Member-at-Large, but she will consider serving in another capacity if Tim offers her a position. It was noted that we will not be able to honor our “retirees” with a gathering at this time, but Lonna volunteered to host an event at her home when it was safe to do so.   7. New and Continuing Business:   No new or continuing business.  8. Reports a. Treasurer.  Abdel reported that the balance of the account is $9,319.10 as of May 1st.  He filed our reports with the IRS (Form 990N e-postcard) and the Franchise tax board (Form 199N e-postcard). We are now legal for one more year.  b. Membership. Jackie reported we have had no changes to membership since the last meeting; we are still at 222 members.  She mentioned that she is thinking of changing how to do the renewals and will discuss with Joan and then present to the Board.  Joan reported that she has been in contact with the Provost's Office to request the names of the invitees to the April 14, 2020 Faculty Retirement Reception.  The faculty who were invited to the event began their retirement or FERP in 2019-2020.  She will be in touch with Dr. James Lee, Sr. Director of Faculty Affairs to request the emailing of our "Welcome to ERFA" letter to faculty who will be retiring and entering FERP in AY 2020-2021.    c. Activities.   .Fall Brunch, October 16, 2020, 10:30 – 1:30, Flames. Lonna voiced her concerns as to the state of the Covid crisis in the Fall.  She recommended that we cancel the brunch as she feels that not many would attend even if the restrictions have been relaxed. Perhaps we can host a speaker via Zoom.  Nancie stated that she is in favor of this idea as a speaker would help keep the members connected to the organization.  Joan suggested a speaker who could address the elections, such as Terry Christensen or Larry Gerston.  Bill mentioned that at one time he had approached Garrick Persival, Chair of Political Science, to speak.  He volunteered to continue investigating a political science speaker. Joan suggested that idea be forwarded to the program Committee to explore and make a recommendation.  Lucy moved, based on Lonna’s recommendation, to cancel the brunch.  Tim seconded.  Approval was unanimous.  Lonna moved that we schedule a board meeting for June 1st to address a speaker event.  Mary Jo seconded.  Board approval was unanimous.     Holiday Event, December 4, 2020, 1:00 – 3:00. Lonna received confirmation that space in the Library has been reserved.  She noted that we can make a final decision about the event in the fall. Tim suggested that the Program Committee be charged to explore more Zoom meetings on different topics. Dolores suggested that that a Town Hall format might be appropriate for a meeting.  Another suggestion was to host department reunions.    d. Program.  No report.  e. Newsletter Editor. Don announced that publication / distribution of the Newsletter would be postponed until the second week of June so that the discussion at the June Board meeting regarding a fall speaker can be included.  The Newsletter will also include the slate of officers which will be considered approved if no objections are received by July 1st.  The editors wondered what to do in place of the Travel column.  Suggestions: a listing of recommended virtual travel sites, a discussion of book recommendations, an article about migrating to an online only Newsletter.  The editors hope that as many members as possible find the online version acceptable.  Any who want to continue receiving the paper version would need to contact the editors. Nancie noted that she would continue providing the paper version for distribution to a few individuals on campus.  f. Archivist. No report.  g. Consolations. Jill mentioned that she would mail the remaining cards and stamps and a sample letter to Mary Jo.  Jill and Mary Jo will work together on the letter for the passing of Jonathan Lovell.  Chris mentioned that it was unfortunate that it was not possible to schedule campus memorials at this time.  h. ERFA Faculty Research and Creative Activity Award.  Joan announced that the names of the most current awardees are listed on the ERFA website.  She will contact the awardees after the semester is over to ask them to create a YouTube video about their projects. The link to these videos will be posted on the ERFA website   i. Biographies.  Joan reported that over 300 biographies are now posted on SJSU ScholarWorks.  She strongly encouraged the Board members who have not yet participated to take advantage of this opportunity.  j. Film.  Don stated that he would welcome suggestions for engaging the film group virtually.  k. Academic Senate. Susan provided her report via email prior to the meeting. The Academic Senate has been meeting via Zoom based on passage of an emergency resolution allowing a variance from the constitution. There was a meeting on April 20 and then the final meeting will be held on May 11. At that time, officers for the 2020-2021 term will be chosen. Below are some brief points of interest. 1. Admitted Spartan Day (https://www.sjsu.edu/admittedspartanday/index.php) went live online last week. Admitted SJSU Students can attend webinars, panels and virtual tours from April 18-25. 2. Graduation dates will remain the same but Commencement may have to be held at a future date. 3. The Coronavirus Higher Education Relief Fund has allotted $28.7 million to SJSU. 4. Hiring will not be suspended. We have 33 successful, failed, or in process hires out of about 80. 5. Summer Session will be online only. Any face-to-face classes would have to be in late summer if possible. 6. Chancellor White has delayed his retirement in order to handle the COVID-19 response. In advance of the meeting Susan also shared a copy of the report to the Senate Improving Implementation of San Jose State University’s Retention, Tenure and Promotion Policies which was approved by the Provost but not signed by the President.  She also shared a link to a webpage that lists the policies and amendments awaiting the President’s signature, those that are under consideration after being returned by the President and those vetoed by the President. Chris noted that the campus is concerned about enrollment numbers for 2020/2021 and has extended the student acceptance deadline from May 1 to June 1.  l. Webmaster.  Carol thanked Joan for providing the information to update the names of the current ERFA award winners.  m. CSU ERFSA. Joan reported that Chris will take over for Don Keesey as one of our ERFA representatives to CSU ERFSA, and will be appointed to that position by incoming President Hegstrom.   There is no information - to date - about a CSU ERFSA meeting in October 2020.  We will await information about upcoming meetings, either virtual or in-person from the CSU ERFSA leadership.    n. AROHE.  Joan informed the Board that our renewal of $120 for AROHE membership is due.  Seeing no objection from any Board member, ERFA will continue its AROHE membership for 2020-2021.  A new benefit will be the opportunity for all ERFA members to receive emails directly from AROHE.  Joan will send an email to all ERFA members in July inviting them to opt-in to receiving information from AROHE, and will then forward that information to AROHE.  In the past, only 8 individuals of a member organization were included in information sent from AROHE.    9. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 11:45 am.  The next meeting is June 1, 2020, 10:00 am, via Zoom    Minutes submitted by Celia Bakke  

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SJSU ERFA Board Minutes, October 7, 2019

San Jose State University SJSU ScholarWorks SJSU ERFA Minutes The SJSU Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association 10-7-2019 SJSU ERFA Board Minutes, October 7, 2019 San Jose State University, Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/erfa_minutes  Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the Higher Education and Teaching Commons Recommended Citation San Jose State University, Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association. "SJSU ERFA Board Minutes, October 7, 2019" SJSU ERFA Minutes (2019). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The SJSU Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in SJSU ERFA Minutes by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact scholarworks@sjsu.edu.   SJSU ERFA Executive Board Meeting Minutes  Monday, October 7, 2019, Duncan Hall 249  Members Present: Celia Bakke, Carol Christensen, Barbara Conry, Abdel El-Shaieb, Dolores Escobar-Hamilton, Tim Hegstrom, Chris Jochim, Don Keesey, Susan McClory, Lucy McProud, Joan Merdinger, Carmen Sigler, and Lonna Smith.  1. Call to order. President Chris Jochim called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.  2. The Minutes of September 9, 2019 were unanimously approved.  3. President’s Remarks.  a. Chris is looking forward to Friday’s fall luncheon.  b. He attended his first CSU-ERFSA meeting, October 5.  On Friday evening he attended a dinner honoring campus ERFA Presidents.  4. Information Items: Upcoming Activities and Events.  a. Fall Luncheon at Flames, October 11, 2019   b. President’s Reception for faculty retirees, October 22, 6:00 - 7:30pm.  Jackie will attend the event with packets to encourage the retirees to join SJSU ERFA and also CSU-ERFSA. c. Holiday Celebration at MLK, Friday, December 6, 1:00 – 3:00 pm.  5. Action Items:   a. Support of Occupational Therapy students survey project involving (1) participation in a survey as subjects and (2) submission of a letter of support to the Institutional Review Board. This request was initiated by Winifred Schultz-Krohn, Chair of Occupational Therapy on behalf of her graduate students.  Chris presented the motion that the ERFA Executive Board send a letter of support to the IRB for the community transportation project of Occupational Therapy graduate students. Joan moved and Carol seconded. The motion was approved. It was noted that we would send a request for participation to the membership but not give OT access to the email list.   b. How to help Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging students with a project involving health questionnaire and face-to-face interviews on November 5.  Don noted that an article requesting volunteers appears in the Fall 2019 Newsletter which resulted in a volunteer participant.   c. Identify Nomination Committee Members. The positions that will be open for the  2020 election are: Vice-President, Treasurer and one Member at Large (Carmen’s position).  Susan McClory agreed to continue to serve as the representative to the Academic Senate which is a one year position. Carmen nominated Chris and Tim to serve on the Committee.  Celia suggested that Nancie be recruited as the third member.   6. Discussion Items:    a. MQH 438D and ERFA files. Chris noted that he visited the room and found that the old file cabinets had been removed and the new one installed.  All of the files still reside in boxes.  He feels that the files should be reviewed before being placed in the cabinet.  Celia stated that as Archivist she would assume the responsibility, but would be happy to have Chris’ and Elba’s assistance.     b. List of campus leaders who receive the Newsletter and/or other notifications. Chris reviewed a list that had been provided by Gene.  It was decided that the following officers should receive mailings:  President, Chief of Staff, Academic Affairs Division administrators which includes the Provost, Deans and the Senior Vice Provost, Academic Senate Chair, Senior Director for Faculty Affairs, Vice President for University Advancement, and Vice President of Administration and Finance.  7. New Business: None.  8. Reports a. Treasurer.  Once again, Good news! Abdel reported that the current balance is $13,690, 63. Each month Abdel thanks the manager of the coffee shop for his service, and today the manager provided the coffee at no charge.  b. Membership.  Joan sent letters to 4 retirees and emails to 41 retirees in August and September inviting all of them to join SJSU ERFA and CSU ERFSA.  The 45 names came from the list of invitees to the President's upcoming reception for retirees, from files kept by Wayne Savage, and from referrals made by Ji-mei and Lonna.  Jackie has been receiving all of the new application forms and is entering all the information she receives into the active membership database.  Joan and Jackie will confer later this year to determine the success rate of the new membership outreach efforts which began in August 2019. Joan will bring membership forms to the luncheon, and Chris will remind attendees to pay their dues and also contribute to the scholarship fund.  c. Activities. Luncheon: Lonna announced that 59 have signed up.  Lucy is making the name tags and will be at the registration table. Another table will be available for Randy Balogh, Director of Planned Giving, Holiday Celebration:  Lonna is making the arrangements with Hannah from Spartan Eats for 65 attendees. It is important that the invitation states “RSVP Required” since a luncheon buffet is included this year.  Carmen noted that scheduling the event for 1:00 (rather than 3:00) was in response to the results of the membership survey.  Lonna will write an article for the Newsletter noting the changes.  Since the service fee is not shared with the servers Lonna will ask Hannah how to provide a tip.  Abdel requested that Lonna remind Spartan Eats that we don’t pay tax.  d. Program. Carmen with confirm with Kim Walesh, the speaker, whether she has any needs other than a mike and podium. Chris will remind the attendees to validate their parking tickets.  e. Newsletter Editor. Don noted that the Newsletter is in the mail.  He requested that at least 2 people take photos at the luncheon.  f. Archivist. Celia announced that today she was delivering several years of the Membership Directory to Carli Lowe in Special Collections.  g. Consolations. Chris reported for Jill that no consolation cards were sent.  h. ERFA Faculty Research and Creative Activity Award.  Joan reported that the announcement has been distributed.  Also the announcement will appear in the Provost’s Newsletter.  i. Biographies. Joan was pleased to report that 132 biographies are now available on ScholarWorks.  The Biography Committee is meeting today with Emily Chan, Associate Dean, University Library, to discuss how we can assist in expediting the process.    j. Film. Don reported that the group had seen Judy.  The acting was impressive, but the film was a bit depressing. Contact Don if you are interested in joining the Film Group.  k. Academic Senate. Susan reported that the event center has been renamed the Provident Credit Union Event Center. This is a result of an 8.1 million dollar, 20 year partnership.  The monies will be used for the upkeep of the Center.  A Doctorate in Occupational Therapy has been approved.  Campus enrollment is down for international students.  SJSU’s total enrollment is increasing each year while nationwide first time freshman enrollment has decreased for the first time.  l. Webmaster.  Carol announced that she appreciates being alerted to any links, etc. on the website that need correction.  The fall Newsletter will be online soon. New members are opting to join the email list.  m. CSU ERFSA. The organization is experiencing a decline in membership which affects its finances.  The Executive Committee is meeting via Zoom to save money and to preserve the two in-person meetings per year for the campus representatives.  CSU ERFSA would like the campuses to be more active in recruiting members.  n. AROHE.  No report.  9. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 11:29 am.  Thanks to Chris for the snacks. The next meeting is November 4, 10:00 am.  Snack Schedule: November 4 – Carmen February 3 – Susan March 2 – Barbara April 6 – Celia May 4 - Delores   Minutes submitted by Celia Bakke 

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SJSU ERFA Executive Board Meeting Minutes  Monday, March 4, 2019, Duncan Hall 249  Members Present: Celia Bakke, Gene Bernardini, Ji-Mei Chang, Carol Christensen, Abdel El-Shaieb, Dolores Escobar-Hamilton, Chris Jochim, Don Keesey, Elba Maldonado-Colon, Susan McClory, Bill McCraw, Joan Merdinger, Wayne Savage, Carmen Sigler, Lonna Smith, Jo Whitlatch and Bob Wilson.   1. Call to order. President Elba Maldonado-Colon called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.  2. The Minutes of February 4, 2019 were approved.  3. President’s Remarks.  a. Elba thanked Vice-President / President-Elect Chris Jochim for presiding at the February 4, 2019 Board meeting which Elba was not able to attend due to surgery.  She thanked everyone for their email messages.  b. Harold White from the Chancellor’s Office and CSU-ERFSA inquired how we support faculty on our campus.  Joan and Abdel helped Elba craft a response that included our active donations for the Faculty Research and Creative Activity Awards to advance the careers of the awardees by funding their scholarly and creative activities.   c. Congratulations to Jill Cody on her new radio program on KSQD 90.7 FM serving Santa Cruz and the Monterey Bay Area.  d. Thanks to the Program team that sent and is processing the survey of members regarding our social programs and activities.  4. Additions to the Agenda. Lonna requested that the Holiday Celebration be added.  5. Information Items: Upcoming Activities and Events.  a. Reception for Retiring Members. Carmen will host a party at her home. She mentioned that several individuals had volunteered to help with the event. Carmen suggested possible dates and most Board members were available either Saturday, May 25 or Sunday, May 26.   b. Spring Luncheon at the Villages. Dolores reported that she has been investigating menus and pricing. She noted that we can offer two entrees with meat or fish and also a vegetarian option.  She also conveyed that another entre choice could be soup with a large luncheon salad. Dolores volunteered to email the various options, but the consensus of the Board was to authorize her to determine the menu. Members did comment that chicken is always a popular choice.   6. Action Items  a. Amendment to the ERFA Constitution.  Jo announced that while she was working with Gene, Don, Carmen and Celia to craft the announcement of the constitutional amendment regarding the nomination process for the Spring Newsletter she discovered that the October 1, 2018 Board minutes were incorrect.  The minutes reflected the proposed changes to the Constitution, but inaccurately quoted the existing language in Article VII. Nominations.  Jo felt strongly that the minutes should accurately reflect the wording of the Constitution.  She consulted Robert’s Rules and found that after minutes have been adopted, a two-thirds vote is required to make corrections.  Jo moved / Joan seconded to correct the previously adopted minutes.  Sixteen   approved with 1 abstention.  Jo will make the changes to the minutes and send to Carol for posting.  b. Nomination Committee. Carmen presented the slate of candidates to fill vacated positions for AY 2019-2020.  The positions and nominees are Vice-President: Tim Hegstrom, Secretary: Celia Bakke, Members-at-Large: Lucy McProud and Mary Jo Gorney-Moreno, and Academic Senator: Susan McClory. Three are currently serving on the Board and two will be new members. Elba accepted the slate on behalf of the Board. Bill McCraw stated that he is willing to serve on the Program Committee. It will be necessary to replace several “irreplaceable” members who have served on the Board for many years: Gene, Wayne, Bob and perhaps Don.  c. Program Committee. Carmen announced that everything was on track for the Spring excursion to the Oakland Museum, April 3, 2019 and highly praised the committee.  Jo arranged for docents, Gene chartered the bus, Mary Jo alerted the restaurant and Carmen secured the Parking Permit for the University lot.  The Board had approved a fee of $45.00, but the committee was able to reduce the fee to $40.00.  d. Advisory vote for CSU ERFSA. Joan reported that currently CSU ERFSA hosts two in person meetings per year, but now there is a proposal to schedule only one in person meeting (due to fiscal constraints) and to hold a second meeting using technology.  Joan asked the Board for its thoughts. Gene suggested that it would be appropriate for Joan, Don and Bob to make the decision after they had heard the comments from other campuses.  7. Discussion Items:   a. ERFA Activities Survey Results.  Jo shared the preliminary results based on 82 responses.  The survey deadline is March 17. Jo will present the final survey result at the April 8th meeting.  She noted that the Comments were the most interesting aspect of the survey.  Jill had mentioned to Jo that the final results could be the basis for an interesting Newsletter article. Jo noted that she and Mary Jo were appreciative of and thankful to Jennifer Redd who helped them use Qualtrics to create the survey and analyze the results.   b. Holiday Celebration Redux. Lonna noted that she had received a response to the letter she sent to Charlie Faas regarding the poor business practices of SpartanEats. Charlie supported the unit and seemed unaware of the many price fluctuations that had been quoted to Lonna. She asked the Board if she should provide additional feedback to Charlie.  Joan suggested providing feedback otherwise Charlie would continue to be uninformed.  Carmen also recommended a polite note listing discrepancies.  Dolores mentioned that we will need to work with the University in the future. Lonna will draft a response to Charlie Faas and consult with Joan prior to sending.  Discussion shifted to address the low attendance at the event.  Parking appeared to be an issue for attendees as well as competing events in early December. Location can be issue for any ERFA event as membership is scattered throughout the Bay Area.  Lonna wondered if the monies spent on the Holiday Celebration would be put to better use subsidizing the luncheons.  Carmen noted that the event provides an important venue for members to socialize so rather than eliminating it perhaps it should be scheduled closer to Thanksgiving.  Carol suggested scheduling the event at a community center. Elba noted that we needed to hold one event on campus as it provides an opportunity to interact with administrators who we rely on to provide names of retirees. It was suggested that small events, e.g., How to Use the Library, might appeal to members.  Dolores noted that ERFA has tried to establish small groups but the only one that has been successful is the Film Group.  Elba noted that we need to continue working on this challenge.  8. New Business. None.  9. Reports a. Treasurer.  Abdel reported that the current balance is $10,442.49.which is low as he just paid for the bus for the Spring excursion.    b. Membership. Wayne reported that the total membership is 285 but only 232 members have paid to date.  Twenty three who have not paid for 2017 will soon receive a letter stating that they will be dropped from the roster. Thirty have not yet renewed for 2018 and Wayne may send another letter. This year we have the fewest non-paid members.   c. Newsletter Editor. Gene reported that ERFA Newsletter was mailed March 1. He thanked Joan, Susan and Lonna for contributing articles to the current issue and noted that he is always searching for articles. Gene will mail the flyer for the Spring Luncheon in early April.  d. Archivist. No report.  e. Consolations. Jill informed Elba that she sent a card for Richard Post who died.  She heard that 5 others had passed away but she is not sure if they are members.  f. Activities Committee.   1. Program. Carmen announced that Larry Hancock will be the speaker for the Spring Luncheon. 2. Awards. Joan announced that the Committee approved two awardees. Elba will sign the letters and inform the awardees of their selection. 3. Biographies. Joan was delighted that her article appeared on the first page of the Newsletter which also contained an insert of instructions for participating in the biographies project.  She noted that these biographies are so important for the legacy of the individual and the university.  Numerous reminders are helpful in encouraging members to participate. 4. Film Group. The attendees saw The World Before Your Feet . g. Faculty Senate. Susan noted that her report appears in the current Newsletter.  h. Webmaster.  The website is up-to-date.  Carol reached out to members to sign up for sending emails to members who are not yet on the SJSU ERFA group email list. She reported that Jo had emailed several people and half were now subscribed..  i. CSU ERFSA. The next meeting is April 6, 2019.  The latest edition of the Reporter is available online.  j. AROHE.  Joan mentioned that the group is looking for a new location, and it also is experiencing declining membership.  7. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 11:26 am.  Thanks to Bill for the snacks.  Reminder.  The April 8 Board meeting will meet in Clark Hall, Room 412.  Upcoming Refreshments:  April 8 – Jo Whitlatch  May 6 – Jackie Snell    Minutes submitted by Celia Bakke 

SJSU ERFA Board Minutes, March 4, 2019

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SJSU ERFA Executive Board Meeting Minutes 
 
Monday, March 4, 2019, Duncan Hall 249 
 
Members Present: Celia Bakke, Gene Bernardini, Ji-Mei Chang, Carol Christensen, Abdel El-
Shaieb, Dolores Escobar-Hamilton, Chris Jochim, Don Keesey, Elba Maldonado-Colon, Susan 
McClory, Bill McCraw, Joan Merdinger, Wayne Savage, Carmen Sigler, Lonna Smith, Jo 
Whitlatch and Bob Wilson.  
 
1. Call to order. President Elba Maldonado-Colon called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. 
 
2. The Minutes of February 4, 2019 were approved. 
 
3. President’s Remarks.  
a. Elba thanked Vice-President / President-Elect Chris Jochim for presiding at the February 4, 
2019 Board meeting which Elba was not able to attend due to surgery.  She thanked everyone for 
their email messages. 
 
b. Harold White from the Chancellor’s Office and CSU-ERFSA inquired how we support faculty on 
our campus.  Joan and Abdel helped Elba craft a response that included our active donations for 
the Faculty Research and Creative Activity Awards to advance the careers of the awardees by 
funding their scholarly and creative activities. 
  
c. Congratulations to Jill Cody on her new radio program on KSQD 90.7 FM serving Santa Cruz 
and the Monterey Bay Area. 
 
d. Thanks to the Program team that sent and is processing the survey of members regarding our 
social programs and activities. 
 
4. Additions to the Agenda. Lonna requested that the Holiday Celebration be added. 
 
5. Information Items: Upcoming Activities and Events. 
 a. Reception for Retiring Members. Carmen will host a party at her home. She 
mentioned that several individuals had volunteered to help with the event. Carmen suggested 
possible dates and most Board members were available either Saturday, May 25 or Sunday, May 
26. 
 
 b. Spring Luncheon at the Villages. Dolores reported that she has been investigating 
menus and pricing. She noted that we can offer two entrees with meat or fish and also a 
vegetarian option.  She also conveyed that another entre choice could be soup with a large 
luncheon salad. Dolores volunteered to email the various options, but the consensus of the Board 
was to authorize her to determine the menu. Members did comment that chicken is always a 
popular choice. 
 
 
6. Action Items 
 a. Amendment to the ERFA Constitution.  Jo announced that while she was working 
with Gene, Don, Carmen and Celia to craft the announcement of the constitutional amendment 
regarding the nomination process for the Spring Newsletter she discovered that the October 1, 
2018 Board minutes were incorrect.  The minutes reflected the proposed changes to the 
Constitution, but inaccurately quoted the existing language in Article VII. Nominations.  Jo felt 
strongly that the minutes should accurately reflect the wording of the Constitution.  She consulted 
Robert’s Rules and found that after minutes have been adopted, a two-thirds vote is required to 
make corrections.  Jo moved / Joan seconded to correct the previously adopted minutes.  Sixteen 
  
approved with 1 abstention.  Jo will make the changes to the minutes and send to Carol for 
posting. 
 
b. Nomination Committee. Carmen presented the slate of candidates to fill vacated 
positions for AY 2019-2020.  The positions and nominees are Vice-President: Tim Hegstrom, 
Secretary: Celia Bakke, Members-at-Large: Lucy McProud and Mary Jo Gorney-Moreno, and 
Academic Senator: Susan McClory. Three are currently serving on the Board and two will be 
new members. Elba accepted the slate on behalf of the Board. Bill McCraw stated that he is 
willing to serve on the Program Committee. It will be necessary to replace several “irreplaceable” 
members who have served on the Board for many years: Gene, Wayne, Bob and perhaps Don. 
 
c. Program Committee. Carmen announced that everything was on track for the Spring 
excursion to the Oakland Museum, April 3, 2019 and highly praised the committee.  Jo arranged 
for docents, Gene chartered the bus, Mary Jo alerted the restaurant and Carmen secured the 
Parking Permit for the University lot.  The Board had approved a fee of $45.00, but the committee 
was able to reduce the fee to $40.00. 
 
d. Advisory vote for CSU ERFSA. Joan reported that currently CSU ERFSA hosts two 
in person meetings per year, but now there is a proposal to schedule only one in person meeting 
(due to fiscal constraints) and to hold a second meeting using technology.  Joan asked the Board 
for its thoughts. Gene suggested that it would be appropriate for Joan, Don and Bob to make the 
decision after they had heard the comments from other campuses. 
 
7. Discussion Items:  
 a. ERFA Activities Survey Results.  Jo shared the preliminary results based on 82 
responses.  The survey deadline is March 17. Jo will present the final survey result at the April 8th 
meeting.  She noted that the Comments were the most interesting aspect of the survey.  Jill had 
mentioned to Jo that the final results could be the basis for an interesting Newsletter article. Jo 
noted that she and Mary Jo were appreciative of and thankful to Jennifer Redd who helped them 
use Qualtrics to create the survey and analyze the results.  
 b. Holiday Celebration Redux. Lonna noted that she had received a response to the 
letter she sent to Charlie Faas regarding the poor business practices of SpartanEats. Charlie 
supported the unit and seemed unaware of the many price fluctuations that had been quoted to 
Lonna. She asked the Board if she should provide additional feedback to Charlie.  Joan 
suggested providing feedback otherwise Charlie would continue to be uninformed.  Carmen also 
recommended a polite note listing discrepancies.  Dolores mentioned that we will need to work 
with the University in the future. Lonna will draft a response to Charlie Faas and consult with 
Joan prior to sending.  Discussion shifted to address the low attendance at the event.  Parking 
appeared to be an issue for attendees as well as competing events in early December. Location 
can be issue for any ERFA event as membership is scattered throughout the Bay Area.  Lonna 
wondered if the monies spent on the Holiday Celebration would be put to better use subsidizing 
the luncheons.  Carmen noted that the event provides an important venue for members to 
socialize so rather than eliminating it perhaps it should be scheduled closer to Thanksgiving.  
Carol suggested scheduling the event at a community center. Elba noted that we needed to hold 
one event on campus as it provides an opportunity to interact with administrators who we rely on 
to provide names of retirees. It was suggested that small events, e.g., How to Use the Library, 
might appeal to members.  Dolores noted that ERFA has tried to establish small groups but the 
only one that has been successful is the Film Group.  Elba noted that we need to continue 
working on this challenge. 
 
8. New Business. None. 
 
9. Reports 
a. Treasurer.  Abdel reported that the current balance is $10,442.49.which is low as he just paid 
for the bus for the Spring excursion. 
  
 
b. Membership. Wayne reported that the total membership is 285 but only 232 members have 
paid to date.  Twenty three who have not paid for 2017 will soon receive a letter stating that they 
will be dropped from the roster. Thirty have not yet renewed for 2018 and Wayne may send 
another letter. This year we have the fewest non-paid members.  
 
c. Newsletter Editor. Gene reported that ERFA Newsletter was mailed March 1. He thanked 
Joan, Susan and Lonna for contributing articles to the current issue and noted that he is always 
searching for articles. Gene will mail the flyer for the Spring Luncheon in early April. 
 
d. Archivist. No report. 
 
e. Consolations. Jill informed Elba that she sent a card for Richard Post who died.  She heard 
that 5 others had passed away but she is not sure if they are members. 
 
f. Activities Committee.  
 1. Program. Carmen announced that Larry Hancock will be the speaker for the Spring 
Luncheon. 
2. Awards. Joan announced that the Committee approved two awardees. Elba will sign 
the letters and inform the awardees of their selection. 
3. Biographies. Joan was delighted that her article appeared on the first page of the 
Newsletter which also contained an insert of instructions for participating in the biographies 
project.  She noted that these biographies are so important for the legacy of the individual and the 
university.  Numerous reminders are helpful in encouraging members to participate. 
4. Film Group. The attendees saw The World Before Your Feet 
. 
g. Faculty Senate. Susan noted that her report appears in the current Newsletter. 
 
h. Webmaster.  The website is up-to-date.  Carol reached out to members to sign up for sending 
emails to members who are not yet on the SJSU ERFA group email list. She reported 
that Jo had emailed several people and half were now subscribed.. 
 
i. CSU ERFSA. The next meeting is April 6, 2019.  The latest edition of the Reporter is available 
online. 
 
j. AROHE.  Joan mentioned that the group is looking for a new location, and it also is 
experiencing declining membership. 
 
7. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 11:26 am.  Thanks to Bill for the snacks. 
 
Reminder.  The April 8 Board meeting will meet in Clark Hall, Room 412. 
 
Upcoming Refreshments: 
 April 8 – Jo Whitlatch 
 May 6 – Jackie Snell 
 
 
 
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Monday, March 2, 2020, Duncan Hall 249 
 
Members Present: Celia Bakke, Carol Christensen, Jill Cody, Barbara Conry, Abdel El-Shaieb, 
Nancie Fimbel, Tim Hegstrom, Chris Jochim, Don Keesey,Elba Maldonado-Colon, Bill McCraw, 
Lucy McProud, Joan Merdinger, Carmen Sigler, Lonna Smith and Jackie Snell. 
 
1. Call to order. President Chris Jochim called the meeting to order at 10:01 a.m. 
 
2. The Minutes of February 3, 2020 were approved with 1 abstention. 
 
3. President’s Remarks.  
Chris sent an email to the Academic Senate noting the alarming increase in the number 
of commencement ceremonies.  ERFA is finding it difficult to identify volunteers to attend all 
eleven events.  The Senate meets today but will not necessarily address this topic.  It may be a 
topic for the Senate Executive Committee. 
 
4. Information Items: Upcoming Activities and Events. 
Spring Excursion, April 1, 2020 and the Spring Luncheon / Meeting, May 1, 2020. 
 
5. Action Items: Speaker for May 1st Luncheon. 
 Carmen distributed a list of eight potential speakers for the luncheon and described the 
reasons for including each.  After discussion the Board members ranked their top three.  Carmen 
will announce the results tomorrow.   
 
6. Discussion Items:   
 Will there be changes in those serving in Ex-Officio positions?  Chris announced 
that later in the meeting he would report on the work of the Nominating Committee.  He queried 
the Board whether there were members serving in non-elected (ex-officio) positions who were 
planning to vacate these positions.  Jill (Consolations) stated that this year was probably her last. 
Lonna and Elba mentioned that Dolores (Activities) may not continue.  Jackie mentioned that she 
would like someone to work with her on maintaining the membership database.  
 
7. New and Continuing Business:  
 a. The Nominations Committee asked Jackie and she agreed to have her name placed  
on the ballot for the position of Vice-President and Beth Von Till agreed to run for the Member-At-
Large position that will be vacated by Carmen. Abdel wants to continue as Treasurer and Susan 
as Academic Senate Representative.  Both positions are one year positions.  Carmen currently 
chairs the Activities Committee, and she stated that Mary Jo will continue to serve on the 
committee.  If Dolores retires from the Board, Elba volunteered to assume responsibility for the 
Spring Luncheon. 
 
 b. ERFA Representatives at Spring Commencement Ceremonies:  The ceremonies 
are scheduled for May 20th, 21st and 22nd. The following members volunteered.   
 Wednesday, May 20, 2020 
  Engineering, 8:30 am – Joan Merdinger; 12:00 pm - TBD 
  Social Sciences, 4:00 pm & 7:30 pm – Tim Hegstrom 
 Thursday, May 21, 2020 
  CHHS, 8:30 am - TBD; 12:00 pm – Lucy McProud 
  Science, 4:00 pm – (Nancie will ask Wayne Savage if he will volunteer.) 
Education & College of Professional and Global Education, 7:30 pm – Elba 
Maldonado-Colon and perhaps Dolores Escobar-Hamilton 
  
Friday, May 22, 2020 
  Business, 8:30 am – Abdel El-Shaieb; 12:00 pm – Nancie Fimbel 
  Humanities & the Arts, 4:00 pm – Chris Jochim 
 
8. Reports 
a. Treasurer.  Abdel reported that the current balance as of today is $10,250.74.  The balance of 
the scholarship fund as of January 31st is $29,066.26. Contributions last year were $9600.00.  
Joan mentioned that it might be appropriate to place the scholarship fund with Development, but 
the minimum amount has increased from $25,000 to $50,000.  She suggested that one of the 
scholarships could be presented under the name of a donor if that individual would pledge, e.g., 
$10,000 per year for 5 years, to achieve the minimum amount of $50,000.  Others could also 
contribute to the fund.  Joan didn’t feel that it would be wise to put all of our funds into a 
Development fund. Lucy moved and Elba seconded that Abdel contact the individual who has 
been making significant contributions to the scholarship fund for several years to determine 
her/his interest in a named scholarship. 
 
b. Membership. Joan sent 14 emails or letters to new retirees and 2 other individuals.  The 
invitations for membership also mention the opportunity to contribute biographies to 
ScholarWorks.  Jackie announced that she has received a few more memberships. She noted 
that it cost $160 more than last year to have the directory printed and mailed. 
 
c. Activities.  
 Spring Luncheon, May 1, 2020, the Villages.  Elba reported on behalf of Dolores.  The 
menu choices were discussed and the final selections, as recommended by Lonna, seconded by 
Lucy and unanimously approved by the Board, are: Grilled Petrale Sole Dore, Beef Stroganoff 
and Eggplant Parmigiana with Blueberry Crumb Pie for dessert. Abdel moved and Lonna 
seconded that the charge for the luncheon be $35.00, the same as last year.  Abdel will speak 
with Dolores about the tax situation.  The deadline for reservations is April 20th as the chef needs 
to be notified at least a week in advance. Elba will be responsible for reservations. 
 Fall Brunch, October 16, 2020, 10:30 – 1:30, Flames. Lonna has reserved the date 
with Flames.  The cost of brunch will be $25.00 which includes a service charge and tax.  She 
has guaranteed 50 attendees. 
 Holiday Event, December 4, 2020, 1:00 – 3:00. Lonna has reserved the space in the 
Library. 
 Retiring Faculty Reception. During the meeting Joan received an email announcing 
that the reception is scheduled for Tuesday, April 14, 2020, 5:00 – 7:30 at the President’s 
House.  It is sponsored by the Events Team, the Provost and the President. 
 
d. Program. Spring Excursion, April 1, 2020. Carmen reported on the work of the Committee in 
organizing the excursion to the CSU California Maritime Academy and the Mare Island Historic 
Park and thanked the committee for making the arrangements in a short period of time. (NOTE: 
Subsequent to the meeting an email discussion addressed concerns regarding the excursion and 
the coronavirus. Based on a consensus of the Board a cancellation notice dated March 9th was 
sent to the membership due to concerns about COVID-19.)  
 
e. Newsletter Editor. Nancie stated that the Newsletter is at the printers and will include a flyer 
for the Spring Excursion.  The Newsletter will be delivered to the mailroom on Friday or Monday. 
 
f. Archivist. No report. 
 
g. Consolations. Mike McIntyre died in February, but Jill was unable to send a card as no one 
had contact information for a family member. 
 
h. ERFA Faculty Research and Creative Activity Award.  The Center for Faculty Development 
has prepared the letters to the awardees and these are awaiting Chris’s signature.  Three 
awardees were selected, but one needs IRD approval. 
 
i. Biographies.  Joan announced that 279 biographies have been added to ScholarWorks.  The 
committee is working on encouraging greater participation.  Jill asked about the process for 
updating a biography that has been posted on ScholarWorks.  Joan will provide Jill with the 
procedure. 
 
j. Film. Don reported that the group had seen Portrait of a Lady on Fire which attendees rated as 
an excellent film. 
 
k. Academic Senate. Chris conveyed Susan’s report which focused on discussions in Long 
Beach addressing how to implement a course on Ethnic Studies that has been mandated by the 
California Legislature. 
 
l. Webmaster.  Carol stated that there were 355 entries on the Google list which exceeds the 
number of actual members because some members have two email addresses.  Carol will be 
working on eliminating the duplicates 
 
m. CSU ERFSA. The next meeting is scheduled for April 18, 2020 at Cal Poly Pomona.  Nancie 
is not able to attend. 
 
n. AROHE.  Joan thanked Jackie and Elba who helped her with a spreadsheet. 
 
9. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 11:34 am.  The next meeting is April 6, 2020, 
10:00 am, Clark Hall 412  
 
Snack Schedule: 
April 6 – Celia 
May 4 - Dolores 
 
 
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SJSU ERFA Executive Board Meeting Minutes  Monday, March 1, 2021, 10:00 am via Zoom  Members Present: Celia Bakke, Steve Branz, Bill Campsey, Carol Christensen, Barbara Conry, Nancie Fimbel, Mary Jo Gorney-Moreno, Tim Hegstrom, Chris Jochim, Don Keesey, Elba Maldonado-Colón, Susan McClory, Bill McCraw, Lucy McProud, Joan Merdinger, Bethany Shifflet, Carmen Sigler, Lonna Smith, Jackie Snell and Beth Von Till.   1. Call to order. President Tim Hegstrom called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.  He noted that there was a good response from the members on the topics of scheduling vaccinations and SJSU IT support.  2. The Minutes of February 1, 2021 were approved unanimously. Tim referred to #8 of the minutes which addressed the status of the contract with San Jose Charters by Abdel.  He stated that someone should contact the bus company and also arrange for parking on campus.  Carmen responded that the Program committee would arrange for parking permits when an outing was scheduled and that she would contact the bus company.  3. Report of Nominations Committee (Elba Maldonado Colon) Motion: That the ERFA Executive Board recommend the Nominations Committee Slate of Officers to the Membership at the Annual Meeting.  Elba emailed the report prior to the Board meeting.  Tim stated that Bill Campsey’s name needed to be added to the slate for the position of Treasurer. Carmen noted that the Board will need an additional Member-at-Large when Mary Jo is elected to serve as Vice-President. Tim deferred that discussion until the June meeting.  Note: Elba distributed a revised slate post meeting:  Slate of Officers for the ERFA Executive Board, 2021-2022.  Vice President/President Elect to serve as VP 2021-2022 and President in 2022-23: Mary Jo Gorney-Moreno  Secretary to serve 2021-23: Celia Bakke  Treasurer to serve 2021-22 Bill Campsey  Member-at-Large for 2 years 2021-23: Lucy McProud  Academic Senate Representative: 2021-22 Susan McClory   4. Report and Discussion from Program Committee (Carmen Sigler) Carmen provided a summary of the report which she had sent in advance of the meeting and which addressed the travel seminar, college reunions and future programs. Beth noted that she had received comments from members who would appreciate a blended concept of programs in the future, i.e., online as well as in person programs. a. Report on Travel Seminar with Christopher Elliott (2/9). (Carmen, Chris Jochim, Lonna Smith) Chris estimated that about 45 attendees watched the program. b. Ongoing College Zooms Two reunions are scheduled; one in March and another in June. c. Planning for Future Events (SJ History Park, Long-term Care, Annual Meeting: Keynote, Date, and Time (Carmen) Lonna reported that the tentative date for the Annual   Meeting was Friday, May 14. The Board discussed various options for the format of the meeting, e.g., on campus or online. Bethany moved that meeting be held on May 14 at 1:00 pm via Zoom and Beth seconded with Board approval. Tim asked Carmen if the Program Committee could schedule a keynote speaker.  She commented that Romey Sabalius, a CSU Trustee, may be a possibility even on such short notice. Carmen will invite him to speak, and if he is not available will review the committee’s list of recommended speakers.  Nancie suggested that the President, the Provost or another campus official could addresses campus resources available to members. Bethany suggested that the committee view a SJSU promotional video that could be played at the beginning of the meeting.  She will provide the link. Note: Romey has agreed to speak, and the program will commence at 12:00 pm.  5. Report on Commencement Exercises and Retired Faculty Reception (Tim Hegstrom) Tim talked to Zaynna Tello in the President’s office and to Brian Bates. No decision has been announced regarding whether Commencement will be held, and there is no plan as yet to hold a reception for retiring faculty. Zaynna promised to keep ERFA in the loop. Note: President Papazian announced that graduate recognition websites will be launched by each of the eight colleges due to restrictions on in-person gatherings.  6. Discussion: List and Advocacy regarding Retired Faculty Benefits (Bethany Shifflett) Bethany noted that there are a range of benefits available to our members, e.g., library privileges, reduced rate light rail passes, parking permits, IT support, etc.  She asked if the Membership Committee could investigate all the options and add them to the website.  Nancie noted that the ERFA brochure does list member benefits.  Carmen stated that listing benefits is an excellent idea, but we need to identify those benefits provided by SJSU from those provided by ERFA. Steve remarked that the ERFA website provides links to many benefits, particularly those for emeritus faculty. Bethany also stated that there are benefits to retaining the SJSU email account which retirees may not be aware of. Tim asked Joan if the committee would assume this task. Membership agreed to discuss these issues with the inclusion of Bethany and report back to the Board. Note: Chris shared photos of the ERFA brochure post meeting.  7. Discussion: Recognition of Executive Board Service of those Stepping Down (Tim, Nancie Fimbel, Lonna Smith) At the February meeting the Board passed a resolution honoring Abdel’s outstanding service.  The Board discussed how to honor other members who have recently retired.  It was decided that others who have retired would be acknowledged at the Annual Meeting in May followed by a reading of the resolution for Abdel. Lonna volunteered to host an in-person event for Board members when that was doable.  8. Other Reports from Executive Board Members, as Needed (11:10-11:30) a. Archivist (Celia) No report.  b. Biographies/Scholarworks (Joan) Three hundred and forty-five have now been posted to ScholarWorks including one from Tim.  c. Film (Don) Last month’s film was “The Dig” which portrays the excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938. Don recommends the film which was discussed by 11 attendees via Zoom.  d. Webmaster (Carol, Bethany) Carol announced that the website is up-to-date.  e. AROHE (Joan) Joan shared that AROHE is very active in providing webinars to members and that the conference will be held virtually in October.  f. Membership (Joan, Beth, Steve) Joan has received more names of retirees from CSU ERFSA, and Faculty Affairs continues to send out our letter and application form to recent   retirees. Beth suggests that we follow up with the College Deans for names of new retirees.  The committee is working on an outreach letter to be distributed in the spring.  g. Consolation Notes (Mary Jo) No report.  h. Treasurer (Bill) Tim shared Bill’s report via Zoom. The pending US Bank balance as of 3/1/2021 is $13,407.65.  i. Newsletter (Don, Nancie) The newsletter will be distributed mid-month.  The deadline for submissions is March 3rd.  j. Academic Senate (Susan) Susan sent her report in advance of the meeting. It included the information that Professional Standards has been working on a policy covering Lecturer Faculty.  k. CSU ERFSA (Joan, Chris, Nancie) The next meeting is scheduled for April 20th.  l. Awards Committee (Joan) Joan announced that the two awardees, Dr. Daryl Eggers and Dr. Ryan Skinnell, will each provide a 2 – 3 minute summary of their projects at the Annual Meeting.  12. Set next meeting date and Adjournment (11:30) April 5, 2021, 10 AM. The meeting was adjourned at 11:32.    Minutes submitted by Celia Bakke 

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Monday, April 8, 2019, Clark Hall 412 
 
Members Present: Celia Bakke, Gene Bernardini, Ji-Mei Chang, Barbara Conry, Abdel El-
Shaieb, Dolores Escobar-Hamilton, Mary Jo Gorney-Moreno, Chris Jochim, Don Keesey, Elba 
Maldonado-Colon, Susan McClory, Bill McCraw, Wayne Savage, Carmen Sigler, Lonna Smith, 
Jackie Snell, Jo Whitlatch and Bob Wilson.  
 
1. Call to order. President Elba Maldonado-Colon called the meeting to order at 10:02 a.m. 
 
2. The Minutes of March 4, 2019 were approved. 
 
3. President’s Remarks.  
a. Elba conveyed her congratulations to all the organizing members of the Program Committee 
for an enjoyable and informative experience at the Oakland Museum. 
 
b. The representatives at Commencement are: 
LCOE: Elba Maldonado-Colón 
College of Science: Bill McCraw 
College of Humanities and the Arts: Chris Jochim 
Business: Nancie Fimbel 
Engineering: William Barrett 
Health and Human Sciences: Mary Jo Gorney-Moreno 
Social Sciences: Jo Whitlatch 
  
c. Congratulations to faculty members selected for 2019-20 research awards—Drs. Yoon-Chung 
Han (Humanities and Arts) and John Gieng (College of Health and Sciences), and deep 
appreciation for the donors who helped make possible the funding of colleagues’ creative 
endeavors. One of the awardees, who is unable to attend the Spring Luncheon, will upload to the 
ERFA website a brief presentation which will be read by Elba at the luncheon. 
 
4. Information Items: Upcoming Activities and Events. 
 a. Reception for Retiring Members. Carmen will host a party at her home for retired 
and retiring Board members on Sunday, May 26, 3:00 – 6:00.  She will send out a save-the-date 
email followed by an invitation requesting Board members to respond specifying the number of 
guests and type of appetizer or dessert that they will bring to share.  Dennis is available to attend, 
but Peter is not so it was proposed that Peter be honored at the Spring Luncheon.  It was 
suggested that Nancie Fimbel be invited. 
  
 b. Spring Luncheon at the Villages. Dolores shared the menu; all of the choices are 
under $30. A week in advance Jackie will submit the tally of each menu option to Elba who will 
report to the Villages contact. 
 
 c. Fall Luncheon. Carmen noted that the date and location of the Fall Luncheon have 
not been determined but will be a topic for discussion at the May meeting.  Carmen will also 
present a list of speakers under consideration. 
 
 d. Retiring non-ERFA Faculty. Wayne noted that he has not received a list from the 
CSU.  Elba thinks there are five but doesn’t have names or contact information.  Jo volunteered 
to ask Joan if she will request a list from her contacts at the Chancellor’s Office. 
 
 
 
  
5. Action Items 
 a. Spring Luncheon Speaker. Gene will contact Larry Hancock re his time of arrival and 
menu choice. Gene announced that the luncheon flyer will be sent out next week. 
 
b. Member Survey Final Report.  Jo stated that the final report is not significantly 
changed from the preliminary as just 8 more members responded.  She suggested that we 
archive the report in ScholarWorks and that Carmen and Elba sent a thank you letter to Jennifer 
Redd for all her assistance and support.  Jo will send previous comments from the Board about 
the value of the survey for Carmen and Elba to include in the letter.  Bob noted that it would be 
valuable to identify what types of activities the membership wants as this report is based on a 
12.5% response rate.  Carmen suggested that future surveys be sent via mail rather than email to 
elicit a greater response. Mary Jo agreed to write an article on the survey for the next issue of the 
Newsletter.  Update: Following the meeting Jo sent an email to the Board noting that the actual 
response rate was 27.4%. She also noted that any mail survey would result in an additional 
expense of postage and time consuming manual data entry to obtain the analysis. 
 
c. Lab Report.  The Board discussed a request from Nancy Lu, an ERFA member who 
retired in 2011 and who has continued to maintain a lab on campus since that year.  The Dean of 
Health and Human Sciences has asked her to vacate the lab by May 1, and Nancy is asking if 
ERFA can request an extension from the Dean. Jo provided background on the situation and 
noted that our response should be based on Senate Policy F14-2 which states that provision of 
resources for emeriti faculty is an administrative decision. Jo volunteered to draft a response in 
conjunction with Joan for Elba to review and send as President of the Board.  The Board 
unanimously approved. 
 
6. Discussion Items:   
 a. Fall Luncheon and Holiday Celebration. Lonna has been investigating various 
venues for the Fall Luncheon, and after discussion the Board requested that she explore 
scheduling the event at Flames.  She stated that she sent a final response to Charlie Faas 
regarding our concerns with Spartan Eats for last year’s Holiday Celebration and noted that we 
will no longer be eligible for a discount rate. The Board agrees that it is important to schedule at 
least one event on campus each year; therefore we will continue to work with Spartan Eats.  
Lonna will try to schedule the event in the library on Friday, December 6, 1:00 – 3:00. 
 
 b. Business Meeting at Spring Luncheon. Elba had questions about Board roles and 
responsibilities at the meeting. The President conducts the meeting which will include the election 
of officers and a vote on proposed changes in the Bylaws.  The Secretary is responsible for the 
minutes. The President and the Secretary set the agenda; Jo will send Elba and Celia agendas 
from past years. 
  
7. New Business. None. 
 
8. Reports 
a. Treasurer.  Abdel reported that the current balance is $11,117.33. He thanked Jo, Carmen 
and Gene for the excursion to the Oakland Museum which netted about $300.  
 
b. Membership. Wayne reported that the total membership is 286 with one new member.  
 
c. Newsletter Editor. Gene reported that the next Newsletter will be distributed about late May. It 
will include a dues reminder. 
 
d. Archivist. Celia announced that she wanted to archive the faculty research awards guidelines.  
It was suggested that she check with Joan before doing so.  Jo commented that she has 
encouraged Joan to summarize the process, and that Celia should inquire about that document 
as well. 
  
 
e. Consolations. Jill was absent and didn’t submit a report. 
 
f. Activities Committee.  
 1. Program. Jo thanked Joan, Mary Jo, Carmen and Gene who all contributed to the 
success of the event at the Oakland Museum. 
2. Luncheons Previously addressed by Dolores and Lonna. 
3. Biographies. Jo reported for Joan that there are now 44 biographies on 
ScholarWorks. 
4. Film Group. Don announced that the attendees saw The Hummingbird Project. 
. 
g. Faculty Senate. Susan noted that the most interesting topic was the new science building 
project which will be eight stories, situated near Duncan Hall with a completion date of 2021. 
Groundbreaking takes place on April 25, 2019. Upon completion of the new building half of 
Duncan Hall will be closed immediately for renovation.  The geographic area of local students has 
been expanded to include Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. Bob inquired whether freshmen 
are still required to live on campus except for those who reside within a 30 mile radius. Susan 
responded in the affirmative. Mary Jo inquired if there was a mention of homeless or food 
insecure students.  No mention, but every campus must have a designated contact person. 
 
h. Webmaster.  Absent. No report. 
 
i. CSU ERFSA. Don distributed a report prior to the meeting. 
 
j. AROHE.  Joan was absent and didn’t submit a report. 
 
Carmen noted that the Board needs replacements for the important positions of Newsletter editor 
and Membership 
 
9. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 11:35 am.  Thanks to Jo for the snacks. The 
next meeting is May 6, 2019 at 10:00. 
 
Upcoming Refreshments: 
  May 6 – Jackie Snell 
 
 
 
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SJSU ERFA Executive Board Minutes
October 4, 202

San Jose State University SJSU ScholarWorks SJSU ERFA Minutes The SJSU Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association 10-4-2021 SJSU ERFA Board Minutes October 4, 2021 San Jose State University, Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/erfa_minutes  Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the Higher Education and Teaching Commons Recommended Citation San Jose State University, Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association. "SJSU ERFA Board Minutes October 4, 2021" SJSU ERFA Minutes (2021). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The SJSU Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in SJSU ERFA Minutes by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact scholarworks@sjsu.edu.   SJSU ERFA Executive Board Meeting Minutes  Monday, October 4, 2021, 10:00 am via Zoom  Members Present: Celia Bakke, Bill Campsey, Nancie Fimbel, Mary Jo Gorney-Moreno, Tim Hegstrom, Chris Jochim, Elba Maldonado-Colón, Susan McClory, Lucy McProud, Joan Merdinger, Bethany Shifflett, Carmen Sigler, Lonna Smith, Jackie Snell and Beth Von Till.   1. Call to order. President Jackie Snell called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.   2. The Minutes of September 13, 2021 were approved unanimously.   3. Program Committee and Activities Committee (Carmen Sigler, Lonna Smith)   Virtual Reunion. On September 9th the School of Nursing held a virtual reunion with 11 participants. The next reunion is scheduled for January 2022.  SJ History Park. The Director Bill Schroh will provide a welcome introduction. Afterwards small-group guided tours will be offered for the Santa Anna School (Docent: Elba), the Chinese American Museum (Docent: Chris) and the Markham House (Docent: Dennis Noren, Poetry Center San Jose). Carmen stated that additional escorts were needed to guide the groups from facility to facility making sure that they follow the rotation schedule.  Bill, Nancie, Jackie and Beth will be serving as the escorts.  A catered lunch will be served at 12:00 pm at a cost of $20.  All registered guests have been sent a confirmation email with parking information and a reminder that since the History Park is a City of San José facility all participants are required to provide proof of vaccination. Nancie reminded Board attendees to take photos for the newsletter.  Fall General Meeting. The meeting date is Friday, November 5, 2021 with Provost del Casino as speaker. Carmen asked the Board for several decisions. Webinar was the preferred format, and the start time was set at 11:30 am if that works with the Provost’s schedule. Carmen will confirm if the Provost is available for a Q & A session. Lonna volunteered to screen the questions. The Program Committee will prepare a flyer / invitation and send it to the membership, and Chris will set up the Webinar.  Holiday Celebration.  In advance of the meeting Lonna sent a detailed document listing location, food and cost options for an in-person event.  After considerable discussion the Board decided it was best to not yet meet in-person and to plan a Zoom program. Beth mentioned that the Choraliers Zoom program last year was a wonderful event so Carmen will try to reschedule the Choraliers.  Joan suggested that an in-person event in the spring might be possible.  4. Rules for posting to membership (Susan McClory) The Membership Committee discussed two items of concern. Susan would like to separate out from the email list those individuals who are not currently members in order to limit postings to members only. Secondly, any replies to a message should go just to the sender, not the entire group. Bethany noted that right now there is no way of separating out non-members, but she acknowledged that we can absolutely have the replies directed to the sender only. This change will be made right away. Joan stated that the committee will continue the discussion re the email lists and return with recommendations.  Tim suggested that an article addressing email protocols appear in the newsletter. He agreed to write the article in consultation with Nancie.  5. Solicit Volunteers to Serve on the Nomination Committee (Mary Jo Gorney-Moreno) The committee will identify those whose term is expiring, who wants to continue in the position and recruit candidates for vacant positions.  Lucy, Joan, and Beth volunteered to serve. The committee will meet via Zoom in November.   6. Solicit Volunteers to Set Up Online Dues Payment.  (Bethany Shifflett) Bethany stated that this is an informational item at this time.  The PayPal option can be implemented when Bill has more time and when there is more interest from the membership.  Joan felt that it was not needed until July 2022. The general consensus of the Board was there is no rush to implement this option.  7. Fall Newsletter Progress (Nancie Fimbel, Don Keesey) Nancie announced that the deadline is October 8th for articles for the newsletter which will be distributed by October 15th.  Mary Jo is working with Tim on an article about how to obtain a new Tower card and also submit proof of vaccination.   8. Ad Hoc Committee Meeting June 26th Report (Joan Merdinger) Joan noted that the report had been presented at the September meeting.  9. Ad-Hoc Photo Archive Committee (Chris Jochim) No report.  Chris will visit the Archive soon.   10. Other Reports from Executive Board Members, as Needed. a. Treasurer (Bill) The bank balance on October 4, 2021 was $15,139.92. Eighty-nine membership dues for 2021-2022 have been received since Steve sent out the notification on July 30, 2021.  b. Archivist (Celia, Bethany) The revised Constitution and Bylaws have been posted to ScholarWorks. Celia inquired whether the Board thought that position descriptions should also be posted to ScholarWorks. Although there is a very brief description of the Board positions in the Bylaws, Bethany stated that it was important to describe the responsibilities of each position. She has obtained information from Joan and Carmen and created a draft document of responsibilities which she will share with the Board.  Mary Jo thought that it would be useful to have the information on the ERFA website for recruiting candidates for Board positions. The Board agreed. Celia also suggested that it would be a good idea to have a future discussion about the types of materials we want posted to ScholarWorks, the ERFA website and the shared server.  We have an archival policy but not guidelines. Jackie asked Celia to develop recommendations.   c. Biographies/Scholarworks (Joan) The number of biographies on ScholarWorks is still 350.  As new members join ERFA she hopes this number will increase and she encourages Board members to submit theirs.  d. Research and Creative Activity Awards (Joan) Joan has been working with Angelica Camino to get the webpage and forms ready. Deanna Faccett should be sending the announcement out this week.  The deadline to submit applications is December 8th.  e. Web Administrator (Bethany) The migration is progressing and the site audit has been completed. Bethany received a report identifying issues that need to be addressed but that doesn’t need to happen right now.  Bethany completed a long, detailed survey about what we need to keep or discard.  Ultimately there will be recommendations and if there is anything that changes the structure, Bethany will report that to the Board.   f. Membership (Joan, Beth, Susan) The committee is working on how people join and plans to work on a live application form, accessible from the ERFA webpage. The application form and welcome outreach letter have been revised. Joan and Jackie met with James Lee in Faculty Services last week. This office assists with our membership by running a report of all recent retirees and sending them our welcome letter and application form. James Lee has been most helpful; this office has been assisting us for the past 10 years.    g. Academic Senate (Chris) Chris attended his first meeting; there were no legislative events.  Following President Papazian’s report there were many questions re the Covid ID, student masks, and the sexual abuse scandal. Ron Rogers, Interim Provost for Academic Innovation and Online Initiatives, also presented a report. He noted that SJSU needs to better serve the adult population by providing access to online degree programs. Chis has provided more details of these reports in his article for the upcoming newsletter.  h. Retired Faculty Privileges and Advocacy (Tim) Nancie, Bethany and Tim met to set priorities with assistance from Steve, Mary Jo and Joan. Nancie has established an Did You Know column in the newsletter. The first priority is the topic of emeritus status, particularly for lecturers, the second is the new ID card, and the third priority is the Covid vetting process. The group will convey that tech help is available from the Center for Faculty Development.  Deanna Fassett noted that faculty have access to institutional courses, and she is preparing a list of these.  i. AROHE (Joan) The virtual conference is scheduled for October 12-14, 2021.   j. CSU-ERFSA (Joan, Chris, Nancie) The State Council will meet on October 20, 2021 via Zoom.  k. Consolation Notes (Mary Jo) Mary Male of the College of Education died, and Mary Jo stated that she needs an address in order to send a note to her husband as Mary was not a member of ERFA.  l. Film (Don) No report.  m. When to Start In-person Meetings The consensus was to continue meeting via Zoom.  11. Next Meeting Date: November 1, 2021, 10:00 am via Zoom.  The meeting was adjourned at 11:33 am.  Minutes submitted by Celia Bakke  

SJSU ERFA Board Minutes October 4, 2021

SJSU ERFA Executive Board Minutes, October 1, 2018. Final Draft: October 13, 2018

San Jose State UniversitySJSU ScholarWorksSJSU ERFA Minutes The SJSU Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association10-1-2018SJSU ERFA Board Minutes, October 1, 2018San Jose State University, Emeritus and Retired Faculty AssociationFollow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/erfa_minutesPart of the Higher Education Commons, and the Higher Education and Teaching CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The SJSU Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has beenaccepted for inclusion in SJSU ERFA Minutes by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contactscholarworks@sjsu.edu.Recommended CitationSan Jose State University, Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association. "SJSU ERFA Board Minutes, October 1, 2018" SJSU ERFAMinutes (2018).Minutes:  SJSU ERFA Executive Board Monday, October 1, 2018. Members Present, Celia Bakke, Gene Bernardini,  Peter Buzanski, , Carol Christensen,  Elba Maldonado-Colon, Barbara Conry, Abdel El-Shaieb,  Dolores Escobar Hamilton, Don Keesey, Bill McCraw,  Joan Merdinger, Wayne Savage,  Carmen Sigler, Lonna Smith, Jackie Snell, Jo Bell Whitlatch, Dennis Wilcox,  and Bob Wilson. Also Attending:  Mary Jo Gorney-Moreno of the program committee. 1. Call to order:  The meeting was called to order by President Elba at 10:01:35  2. The Minutes of the September board meeting were approved by voice vote with two abstains.   3.  President’s Remarks.  Elba noted that 1) the organization must work on establishing new relationships with the Office of University Personnel and the Center for Faculty Development as a result of Dr. Amy Strage’s death and 2) she will send invitations to the president, deans, and other university officials for the ERFA holiday reception on Friday, Dec. 8, in early November.     4.  Information Items A.  Membership dues are due. B. The Fall Luncheon reservation form for the Oct. 26 event is now available for registration.  Carol included the reservation form to an email to members and there is also a registration form in the current newsletter.  5.  Action Items  A.  Sense of Faculty Senate Resolution honoring Dr. Strage.  Joan suggested an amended resolution to Peter’s resolution, stating “Dr. Strage enabled the SJSU-Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association (SJSU-ERFA) to process the annual ERFA Faculty Research and Creative Activity Awards to current SJSU faculty members, and…”  Peter accepted the amendment; Lonna moved to accept the amended version, Bob seconded, to approve the resolution.  Unanimous approval by voice vote. Joan noted that she is sending the Senate Resolution to Amy’s husband and wlll let the board know when there will be campus memorial service for Amy.   B.  Amendments to Nomination Process.  Don and fellow ad hoc committee members recommended the following changes in the ERFA constitution:  “In a timely manner and with the advice of the Executive Board, the chair of the ad hoc Nominating Committee, through the newsletterwill send will send to SJSU-ERFA members a call for nominations.  A call for nominations shall be sent to the membership via the Newsletter.  After the deadline for submitting nominations has passed, the Nominating Committee shall then prepare a list of candidates that include at least one nominee for the office of Vice President and for each of the other expected openings among   the officer positions.  It shall also provide nominations for any member-at-large openings on the Executive Board.”  Dropped from the wording of the current Constitution are the following statements: “Suggestions for such names shall be sought from members.  Nominations may also be made from the floor at the annual business meeting.” Next, The discussion centered on when this constitutional amendment would take effect.  Jo Bell explained that that the business meeting in May would vote on the amendment and, if approved, it would take effect for the 2019-20 academic year.  Motion approved by unanimous vote.   C.  Budget for Holiday Reception.  Lonna reported that she has been working with the catering manager. The menus have changed – sorry, no coconut shrimp – and there are new items such as jumbo pawns and crab cakes.    Given the cost of inflation, projected attendance, etc., Peter moved, Abdel seconded, that the board give Lonna full authority to negotiate the food items that will be selected for the reception.  Voice approval with one abstain. In a related motion, Peter moved, Jo Bell seconded, that a maximum budget of $2,600 be established for the Holiday Reception. This amount does not include wine, which Dennis volunteered to purchase for the event. 6.  Discussion Items A. Faculty Research and Creative Awards.  Joan explained that the Tower Foundation, which administers the awards, has various rules about how the award can be spent.  Salaries to the recipients are not permitted, for example, but the recipients can hire graduate students as part of their research.  Amy Strage, in the past, was the on-campus signer of graduate time sheets and travel reimbursements, etc.  Joan will talk with Stacy Gleixner, AVP for Student and Faculty Success about becoming a signer for disbursements.  It was also noted that award recipients don’t always use their full $2,500 grants so any remaining amount is retained by ERFA and can be used to fund future awards. 7.  Reports A.  Treasurer.  Abdel reported the current balance of $13,390.41. There are l4 new members.  And 8 more paid for this year but not last year.  On the other hand, there are 45 members that paid last year but have not yet paid dues for this year. He will send a list of unpaid members to the board for members to contact.  Jo Bell also volunteered to email those members who have not been identified for contact by other board members.  On the good news side, Abdel reported that there is $13,148.87 in the Scholarly and Creative Awards Account, but highly recommended that the board encourage more donations at the Fall Luncheon and the Holiday reception. B.  Membership.  Wayne reported 282 names on his roster and will start dropping those who have not paid for the past several years. Dennis pointed out that the ERFA recruitment brochures are now in the ERFA office and passed out copies to the board.  Joan will also give brochures to Anita Vasquez, director of benefits and payroll, for distribution to faculty who are filing paperwork for retirement. C. Newsletter Editor.  Gene reported that the current newsletter was mailed to members this week.  He encouraged board members to write and suggest future articles.  In terms of using articles from other publications, the consensus was that this was a bad idea because of copyright considerations. D. Archivist.  Celia:  No report E. Consolations.  Jill was unable to attend, but sent a message to Elba reporting: 1) notes to Gareth Williams on the passing of his wife Ann, and 2) to Chris Jochim regarding his recent heart surgery. She is also sending a note to Amy Strage’s husband and two sons this week.  F.  Webmaster.  Carol will be updating the website with the newsletter and the minutes of the September meeting. G.  Activities Committees   1. Program.  Carmen will hold its first meeting of the year after the Board meeting.  The speaker for the fall luncheon, Terry Christensen, doesn’t need AV equipment except a mike. 2. Spring business meeting. Dolores will work with the Villages after the first of the year to determine possible May dates for the spring luncheon and business meeting. 3.  Faculty Awards. Joan will chair this year’s review committee.  The RFP is on track to go out in early November for a Dec. 5 application deadline.   4.  Biographies.  Joan reported that members of the committee have pre-tested submitting new material.  The major discussion was about the Library’s default software that sends a tweet to all followers of the Library that a person’s biography is now available for viewing.  Peter expressed strong objections to anything about him posted by Tweet, but such individuals can also avoid this by refusing to migrate their biographies to ScholarWorks.  Carol moved, Jo Bell seconded, that the Library use its default programming and tweet a notice that a migrated biography is available.  The vote in favor was 10, 3 against, and 5 abstain.  Motion Passed. 5.  Film Group.  Don reported that the group would meet next Sunday – no film yet selected. H. Faculty Senate.  Peter reported that he has a full report in the current newsletter.  He noted that there were major construction projects on campus.  He also noted that the new VP of administration, Charlie Faas, was very effective and had solved a number of ongoing campus problems that had festered over the years. I.  CSU-ERFA: Don reported that the group is thinking about having only one state-wide meeting a year instead of two. J.  AROHE.  Joan reported that she will be attend the national meeting in Atlanta next week and give several presentations.     9.  Adjournment.  The meeting was adjourned at 11:39:50.  Many thanks to Lonna for snacks. The next deliberations will be Monday, November 6, DH249. Snack assignments for upcoming meetings: 11/5/18   Carol 12/3/18   Jackie 2/4/19     Ji-Mei 3/4/19     Bill 4/1/19     Jo Bell 5/6/19     Dennis  Dlw. Final  Draft.  10.13.18     

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