IUB Professional Council
Business Meeting Minutes
Kelley School of Business, Room 3055
May 18, 2011
Council Members in Attendance: Margaret Baechtold, Greg Buse, Jennifer Chaffin, Rosanne Dye, Kimberly Goy (CWA ex-officio), Eric Love, Maryanne McDonnell, Rich Nourie, Liz Peck, Suzanne Ryan (UHRS ex-officio), Grant Simpson, Patrick Smith, Kelly Thacker, Michael Thompson, Mark Trotter, Dee Verostko, Doris Wittenburg.
Proxies: Maryanne McDonnell for Jennifer Brooks, Margaret Baechtold for Cindy Curvin, Kelly Thacker for Tiana Iruoje, Eric Love for Patricia Moser.
Members not in Attendance: Tracy Bee, Craig Dethloff (BFC ex-officio).
Guests: Rob Aspy, Office of Affirmative Action; Karen Garrett, VPIT; Bruce Jacobs, IMU; Peter Kaczmarczyk, CWA; Annie McCarty, University Division.
Meeting Minutes
A motion to approve the April, 2011 minutes as written was made, seconded and passed.
Old Business
Bylaws Review/Rewrite
A second reading of proposed changes and updates to the BPC bylaws was done at today’s meeting. There was some discussion concerning the following:
Section 4.A. The listing of departments within the seven units is in need of an update. Changes to department names/structure must be provided by UHRS. The BPC office will attempt to obtain this information and make the appropriate changes to this section.
Section 4.B.1b. Add wording to include BPC members who move to another unit due to a change in position with the university.
Section 6.F. Change “12 month period” to “fiscal year.”
Section 6.G. Change “12 month period” to “fiscal year.”
Section 8.A.1a. Remove the example listed.
Section 10. Change the wording to shift the responsibility to initiate any future departmental changes to the BPC.
New Business
Orientation Survey
This item was tabled until the June meeting.
Special Guest: Bruce Jacobs – Director, IMU
Bruce came to today’s business meeting to discuss the Health Engagement Program. A director for the program has been selected. Patty Hollingsworth will begin as Director of the Health Engagement Program in July. Her office will be housed in IMU.
Some key points discussed were:
Biometric screening will continue to be offered.
The HEP office hopes to make use of interns and health ambassadors.
It could take ten years (or longer) to realize actual cost savings as a result of the HEP.
Some suggestions offered by those in attendance were:
Look at the Office of Sustainability and use its “Green Teams” as a model for the role of health ambassador.
Make the Weight Watchers program available.
Offer discounts to health/exercise facilities.
Re-implement a local smoking cessation program – more than just a program offered online.
Bruce requested that anyone with questions or suggestions should email him at jacobsb@indiana.edu. More information on the Health Engagement Program can be found on their website, located at: http://chip.service.indiana.edu:180/benefits/hep/index.html.
Announcements
Our June business meeting will be held in Kelley School of Business, Room 3055, on June 15, from 3:00-5:00 pm.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:25 p.m. and a reception to recognize volunteers and outgoing BPC members was held.
Meeting minutes respectfully submitted by Teresa Spiegel.