FASP Minutes, November 11, 2007, 2:30 p.m. K-207

Attendance:  Mills, Postma, Haselton, Jones, Johansen(Jones), Steiner, Schurr, Corral, Kotar, Hoban, Yudell, Place, Tropea, Edebiri, Houston, Whitlock (Mills), Trailer (Postma), Battle (Corral)
Absent:  
Guests:  Martha Williams, Jeff Wright

1.	Minutes of October 18, 2007 approved, with modification to section 5.
2.	Agenda of November 1, 2007 approved.
3.	No announcements.
4.	no item 4
5.	Replacement of EM 89-33 University Scholarship and Awards Program-Action Item
Postma moved to take the item off the table.  Substitute II proposed as substitute amendment, moved by Postma, seconded by Kotar, approved by consensus.  Postma moved to amend the motion by putting “appointed to three year staggered terms” after “…appointed…” on page 7, seconded by Haselton.  Approved unanimously.  Postma moved deleting item C under II, and Kotar seconded.  Approved unanimously.  The action item passed unanimously.
6.	Modification of EM 96-87 Policy on Conflicts of Interest in Grants and Contracts-Action Item
Yudell moved to add the world “potential” in section IV, Postma seconded.  Passed unanimously.  Haselton asked whether the potential conflict of interest forms would be changed or not.  Wright responded that there were new forms that were distributed.  Haselton pointed out that the original form is inconsistent with the new EM regarding the exclusion of payment earned through the campus.  Wright indicated that there is no inconsistency between the EM and the new form.  Haselton asked whether the intention of the document is to only require reporting for research projects.  Wright responded that “assigned campus responsibilities” may include non-research projects, e.g. a campus chair who approves a project in which the chair has financial interest.  Postma moved using the phrase “an investigator” instead of “personnel” at the beginning of section IV, Haselton seconded.  Passed unanimously.  Postma moved to remove the final sentence of section I, Houston seconded.  Tropea suggested using variables in the EM.  Tropea also suggested that there is a problem with loss of institutional memory and policy chaos.  Amendment passed unanimously.  Yudell moved adding the phrase “or actual”, seconded by Haselton.  Amendment failed.  Postma moved replacing “one of” by “any of” on page three, Houston seconded.  Amendment passed unanimously.  The action item passed unanimously.
7.	Other.
Postma asked about feedback on the report we sent to the president regarding raising fees for business schools.  Mills has asked to pass it on to statewide senate.  Place indicated that it had to be pretty soon, because the fee raise is nearly finalized.  Tropea said that he would work with Dennis Graham on the Speech and Advocacy Guidelines.  Edebiri reminded FASP of the Make-a-Wish Foundation concert.  Tropea asked if there is a sub-committee to reconcile the FPPP with the new CBA.  Mills said that HR sends potential conflicts to us before we begin that process.  Houston mentioned the Faculty Grievance Committee selection process was flawed.  
8.	FASP adjourned at 3:22 PM.