MSU Faculty Emeriti Opportunities
Steering Committee Minutes
Board Room,
Attended: Forsyth, Funk, Greenbaum, Ishino, Medick, Reid,
Stone, Wickert
Ex Officio: DeZure
Staff: Shaw
I. Chair Stone welcomed the
group.
II. The minutes from the
III. Updates:
A.
Wickert presented information for the Big Ten Retirees
Association Conerence being held August 19-21 at
MSU.
Sunday,
August 21 from
B.
Greenbaum presented an update on Faculty Emeriti template from
the seven returned. He gathered
suggestions for changes to the form. The
subcommittee will meet before the next meeting to discuss how the template will
be utilized.
C.
Medick suggested
a lecture series with presentations that would be of interest to Faculty
Emeriti and the MSU community.
Presenters would be faculty emeriti or from the MSU community. Presentations will be held be held in
different locations on campus.
D.
DeZure suggested
a post card or information for the retiring faculty.
E.
Ishino discussed the possibilities of accepting donations to
the program and had examples from other MSU groups.
F.
Funk talked about
changes to 209 Olds Hall to make more appropriate for Faculty Emeriti.
G.
Shaw said that
the website has been updated with the previous meeting minutes and the websites
listing Faculty Emeriti information.
IV.
Action Items
A.
Post card created
to distribute at the retirees’ luncheon on April 12 and other meetings.
B.
Stone asked for
volunteers to work on subcommittees to discuss a survey, sense of belonging,
and improved communications within the Faculty Emeriti community.
C.
Reid and Wickert will check with the Retirees’ Association about
their survey.
D.
Stone and others
will meet with MSU Development to better understand how the process works for
accepting donations to the group.
E.
Stone and others
will work to start the lecture series.
The next meeting is scheduled:
Wednesday, April 27,
Cathy Neuman, Assistant
Director, Student Life, and two Red Cedar Log editors will be guests at the
meeting.