MSU Faculty Emeriti Opportunities

Steering Committee Minutes

April 6, 2005  2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Board Room, Administration Building

 

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 March 15, 2005 meeting were approved.

 

III. Updates:

A.     Wickert presented information for the Big Ten Retirees Association Conerence being held August 19-21 at MSU. 

Sunday, August 21 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. will be a volunteerism session which the MSU Faculty Emeriti are invited.

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, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Room 309 Administration Building

Cathy Neuman, Assistant Director, Student Life, and two Red Cedar Log editors will be guests at the meeting.