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Last Updated: September 18, 2008
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Staff Advisory Committee
September 8, 2008
Tech Pride Room
Present: Carolyn Brown, Brenda Elrod, Kevin Edwards,
Stephaine Hargis,
Others present: President Bell, Mike Cowan, Terri Taylor
Comments
The new committee chair, Ms. Elrod, welcomed the group to the Staff Advisory Committee meeting at 10:00 a.m. and introduced President Bell to welcome the new members and thank existing members for their hard work over the years.
President Bell started by discussing the state budget in
saying this would be another difficult year. However, Tennessee Tech has set
back funds to cover this year’s budget cuts. Even through tough economic times,
Tech has three new building projects underway: residence hall demolition and
construction; Hooper Eblen renovations; and site preparation for the Ray Morris
Hall which will house the
A grand opening and ribbon cutting, set for October 3, will honor the Student Health Services, now housed in the School of Nursing Building. Health Services are now open to faculty, staff and students.
For the fifth year in a row, Princeton Review ranked Tennessee Tech as “Best in the Southeast” along with five other universities. Also, for the seventh year in a row, U.S. News and World Report ranked TTU among the south’s best universities. Last, Tech was ranked one of the Top 10 Public Universities in the South. At the end of the eighth day of classes, Tech’s enrollment hit a high of 10,803 students.
There are plans to improve parking, including acquisition of
new property. In the mean time, shuttles are running from the intramural
parking lot, north lot from the tennis courts, west lot of the engineering
quad, and the
August 12 was an exciting day on campus as the university was the site of a community-wide emergency drill. The mock-crisis involved real-time reactions to a staged emergency scenario. The drill was a great mechanism to test emergency readiness and communication tools for the campus. President Bell has asked departments, groups, and individuals to address the topic of preparedness at the building level.
The Center for Management, Utilization, and Protection of
Water Resources has joined forces with TTU’s
TBR is reminding Tech faculty and staff that use of state resources in political activities is prohibited. This includes the displaying of campaign literature or advertisements on the premises; using any state owned facilities, including equipment for campaigning or political advertising; and engaging actively in a political campaign or attending political meetings/functions during an employee’s working day.
General Announcements
Winners of the Awesome Office contest were: Human Resources (large office competition); Math Department and Chemical Engineering Department tied for the small office competition. Women’s Center won the bulletin board category.
Athletics Department is sponsoring Purple Pride Luncheons on Mondays proceeding home football games. The next luncheon is scheduled for September 22.
On September 18, Tech’s Constitution Day speaker will be John Seigenthaler, host of NPT’s Word on Words and a noted journalist. Mr. Seigenthaler’s talk “Patriotism: Salute the Flag or Burn It?” begins at 6 p.m. in the Derryberry Hall auditorium. The presentation is open to the public.
Mike Cowan has been appointed the Director of Human Resource Services, and Jerri Winningham has been appointed Interim Director of Records and Registration.
Tech will host the Tennessee Board of Regents quarterly meeting in June 2009. This is an opportunity to showcase the University to the Regents and other university constituents.
The Dean of Engineering Search Committee is chaired by Dr. Paul Semmes. Committee members include:
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Mohamed Abdelrahman (ECE) |
Rick Larsen (CEO at Flexial) |
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Allen Atkins (an ECE alum) |
Wallace Prescott, Emeritus |
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Daniel Badoe (CEE) |
Jim Rose (Basic Engineering) |
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Ken Currie ( |
Donna Russell (ME) |
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Corinne Darvennes (ME) |
Doug Talbert (Computer Science) |
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Dennis George ( |
Don Visco (Chem. E.) |
Tennessee Tech’s Ambassador for September is Bruce Greene.
Tech Ambassadors from December 2007 through August 2008 include:
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Janet Whitaker (Academic Development Program) |
Homer Kemp (English and Communications) |
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Sandy Zimmerman (Athletics) |
Jamie Harris (Custodial Services) |
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Howard Phillips (Facilities) |
Robert Holloway (ITS) |
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Sandy Garrison (Center for Energy Systems Research) |
Alexis Pope (Admissions) |
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Annette Littrell (ITS) |
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Ms. Elrod welcomed Mike Cowan to recommend for approval the Non-Faculty Grievance Pool, effective September 1, 2008 as follows:
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EEO Category |
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Term Expires |
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EEO 1 |
Deanna Metts |
July 2009 |
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Ed Boucher |
July 2009 |
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Marc Burnett |
July 2010 |
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Alice Camuti |
July 2010 |
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Kenneth Currie |
July 2011 |
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EEO 3 |
Carolyn Gernt |
July 2009 |
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Tony Marable |
July 2010 |
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Matt Smith |
July 2010 |
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Shubhada Mahajan |
July 2011 |
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Leslie Hamlett |
July 2011 |
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EEO 4 |
Brenda Elrod |
July 2009 |
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Denise Elligan |
July 2010 |
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Debra Turnbow |
July 2010 |
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Pam Goolsby |
July 2011 |
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EEO 5 |
Brian Michael Stansberry |
July 2009 |
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Brenda Taylor |
July 2010 |
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Glenda Gale Pharris |
July 2011 |
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EEO 6 |
Kenneth Phillips |
July 2009 |
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Eddie Meadows |
July 2010 |
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Eugene Trujillo |
July 2011 |
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EEO 7 |
David Atkins |
July 2009 |
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Rosemary Taylor |
July 2010 |
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Ricardo Cartwright |
July 2011 |
The Non-Faculty Grievance Pool was approved as submitted.
The following comments and suggestions were reviewed:
Comments and
Suggestions
1. “Tennessee Tech’s new slogan should be, The Hidden Gem of Tennessee”
Ms. Brenda Elrod commented that the suggestion of a new slogan was
forwarded to Public Affairs for review and consideration.
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2. “What actions have been taken concerning parking? What are the long-term plans for parking? Are there plans for a parking garage?”
Parking is available across
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3. “Where are the suggestion boxes located?”
Suggestion boxes are on the ground floor of the UC, Derryberry, and in
the
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President Bell began the service pin ceremony, which celebrated a total of 945 years served by Tennessee Tech staff. Recipients are as follows:
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5 Years |
10 Years |
15 Years |
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Ms. Denise Anderson |
Ms. Mary Decker |
Ms. Donna Billingsley |
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Ms. Virginia Beard |
Ms. Carole Eisenmenger |
Ms. Clata Burden |
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Mr. Billie Bohannon |
Mr. Jeffrey Holmes |
Ms. Hattie Carter |
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Ms. Denise Colwell |
Ms. Janet Johnson |
Mr. Daniel Day |
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Ms. Evelyn Conner |
Ms. Sarah Khleif |
Ms. Sandra Garrison |
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Ms. Brooke Dedmon |
Ms. Phyllis Kilgore |
Mr. Dennis Goodwin |
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Ms. Sonya Haney |
Mr. Charles Mitchell |
Ms. Linda Harris |
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Mr. Gregory Haynes |
Mr. Robert Moore |
Mr. W.C. Howell |
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Mr. Christopher Kincaid |
Ms. Charlene True |
Ms. Cynthia Mathis |
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Mr. Paul Miller |
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Mr. Randal McCloud |
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Ms. Olivia Newman |
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Ms. Candace Osteen |
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Ms. Karen Owens |
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Mr. Billy Phillips |
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Mr. Michael Qualls |
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Ms. Fran Riley |
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Mr. Taylor Qualls |
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Mr. Ronald Romzek |
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Ms. Linda Robichaud |
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Mr. Phillip Talley |
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Ms. Kathleen Scott |
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Mr. James Waller |
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Ms. Rebecca Stafford |
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Ms. Cari Williams |
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Ms. Sara Staggs |
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Ms. Sandra Zimmerman |
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Ms. Janine Torbleau |
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Ms. Claudette Venters |
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Ms. Jianjin Xiong |
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20 Years |
25 Years |
30 Years |
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Ms. Susan Henry |
Mr. Jerry Allen |
Ms. Rhonda Boles |
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Mr. Steve Mathis |
Ms. Trenda Eldridge |
Ms. Carolyn Farris |
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Mr. Danny Matthews |
Ms. Phyllis Miller |
Mr. Leon Hall |
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Ms. Faye Mullins |
Mr. Kenneth Phillips |
Ms. Denise Hensley |
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Ms. Kathie Smith |
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Mr. Michael Magdalena |
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Mr. Roger Phillips |
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Mr. David Walker |
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35 Years |
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Ms. Loretta Merkley |
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Mr. Thomas Turner |
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The meeting adjourned at 10:55 am
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