The University of Mississippi                                                                       Staff Council

Minutes of Meeting October 1, 2008 1:30 pm                                           Union Room 404

 

Present:  Dotty Baker, Pam Barefield, Prema Balachandran, Debbie Binkley, Debbie Bishop, Dennis Bullard, Sandra Cox-McCarty, Kevin Cozart, Angie Gurner, Shellie Harrison, Marla Holcomb, Gwen Hutchins, Sam Johnson, Mary Ann Kerr, Julius Minor, Patti Mooney, Perry Myrick, Randall Pinion, Johnny Price, Patricia Stewart, Johnette Taylor, Ryan Upshaw, Melanie Wadkins, Benita Whitehorn, Pam Wilburn

 

Absent-Excused:  Tiffany Edwards, Chris Ann Harwell, Ron Huckaby, Nina Jones, Jane Michelletti, Neal Sellers, Jennifer Taylor, Diane Tredway

 

Absent-Unexcused, Deborah Purnell

 

Minutes:  Approved by general consensus

 

Treasurer’s Report:  Unavailable due to Nina’s absence and will be available at November’s meeting.

 

Speaker:  Chief Calvin Sellers, UPD

  Topic:  His history with Ole Miss and the success of the Debate.

 

Unfinished Business: 

Fundraising Event

Debbie Binkley will begin work on starting pizza card fundraiser.

Diabetes Walk

Kevin Cozart will get information out to those who contact him and want to participate in Diabetes Walk.

Debate Festival

Rock the Debate was a success.

T-shirts & Name Badges

New T-shirts and name badges are now available.

Staff Council Staff Picture

A group picture of Staff Council members will be taken after the Campus-wide Staff Meeting October 14.  Members were reminded to wear their t-shirts and nametags to this meeting.

Newsletter Committee

Melanie and her committee members will have an update at our November meeting.

 

New Business:

Staff Council Committees

A sign up sheet was passed around for members to volunteer for a committee. Committee chairs were asked to meet with their committees before the November meeting.

Executive Committee

The committee met with the Chancellor and there will be a campus wide staff meeting in October. An appreciation lunch will be in the next couple of weeks for staff for their part in making the Debate a success.

 

 

Next Meeting:  Wednesday, November 5, at 1:30 p.m. in the Union Room 405.

Speaker-Kathy Gates.  There will be a question/answer time after she speaks.

 

Adjourned at 2:00 p.m.