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MINUTES

March 13, 2013

Executive CommitteeSaskia Sawyer, President, Saskia.sawyer@du.edu, x12704Stefanie Ungphakorn Cowan, Vice President,stefanie.cowan@du.edu, x12507Nicky Bruckhart, Past President, nbruckha@du.edu, x14241Kathy Aliaga, Treasurer, kaliaga@du.edu , x13284Lisa Cox, Co-Secretary, Lisa.Cox@du.edu, x12366Ashley Beaudry, Co-Secretary, Ashley.Beaudry@du.edu, x16068June Hall, Webmaster,june.hall@du.edu, x14290

Members in attendance:Aderhold, Jonathan University Technology ServicesAliaga, Kathy FacilitiesBeaudry, Ashley The Womens CollegeChabot-Olsen, Nick RegistrarCowan, Stefanie Center for Multicultural ExcellenceCox, Lisa Institutional Compliance & Internal AuditDixon, Catherine Institutional ResearchDunker, Katie Human ResourcesFirebaugh, Kristy Arts, Humanities & Social SciencesGeist, Susan Controllers OfficeGross, Anne AdmissionsHall, June Business ServicesHarris, Crystal SECSHower, Don FacilitiesJackson, Cheryl Office of Teaching & LearningMartin, Melissa Korbel School of International StudiesMichel, Richard Conference, Events, and Special ProgramsPinnock, Ken Human ResourcesRaborn, Natalie Newman Center Rundle, Steve University CollegeSawyer, Saskia University AdvancementTaylor, Danae Daniels College of Business

Watt, Katie Marketing & Communications

Volunteers and guests in attendance:King, Amy Human Resources

The meeting was called to order.

1) Introduction of Council Members

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2) Approval of February meeting minutes; moved and seconded

3) Guest Speakers- United Way and Colorado Shares (Mike Garvey and Erin Atwell)

a. United Way spent $29 million on the community last year. They are currently in a requestfor proposal process as $36 million has been requested this year, but United Way cancurrently only give $8 million right now. Big projects currently underway include thefollowing:

i. Bridge Project

ii. School of Readiness initiative which makes sure that kids can read at the 3rd gradelevel by the end of third grade.

iii. Youth Success initiative which is a bridging the gap program which helps fosteryouth advance out of the system.

iv. Adult self-sufficiency programb. Colorado Shares represented on behalf of Partnership for Colorado which has partnered with

DU for over 20 years. Erin requested that SAC members assist with getting the word outabout the campaign which ends on the 15th of March. The Partnership raises about $2 millioneach year, with the average donation being approximately $1 a day or $5 a week.

c. Think about causes that are important to you. You can donate via payroll deduction post tax,but the donation is tax deductible. The payroll deduction is from April 1- end of the year.

d. The two charities represent more than 300 non-profits. If you want to donate to a non-profitnot listed, GuideStart will give you a companys EIN and you can write in a company.

e. In prior years 250-300 people have contributed from DU, but this year only 35 people havesigned up to date.

f. Benefits of giving through the campaign versus writing a check directly to the charity- youcan donate using payroll deduction and you can be introduced to new non-profits through thewebsites.

g. What is the overhead?- For United Way, 85% of every dollar raised goes back to thecommunity. The 15% that doesnt go to pad offices; it goes towards reinvesting in grantwork within the organization and partners. CO Shares only retains 10% of the fundsdonated.

h. How are funds disbursed to non-profits?- Partnership for CO distributes funds quarterly in a

lump sum. United Way distributes funds $250 at a time. If designated funds dont hit $250,they will be disbursed in June and December.

4) New Business

a. SAC raised enough money to get a book binding in the new Academic Commons. Giving isat about 30% for SAC members.

5) Department Updates

a. CME- there are a bunch of events coming up. DU Connections and Community- the 1stevent in the new Academic Commons will be held on 3/27/13. Make sure to RRSVP if you

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are going to attend so that they canorder enough food and beverages. On 5/9 and 5/10, theUniversity is hosting the Diversity Summit where the keynote speaker is from NYU.

b. CO Womens College- The College received its new name as of March 1, 2013. They arebusy changing the logos, signs, marketing materials, etc.

c. Financial Aid/Admissions- We admitted approximately 10,000 incoming students. Busypackaging 3,000 initial award letters which will be sent out in the coming weeks.

d. ICIA- In the process of conducting the AHSS audit. Hotline activity is high. The SeniorAuditor position has been posted.

e. MarComm- Busy promoting the new Academic Commons.

f. DCB- Voices of Experiences to come include Vial Resorts and Southwest Airlines. Also,DCB has executive programs and mini degrees-certificates.

g. Institutional Research- no new updates. Its the middle of survey season.h. Human Resources- no updates other than that there is a FAQ for health care reform on the

website. There was also a wellness update.

i. Hello Wallet launched in February. Its been really busy as 300 employees havesigned up so far.

ii. Wellness Counts rolled out in February as well. This year you will be required toenroll and get all preventative screens and complete the Total Health Assessment, butby doing so, you get $250 for employee coverage and $500 for family. Enroll by4/15 and have everything complete by 5/15.

iii. Wellness workshops have been popular.

iv. Green and Growing in your office starts next week.

v. Mix it Up- registration starts 3/27 and the actual competition begins 4/8. This is justabout eating- add fruits and vegetables to your diet.

i. Korbel- no updates.

j. UTS- Busy getting Academic Commons ready for the opening. The helpdesk is moving intoAcademic Commons.

k. UCol- There are enrichment programs available to use your tuition waiver.

l. Registrar- Implementing new room scheduling software and gearing up for commencement.

Summer registration has been moved up.m. Financial Services- A reminder that the tuition waiver only covers tuition, not the technology

fee.

n. Controllers Office- They are working on forecasts. Budget development is done.

o. SECS- Hiring several positions.

p. Facilities- no updates.

q. Conferencing and Events- On March 25th, the new season of events will be announced.

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r. AHSS- The dean resigned. A bunch of new openings are available. There is a new LiberalArts advances suite that has student programming. It is located on the 3rd floor of SturmHall.

s. Advancement- Saskia has hired her new positions. Focusing on events surroundingAcademic Commons. Founders Day came and went.

6) Events

a. Coat drive- collected 27 bags of coats which is down from 35 bags last year.

b. Egg Hunt- Egg stuffing is next Friday from 8am-2pm. The flier for the event will be in theDU Digest coming up.

c. Bring your Kid to Work- planning is underway.

7) Other Committee Updates

a. Child Care Initiative- Saskia and Amy Lee are meeting with the Faculty Senate and gettinginformation to Fisher.

b. Staff Issues- A request was made for SAC members to complete the Standing StaffMeetings form so that Ken Pinnock can come and spend some time talking aboutprofessional development at a meeting.

Meeting adjourned.

Next meeting: April 10, 2013, 12 1 pm

Respectfully submitted,

Lisa Cox,Secretary

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