COLLEGE OF DESIGN STAFF ASSEMBLY February 15, 2017

AGENDA Call to Order Welcome New Faculty and Staff Reports from Senators/Committees/Workgroups Faculty and Staff Search Updates Old Business New Business Report from the Deans Onboarding the New Dean

Architecture Adjunct Faculty WELCOME NEW FACULTY! Architecture Adjunct Faculty Natalya Egon Phil Rader Amro Sallam Thena Tak Paul Yaggie DHA - Interior Design Meghan Hendrickson, Lecturer

WELCOME NEW NON-INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF! Design IT Gretchen Corey, Technology Coordinator Greg Lockhart, Coordinator, Academic Technology Resources Student Services Anne Waltz, Executive Operations and Student Services Specialist PENDING, Engagement & College to Career Coordinator

REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES (ATTACHED TO AGENDA) P&A Senators: Lori Molberg & Patrick Smith Design Technology: Julie Hillman Diversity: Holley Locher Honors & Awards: Lin Nelson-Mayson Curriculum: Sue Chu (Holley Locher) P&A Leadership: Abby Burkhart & Bob Glunz CS/L-R Leadership: Theresa Tichich & Nicole Kennedy

FACULTY SEARCH UPDATES Architecture (Blaine Brownell, Chair) Architecture, Cass Gilbert (Mary Guzowski, Chair) Interior Design (Stephanie Zollinger, Chair) Product Design (Barry Kudrowitz, Chair) Retail Merchandising (Hyunjoo Im, Chair) REMINDER: encourage staff to attend faculty candidate public presentations and submit feedback

NON-INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF SEARCH UPDATES Center for Sustainable Building Research Coordinator, Researcher 5 PENDING: Wearable Technology Lab Research Professional 2 (Wearable Technology Lab Manager)

OLD BUSINESS

OLD BUSINESS Faculty unionization The Bureau of Mediation Services (BMS) conducted hearings in May, 2016 to determine whether or not Unit 11 employees (i.e., T.S./LEC) can be combined with Unit 8 employees (i.e., T/TT/Contract and Adjunct Faculty). Unit 11 employees would then be eligible to vote on faculty unionization along with Unit 8 employees. The BMS ruled in favor of SEIU and said Unit 11 can be combined with Unit 8. Teaching Specialists, Lecturers

Faculty unionization (cont.) OLD BUSINESS (CONT.) Faculty unionization (cont.) The University requested to appeal the inclusion of Unit 11 with Unit 8 to the MN Court of Appeals. On January 24, the MN Court of Appeals notified the University that they will hear the appeal regarding the BMS ruling. SEIU argued that the unionization vote should occur before the appeal is heard. The Court disagreed with SEIU.

OLD BUSINESS (CONT.) Staff events Cookie exchange on December 13 15 participants : 30 dozen cookies! Staff Appreciation event on January 5 30 participants : High scorer?

NEW BUSINESS

design.umn.edu/about/diversity Employee Engagement NEW BUSINESS Link to Office of Equity and Diversity Certificate program is now on Diversity webpage. design.umn.edu/about/diversity Employee Engagement DIRT developed onboarding guide in 2016. P&A and CS/L-R Leadership Committees will identify an initiative and/or action steps for 2017 in response to our 2015 survey results.

REPORT FROM THE DEAN

REPORT FROM THE DEANS FY18 Budget & Compact Food and alcohol expenses Senior Leadership Group (SLG) spring work plan Other Enrollment and graduate admissions updates New staff lunch with the dean - 3/16 at Campus Club History of the College document Q & A

CDes base budget = $26,517,328 FY18 BUDGET & COMPACT Reallocations from Central (recurring) (.75% of base O&M budget) $177,000     Internal reallocation $ 22,000 Non-O&M internal reallocations Cost pool increase of 3.1% $337,833 Cost pool Fringe benefit increase $159,000 Fringe expense only w/o merit increases CDes base budget = $26,517,328

FY18 BUDGET & COMPACT (CONT.) Food and alcohol expenses $195,000 spent in 2016. Units will need to reduce these expenses by 20%. The budget process now asks units to budget for food/alcohol expenses.

DESIGN COMPACT FUNDING REQUESTS Collegiate strategic and/or critical needs Arch/LA studio pilot - $? Expansion of Wearable Tech Research Lab - $? Funding for internal design build projects in Arch - $50,000 Graphic design studio renovation (McNeal 336) - $125,000 McNeal 144 & 146 renovation for active learning - $30,000 McNeal interdisciplinary public space - $6,500 Mobile fabrication lab for Arch - $155,000

FY18 BUDGET & COMPACT (CONT.) Collegiate strategic and/or critical needs (cont.) Product design faculty member - $150,000 (R) + start-up Product design studio renovation (Rapson 31) - $250,000 Rapson furniture in public spaces- $30,000 Rapson hallway/balcony lighting - $? Technology Arch environmental technology software - $20,000 McNeal 212 (apparel design teaching) reconfiguration and industry standard equipment - $40,000

SENIOR LEADERSHIP GROUP SPRING WORK Unit diversity action steps Continued work on curriculum efficiencies Unit Employee Engagement action steps Budgets Onboarding the new dean

New staff lunch with the dean - March 16 at Campus Club OTHER SERU Survey Graduate and undergraduate surveys--March, 2017 Commencement speaker David Rubin, The Land Collective Summer construction McNeal 144 & 146; 310 & 316 Rapson 54/56 Rapson courtyard lighting and sound New staff lunch with the dean - March 16 at Campus Club History of the College and Land Grant Institution SERU - Student Experience at the Research University

ENROLLMENT UPDATE -- UNDERGRADS

ENROLLMENT UPDATE -- GRADS

GRADUATE ADMISSIONS UPDATE

ONBOARDING THE NEW DEAN What are effective strategies and/or tactics we can employ to onboard a new dean? and/or In what ways can we ensure that a new dean will have the knowledge and tools necessary to become an effective advocate and leader for CDes?

ONBOARDING THE NEW DEAN Break into small groups of 3 people. Identify 2-3 ideas/activities you and/or your units can pursue to onboard the new dean. Select your top idea and report out.

Faculty candidate public presentations UPCOMING EVENTS Faculty candidate public presentations Mike Christenson - Assistant Professor of Architecture, Thursday, February 16, 9:00am (225 Rapson) Pielah Kim - Assistant Professor of Retail Merchandising, Thursday, February 16, 12:30pm (McNeal 274) Katie MacDonald - Cass Gilbert Fellowship, Friday, February 17, 12:30pm (225 Rapson)

UPCOMING EVENTS (CONT.) College/unit events Architecture as Catalyst - March 6-10 Next Generation of Parks - March 9 Design in 7 - April 5 PLAYsentations - May 3 designbats - May 8-18 Exhibit by Kelly Munson, Designer in Residence - Larson Gallery, St Paul Student Center Commencement - May 13

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