Time and place. The meeting was conducted at 12 noon on USF Tampa in EDU161.
Attendance. Nine members and one guest.
Minutes. May 31 minutes approved.
President’s Report.
- Training. There are several training sessions this summer.
- Baseball. We offer tickets to members and families go join us at the July 30 Rays game.
- Promotion & Tenure. The Board approved tenure for 29 candidates of 32. Discussion of USF’s historical problem with DEI and tenure.
- Office Material. Steve Lang and Arthur Shapiro went through old UFF USF papers now in the GAU office.
New Business.
- Fellows Program. We are exploring the possibility of restarting the program.
- Constitution & Bylaws. Draft presented by Josh Rayman.
- Training for Government and Community Relations. We anticipate a training in mid-July.
Committee Reports.
- Membership. The Committee is organizing the following:
- Restarting the fellows program.
- Snailmail to former members who did not sign up for eDues and subsequently to non-members who signed Showing of Interest cards.
- Socials.
- Grievances. We have a huge number of grievances and need volunteers. A few units, esp. Nursing, generating a lot of grievances.
- Treasury. We are solvent.
- Government Relations. This summer, we will seek to visit local legislators.
These minutes were respectfully submitted on 24 June 2024.