Time and place. The meeting was conducted at 12 noon on USF St. Petersburg in USC 262 and on Zoom.


Attendance. 19 members, one staff, and one guest.


Minutes. March 22 minutes approved.


President’s Report.

  • Executive Director of UFF. FEA has hired a new executive director for UFF, Adela Ghadami.
  • Survey of UFF chapter presidents regarding UFF statewide staff. The survey was submitted.
  • Litigation update. The diversity survey may be coming back after all.
  • Certification. PERC made a strange request and a strange error in handling USF’s certification packet.
  • Post Tenure Review. The provost said that nine faculty were rated at least 3 and did not answer whether any faculty got a 4 despite repeated questioning at the Faculty Senate meeting.


Reports.

  • Membership. There will be a major membership push, starting with a meeting in observation of the AAUP Day of Action on April 17.
  • Grievances. There are unfair labor practices and other litigation.
  • Treasury. We are solvent.
  • Government Relations. Discussion.


After adjournment, the votes were tallied.


Chapter Election 2024.
Here are the results:

  • For President:
    • Steve W. Lang, 116 votes
  • For Vice President:
    • Adriana Novoa, 55 votes
    • Arthur Shapiro, 41 votes
  • For Secretary:
    • Greg McColm, 117 votes
  • For Treasurer:
    • Sonia Ramírez Wohlmuth, 121 votes
  • For the Senate:
    • Angad Dang, 98 votes
    • Dana Thompson Dorsey, 99 votes
    • Leon Hardy, 94 votes
    • Justin Henry, 90 votes
    • Steve Lang, 96 votes
    • John Liontas, 89 votes
    • Richard Manning, 102 votes
    • Greg McColm, 96 votes
    • Cynthia Patterson, 102 votes
    • Steve Permuth, 95 votes
    • Scott Perry, 97 votes
    • Arthur Shapiro, 93 votes
    • Sonia Wohlmuth, 103 votes
  • For the Assembly:
    • Leon Hardy, 104 votes
    • Justin Henry, 102 votes
    • Steve Lang, 108 votes
    • Richard Manning, 98 votes
    • Greg McColm, 100 votes
    • Cynthia Patterson, 102 votes
    • Steve Permuth, 94 votes
    • Scott Perry, 93 votes
    • Arthur Shapiro, 99 votes
    • Brian Turnbull, 106 votes


These minutes were respectfully submitted on 7 April 2024.