CLAS Staff Council Meeting

Monthly Meeting – 302 Schaeffer Hall

Minutes for Wednesday, March 25, 2026

  1. Call To Order
    1. Attendance: Beth, Anna, Hanh, Jamie, Janiel, Shonda, Vance, Jason, Adam, Kelly, Sara (Zoom)
  2. Minutes review/approval
    1. A. Skibbe approved, V. Morris Seconded
  3. Treasurer’s Report
    1. A. Skibbe will coordinate with J. Millsap to purchase Election gift cards
  4. Committee Updates
  • Communications Committee
    • Requested that committees check the CLAS SC website and make sure their upcoming events are represented
    • The committee is working to get more organized in communication
      • Can time be reserved at the April meeting to discuss what CLAS SC wants our communication to look like
      • Do we want emergent notifications, or strategic?
    • Recommended we invite MarCom to the retreat
    • H. Kratz requested a list of departments/areas that will be at the resource fair
    • Page for winners of elections forthcoming
  • Awards & Recognition Committee:
    • Spring Staff Recognition event update
      • Food has been ordered, space is booked
      • Adam can print posters if we need them
    • Leadership & Excellence Awards:
      • Nominations due April 10, only 2 submissions as of today
      • J. Millsap asked if there would be a way to add an option to nominate in the performance review software
  • Events Committee
    • Resource Fair update
      • 15 organizations invited
      • Reminder email going out today
      • Catering from Hy-Vee
      • April 23 2-4 at the Adler
      • Communications can send a calendar invite if needed
  • Elections & Bylaws Committee
    • Successful election
    • 127 votes, down from 175 last year
    • May need to find new ways to target nominations
      • Do we send targeted emails to specific groups?
      • Make sure people know what group they are
      • Major questions: Time commitment (add to the website), etc.
  1. New Business
  2. Old Business
    1. Recap of listening sessions
    2. DVIP Ad-hoc committee update
      1. March 30 – April 17
      2. Janiel will send an email with the revised poster to K. Kauffman
    3. Retreat planning update (helpers, invitees)
  3. Adjourn meeting
    1. Motioned by Janiel, seconded by Shonda