Notes of the
CAMPUS WELFARE COMMITTEE
Meeting of January 15, 2002
The Campus Welfare Committee met on January 15 at 2:00 p.m. in room 481 McHenry Library.
Present: Leslie Sunell (chair), Laurie McCann (staff substituting for Julian Fernald), Mark Traugott, Marty Chemers, Jean Marie Scott, Ed Titus, Line Mikkelsen, Janelle Marines, Willeen McQuitta, Lee Ritscher.
Absent: Frank Talamantes, Bill Ladusaw, Julian Fernald.
Guests: Linda Kittle.
· Leslie gave a brief update on the Sinsheimer fire. All classes are meeting. The recovery is proceeding at an exceptional rate but there will be long-term effects on some people. Leslie suggested that everyone make an effort to reach out and support those directly affected by the fire.
· The signing event for Principles of Community, originally proposed for January will be rescheduled pending participation of SUA.
· Leslie requested that CWC members review the notes from the previous meeting and send any changes to Julian.
1. Advisory Committee on Child Care: The group reviewed the second draft of recommendations for the Advisory Committee on Child Care, presented by Jean Marie. A number of changes were suggested which Jean Marie will incorporate into the next draft. When the document is ready Leslie will carry it forward to the Chancellor and EVC. Jean Marie agreed to serve as Chair of this committee for two years.
The group also reviewed the draft charge letter. Discussion focused on staffing of the Committee, both the size of the Committee and specific representatives to it. Some changes were suggested which Jean Marie will make.
2.
Organizational Culture Inventory and Organizational
Effectiveness Inventory (each survey was conducted in both 1994 and 1998).
In order to provide additional context to the work of CWC, Linda Kittle presented a brief overview of the findings of these investigations of six units at UCSC. She noted that key issues which came up both times included:
· Inter-unit coordination (ability for units to work together)
· Inter-department quality (one unit’s perception of another unit’s quality)
· Role clarity
· Quality of service (re: “customer service”)
She then proposed that key levers for change derived from these results, to benefit the campus, might include:
· Define/clarify mission and philosophy of UCSC
· Training and development/career paths for staff
· Employee involvement/feedback on job performance
· Two-Way Communication:
Making sure people are heard and
Consistent messages with credibility
Laurie observed that there is significant crossover between these findings the results of the CWC focus groups conducted last summer and fall – the key issues to emerge from these groups were:
· Communication
· Relationship of job satisfaction to mission and a sense of “doing something useful and valued”
· Career path/promotion opportunities
· Compensation
Willeen announced that the Community Day of Learning this spring might focus on career development. Leslie noted that the strategic communication project under development is intended to address some of the communication challenges. Liz Irwin will make a presentation to CWC on February 5 about this project. (Rescheduled to March 5)
3. Focus of CWC
for the coming year
CWC agreed to develop recommendations to PAC, the Chancellor and the EVC regarding the issues that arose in the work-life focus groups.
The meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m.