Interest in these meetings declined through the fall and their continuance will depend on input from the community. Tamara Johnston, who has been working on the continuance of the brown bag luncheons, notified Ms. Rullo that Jen Shillingford is willing to do a presentation in January. McPherson Fellowship Awards Information on the awards and the nomination process for them is expected from the President's Office shortly. With regard to staff, the guidelines have been adapted to allow an individual to nominate another on the basis of their qualifications, regardless of their classification. In the past, nominations have been requested for one individual from each classification.
Work continues on the job description binders for the library.
Employee Evaluations Ms. Ogle restated the Committee's suggestion that an alternative evaluation process be considered. This would be one that would require supervisors to perform employee evaluations during a designated time period in the academic year rather than on an individual's anniversary date. Approved job descriptions would then be submitted for inclusion in the job description binders. The Executive Committee feels that this would ensure that information is updated annually and that the job description binders would be consistently current. Sick Leave Policy Update Committees consisting of employees in Housekeeping, Dining Services, and Facilities were formed to work on a sick leave policy.