Minutes from Union Executive Meeting 10-17-19

Meeting: Berklee Faculty Union
Date: October 17, 2019
In Attendance: Will Silvio, Paul Masters, Dennis Cecere, Marti Epstein, Utar Artur, Peter

Cokkinias, Michael Johnson, Alicia Bower, Stephanie Reich, Nicholas Urie, Vanessa Morris, Wendy Rolfe, David Scott, Elizabeth Seitz

Call to order 1:10

1. Review of minutes

motion: “to accept minutes of Union Executive Committee meeting on 10/17/19 (epstein)

second: (johnson)

vote: unanimous approval, motion carries

2. Dennis Cecere- Ensembles

unbalanced ensembles; scholarships not being distributed properly
discussion: are part-time faculty still being paid when students stop coming to ensembles; how many people has this affected?
What is the administration doing to help balance the number in each discipline
other topics mentioned: robbery in ensemble space and problems entering the ensemble building main entrance

3.Peter Cokkinias- Financial Aid

financial aid office: not following through with scholarships,
discussion followed: as a labor union, how much responsibility do we have with this issue? proposal for creating a liaison with the student government
forging a relationship with students is important

4. Nicholas Urie- Classrooms

classroom problems: possible tactic to create a calculator that estimates the amount of money lost due to equipment malfunction
example: 7 people in class, waited 22 minutes, how much money does this cost?
running tally of how much student money is being wasted?

discussion: best way to ensure faculty follow through with tally, QRC code use or phone app

5. All faculty meeting to approve to the budget

Motion: all faculty meeting 10/31/19 1-2pm

vote: unanimous

6. Faculty survey of chairs and deans- second week November

Meeting adjourned 1:50p.