Meeting:           Berklee Faculty Union Executive Committee
Date:                November 12, 2020 at 1:00p, via teleconference
In Attendance:  Will Silvio, David Scott, Andrew Shryock, Elizabeth Seitz, Wendy Rolfe, Prince Charles Alexander, Michael Abraham, Dennis Cecere, Marti Epstein, Paul Masters, Denise Pons-Leone, Utar Artun, Alicia Bower, Michael Johnson, Stephanie Reich, Vanessa Morris, Mike Scott

Call to order 1:05p.

1. Minutes

MOTION:         “To approve minutes of the Union Executive Committee meeting on October 29, 2020, amended as follows: ‘3. ROLFE noted faculty are being given conflicting information.’”
(M. JOHNSON)
SECOND:         MASTERS
VOTE:              unanimous approval, motion carries

2. Incoming President of Berklee College of Music

Discussion of open house with Erica Muhl.

3. Department meetings

Discussion of meeting schedules and regularity across departments.

4. Part-time faculty with one-year contract

SILVIO summarized situation in which part-time faculty with a one-year contract have not been furloughed, and, in addition, the College has hired new faculty without offering available work to individuals with no teaching assignment.

5. Visa concerns for part-time faculty

ARTUN summarized visa concerns of a faculty member whose employment visa is expiring and may be ineligible to continue teaching at Berklee. SILVIO will pursue with Human Resources and Union counsel.

Meeting adjourned 1:54p.