Meeting: Berklee Faculty Union Executive Committee
Date: February 20, 2020 at 1:00p
InAttendance: WillSilvio,DavidScott,AndrewShryock,ElizabethSeitz,WendyRolfe,PrinceCharles

Alexander, Michael Abraham, Dennis Cecere, Peter Cokkinias, Paul Masters, Utar Artun, Alicia Bower, Michael Johnson, Stephanie Reich, Vanessa Morris

Call to order 1:06p.

1. Minutes

MOTION: “To approve minutes of Union Executive Committee meetings on January 30 and February 6.” (COKKINIAS)

SECOND: JOHNSON

VOTE: unanimous approval, motion carries

2. Audited financial statements

SHRYOCK summarized FY2019 audited financial statements, which are available on the Union website. Opportunity for questions and discussion at meeting on February 27.

3. Donations

MOTION: “To approve donations of $1,000 each ($2,000 total) to scholarship funds in memory of Bob Gullotti and Armsted Christian.” (SEITZ)

SECOND: MASTERS

VOTE: unanimous approval, motion carries

4. Access Issues

ROLFE summarized inaccessibility of events and activities hosted by Global Jazz Institute, Effortless Mastery Institute, and Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice. SILVIO will write open letter to Larry Simpson.

5. Berklee’s “Values” Statement

SILVIO solicited input on Berklee’s “Values” Statements, which are available on the Berklee website.

6. Faculty evaluation of chairs

REICH and BOWER summarized progress of chair and dean survey and solicited feedback on draft.

Meeting adjourned 1:52p.