Alumni Council Meetings

MINUTES

1. Call to Order - Bob Linscheid
   Bob Linscheid, President, called the Executive Committee meeting to order at 10:30 a.m.



2. Roll Call - Larry Augusta
   Larry Augusta, Secretary, took roll and a quorum was announced.



3. Approval of Minutes - Bob Linscheid
   1. June 20, 2003 and July 16, 2003
      The minutes were approved as presented (m/s/p: T. Hoeber, K. Gannon)


4. Strategic Report - Bob Linscheid
   1. Strategic Direction Report - Bob Linscheid
      1. Presentation Outline
         The Executive Committee met with Dr. Barbara Kaufman on August 13, 2003, regarding the Council's Strategic Direction. A PowerPoint presentation was created and distributed to the full Council and will be discussed with the full Council on September 19 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
      2. Roles and Responsibilities for Presentation
         The Committee decided which member would be speaking about specific sections of the PowerPoint.
   
   
   2. Schedule Monthly Conference Calls
      Monthly Executive Committee conference calls will be scheduled for Tuesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. President Linscheid reported he will be attending the following meetings: (1) Board of Trustees, (2) meetings with the Chancellor and (3) the October 31, 2003 Budget Meeting.
   
   
   
   3. CSU Alumni Council Meeting - March 12-13, 2004, Fresno
      The following meetings will be taking place at CSU Fresno during March 2004:
      • March 12-14 - CSSA
      • March 12-13 - CSU Alumni Council
      • March 15 - Academic Senate
      • March 16-17 - Board of Trustees
   
   
5. Standing Officers Reports (as necessary) - Bob Linscheid
   
   1. President-Elect - Harry Moore, no report was given.
   2. Past President - Wayne Adelstein, no report was given.
   3. Treasurer - Mary Louise Hlavac
      Mrs. Hlavac will review the Alumni Council dues, in-kind support and strategic plans. She will prepare a financial report regarding the necessary funds needed to run the Alumni Council organization.
   4. Secretary - Larry Augusta, no report was given.
   5. Programs - Kim Gannon, no report was given.
   6. Communications - Dana Bezerra
      Ms. Bezerra reported the need to be informed about communications. Ms. Bezerra will meet with Marge Grey as a consistent message is needed.
   7. Government Relations - Tom Hoeber
      Mr. Hoeber provided the following Government Relations Committee report: (1) the Committee needs to move forward and solicit volunteers, (2) there are four programs per year and (3) the Programs Committee needs the Government Relations Committee to move ahead.


6. Liaisons Business and Reports
   
   1. Alumni Trustee - Fred Pierce
      1. Campus MOAs due October 1, 2003
         Ms. Gannon requested additional MOA Affinity partnership language, language that Alumni Trustee Fred Pierce mentioned he would provide to campuses. President Linscheid, Alumni Trustee Fred Pierce and Mr. Haynes will discuss this further.
   
   
   2. Chancellor's Office - Jorge Haynes
      1. Chancellor's Office MOA
         The CSU Alumni Council/Chancellor's Office MOA is due November 1, 2003 and copies will be provided to the Committee.
   
   
   3. Alumni Directors' Representative - Kate McClintock
      No report was provided.


7. Systemwide Budget Advisory Committee Meeting - Ash Hayes
   President Linscheid reported that Mr. Ash Hayes is in his second year as the Council's representative to the Systemwide Budget Advisory Committees (SBAC). To build succession planning, an alternate or backup volunteer was requested. President Linscheid requested that SBAC reports be made available on the web.



8. Legislative Report - Karen Y. Zamarripa
   Mrs. Zamarripa distributed three handouts regarding the 2004-05 budget.



9. Old Business - Bob Linscheid
   • Bylaws - President Linscheid stated he would speak with Mr. Harry Moore regarding the need for a Bylaws conference call.
   • Larry Adamson - Inquiry was made if the Committee plans to engage Mr. Larry Adamson in future Council meetings and President Linscheid stated yes.
   
   
   
10. New Business
    • President Linscheid reported that copies of the Council's Annual Report were distributed and could be found in today's meeting packet and he thanked Mr. Fred Najjar and his staff for hosting the Council.
    • A heads up was provided regarding an Alumni Survey being conducted from CSU Sacramento. Mrs. Zamarripa stated she would look into this with President Gonzalez and UA Vice President Robert Jones.
    
    
    
11. Adjournment
    The CSU Alumni Council Executive Committee adjourned at 11:30 a.m.