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Current Status of Minutes: Final
Date	August 18, 2014
Time	9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Location	HBC 221

Members Present
Sue Bloodsworth, Andrew Christie, Kathy Galaviz, Gary Hampton, Joe Lostracco, Tobin Quereau, Hazel Ward
Guests Present
Casey Ray

Item # 1:
Presenter
Discussion	Due to a lack of a quorum and time constraints, review of the April minutes was postponed until the October meeting.

Item # 2:
Presenter
Discussion	Much of the meeting time was spent looking at the new application from the view of a Department Chair. While looking at the 'Human Development' department, it was noted that there has been a recent departmental name change to 'Student Development'; eStaffing will be updated to reflect this change. The placement of the columns on the Appointments page was agreed upon and approved during the Design phase by the eStaffing subcommittee. During this meeting there was an interest in reshuffling the column order so that the 'HPH' column would be 2 columns to the left of where it was during this meeting. The argument against considering such a change is that it blurs the distinction between Appointments and Eligibility.

Item # 3:
Presenter
Discussion	Due to time constraints, this will be discussed during the October meeting. However, it was announced that the administrative rule to replace 'MSTA Exception' with 'MSTA Senior' is thought to have been approved recently. However, since an updated Administrative Rule on this subject could not be found on the ACC AR website, the AFA representatives will be contacted to confirm this change.

Item # 4:
Presenter
Discussion	Unlike the MSTA change, the ECS/ECHS proposal is thought to still be in limbo. The AFA representatives to the committee will be contacted about this issue also.

Item # 5:
Presenter
Discussion	Sue is in the process of reaching out to every department to offer training on the new version. Kathy is finalizing an online document that will be available via link from the eStaffing main page. Andrew will be sending out an email to department chairs and deans this week reminding them of the new version (with the new url). Also, Joe recommended that an overview of eStaffing be presented to the new Provost. Andrew enthusiastically agreed to participate, and Joe volunteered to facilitate the meeting.

Item # 6:
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Discussion	The February meeting is usually when the committee entertains appeals to be exempt from using eStaffing for purposes of assigning course sections to Adjunct Faculty. The suggestion was to communicate with the Department Chair as to the formal process.

Item # 7:
Presenter
Discussion	Due to a lack of a quorum and time constraints, review of committee membership was postponed until the October meeting. However, the email to Deans and Department Chairs that will go out this week can include an appeal for new DC members.

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