The Terry College of Business Staff Representative Group met Wednesday, March 17, 2004 at 9:00 am in Brooks Hall, Room 327.

Members present: Ellen Whitaker (External Relations), Cindy Daniel (Office of Undergraduate Admissions), Cindy Owensby (ECON), Donna Sisk (MBA), Mary Evans (Selig Center), Marsha Richmond (ILSRE), Billie West (MGMT), Sheila King (Assoc. Dean for Faculty and Research), Betty Pharr (Dean's Office), Stan Johnson (Logistics), Melissa Turnipseed (Institute of Leadership), Connie Autry (MARK)

Members absent: Betty Baskins (Business Office), Marsha Dickerson (ACCT), Amanda McKasson (FINA), Regina Pope (OIT), Sebrena Braswell (MIST)

The meeting was called to order by Sally Vandiver. There were no corrections or additions to the minutes from the previous meeting.

Sally reviewed the Staff Council meeting. The following items were highlights:

• New classifications will begin in July. No raise will go with the new classification at this point.
• There will be a new loop for the Milledge bus. It will go from South Campus to North Campus. Each member received a memo from the Parking Appeals Committtee on how they operate.
• The staff council website is http://www.uga.edu/ugasc There are plans to have information about legislative issues and sample letters on the site soon.
• UGARA is a retirees association. It is mostly faculty but staff can join too. Apparently they take you to lunch when you retire. It is just a way for retirees to keep current with UGA affairs
• The staff council sent a letter to Adams requesting Christmas Eve off rather than Memorial Day beginning 2007.
• A resolution was sent to Adams requesting that all staff receive a 2% raise if the 2% raise passed through the legislature. Old business issues were brought forward including:
• Water fountain quality. Sally took samples to Trish Smith in Environmental health Sciences (the report came back with no signs of bacteria. She did see some iron flecks which she assumed were from old pipes)
• Distribution of custodian's gifts will take place at the annual staff luncheon if the custodians would like for that to be done. Susan Cabe is checking with her staff.
• Sally once again asked for nominations for SRG president.

New business issues:

• Dean Benson will be meeting with SRG during the April meeting.

  All members are encouraged to gather questions and submit them to Sally to send to him. Two questions immediately brought up were Raises? How does the college stand? And Would you be willing to have another meeting with all of the staff?