The California State University Alumni Council
Business Meeting
Sacramento – Sheraton Hotel
March 18, 2007

MEETING

Voting Members Present:
CJ Klug (President), Valerie Vuicich (President-Elect), Bob Linscheid, (Alumni Trustee), Shannon Hill (Bakersfield), Tania Garcia (Channel Islands), Yvette Bocz (Channel Islands), Tim Colbie (Chico), Sheila Butts (Dominguez Hills), Jimmie Thompson (Dominguez Hills), Kate Shaheed (East Bay), Jacqui Glasener (Fresno), Carlos Leija (Fullerton), Kristin Crellin (Fullerton), Dean Hart (Humboldt), Pete Mathiesen (Humboldt), Gay Arakawa (Long Beach), Guy Heston (Long Beach), Natalie Smith (Los Angeles), Stephanie Regevig (Monterey Bay), Gray Mounger (Northridge), Francine Oschin (Northridge), Melissa Riordan (Pomona), Jon Lundstrom (Pomona), Gary Davis (Sacramento), Jeanie Esajian (Sacramento), Pamela Langford (San Bernardino), Dia Poole (San Bernardino), Ash Hayes (San Diego), Derrick Morgan (San Jose), Patricia Smith (San Jose), Kim Rutledge Gannon (San Luis Obispo), Ken Stone (San Luis Obispo), Heather Manley (San Marcos)

Voting Members Absent:
Bryan Burrow (Bakersfield), Sue Anderson (Chico), Charles Fisher (East Bay), Judy Sharp (Fresno), Jennifer Whitty (Maritime), Captain Lynn Korwatch (Maritime), Courtney Kuhn (Monterey Bay), Jim Herrick (San Diego), Doug Hupke (San Francisco), Robert Threatt (San Marcos), Kate McClintock (Sonoma), Kristin Olsen (Stanislaus), Victor Mitre (Stanislaus)

CSU Chancellor's Office Staff Present:
Karen Zamarripa, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Advocacy and Institutional Relations; Marge Grey, Director of Communications; Carolina Greenwood, Administrative Assistant, Advocacy and Institutional Relations.

1. Call to Order
President CJ Klug called the meeting to order

2. Roll Call
In lieu of Secretary Jacqui Glasener’s absence, the roll was passed around for check-off and it was confirmed that a quorum was present.

3. Approval of Minutes
   Motion/Second/Carried that the minutes of the January 20, 2007 business meeting be approved as submitted.

4. Officers Reports
   
   
   1. President
      President Klug welcomed everyone.
      
      
      
   2. Treasurer
      Ken Stone provided a brief overview of the status of the 2006/07 budget and reported that income is on track and that the majority of expenses would not be recorded until after the Legislative Day event. Currently the revenue is shown as $46,441.86, the expenses at $11,021.34 with $44,000 cash on hand and just under $80,000 in the long term investment account.
      

5. Liaisons Reports
   
   
   1. Alumni Trustee
      Trustee Bob Linscheid reported on activities by the Trustees over the past few months including looking forward to upcoming commencements as well as the need for the AC to support a resolution addressing the CFA negotiations. Trustee Linscheid has had an opportunity to visit San Marcos campus in the past few months.
      
      
   2. Alumni Directors' Rep
      Sheila Butts reported that the Alumni Directors met on Saturday evening before the Alumni Council meeting over dinner. The directors discussed the status of follow-up on affinity programs and staying compliant with SB 569. They also talked about the need to put together a master calendar of events that would allow campuses to see what events other campuses were holding and when to encourage new ideas. The process for how to select a directors representative for the Executive Committee was determined and was asked to be taken up and approved by the Executive Committee prior to the June meeting.
      
   
   
   3. Academic Senate
      Barry Pasternak of the Academic Senate reported to the Council on the various activities the Senate has been working on in the past few months.
   
   
   
   4. Student Representative
      No student representative was present and no report given.
   
   
   
   5. Vice Presidents of Advancement Report
      No Vice President of Advancement was present and no report given.
   
   
   
   6. System Office Report
      Karen Zamarripa gave a system update and reported the importance of following day’s activities. In preparation for the following day’s activities, Karen reviewed important details as they relate to the message on the state budget and AB 302, the financial aid bill that will need to be carried on behalf of the CSU.

      Karen also reminded campuses of their annual MOA requirements with the Council and that campuses should continue to do their annual reporting on their officers and financial status and forward this information to Michele Perrault in the AIR office.

6. Committee Reports
   
   
   1. Finance and Development
      The Finance and Development Committee, chaired by Jacqui Glasener as the interim for the remainder of the year discussed the need for future funding sources for the Council as well as finding new sponsors to go to meet these funding needs.
      
      
   2. Government Relations
      Dia Poole reported on the work plan the committee plans to follow for the remainder of the year and for the continual plans for campuses to work on throughout the year to engage alums in Sacramento on behalf of the CSU. Dia also reported that the list of CSU alumni working in legislative offices were circulated by the AIR office a month prior to the meeting and that campuses should be using those for their benefit when making plans to engage Sacramento alumni.
      
   
   
   
   3. Programs
      Jeanie Esajian reported that the Committee discussed at great length the upcoming possibility of a fall retreat at Dominguez Hills and is considering several topics for breakout sessions including dues vs. non-dues paying membership, defining success as an association, and benchmarking and evaluating association initiatives. The committee has developed a list of questions regarding whether or not the Retreat is possible (i.e. additional funding, finalized topics, speaker possibilities) and each committee member was assigned a topic to research and come back to the committee during its next conference call to discuss their findings. Council members were asked to e-mail Jeanie with additional suggestions on both topics and speakers. It was presented to the Council to gain some response on feasibility and it was noted that president, CJ Klug, would like the committee to move forward with planning the retreat for this fall.

7. New Business
   
   
   1. CSUAC Resolution Supporting CSU
      Motion/Second/Carried to pass a resolution from the CSUAC supporting the CSU’s efforts with working with the CFA. The motion was amended during discussion by the full board with two members voting in opposition of the item – Ken Stone and Kim Gannon of CalPoly San Luis Obispo.
      
      
   
   

9. Public Comment
   
   Karen reminded the Council about the Legislative Day events being held the next day at the Sacramento Convention Center in Room 311.

10. Adjournment
    
    
    1. Next Meeting: June 22, 2007 at Humboldt State University.
    
    
    
    2. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.