LFSA Exec - Minutes - March 11, 2026

LFSA Exec Minutes
3/11/2026

 

Present: Rebecca Schroeder, Melissa Mayhew, Sydney McFadden, Josh Bollick, Elspeth Healey, Amanda Schlumpberger, Marianne Reed, Jason Dean, MC Mack, Kate Stewart

Absent: N/A

Agenda:

  1. Approve February Minutes ​ LFSA Exec Meeting_Feb26_Minutes.docx
  2. Review state of charges from LFSA General Assembly 
    1. Salary & Benefits 
    2. Nominating & Ballot 
  3. Committee Reports   
  4. Chairs meetings with Carol updates
  5. Current events 
  6. New Business 
  7. Conclude

 

Notes:

  1. Approved February Minutes 
  2. Review state of charges from LFSA General Assembly 
    1. Salary & Benefits  - ballot approved, will be sent to dean for approval since it’s a code change
    2. Nominating & Ballot – short of required threshold for number of votes, voting period extended through this week.
    3. LCPT
  3. Committee Reports   
    1. CRSA – GRF ongoing, application site updated, presentation made to pre-tenure cohort in January.
    2. Dean allowed CRSA to go over their allotted LRF money and provided extra funds.
    3. GRF deadline is coming soon.
  4. Chairs meetings with Carol updates
    1. Discussed expectations for the Staff Forum that was coming up
    2. Accessibility and Equity Concerns
      1. Desire for Hybrid/Recorded meetings
        1. According to All-Staff statement, this won’t be happening in the foreseeable future.
  5. Current events 
    1. Staff and Faculty have had open dialogues, Dean has proposed accommodating more via using monthly LSA/LFA Chair meetings.
      1. LFA is planning to discuss that proposal. First repurposed meeting would be April 6th, 3:00 – 4:00
      2. LSA’s first repurposed meeting would be April 8th, 2:30 – 3:30. LSA Exec want to include more routes for questions from staff.
  6. New Business 
    1. One proposal for funds – celebratory lunch for those serving on committees
    2. Zine party
      1. One week, drop-in sessions to work on a staff/library zine so people can socialize, participate in creative expression, etc.
      2. If successful, could continue semesterly or whatever frequency works.
    3. Coffee + Donut sessions to chat, could be an opportunity to discuss governance service.
  7. Conclude

Action Items:

  • Rebecca & Josh: Advance ballot initiatives – Nominating & Balloting, Salary and Benefits, LCPT
  • LSA/LFA Chairs: Report on meetings with Carol.
  • Josh: Put together exploratory budget for Governance lunch and check with Rich about current budget amount.
  • Syd: Put together exploratory budget for Zine.
    • Mack: Check their publishing sources for info.
  • Elspeth:  Put together exploratory budget for Coffee + Donuts Chat.