We will have our first GBM on Friday 9/25 at 12pm! We will do introductions of members and officers and talk about plans and expectations for the semester.

We will be meeting in our myUMBC Webex Teams space. To access, go to the GESCoM myUMBC page Home tab (https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/ges-council) and click the "Join Webex Chat" button. You will need to have Webex Teams downloaded - there are instructions for this under the "Join Webex Chat" button. If you have any issues finding the space or downloading Webex Teams, please contact the officers.

Meeting link: https://umbc.webex.com/m/0890c532-3d97-4283-8d9b-c2834af6691b
Meeting Number: 1204504021
Video Address: 1204504021@umbc.webex.com
+1-202-860-2110 United States Toll (Washington D.C.)
Join using Microsoft Skype for Business: 1204504021.umbc@lync.webex.com

UMBC Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee Meeting

September 18, 2020, WebEx (See access info at the bottom)

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

1.     Trauma Aware Teaching Workshop, October 17 (Norman)
a. First Announcement Went to all Adjuncts Via MyUMBC

b. Please Spread the Word among your collegaues

2.     Faculty Senate Discussion
a. Met with Orianne Smith (President, Faculty Senate)

b. Discussed long-standing failure of senators to represent all faculty, and discussed the barriers

c. Orianne thought maybe a documented commitment by senators would help improve that

d. I suggested change in by-laws that would allow an ADJ with 3 years experience to be a senator

e. Also offered to research other FS where adjuncts have a seat on the senate

f. Agreed to meet again after speaking to our respective committees

g. Are we in a sense, a “senate”

h. Think working toward a seat on University Steering Committee may be our best move

3.     Status on Stipends and Grants (Rob)
a. Stipend letters going out to Departments next week.  

b.  We should make an announcement about the grants on MyUMBC.   

4.     Follow-ups from last meeting
a. Adjunct Health-Care (Farah/Maggie)

b. By-Law Adjustments (Margie…should we make this a sub-committee?)

c. Inquired with Pat about number of ADJ II and what makes defines a University Committee and those items are on my agenda for our meeting first week of October

d. Connected Bonnie with Sheryl in terms of treasurer role

5.    NEW BUSINESS

WWebEx Meeting Info: 

Toni Townes-Whitley leads Microsoft's US sales for Regulated Industries (Financial Services & Insurance, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Federal, State & Local Government and Education).  Her teams drive digital transformation across national industries and focus on inclusion, equity and access in the emerging digital economy.  Responsible for a 4900+person sales organization and ~$15B annual P&L, she is one of the leading women at Microsoft, and in the technology industry, with a strong track record for accelerating profitable business results and building high-performance teams. 

Passionate about leveraging technology to create positive societal and global impact, Townes-Whitley represents Microsoft at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), addressing  global urbanization, climate change, and workforce readiness issues. 

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