March Meeting Minutes
Date:   March 5, 2026
Time:  1:01 

1. Call to order, Eric Kurt, CAP Chair
2. Speakers: Becky Hinrichs and Scott Boyle—Supervisor Fundamentals Update
   • Currently creating new modules for the Supervisor Fundamentals training; will implement in Fall 2026.
   • Target audience will be supervisors within their first 3 years.
   • Topics will include Step Into Supervision, Building Trust & Team Culture, Everyday Performance Management, Formal Performance Management, Navigating Challenging Employee Situations, and Resolving Conflict & Restoring Culture. Supervisors can start with any topic and complete the series with a capstone.
   • Completers will be eligible to earn badges and certificates.
   • They are hoping to roll out additional supervisor training for more experienced supervisors over time.

3. Review and Approval of February Meeting Minutes, Eric Kurt, CAP Chair

• Motion to Approve: Neil Baer
• Second: Todd Sweet

4. Chair Remarks, Eric Kurt, CAP Chair
   • Overview of AP Numbers in the districts: 3922 total
   • Chancellor Isbell’s scheduled CAP April meeting is moved to June instead.
   • UPPAC annual President’s House meeting moved to virtual meeting but is being rescheduled to summer.
   • Recent visits from President and Provost are posted to the CAP website and viewable if you missed them.
   • Elections are upcoming!

• CAP District Elections—Districts 1,3,5,6,9,10,11 will have vacancies. Obligation: Monthly CAP meeting and regular engagement with your district. Nomination Period: March 13-27. Election Period: March 30-April 6.
• AP Senate Elections—Districts 2,4,5,6,8,10,11 will have vacancies. Obligation: Monthly Senate meeting (Monday 3-5 pm), report back to CAP with updates. Nomination Period: March 13-27. Election Period: March 30-April 6. Results will be notified by mail and announced at May CAP meeting.
  • The only way to increase AP representation on Senate is to fill all our current seats.
  • Generally these meetings require in-person presence.
• AP Senate Committees—Nominations due April 17^th Noon
  • Committees with openings: Budget, Committee on Committees, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Educational Policy, Elections and Credentials, Information Technology, Public Engagement and Outreach, Research Policy, University Statutes and Senate Procedures, University Student Life
  • CAP will be sending out an email with an interest form to fill out if you’re interested in serving on any of these. Generally, these meetings require in-person presence.
  • We can only increase our AP presence if we’re already filling our available seats on these committees.
  • President Search Committee
    • Each campus will put forth one AP nominee and the Board of Trustees will select the AP to serve on this search.
    • Nomination period: March 5-March 13. Election period: March 23-27. Will serve with faculty members, other BOT members, foundation members, students, etc., from all 3 campuses in the system
    • Email for this nomination will go out today.
  • Update-CS Pro/AP Differences
    • Have created an agreed-upon list, working on the best way to make it available to everyone.
    • An initial meeting was held between CAP Exec and Campus HR about these differences.
    • Staff Advisory Council (SAC) is reviewing their bylaws to add CS-Pro into their Council/Representation
  • Update-AP Grievance Process
    • Have been involved with several Tier III grievance hearings through the new grievance process.
    • CAP Grievance website: https://cap.illinois.edu/grievances/
    • More details will be shared in April meeting.
    • Employees holding multiple classifications are bound to the grievance policy based on the duties being performed that gave rise to the grievance.

5. Human Resources Report, Brian Farber, Chief of Staff & Special Projects, IHR Administration
   • Staff Professional Development Fund: Funds are available here! Amount awarded to date for FY 2026: $50,145.69 to 102 recipients (44 CS, 58 AP).
   • IVP pop up happened yesterday at the Union
   • Policy updates: Look at the top of e-week for announcement about pending changes to CAM policy and comment periods for those. Elected Officials Act is being incorporated. A few policies are going through regular review such as research misconduct & prior appointment.
   • Motor vehicle report new as of Dec 25. Mandatory report checks for “regular drivers.” New additional and ongoing checks are required for insurance purposes.
   • A recording of the Dec. 2025 retirement conference has been posted to the system webpage.
   • Anniversary awards—In the past year over 1465 gift codes were redeemed for a 91.1% redemption rate. Over 200 anniversary celebrants attended the Anniversary Awards & Retirement breakfast held on Feb. 24.

Faculty/Staff Emergency Fund is part of Orange & Blue Days. Donations may be made at https://payment.giving.illinois.edu/

• Workplace Satisfaction Survey: A total of 2,813 employees (1000 more than last year) participated in the Workplace Satisfaction Survey. While results are still being compiled, our new Net Promoter Score is 14.7 (7.98 last year).  The highest possible score is 100; however, achieving that is challenging because it means that every employee is a promoter. The following guidance can help with interpreting the results:
  1. A total score above zero means that there are more promoters than detractors.
  2. Scores between 10 and 30 are considered good.
  3. Scores between 50 and 70 are considered excellent.
  4. Research suggests that, overall, the average eNPS score ranges between 12-14 for organizations across various industries.

These new results will eventually be incorporated into the Workplace Satisfaction dashboard.

• The AI professional development series is accepting interest forms/registrations here.
• A reminder that Federal Updates can be found here.

6. Adjourn at 2:01

Submitted by: J. Thomas-Ward