Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Attendance: B. Aiken (CST), B. Averbach (SBM), D. Baron (Medicine), M. Chisholm (Coordinator), J. Evans (President), S. Harrison (Tyler), J. Joyce (Faculty Herald), A. Kidawa (Secretary), D. Maleson (Law), L. Millner (Vice-President), I. Shapiro (STHM), J. Solow (BCMD), A. Stark (Dentistry), K. Turner (SCAT) and Robert Williams (CLA).
1. Call to Order:
President Jane Evans called the meeting to order at 12:48 PM.
2. Approval of Minutes:
The Mar. 22, 2005 minutes were approved as amended.
3. Guest Presentations:
Evans introduced the guests who made these presentations:
a) Alex Holzman: As Director of the University Press since June 2003, A. Holzman reported that he has been charged by President Adamany and Provost Schwartz to establish a predictable course for this enterprise. Historically, there was a budget cutback in the early 1990s though about 40 texts were published in 2002-2003. In the past two years about 55-60 texts have been published annually per listings in a distributed catalogue. Temple’s Press has been cited in a library science journal as being rated ninth in the number of social science prizes won by publishers. Publications have included: Ethical and Asian Studies, Disabilities, Regional, Urban as well as American Studies, Political Sciences and Sport Encyclopedias. The Temple Press is looking forward to publishing more scientific texts. The standards for faculty member publications are being reviewed and restated. Regarding the Press Editorial Board, there are two lists with overlapping names, one as a Senate Committee, and one formed by the Press. After some discussion, it was agreed that the Board should consist of 12-13 tenured faculty with interests in the areas in which the Temple University Press publishes. Nominees for the Press will be reviewed and interviewed by the FSSC then forwarded to Alex Holzman.
b) Tony Ranere (CLA) and Jim Korsh (CST): The structure of the Graduate Board was reviewed. It was noted that the current issues include criteria for new faculty selection guidelines. Some nominees have been rejected by the Dean of the Graduate Studies, and a list of new faculty nominees for the forthcoming academic year has been submitted. Since the Graduate Board is observing criteria for the Structure of the Graduate School, which have not been approved by the Graduate Faculty, there is a petition which has been prepared requesting that a special meeting of the Graduate Board be called to consider and to vote upon (by a least 25 signatures of the graduate faculty) on the proposed changes. The history of these Graduate Board sponsored changes was reviewed by Bob Aiken.
4. President’s Report:
J. Evans reported on the status of the Senate Committees
a) General Education Executive Committee (GEEC): The following faculty have been named to the GEEC Committee by Provost Ira Schwartz from a list selected and submitted by the FSSC Committee:
David Ryan (FSB) |
Laura Toran (CST) |
Ira Shapiro (STHM) |
Dan Kern (SCT) |
Bob Baren (Eng) |
Kate Wingert-Playdon (Tyler) |
Richard Brodhead (BSMD) |
Phil Harris (CLA) |
b) Faculty Handbook Committee:This committee, including Mark Haller, Bill Woodward, Mike Goetz, Diane Malleson and Elaine Mackowiak should reconvene to review outdated material.
c) University Research and Study Leaves Committee: Since President Adamany and Bill Cutler (TAUP) agreed that the Study Leaves Advisory Committee must be elected immediately, J. Evans outlined the steps she has taken to get this election completed. The current faculty members of the Research and Study Leaves Committee were nominated as the elective slate, for election of the five members of the SLA Committee, whose term will end in the spring of 2005. Evans noted that the contract mandates that each college is allowed only one representative on this committee. The ballots must be returned to the Faculty Senate office by April 7, 2005; she requested volunteers to tally the ballots; K. Turner and L. Millner agreed
d) Promotion and Tenure Committee: This is a new committee mandated by the TAUP contract, for election by the Senate; only professors may be elected to this Promotion and Tenure Committee. Brief bios or statements of interest will need to be submitted by nominees.
5. Vice-President’s Report:
L. Millner reported that per K. Koziara, a Health Sciences faculty member would be preferred for the Personnel Committee.
6. Old Business:
No old business was presented for discussion at this meeting.
7. New Business:
No new business was presented for discussion at this meeting.
8. Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 3:07 PM
