Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Attendance: Bonnie Averbach (FSBM), David Baron (Med), Jane Evans (Tyler and President), Judy Goode (CLA), Sally Harrison (Tyler), Joyce Joyce (Editor, Faculty Herald), Paul LaFollette (CST), Diane Maleson (Law), Lois Millner (SSA and Vice President), Ira Shapiro (STHM), Alan Stark (Dent), Karen Turner (SCT)
1. Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order by President Jane Evans at 1:00PM.
2. Approval of the Minutes:
The minutes of 1/17/06 were approved with two minor revisions.
3. President’s Report:
President Jane Evans reported the following:
a) she had recommended to Peter Jones, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Programs, that Phil Harris replace Dan O’Hara on the General Education Executive Committee;
b) CATA will nominate one faculty member to serve on the new Search Committee to replace President Adamany and the name of the faculty member will be announced at the Faculty Senate Meeting on 1/27/06;
c) she is in the process of inviting chairpersons to meet with the FSSC who have recently completed program reviews;
d) representatives from the Bargaining Units Liaison Committee will meet together on January 30, 2006; and
e) the FSSC will be working with Peter Jones, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Programs, to form a new CATE Committee. Vice President’s Report: Vice President Lois Millner reported the following:
a) the Ad Hoc Committee on the Status of Faculty of Color met on January 23, 2006; and
b) work is still underway to conduct a survey of faculty morale, a joint effort between the TAUP and the Faculty Senate;
4. New Business:
The agenda for the Faculty Senate Meeting on 1/27/06 will include the following items:
a) approval of the minutes,
b) status of the Search Committee to replace President Adamany,
c) establishing lines of communication between the faculty members on the Search Committee and the faculty in the University,
d) invitation to the faculty to attend the meeting of the Board of Trustees scheduled for 3/14/06,
e) Vice President’s Report: status of the Faculty Senate/TAUP faculty morale survey, and formation of a new CATE Committee,
f) Old Business, and
g) New Business.
Also, under new business, Dave Baron called for increased efforts within the University to promote collaborative research.
5. Old Business:
Under old business, the members of the FSSC agreed to continue working on President Adamany’s Guidelines for Promotion and Tenure document and to discuss the Graduate Faculty document at the next meeting of the FSSC.
6. Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00PM.
