Tuesday, April 16, 2008
1. Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order by President Aiken at 1:48 PM.
2. Election Results:
Vice President Turner announced the results of the recent Senate elections.
The motion to amend the Constitution and By-Laws to include as Senators full time non-tenure track faculty with three years of full time employment at Temple passed with the necessary 2/3 majority.
Next year's officers will be:
President – Karen Turner (SCT)
Vice-President – Paul LaFollette (CST)
Secretary – Bonnie Averbach (FSBM)
Committee Elections:
EPPC: Mary Anne Gaffney (FSBM) Kate Wingert-Playdon (TYL) Dan Liebermann (BCMD) Suman Batish (CST)
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University Honors Program Oversight: Bonnie Averbach (FSBM)
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Personnel: Mark Haller (CLA) |
University Study Leave:
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RPPC: Roberta Newton (CHP) Eva Surmacz(CST) Dan Liebermann(BCMD)
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University T&P Advisory Committee: Beth Bailey (CLA) Daniel Fesenmaier (STHM) Albert Wertheimer (PHARM)
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Additional details are available at http:///www.temple.edu/senate/elections.htm
Turner added that many of these elections were uncontested and suggested that a solution to this is for more people to volunteer to run for offices and elected committees.
3. Approval of Minutes:
Joyce Lindorff (BSMD) moved that the portion of the minutes for New Business be modified to more accurately reflect her comments at the previous meeting. The motion was seconded and passed.
The minutes from the previous meeting were approved as amended.
4. Report from President Hart:
President Hart began by success of the Access to Excellence campaign. The goal was three hundred million dollars. We expect to reach that goal by the end of this academic year. The program will continue until December 2009.
During next academic year, the Academic Planning, Master Planning, and Financial Planning processes will be completed and these will be used to structure the goals for the next campaign.
She then reviewed the current state of the Academic Planning Process. The Steering committee will finish its report by the end of this academic year. There will be opportunity for discussion by all parties during the fall semester.
The President concluded with a discussion of the importance of remembering the community in our planning processes.
5. Report from Provost Lisa:
The Provost reported that she has chosen Diane Maleson (LAW) to be the new Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Affairs
Joanne Epps has been chosen as Dean of the Law School.
Ron Brown will serve as interim Dean of the Dental School. She apologized for the “mix-up” that resulted in the premature announcement of this.
Art Hochner (FSBM) pointed out that many non-tenure track faculty still do not know whether they will be re-appointed for the fall semester. He made a plea for earlier issuance of re-hiring letters and for multi-year contracts. The Provost responded that she will talk to the Council of Deans about giving multi-year contracts where appropriate.
6. Report from Peter Jones – Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs
There will be an open discussion of the report of the CATES committee this Friday. Faculty are encouraged to attend.
7. Report from Eli Goldblatt – Chairperson of the Committee on Community Based Learning and Collaboration:
On Friday April 25 there will be an event showcasing the various activities related to community based learning and collaboration that are happening at Temple.
Scott Gratson (CST) asked whether the focus of this event will be the local community or more global. Answer: This event will mostly involve the local community.
8. Presentation by Tony Wagner – CFO:
The CFO gave a fascinating and informative presentation about Temple's finances. The PowerPoint slides, which are well worth reviewing, are available at
http://www.temple.edu/provost/documents/FinancePresentation.ppt
Art Hochner (FSBM) invited him to meet with the Executive Committee of TAUP. The invitation was accepted.
Korsh (CST) asked if the PowerPoint slides could be made available. The answer was “yes.”
9. Report from the President of the Faculty Senate (Aiken):
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Daniel Polett, will address the University Faculty Senate meeting on May 7, 2008.
10. Old Business:
None
11. New Business:
None
12. Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 3:24 PM.
Paul S. LaFollette, Jr.
Secretary
