Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Attendance: Bonnie Averbach (FSBM), David Barron (Med), Maxine Chisholm (Coord), Jane Evans (Pres), Judy Goode (CLA), Paul LaFollette (CST), Diane Maleson (Law), Lois Millner (Vice-Pres), Ira Shapiro (STHM), Karen M. Turner (SCT)
1. Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order at 1:03 PM by President Jane Evans.
2. Approval of Minutes:
Minutes of the January 24th meeting were approved as written.
3. Periodic Program Review:
Several department chairs met with the FSSC to discuss the program review process completed by their departments.
4. President’s Report:
a) The General Education Executive Committee still needs a replacement for Dan O’Hara. Goode reported she is looking for two appropriate faculty volunteers in CLA and will bring those names to the FSSC.
b) There will be a special University Senate meeting on Thursday, February 9, 2006 at 2:00 PM in Kiva Auditorium as requested at the January Representative Senate meeting. There is a one-item agenda – a response to President David Adamany’s proposed graduate faculty governance guidelines. President Adamany requested through Evans to address the faculty. The president will be invited to the podium from the floor.
c) Evans asked LaFollette to talk about the motion he wrote with three other faculty members aimed at re-establishing a faculty relationship with the Board of Trustees. Evans said she would rewrite the motion based on comments made during subsequent discussion.
d) The Board of Trustees’ Academic Affairs Committee is meeting on Monday, February 27, 2006. Averbach and LaFollette volunteered to attend.
e) Evans reported the Bargaining Liaison Committee requested that the FSSC response to President Adamany’s Promotion and Tenure Guidelines not be distributed. Evans said it’s important that the FSSC take a position on the matter, therefore she will send the document on Monday to President Adamany.
f) Evans urged all faculty to attend today’s 4:00 PM meeting with William Funk, of Korn/Ferry International, the search consultant hired by the Presidential Search Committee. She reported that she has received numerous faculty comments through email.
5. Vice-President’s Report:
a) Following a discussion, the FSSC chose eight faculty to serve on the Committee on the CATEs. Millner will contact all those who volunteered.
b) The survey on faculty morale is forthcoming. It was to be sent to faculty on February 1st, however it has been delayed.
6. Old Business:
There was a discussion about the implementation timeline in light of President Adamany’s announced retirement. It was suggested that GEEC be asked to consider the implementation of a pilot program.
7. New Business:
There was no new business.
8. Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 3:23 PM.
Submitted by Karen M. Turner
