Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Attendance: Bonnie Averbach (FSBM), David Baron (Med), Jane Evans (Chair), Judy Goode (CLA), Sally Harrison (Tyler), Luke Kahlich (BCM), Paul LaFollette (CST), Diane Maleson (Law), Lois Millner (Vice-Chair), Ira Shapiro (STHM), Alan Stark (Dent), Karen Turner (SCT), Maxine Chisholm (Coord)
1. Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order by Jane Evans at 1:00 PM.
2. Approval of Minutes:
The minutes of the March 14, 2006 meeting were approved.
3. President’s Report:
a) The Senate meetings: We had a discussion of attendance of Senators at meetings. It is extremely important for the faculty Senators to attend these meetings and take an interest in faculty governance.
b) The Military Science Program wants all colleges to give elective credit for ROTC classes. Our committee feels that EPPC should form a Military Sciences Oversight Committee to look into this matter.
c) Students’ rights document as proposed by the President: A student with a grievance should present the grievance to the appropriate Dean. The dean should then form a committee to investigate.
Our committee strongly advocates that the present policy is the one that should be followed:
The student should first discuss the matter with the student ombudsman, if one is available. If the student is still not satisfied, he/she should speak, in the following order, to the instructor, the department chair, and lastly to the Dean. The problem may be resolved at any point in this sequence.
d) The Faculty Survey: The results of the survey are now being analyzed. It was suggested that there be a town meeting jointly sponsored by the TAUP and the Faculty Senate to openly discuss the results of the survey.
e) The electronic balloting procedures are now being tested and will be used for the next election.
4. Vice-President’s Report:
We need faculty to be on committees. Faculty, please get involved and volunteer to be on committees. There is an especially important post that is open: Secretary of the Faculty Senate Steering Committee.
5. Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Bonnie Averbach, Pro-tem
