Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Attendance: Jane Evans (Chair), Karen Turner (Vice-Chair), Paul LaFollette (CST), Robert Aiken (CST), Bonnie Averbach (FSBM), David Baron (Med), Zdenka Delalic (Eng), Judith Goode (CLA), Sally Harrison (Tyler), Luke Kahlich (BCMD), Diane Maleson (Law), Ira Shapiro (STHM), Joan Shapiro (Educ), Roy Stevens (Dental), Ann Barr (CHP), Maxine Chisholm (Coord)
1. Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order at 1:10 PM.
2. Approval of Minutes:
The minutes from November 14 were approved as corrected.
3. President’s Report:
Evans reported that she is trying to arrange a time for Dr. Hart to meet with the FSSC. The Faculty Senate meets on Dec. 8. The FSSC will meet on Dec. 5 and if necessary on the 12th. Our first meeting in 2007 will be on Jan. 16. The P&T taskforce met yesterday with Dr. Hart. This was a highly positive experience. EPPC had a contentious meeting which included the passing of a motion by a vote of 7-2 to the effect that all degree programs should be allowed to establish their own requirements with respect to free electives. This action will now be brought to the GEEC. We need four faculty members for the search committee for a new head of the Teaching and Learning Center. This request was forwarded to CATA.
Tim Reinhart wants two faculty members to serve on the Tuition Committee. We approved Richard Lancioni (FSBM) and Richard Rhicki (Tyler)
4. Vice-President’s Report:
We approved Eli Goldblatt to the Community Based Learning Committee. Aiken thanked Turner for her work for this committee which will help forward Dr. Hart's urban education agenda.
5. Old Business:
We worked out language for a series of motions to be brought forward to the Senate with respect to Senate membership. Evans will summarize them for our next meeting.
6. Visit from Interim Provost Englert:
The Provost announced several changes in the ongoing Periodic Program Review process. Heretofore, the visiting teams had met with the provost and others to discuss various issues prior to the visit to the program. Now these issues will be put in writing and shared with the departments. This is to increase the transparency of the process. Secondly, when the final report comes in, departments will be allowed to prepare a written response which will then be attached to the report. Aiken requested that Englert on his next visit discuss with us how various reviews had been followed-up and how recommendations were being implemented. J. Shapiro asked if there are any model self-studies available. She was told that there are some available for her department to look at. There was some discussion of the possible new language in the handbook regarding the granting of emeritus status. Baron and LaFollette both argued that whatever evolves, the process needs to be well defined and uniformly applied. Finally Englert reported that the Workload committee is making progress in fine-tuning its recommendations.
7. Old Business redux:
There was a continuing discussion of how one should distinguish faculty members from administrators for the purposes of Senate membership. We appeared to be approaching consensus in the notion that it would be best to attempt to list (as opposed to attempting to define) those administrative positions which should not be eligible. Such a list might include the University President and Vice-Presidents, the Provost and Vice-Provosts, deans, and acting deans. To this list we might choose to add assistant, associate and vice-deans. Alternatively we might leave the fate of assistant, associate and vice-deans to individual schools and colleges.
8. New Business:
There was no new business.
9. Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Paul S. LaFollette, Jr.
Secretary
