Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Attendance: Robert Aiken(Pres.), Karen Turner(Vice Pres.), Paul LaFollette (Secretary), Jane Evans (Past-Pres.), Bonnie Averbach (FSBM), David Baron (Med), Ann Barr (CHP), Joan Delalic (ENGR), Terry Dolan (TYL), Judith Goode (CLA), Pauline Hurley-Kurtz (AMBL), Luke Kahlich (BCMD), Diane Maleson (Law), Bernie Newman (SSA), Ira Shapiro (STHM), Joan Shapiro (EDUC), Joel Sheffield (CST), Roberta Sloan (SCT), Roy Stevens (Dent), Cheryl Mack (Coord.)
1. Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order at 1:05 PM.
2. Approval of Minutes:
The minutes from the October 30th meeting were approved.
3. Guest: William Bergman, Vice President of Operations.
Bergman began by giving a review of the process of re-certification by of our athletic programs by the NCAA. Twelve years ago the NCAA decided to certify all programs. The certification will examine three areas, Governance, Academic Integrity, and Equity.
He then discussed various issues relating to safety and security.
Following Virginia Tech, two issues have been given priority: communication and tending to people with problems.
We now have the ability to contact 45,000 people by email, 8,000 by text and 8,000 by phone call with a canned message. The latter two numbers are still small because people have not yet signed up for the service.
Temple has also developed the CARE team, a group of 12-14 people who meet weekly to discuss potential upcoming problems. Among other things, they attempt to monitor worrisome behavior, especially when similar behavior is reported from multiple sources. This has already been a very effective program.
Turner expressed her appreciation for the way in which the community had been informed about the recent incident at Anderson Hall.
There was additional discussion about safety/security issues; the problem of students crossing local streets interfering with traffic, the University's interaction with SEPTA, and the problem of parking.
4. President's Report:
Aiken reported that in the upcoming weeks, we will be visited by representatives of the Teaching & Learning Center and by Rhonda Brown from Multi-Cultural Affairs.
We continue to try to find a representative from Pharmacy.
Aiken has a meeting with Provost Lisa on Monday and will bring to her the various concerns brought forth by the Liaison Committee.
We still need nominations for the pool of people to staff study leave appeals.
There was some discussion about the motion for changing the criteria for Senate membership and related issues such as who may serve on various committees. The motion was referred to Evans, LaFollette, and Maleson for further consideration.
The agenda for the next Senate meeting was constructed. It includes
- A report on the Academic Planning process
- Provost Lisa Listens
- A visit from William Bergman - VP of Operations
- A visit from GenEd
Cheryl Mack will be meeting with Computer Services about the Senate web page.
The Senate has been given the storage room next to the Senate office.
5. Vice-President's Report:
Nothing new to report.
6. Old Business:
Evans reported on the success of last Friday's Teach-In
7. New Business:
There was a brief discussion about the possibility of re-opening the question of video conferencing the Senate meetings with the outlying campuses.
8. Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 2:35 PM
Paul S. LaFollette, Jr.
Secretary
