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ABSTRACT of Faculty Senate Meeting
June 3, 2002 §
John Purdy, 2002-2003
Senate President, called the first meeting of the new Senate
to order at 4:04 pm and took roll call. Senators approved the
minutes of May 20, 2002, and approved Standing Committee minutes for
first and second readings, which included approving Appendices D and F
to the Bulletin (Policy on Academic Dishonesty).
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University President
Karen Morse reported on meetings with Microsoft representatives who have
contributed to Western. §
Morse reported that she
forwarded Provost Bodman’s May 31 Report and Recommendations on
Restructuring to the faculty. Morse
extended an invitation to faculty to meet with her over the course of
the summer to discuss further implications of the proposal, which
recommends retaining the College of Fine and Performing Arts, and
creating two colleges, a College of Sciences and Technology, and a
College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
§
Senators agreed that no
formal vote should be taken in the summer, and that discussion ought to
continue until the December meeting.
Purdy recommended that Senators immediately contact constituents
to begin discussions. Senators
asked for more elaborate elucidation of problems and how the new
structure would address these problems.
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Constituent Concerns
include the need to expand faculty awareness of off-campus programs; and
a question as to who makes decisions about the space allocations to
students in Red Square. §
TJ Olney reminded
Senators that extensive meetings are scheduled in the coming week to
prepare faculty for improvements in classroom technology. §
Senators conducted a second vote and adopted Bylaw 7.7. The Ombudsman
as an insert to the draft of the Faculty Grievance Procedure. §
Senators reviewed semi-annual reports from Chairs of Senate Standing
committees, and discussed the University Planning Council Report and
Recommendations on the Status of Limited Term Faculty. The
meeting adjourned at 5: 54 pm. APPOINTMENTS
AND ELECTIONS Senators elected James
Loucky as 2003-2004 President-elect and Parliamentarian. Senators then elected the following members to Senate Standing
Committees: Academic Coordinating
Commission --
Tjalling Ypma, Mathematics;
Robert Thorndike, Psychology- At Large position (replacing Area D candidate); Hazel Cameron, Library. University Planning Council – Tom Read, Mathematics, 3-yr term Faculty Grievance Committee –
Laura Laffrado, English, 3-yr term; James Inverarity, Sociology,
3-yr term; Karen Rice, Library, 2-yr term. ABSTRACT of Faculty Senate Meeting
May 20, 2002 §
Kathleen Kennedy,
President pro tem, called the new 2002-2003 Faculty Senate to order at
4:04 pm following Orientation for new Senators.
Senators approved the minutes of May 6, 2002, as well as Standing
Committee minutes. §
University President
Karen Morse plans to report to the Senate following a Council of
Presidents meeting to be held in Seattle on Friday.
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Provost Bodman announced
that Ronald Riggins has been appointed as the new Dean of Fairhaven
College, and has enormous support from the College. §
Senators heard Kennedy
report on Academic Coordinating Commission and University Planning
Council motions in response to the Provost’s Plan on Restructuring.
Both committees voted to retain the College of Fine and
Performing Arts, not to dissolve College of Arts and Sciences and
included recommendations encouraging further debate around proposals to
separate the sciences. §
President-elect John
Purdy moved on behalf of the Senate to thank Kennedy for her work as
President, and expressed appreciation to Chris Suczek and Vicki Hamblin
who have completed their term on the Executive Council.
Tom Read was elected Secretary to the Senate, Kevin Leonard as
Appointments and Elections Chair, and Victor Nolet as representative
at-large. §
Senators passed revisions to the revised Faculty Grievance Procedures. §
Kennedy encouraged Senators to attend the President’s Dinner for new and
continuing Senators, Chairs of Standing Committees, and guests which
will be held on May 29th in SMATE at 6 p.m. The
meeting adjourned at 4:55 pm. Appointments
& Elections Committee. Vicki Hamblin, Chair, conducted
an election in which Senators appointed the following Faculty to Senate
Standing Committees:
Academic Coordinating Commission --
2 Senators appointed: Thomas
Downing, Philosophy. James
Hearne, Computer Science. Area
faculty to be appointed June 3rd.
University
Planning Council –John Richardson, Sociology,
3-year term; 1 Senator appointed:
Gary Namie, Psychology Academic
Technology Committee - reappointed:
Victor Nolet, Woodring; TJ Olney, CBE; Max Knittel,
Bargaining Unit C Faculty
Grievance Committee – Lorraine Kasprisin, Ed Foundations, 3-year term Senate
Library Committee – Senator appointed: Jim
Hearne, Computer Science ABSTRACT of Faculty Senate Meeting
May 6, 2002 §
Kathleen Kennedy, Senate
President, called the Faculty Senate to order at 4:01 pm. Senators
approved the minutes of April 30, 2002, as well as Standing Committee
minutes. §
University President
Karen Morse thanked Senators for input in effecting change in the policy
on faculty review which will now take place once within a five-year
period. §
Morse asked Senators to
contact Stephanie Bowers with ideas for funding proposals in the
sciences, humanities and the arts.
Morse reported Western is being considered for a Sloan Foundation
grant. §
Provost Bodman expressed
the shared commitment of the administration to the ideas expressed in a
Senate resolution supporting academic freedom. §
Senators voted for a
second time, and passed the following items:
a revised Appendix G with an explanation that changes meet
federal guidelines; a revised charge to the Senate Legislative
Committee; and changes to Bylaw
7 and 12. §
Kathleen Kennedy thanked Senators whose terms are ending for their work
over the past year, encouraged them to attend the May 20th
seating of the new Senate, and urged Senators to become proactive on
issues. §
Kennedy highlighted points of her prepared response to the proposal on
restructuring. Senators moved
to conduct an immediate vote of the faculty on the restructuring
proposal at the request of the Faculty Affairs Council. §
Senators passed the 2003-2004 Contingency Plan, and continued
discussion of revisions to the Faculty Grievance procedure. The
meeting adjourned at 5:55 pm. Appointments & Elections Committee. Vicki Hamblin, Chair, announced vacancies on
the following committees: Senate
Standing Committee on Grievance and Sanctions, University Planning
Council and the Senate Legislative Committee
ABSTRACT of Faculty Senate Meeting
April 22, 2002 §
Kathleen Kennedy, Senate
President, called the Faculty Senate to order at 4:05 pm. Senators
approved the minutes of April 8, 2002, as well as minutes of standing
committees. §
Senators took the
following actions: Ø
Passed a revised charge
to the Senate Legislative Committee. Ø
Heard that a faculty online vote on Article IV revisions passed Ø
Conducted a second vote and passed changes to Bylaw 12 Ø
Conducted a first vote and passed changes to Bylaw 7 Ø
Passed revisions to Appendix G explaining that changes meet federal
guidelines. §
Senators discussed
the college restructuring proposal.
The Senate moved to endorse a letter signed by the faculty from
the College of Fine and Performing Arts and expressed support of the
concerns stated therein. President Karen Morse and Provost Bodman assured Senators
they will make every effort to discuss postponement past the June report
date with the Board of Trustees in order to ensure that faculty are
completely informed on restructuring implications. The
meeting adjourned at 6:05 pm. Appointments & Elections Committee. Vicki Hamblin, Chair, announced
vacancies on the following committees:
Senate Standing Committee on Grievance and Sanctions,
University Planning Council and the Senate Legislative Committee
Revisions
to Faculty Handbook (pages
65, 66, and 71) deletions struck, new material underlined Bylaw
7.1 Appointments and
Elections BL
7.1.3: The President pro tem … Secretary, BL
7.1.4: The Appointments and Elections BL
12.3:
Ineligibility. Candidates … by the Elections and Appointments
ABSTRACT of Faculty Senate Meeting
April 8, 2002 §
Kathleen Kennedy, Senate
President, called the Faculty Senate to order at 4:01 pm. Senators
approved the minutes of March 11, 2002, standing committee minutes, and
the 2002-03 meeting calendar. §
University President
Karen Morse announced that she will bring the Budget Advisory Committee
recommendations for a 14% undergraduate tuition increase to the Board of
Trustees. This increase,
offsetting a 5% budget cut, falls below that proposed by other
state-wide institutions. §
Provost Bodman announced
that public hearings will be held on his plan to create a College of
Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities by merging the College of Fine
and Performing Arts with social sciences and humanities; and to create a
separate College of Sciences comprised of science and technology. §
Bodman congratulated Dr.
Stephanie Saltzman, University of Idaho, who has accepted the position
of Dean of Woodring College. §
Senators reviewed proposed revisions to the Policy and Procedures for
Misconduct in Research and Scholarship, Appendix G and voted on language
changes to the revised Faculty Grievance procedure. The
meeting adjourned at 6:07 pm. Appointments & Elections Committee, Vicki Hamblin, Chair:
Faculty Vacancies on Senate Standing
committees Committee on Grievance and Sanctions: (Currently no representatives from D, G, I) tenured faculty: three 3-yr terms, one 2-yr term, one 1-yr term Academic Coordinating Commission: one from Area D, 2 Senators. University Planning Council:
three 3-yr terms, 1 Senator, 1
ACC rep Senate Legislative Committee:
two 3-yr terms, one not from Area B, Revisions
to Faculty Handbook, page 21. Senators passed
changes (underlined) to the Faculty Handbook
election bylaws: BL 12.5.4:
Seats on the Faculty Senate … Such appointments will be in
effect for BL 12.1:
Procedures. The
time, place, and manner … nominations for Faculty Senate positions
shall be at such a time that a list of nominees for Faculty Senate
positions is published at least BL 12.4.4: Area elections are at the same time and in the same
manner as elections for ABSTRACT of Faculty Senate Meeting
March 11, 2002 §
Kathleen Kennedy, Senate
President, called the Faculty Senate to order at 4:01 pm. Senators
approved the minutes of February 25, 2002 as well as standing committee
minutes. Members approved
language on transfer agreements for four-year baccalaureate
institutions. Senators
discussed General Education requirements. §
University President
Karen Morse and Jack Cooley, Executive Director University Planning and
Analysis, presented a comparison of the 2002-03 Supplemental Budget as
proposed by the Governor, the Senate and the House and reported the
final budget is still in committee.
§
Provost Bodman reported
two additional finalists will be on campus in the Woodring dean search
and that there are several semi-finalists in the Fairhaven dean search.
Bodman announced he will bring a college restructuring proposal
forward to the appropriate committees in Spring quarter, and will bring
the process to the Senate for approval. §
Senators approved minor wording changes to the draft of the revised
faculty grievance procedure. The
meeting adjourned at 5:47 pm. Appointments & Elections Committee (Vicki
Hamblin, Chair):
Positions available for 2002-2003: A-Natural Sciences-five; B-Social Sciences-three; C-Humanities-four; D-Fine & Performing Arts-two; G-Huxley-one; H-Woodring-two; Wilson Library-one. Faculty are also encouraged to serve on the Senate’s Standing Committees which are appointed following the Senate elections. Vacancies this year are: Appointments and Elections Committee: three1 yr terms; Academic Coordinating Commission: five 2-yr terms; at least three from A,D, and I, two Senators; University Planning Council: three 3-yr terms; one Senator, one ACC rep; Senate Standing Committee on Grievance and Sanctions: nine faculty (tenured); five 3-yr terms; two 2-yr terms; two 1-yr terms; Senate Legislative Committee:
two 3 yr terms; Senate Library Committee: one
Senator; Academic Technology Committee: six 2-yr terms, one Senator. ABSTRACT of Faculty Senate Meeting
February 25, 2002 §
Kathleen Kennedy, Senate
President, called the Faculty Senate to order at 4:05 pm. Senators
approved the minutes of February 11, 2002 as well as standing committee
minutes. Members reviewed
language on transfer agreements for four-year baccalaureate
institutions. §
University President
Karen Morse and Bob Edie, Vice President for External Affairs, reported
the budget may take a sharper cut than 5%.
Morse is taking a strong position with the legislature not to
increase enrollments, with faculty salaries remaining the highest
priority, and she is requesting flexibility in tuition increases. §
Provost Bodman announced
there are five finalists scheduled in the Woodring search, and
documentation can be read in the Senate office. §
Senators moved to endorse recommendations from the University
Planning Council on reorganization.
Senators noted that the recommendations gave direction to any
further proposals that may arise, and expressed appreciation to members
of the Council for their huge effort in conducting the survey. §
Senators reviewed a draft of the revised faculty grievance procedure and
moved to approve minor wording changes.
The
meeting adjourned at 5:57 p.m. Appointments and Elections Vicki Hamblin, Chair, urged Senators and constituents
to fill Area positions in the upcoming Senate elections so they do not
revert to University-wide positions.
ABSTRACT of Faculty Senate Meeting
February 11, 2002 §
Kathleen Kennedy, Senate
President, called the Faculty Senate to order at 4:03 pm. Senators
approved the minutes of January 30, 2002 as well as standing committee
minutes. Senators passed a motion
to extend the time for review of that part of the ACC minutes of January
8, 2002 which includes the general education discussion. §
University President
Karen Morse and Bob Edie, Vice President for External Affairs, presented
information on the economic stimulus package and described the
advantages to WWU and Whatcom County of capital expenditures. They emphasized the need to examine long-term economic
solutions and reported that their position on local tuition control is
consistent with that of the Board of Trustees. §
Senators recommended that a check on prerequisites be built into the
advising program after a presentation by Joe St. Hilaire, Registrar.
Senators learned that faculty have full authority to drop a
student who has not met the prerequisites for a course.
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Senators approved the
apportionment schedule for Faculty Senate elections after passing a motion
that requested the Appointments and Elections committee work to ensure
that exactly 15 faculty are elected each year.
§
Senators reviewed a draft of the revised faculty grievance procedure prior
to finalizing language changes. The
meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m. ABSTRACT of Faculty
Senate Meeting January 28, 2002 §
Kathleen
Kennedy, Senate President, called the Faculty Senate to order at 4:03
pm. Senators approved the minutes of January 14, 2002 as well as
standing committee minutes. §
Provost Bodman reported the Board of Trustees would allow a
one-time-only local control over tuition proposal to offset a $3 million
legislative appropriations cut. Senators will continue to discuss
implications regarding new positions and faculty raises. §
President Kennedy reminded Senators alumni scholarship
nominations are due March 1st. §
Constituent concerns were raised that departments were
losing graduate teaching assistants because of insufficient tuition
waivers. §
Also raised by Senators: 1) a request
for a clearer statement on campus policy towards student responsibility
for missed classes due to inclement weather; 2) a review of the ATC
charge as a “consulting body”, as well as options available with the
active directory service; 3) a review of ACC motions on the role of the
GER committee. §
Senators heard semi-annual reports
from Chairs of Senate Standing committees. §
Senators agreed that they could
neither support nor oppose HB2403/SB6440 (enabling legislation for
collective bargaining) in its present form.
The Senate passed a motion not to take an additional stand on the bill.
Senators moved to support a second bill that
removes supplementation for faculty hired after July 1, 2002. Appointments and Elections Academic Technology Committee:
Elsi Vassdal-Ellis, Art, replacing Madge Gleeson, winter
quarter. Victor Nolet,
Woodring, replacing Tim Keiper. ABSTRACT of Faculty
Senate Meeting January 14, 2002 §
John Purdy,
Senate President-elect, called the Faculty Senate to order at 4:03 pm.
Senate President Kathleen Kennedy, University President Karen
Morse and Provost Andrew Bodman were attending meetings in Olympia. §
Senators
approved the minutes of December 3, 2001 as well as standing committee
minutes. §
Senators
will invite Vice Provost Boles to discuss the role of the Academic
Technology Committee in computer policymaking decisions. §
A second
vote on a motion published in
FAST was passed unanimously to replace language in BL7.6 of the Faculty
Handbook defining membership of the Grievance Committee. §
Senators
raised concerns regarding changes to parking regulations and the effect
on the community. Senators
requested the draft policy be made available prior to a January 24
hearing. Senators also
inquired into the history of faculty representation in parking policy
decisions. §
Senators
will invite Joe St. Hilaire, Registrar, to visit the Senate to review
recommendations on the computing system for enforcing prerequisites. §
Senators
passed a motion that the
Academic Coordinating Commission be instructed to take whatever steps
are necessary to fill the vacancies on the GER committee to activate the
committee with all deliberate speed. §
Senators
viewed a summary of responses from the survey of the faculty (on a bill
enabling collective bargaining) provided by Jeff Newcomer, legislative
liaison. Faculty who
responded support the maintenance of shared governance and the
preservation of the faculty handbook; they do not support a bill that
would allow tenure and/or promotion decisions to fall under bargaining
negotiations, or that would exclude department chairs as faculty.
Senators concluded that W.W.U. faculty support of enabling
legislation is contingent upon assurances that these issues will be
covered in the legislation. As soon as the latest draft of the bill is
available, it will be distributed to the Senate for responses. §
The meeting
adjourned at 6:01 p.m. Appointments
and Elections Senators unanimously approved
the 2002 Election Calendar Academic
Coordinating Commission: Jeanne
Armstrong, Library, replacing Jeff Purdue, Winter quarter. ABSTRACT of Faculty
Senate Meeting December 3, 2001 §
Kathleen
Kennedy, Faculty Senate President, called the Senate to order at 4:03
pm. Senators approved the
minutes of November 19, 2001 as well as standing committee minutes. §
President
Morse reported continued funding of University building projects. §
Morse
reported on a draft bill from the University of Washington proposed in
response to a bill from AFT on enabling legislation and suggested that
the bill will not be opposed by administrators of the University of
Washington nor will they necessarily advocate for it. §
Kennedy
requested Senate opinion on the idea of establishing a more consistent
means of discussing issues between faculty and athletic groups.
§
Kennedy
reported taking a poll of the deans to get a sense of the use of student
evaluations as a norm in tenure and promotion processes. §
Constituents
asked if faculty grants are still proceeding through faculty committees.
A Senator also reported that a joint submission for a summer
research grant was refused, and asked for clarification of related
policy, especially where two faculty are willing to share the funding. §
A motion
from the Executive Council was passed unanimously to replace language in
BL7.6 of the Faculty Handbook defining membership of the Grievance
Committee. §
Following
discussion of the grievance procedure, Senators recommended the
Executive Council prepare a final draft for discussion with a select committee of the Board of Trustees.
Senators will email proposed language changes to Kathleen
Kennedy. §
The meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m. Faculty Vacancies Senate
Library Committee: 1
Senator, 1-yr term. By-law Change At its meeting
of December 3, 2001, the Faculty Senate moved to replace BL7.6 of the
2001-2003 Faculty Handbook (p. 68) with the following: BL7.6.
Faculty Standing Committee on Grievance and Sanctions The Standing Committee
shall consist of fifteen tenured faculty members.
Members of the Standing Committee shall be elected by the Faculty
Senate to serve for staggered terms of three years, with five members of
the Committee being elected in each year.
The Faculty Senate shall elect members in a manner approximately
proportional to the distribution of faculty among the major academic
units of the University. The Committee shall have a chair and a vice
chair elected from and by the members of the committee.
The chair shall be selected from Committee members in the third
year of their terms. The vice chair shall be selected from Committee
members in the second year of their terms.
Normally, the vice chair will succeed the chair.
The members of the Standing Committee on Grievance and Sanctions
will receive training relevant to their responsibilities.
Committee members shall adhere to the appropriate procedure
stated in the Faculty Handbook. See
Section I, part IX, Faculty Files, of this handbook for the policy on
confidentiality. ABSTRACT of Faculty
Senate Meeting November 19, 2001 §
Kathleen
Kennedy, Faculty Senate President, called the Senate to order at 4:00
pm. Senators approved the
minutes of October 29, 2001, as well as standing committee minutes.
§
President
Morse announced the economic forecast will be coming out this week and
predicts we will get the new building.
Morse thanked Jeff Newcomer and the Council of Faculty
Representatives which met on campus November 16th. §
Provost
Bodman reported he has suspended the search for vice provost for
academic affairs, adding that department searches will be contingent on
legislative budget approval. §
Bodman
reported that the General Education task force reports will proceed
through ACC; that topics under discussion are of importance in general
education review efforts, and that there are acknowledged problems of
student access to the GURs. §
Kennedy
will meet with the faculty rep to the athletic department to review the
relationship of block scheduling to student athlete absenteeism. §
Constituent
concerns were raised about 1) faculty proprietorship of student
evaluations in tenure and promotion files; 2) cost effectiveness of
closing Miller Hall copy center; 3) the negative precedent set by
faculty who schedule meetings on the Veterans’ Day holiday; 4) the
need to protect faculty governance processes in general education
reform. §
Senators
charged the UPC with a review of the status of limited-term and parttime
faculty. §
The Senate
moved to prepare a survey asking faculty to review specific clauses they
might or
might not want included in a bill on enabling legislation for collective
bargaining. §
Kennedy presented a summary of proposed changes to the
faculty grievance policy and Senators agreed to a major discussion on
the topic at the next meeting. §
The meeting adjourned at 5:43 p.m. Appointments
& Elections
Vicki
Hamblin, Chair, conducted a Senate vote to approve faculty to the
following committees: To Student
Academic Grievance Board: Bruce
Wonder, Management; Bob Keiper, Woodring (3-year terms).
Additional faculty are also available for increasing the pool. Faculty
Vacancies Senate
Library Committee: 1
Senator, 1-yr term. ABSTRACT of Faculty
Senate Meeting October 29, 2001 §
Kathleen
Kennedy, Faculty Senate President, called the Senate to order at 4:01
pm. Senators approved the
minutes of October 15, 2001, as well as standing committee minutes.
Buff Schoenfeld sat in on behalf of President Morse and Provost
Bodman who were unable to attend. §
Kennedy
announced: 1) the capacity
of faculty directories has been doubled. Constituents with additional
needs will be assisted by ATUS. 2)
The UPC faculty and staff survey on campus structure will be available
online November 1st; (the URL will be emailed). §
Senators
amended the agenda to include a discussion of General Education reform.
Kennedy will meet with Kris Bulcroft 10/20/01 to relay concerns.
Faculty proposed a draft letter
to the task force participants which would outline the roles of the
Senate and the ACC. Senators
hope to ensure support for faculty time and effort and to guarantee that
committee suggestions are processed through the structures of faculty
governance. §
Kay Hovde,
Alumni Association Board of Directors, encouraged Senators and their
constituents to nominate candidates for the Distinguished Alumni award. §
Constituent
concerns included: a need
to review expenditures for football events in light of possible
budgetary cutbacks and faculty recruitment needs; concern about online
book order forms and an alert to departments to review bookstore orders.
§
Senators
discussed the current partner accommodation policy in light of retention
issues, and agreed to revisit the topic at the next meeting. The meeting
adjourned at 6:03 p.m. Appointments
& Elections
Vicki
Hamblin, Chair, conducted a Senate vote to approve faculty to the
following committees: To Academic
Technology Committee: Philip Nelson, Computer
Science Senator
Kyle Crowder, Sociology, has agreed to serve on the Student
Technology Fee committee Faculty
Vacancies Parking
Appeals Board: 1 faculty, 1-yr term. Candidates
please contact Vicki Hamblin at x4859, or the Faculty Senate Office,
x6808. ABSTRACT of Faculty
Senate Meeting October 15, 2001 §
Kathleen
Kennedy, Faculty Senate President, called the Senate to order at 4:01
pm. Senators approved the
minutes of October 1, 2001, as well as standing committee minutes. §
University
President Karen Morse thanked Rob Stoops for assisting a student apply
as a Rhodes scholar, and encouraged faculty to identify more students
who might be eligible. Guests
of the Senate included Bob Edie, Vice President for External Affairs,
Emily Gibson, Director of Medical Services, and Kunle Ojikutu, Assistant
Vice President for Student Affairs who responded to questions
regarding procedures during health crises.
Morse suggested faculty create backups of important teaching and
research materials in the event of an earthquake crisis. §
Senators
passed a revision to Article X.B of the Faculty Handbook, and learned
from Kennedy that handbook language requiring retirement at age 70 is
unenforceable. §
Constituent
concerns included: a
request for a more efficient server for faculty emails that would enable
executable files and ability to send access databases; request for
assistance from International programs on advising students in a more
timely manner; better communication with the physical plant to ensure
faculty office moves, including file cabinets, desks, and shelves are
completed. §
Senators
tabled a motion regarding spousal accommodation, and Jeff Newcomer
summarized a draft proposal on enabling legislation.
The meeting
adjourned at 5:47 p.m. Appointments
& Elections
Vicki
Hamblin, Chair, conducted a Senate vote to approve faculty to the
following committees: To Faculty
Senate:
MaryAnn Reynolds, Acctg (Fall Qtr to replace Sara Weir) To Academic
Technology Committee: Peter Diehl, History;
Robin Mathews, Huxley. Faculty
Vacancies Student
Technology Fee Committee: 1
vacancy , (1
yr term, meets 2-3 times a year). Parking
Appeals Board: 1 faculty, 1-yr term. Candidates
please contact Vicki Hamblin at x4859, or the Faculty Senate Office,
x6808. ABSTRACT of Faculty
Senate Meeting October 1, 2001 §
Kathleen
Kennedy, Faculty Senate President, called the Senate to order at 4:03
pm. Senators approved the
minutes of June 4, 2001, as well as standing committee minutes. §
University
President Karen Morse reported ongoing conferences with the Office of
Financial Management (OFM) and noted that projects that have been
started will continue. §
Provost
Bodman will bring items for Senate review including the new federal
guidelines on misconduct in research. §
Kennedy
itemized future agenda items including spousal accommodation policy, and
reported the UPC will do a survey on campus reorganization. §
Constituent
concerns included a request to discuss the early tenure and promotion
process, and a recommendation to broaden course offerings to reflect
current international developments. §
Senators
passed a motion revising Faculty Handbook language on the Salary
Calendar (published in today’s FAST). The
meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m. Appointments
& Elections
Vicki
Hamblin, Chair, conducted a Senate vote of approval for the following: To Academic
Technology Committee: Tim Keiper, EDCI, 2-year term Faculty
Vacancies Faculty
Senate: Fall
quarter only -- replacement for Sara Weir Student
Academic Grievance Board: at least three names (preferably outside of CAS) to be submitted for two
vacancies. Candidates
please contact Vicki Hamblin at x4859, or the Faculty Senate Office,
x6808. FOR FAST
PUBLICATION Faculty Handbook revision (P. 14): New language is in italics and is underlined. Article X.B.
Salary Calendar The contract period for the academic year begins
September 16 and ends June 15. Workshop
and Continuing Education classes, externally funded research
projects, and the Summer Session, which are not funded
from State appropriations, are not considered part of the faculty
member's regular assignment. A
faculty member may earn additional compensation for these activities.
In the case of externally funded research projects, the
additional compensation shall not exceed the amount specifically
approved by the sponsor, and shall be subject to all other limitations
imposed by the sponsor. Additional
compensation during the academic year that is paid from Federal funds is
subject to the limitations of the Office of Management and Budget
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