ABSTRACT of Faculty Senate May 22, 2006
Bill Lyne, President pro tem, called the “roll” following the Seating of the 2006-2007 Faculty Senate at 4:03 p.m. on May 22, 2006. Senators accepted the Senate minutes of May 15, 2006, and University Planning Council minutes of May 17th that included approval of the Revised Strategic Plan. Senators postponed discussion of the proposed Center for Cultural and International Studies as well as remaining Standing committee minutes until the first meeting of Fall Quarter on October 2nd.
§ 2006-07 Senate President Ira Hyman held the election of the following faculty to the 2006-2007 Executive Council: Vice President and Parliamentarian: Jeff Newcomer, Engineering Technology; Secretary: Lorraine Kasprisin; Appointments and Elections Officer, Matthew Liao-Troth; At-Large, Laura Laffrado. President pro tem Bill Lyne remains a non-voting member of the Executive Council, along with chairs of the Academic Coordinating Commission and the University Planning Council. Sara Singleton will serve as Legislative Liaison, a voting position.
§ Senators heard reports from the Chairs of Senate Standing committees; the Senate expressed thanks to the Chairs for extensive work in the past year, and recognized the long and outstanding service of Thomas E. Downing on the Academic Coordinating Commission.
§ Senators applauded President Morse’s pledge that new faculty positions would not be lost when funds are allocated for the position for Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs. Morse will work with the Budget Director to find alternate funding for the Vice Provost position when the new budget comes out, without penalizing the present allocation of faculty positions.
§ Senators learned that Morse will review and then recommend to the Board the process to be used to determine funding for parking and the Lincoln Creek Drive-in by October 1st of this year.
§ Senators amended the Revised Strategic Plan 1) to increase attention to the off-campus sites, and 2) to emphasize distinctions between terms such as diversity, cultural, and international. Senators moved that the Plan go forward as amended, which passed unanimously.
§ Senators adjourned at 6:00 to attend the President’s Annual Dinner for the Senate in SMATE.
APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS – Jeff Newcomer
Elected to the following Senate Standing Committees:
Senate Library Committee (3 yr terms): Sara Singleton, Political Science; Nicholas Wonder, Finance & Marketing. There is one faculty vacancy remaining.
Academic Freedom Task Force: Lorraine Kasprisin, Woodring; Daniel Larner, Fairhaven; James Loucky, Anthropology; Roger Anderson, Biology.
Vacancies on Academic Coordinating Commission Standing Committees:
Assessment, (2); Graduate Council (2)