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WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

FACULTY SENATE MINUTES

Regular Meeting - October 25, 2004

Jim Stewart, 2004-2005 Senate President, called the Senate to order at 4:03 pm.  Thirty-four (34) people were present including twenty-six (6) Senators, one (1) recorder, four (4) guests and three (3) ex officio members.  (See attached roster).

Approval of Minutes of October 11, 2004.

Senators approved the minutes of October 11, 2004 as written.

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Items from the Chair

¨    President Stewart reminded Senators of the joint meeting of the University Planning Council with administrators on October 27^th at 4 pm in OM340 regarding classroom assignments and building design.

¨    Niall O Murchu announced that on Wednesday October 28^th Bobbie Muller, Nobel Peace prize activist on landmines, will speak in the PAC at 12 Noon.

Items from the Administration

o      University President Karen Morse announced the first Open Campus Forum regarding Western’s potential involvement in the Bellingham Waterfront Renewal Project will take place on Tuesday, October 26 at 4 pm in SL150.  Morse encouraged open participation from the campus.  Morse thanked Tom Read, Julia Hansen, and David Patrick for their continued participation on the Waterfront committee.   Morse welcomed Dean Ron Kleinknecht who was present to answer questions regarding progress on waterfront issues.

o      Provost Bodman reviewed points drafted by his committee to form a “Compact” with the State whose goals include access, accountability and efficiency.  Bodman emphasized that national competitiveness and affordability are key in negotiating Western’s compact goals which include stable funding, quality assurance and reduced regulation and reporting requirements.  University of Washington and Washington State University are also drafting compact prototypes

o       Tom Read, guest, asked to what extent does an agreement of six years bind the legislature beyond its current term.  Bodman responded that one legislature rarely departs from what a previous legislature has done.  But it would be possible to have a Compact for two years, and then two years later to change it again.  However, it could be a more consistent plan than the present one.

o       One Senator asked what the accountability measures are; are they efforts toward outcomes, or actual outcomes that will be evaluated.  Bodman responded that “input” characteristics are highly emphasized and are more convenient to consider.  However, we will be under increasing pressure to show “outcomes” or “value added” measures.  The list of performance measures will be pared down and we will have to be careful about which ones are used and whether or not we are likely to meet measurement goals.  Bodman added that eventually the new system would require much less reporting and that reports would be done in a more systematic way.

o      Bodman suggested that the compact would explicitly indicate when the state was falling short in budget balancing.  Any surcharge to students could be reflected on the student bill as directly related to such state shortfall rather than related to university action. 

Reading of Standing Committee Minutes (The following Standing Committee minutes were accepted):

         Academic Coordinating Commission , 10/5/04 – Accepted.  Stewart pointed

                           out that the ACC is now considering the FIGs, as directed by the Senate.

         University Planning Council, 9/29/04 - Accepted. 

         Senate Library Committee, 5/14/04, 5/28/04 - Accepted.

 Appointments and Elections, Jeff Newcomer, Officer – The Senate approved the following:

To Grievance Committee – Kathleen Young, Anthropology, 3-year term

VACANCIES:  University Planning Council (one replacement (for Diane Parker) until 2006, one winter quarter replacement (for Matt Roelofs)

DISCUSSION

Revised Faculty Grievance Procedure (Appendix E)

Stewart reviewed the grievance procedure with Senators, which has been under revisions for several years.   The most recent version, approved by the Senate in Spring 2002, has undergone additional revisions.  John Purdy (Senate President 2002-2003) answered Senators’ questions on the latest draft.  Purdy was instrumental in negotiating revisions with the Board of Trustees during his term. 

Collective Bargaining

Senators continued discussion on the process of bringing information to faculty on all sides of the issue of collective bargaining, including reference to RCW 41.76.001 on enabling legislation.

Adjournment

Senators moved to adjourn at 5:59 p.m.

Written by Rose Marie Norton-Nader, Recorder, 10/25/04                                                                                                          ______________

                                                                                                            Lorraine Kasprisin, Secretary

Faculty Senate Roster 2004-2005

Article III.  Faculty Senate

The Faculty Senate is empowered to speak and act for the Faculty in University affairs with particular responsibility in the areas of curriculum, academic programs, Faculty salary, Faculty status, scholarly activities, and all matters relating to the welfare of Faculty, the education of students, and the academic mission of the University.

The Faculty Senate is limited to 30 voting members elected by the Faculty, and the President of the University, the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs of the University, and a college dean appointed by the Provost serving as Provost's Council representative as ex officio non-voting members.    (Faculty Handbook, page 55)