Attendance: Ron Hammond, Grant Richards, Sandy Vogel, Dr. Stoddard, Damon Bahr, John Balden, Paul Bean, Brian Birch, David Brandt, Denza Bruss, Eddy Cadet, Max Christofferson, Michael Bunds, Karin Davidson, Kathie Debenham, Bryan Eldredge, Phil Gordon, Eldon Greenhalgh, George Hickman, Terry Hill, Larry Holt, Jill Jasperson, Cameron John, Masoud Kazemzadeh, David Manning, Doug Miller, Gary Noll, Tom Perkins, Mike Shively, Joe Strange, K.D. Taylor, Lynn Turnquist, Renee Van Buren, Stacy Waddoups, Forrest Williams, Laurie Wood

Absent: Dennis Lisonbee, Luis Arzola

Excused: President Romesburg, Lori Richards, Lowell Glenn

Guests: Steve Clark, Jim Ferrin, Jeff Alexander, Darren Peterson, Mike Thompson, Margaret Dayton, Brad Winn, Val Peterson, Merrill Oyler, Deb Marrott, Lisa Lambert

Call to order: Ron Hammond called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m.

Presentation of Minutes from March 27, 2001:
Changes will be made to show Kathie Debenham as excused and Karin Davidson as present.

Information Items:

Thank you to Legislators--
Larry Holt presented chocolates and a memo from PACE leadership to the legislative delegation from Utah County. Each legislator took a moment to thank the College and to give senators ideas on how best to communicate with them. Steve Clark said the Utah County delegation is very strong and extremely supportive of UVSC. He is very impressed with the diversity that he sees here on campus and sees the needs that UVSC has. He feels that UVSC is the "bright star" in the state. We have good faculty and administration. He feels that Val Peterson is a great liaison for UVSC and finds him very helpful. He also likes to get email from constituents. Jim Ferrin said he is very appreciative of the taxpayers and the fact that they pay the bills. He accepted our thanks on their behalf. Jeff Alexander suggested that it would be great for the delegation to meet with the PAC committee before the Legislative Session begins. He also asked that when emails are sent, to be sure to include what organization you're with or he won't be as likely to read the email because there are so many. He recognizes the different vision of UVSC and was very encouraged with everything that UVSC was able to receive this year, especially the bump in tuition. Darren Peterson also expressed appreciation for Val Peterson and the fact that he comes right to the point and makes good use of his time. He asked that faculty not be afraid to educate him about Higher Education in their correspondence. He would be appreciative of any help given to him. Mike Thompson also stated his appreciation for Val Peterson and expressed that the Utah County Delegation is very supportive of UVSC. Margaret Dayton said she appreciates Val and President Romesburg and their availability to legislators. She committed to continue to do what she can to support UVSC. Brad Winn thanked the Utah County Delegation for making his first year a much better experience than he thought it would be. He encouraged senators to get involved in the political arena. He was very excited about the compensation package. Larry Holt let the legislators know how appreciative UVSC is for their sacrifice and support. A brief recess was given for senators to converse with legislators before they left.

Benefits Handout--
Ron passed out a handout explaining next year's benefits package. There were questions about the standard salary for adjuncts. Dr. Stoddard said that $27.42/hr is the standard salary and almost everyone gets the standard rate. Adjuncts cannot go above the standard rate.

Direction of Merit & Teacher of the Year Committees--
Deb Marrott said it had been decided not to combine the two committees and made a motion that Teacher of the Year be made a standing senate committee. She passed out a draft proposal to decentralize the Teacher of the Year award and let Schools have more control over how they think faculty should be rewarded for excellence. There were three main suggestions on her proposal: 1) Each academic school on campus shall provide for a school Teacher of the Year committee made up of representative members from various departments or groups of departments consisting of no fewer than three and no more than seven members. The dean of the school should facilitate the organization of this committee. Eldon Greenhalgh said he had concerns that the deans might determine who is on these committees and he felt that it should be written into the proposal that faculty are in control of who is serving on the committee. There was general agreement on this point. 2) The College Teacher of the Year Committee shall consist of the chairs of the School Teacher of the Year committees and shall be headed by a college chair who shall be elected for a three year term by the Faculty Senate from its membership. 3) College-wide guidelines shall be established by the College Teacher of the Year Committee Chair. Individual Schools are responsible for determining the required evidence for each category: 1. Evidence of quality of teaching, 2. Evidence of scholarship, and 3. Evidence of service to department, School and College. There was discussion among the senate about the importance of keeping this a procedure instead of a policy. Grant suggested that we need to amend the bylaws to include the Teacher of the Year Committee . The motion to create a standing senate Teacher of the Year committee passed unanimously. Joe Strange made a motion to take the proposal draft and review it and then let the chair of the Teacher of the Year committee take the lead to refine the proposal. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.

Committee chairs and senator nomination deadline--
Laurie Wood said she is missing two new senators' names from the sciences. Dance is missing one, but will be the new faculty member being hired for fall. The following nominations were made: 1) Faculty Development Chair--Brian Birch, 2) Academic Policy Committee Chair-- Phil Gordon, 3) Personnel & Election Chair--Cameron John, 4) Teacher of the Year Chair--Deb Marrott. It was suggested that Eddy Cadet be the Chair for the Merit Committee. He will let the senate know of his availability soon. Forrest suggested that we look at faculty that need service to get their tenure and ask them to serve on committees.

Post Tenure Review Policy--
Kirk Rasmussen will be at the next Senate meeting to present this policy for senate review.

Ethics Across the Curriculum--
Brian Birch gave a handout outlining some upcoming ethics events and invited them to attend.

Invite new senators to next meeting--
Sandy asked senators to invite the new senators to the next meeting so that they can have their pictures taken, receive their new binders, and get acquainted. She mentioned that there will be excellent refreshments at the next meeting and awards will be given.

Action Items:

Classified employee policy--
Jill said she has been unable to locate the policy anywhere so there will be no action taken.

Upcoming events--
Lisa Lambert stressed that all upcoming events after August 13th are tentative.

Motion to adjourn--
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 4:35 p.m. Voting was unanimous.