Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

January 29, 2002

SC 206b

3:00 - 4:45 p.m.

Attendance: Ron Hammond, Mike Shively, Karen Dodwell, President Romesburg, Christa-Albrecht-Crane, Masood Amin, Genan Anderson, Kathryn Andrist, Lynn Baadsgaard, John Balden, Brian Barthel, Paul Bean, Brian Birch, Cris Boggess, Mark Bracken, Lona Broadhead, Denza Bruss, Mike Bunds, Bryan Eldredge, Diana Fallis, Phil Gordon, Eldon Greenhalgh, Gamini Gunawardena, Diane Hartman, Kirk Love, Terry Hill, Larry Holt, Masoud Kazemzadeh, Donald Henderson (for Tony LaTurner), Eric Linfield, Deb Marrott, Rick McDonald, Steve McKay, Anita Musto, Tom Paskett, Connie Reynolds, Reza Sanati, Joe Strange, Carole Sullivan, Doris Trujillo, Renee Van Buren, Darren Wiberg

Absent: Stacy Waddoups, Hugh Rode, Gary Noll, Robert Loveridge, Dennis Lisonbee, Cameron John, Lowell Glenn, Curtis Fillmore, Janet Bennion, Damon Bahr, Luis Arzola,

Excused: Dr. Stoddard, Tony LaTurner

Guests: Lisa Lambert

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

Presentation of January 15, 2002 meeting minutes: Minutes were presented and no changes made.

Report from President Romesburg: The President talked to the senate about what has been happening with the legislative sessions. They will adjourn February 7^th and reconvene when the Olympics are completed. Governor Leavitt has threatened to veto the budget if there are any cuts to public or higher education. It looks like some funds will be released from the highway fund. This will be one-time money. President Romesburg said that merit/bonus is back to 2%, and he has also freed up some positions he was sitting on. UVSC will have a 96% budget next year. He reiterated that there will be no pay increase next year. Whatever faculty are making this year is what they will be making next year. There will probably be some individuals in non-faculty positions who will be laid off. Analysts have recommended a 16% increase in our tuition. President Romesburg said that this will not happen. He mentioned that students are lobbying for a bill that won=t allow tuition to be increased more than 7% . We won=t have a budget until March.

Information Items:

Discussion of benefits process - John Balden said that he will not know about increases in cost of benefits until Thursday, and then the question will be whether the Legislature will give us the money to cover costs of benefits. Some potential cuts that are being considered are 1) increasing co-pays and 2) changing the way prescriptions will be funded.

Tenure Policy - Deborah Marrott asked about the status of the tenure policy. Some senators reported that their Deans have written their own tenure policies in lieu of the new policy that is still being considered. President Romesburg said that the old policy should be used until the new one is implemented.

Action Item:

Discussion and vote on post-tenure review policy - (see attached document.)

1. A. Paul Bean made a motion to accept section 1.A. as read and written. The motion was seconded by Eldon Greenhalgh. There was a call for the question and the motion passed unanimously.

1. B. Paul Bean made a motion to accept section 1.B. as read and written. Eldon Greenhalgh seconded the motion. There was a call for the question and the motion passed unanimously.

2. A. Paul Bean made a motion to accept section 2. A. as read and written. The motion was seconded by Tom Paskett. There was a call for the question and the motion passed unanimously.

2. B. Paul Bean made a motion to accept section 2. B. as read and written. The motion was seconded by Tom Paskett. There was a call for the question and the motion passed unanimously.

2. C. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 2. C. as read and written. The motion was seconded by Tom Paskett. There was a call for the question and the motion passed unanimously.

2. D. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 2. D. as read and written. The motion was seconded by Anita Musto. There was a call for the question and the motion passed unanimously.

3. A. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 3. A. as read and written. The motion was seconded by Mark Bracken. There was a call for the question and the motion passed unanimously.

3. B. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 3. B. as read and written. An amendment was proposed by Paul Bean to change A1999" to Acurrent@. The amendment was seconded by John Balden. There was a call for the question on the amendment and the amendment passed. There was a call for the question on the amended motion and the motion passed unanimously.

3. C. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 3. C. as read and written. The motion was seconded by Tom Paskett. There was a call for the question and the motion passed unanimously.

4. A. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 4. A. as read and written. An amendment was proposed by Eric Linfield that the word Asummative@ be added to student ratings of instructor (SRIs). The amendment was seconded by Tom Paskett. There was a call for the question on the amendment and the amendment passed unanimously. There was a call for the question on the amended motion and the motion passed unanimously.

4. B. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 4. B. as read and written. Tom Paskett seconded the motion. There was a call for the question and the motion passed unanimously.

5. A. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 5. A. as read and written. Tom Paskett seconded the motion. There was a call for the question and the motion passed unanimously.

5. B. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 5. B. as read and written. Tom Paskett seconded the motion. There was a call for the question and the motion passed unanimously.

6. A. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 6. A. as read and written. Tom Paskett seconded the motion. There was a call for the question and the motion passed unanimously.

6. B. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 6. B. as read and written. Eric Linfield seconded the motion. There was a call for the question and the motion passed unanimously.

7. A. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 7. A. as read and written. Renee Van Buren seconded the motion. There was a call for the question and the motion passed unanimously.

7. B. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 7. B. as read and written. An amendment was made by Steve McKay to strike out number 3 ("once initiated, the review process will run its full course"). Rick McDonald seconded the amendment. There was a call for the question and the amendment passed unanimously. There was a call for the question and the amended motion passed unanimously.

7. C. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 7. C. as read and written. There was a call for a question, and the motion passed unanimously.

(At the end of the meeting Eldon Greenhalgh proposed an amendment to be added to the end of the section: Awithin 45 calendar days from the date of notification.@ Eric Linfield seconded the amendment. There was a call for the question on the amendment and the amendment passed. )

7. D. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 7. D. as read and written. Paul Bean made an amendment to strikeout 7. D. and replace it with an amendment proposed by Brian Birch: AAn ad hoc committee shall be formed to review the written statements from the faculty and supervisor and to recommend a solution to this disagreement. The committee shall determine its methods of review.@ The amendment was seconded by Anita Musto. There was a call for the question and the amendment passed. There was a call for the question and the amended motion passed unanimously.

7. E. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 7. E. as read and written. Paul Bean made an amendment to strikeout 7. E. and replace it with an amendment proposed by Brian Birch: AThe ad hoc committee shall consist of five members selected by the dean. The dean shall select two members from a list of four submitted by the supervisor, and select three members from a list of five submitted by the faculty member. Members of the committee are not required to be members of the dean=s School.@ The amendment was seconded by Tom Paskett. There was a call for the question and the amendment passed. There was a call for the question on the amended motion and the motion passed.

7. F. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 7. F. as read and written. Tom Paskett seconded the motion. There was a call for the question and the motion passed unanimously.

7. G. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 7. G. as read and written. Tom Paskett seconded the motion. There was a call for the question and the motion passed unanimously.

7. H. Mike Shively made a motion to accept section 7. G. as read and written. An amendment was proposed to add Awithin 10 working days@ at the end of the first sentence in section 7. G. The amendment was seconded by Tom Paskett. There was a call for the question and the amendment passed. There was a call for the question and the amended motion passed.

A motion to reconsider section 7.C passed. (See section 7.C above for the additional amendment.)

Adjournment of meeting: The meeting was adjourned at 4:45 p.m.