Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

October 9, 2001

SC 117

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Attendance: Christa Albrecht-Crane, Genan Anderson, Kathryn Andrist, Luis Arzola, Leeann Asay, Lyn Baadsgaard, Damon Bahr, John Balden, Brian Barthel, Paul Bean, Brian Birch, Cris Boggess, Mark Bracken, Lona Broadhead, Denza Bruss, Michael Bunds, Karin Davidson, Karen Dodwell, Bryan Eldredge, Diana Fallis, Lowell Glenn, Phil Gordon, Gamini Gunawardena, Ron Hammond, George Hickman, Larry Holt, Cameron John, Masoud Kazemzadeh, Tony LaTurner, Eric Linfield, Dennis Lisonbee, Robert Loveridge, Deb Marrott, Rick McDonald, Steve McKay, Tom Paskett, Connie Reynolds, Hugh Rode, Mike Shively, Joe Strange, Carole Sullivan, Doris Trujillo, Renee VanBuren, Stacy Waddoups, Darren Wibberg

Absent: Janet Bennion, Eddie Cadet, Curtis Fillmore, Terry Hill, Anita Musto, Gary Noll,

Excused: Eldon Greenhalgh, Diane Hartman

Guests: Farrah Chase-Dunn, Karl Worthington

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

Presentation of minutes from 9/25/01 Senate Meeting: Attendance corrections were made to reflect those who attended and did not sign the roll.

Information Items: Ron excused President Romesburg and Dr. Stoddard, who were both out of town. Karl Worthington was present in their absence.

Community Police Committee- Grant Richards introduced Campus Police Chief Tracy Merritt. Chief Merritt encouraged the senators to get faculty to report any incident immediately so that the police force can be more effective. He emphasized the importance of prompt reporting by stating that if officers find out about incidents two weeks down the road, it is very difficult for them to solve the problem. He invited faculty members to contact him with any concerns they might have by calling his secretary at ext. 8014. Justin Sprague can also be contacted. Chief Merritt gave senators the emergency number 5555, which number will get them directly to dispatch. He also encouraged them to email him with any suggestions or problems. Joe Strange mentioned the problem with unlighted crosswalks and asked if there was any way this could be corrected. Chief Merritt said that the Safety Committee is aware of the concern regarding the crosswalks, and that for various reasons the crosswalks are not a high priority. He suggested that the senators contact the Safety Committee and explain why this is an important issue. Chief Merritt said that his force is small: there are roughly 40,000 people at UVSC, and at any given time there are only three police officers on campus, including MATC and the airport. Grant stressed the importance of faculty expanding the eyes and ears of the police by reporting anything unusual or suspicious immediately.

Political Action Committee - Larry Holt let the senators know that he will have to scale down from some of his duties and that he has asked Grant Richards to help chair the Political Action Committee. Larry's son was in a severe automobile accident that has left him paralyzed and dependent on drugs. Larry said that senators need to contact their precinct chairs with concerns that need to be addressed. He said senators should also let the legislators know that the roundabout is working well and that they appreciate the legislators' efforts in securing it. The Political Action Committee will have a meeting with legislators the first part of November and will thank them again for all of their support.

New Policies under consideration by Academic Policy Advisory Committee- Phil Gordon explained that some progress is being made on the Faculty Non-Competitive Selection Policy. He will be meeting again with Nancy Bartlett in Human Resources and will keep senators updated on new developments. Phil also presented four policies to the senate. They are 1) B-1.5 Contracts. This was considered a priority 3 by APAC. 2) C-2.9 Filling Vacancies. This was assigned a priority 1 and will be an action item in the next Senate meeting. 3) C-4.7 Staff Education Fund. This is a priority 2 and will also be an action item at the next Senate meeting. 4) C-2.7 Staff Development Fund. This policy is a priority 2 also. APAC didn't have any suggested changes to this policy and will present it as an action item in the next meeting.

Presentation of apportionment figures - Brian Birch presented the numbers of senators by school that would result from a reapportionment with the current number of full-time faculty: Business - stays the same at 9; Computer Science- 2 changes to 3; HASS 14 changes to 16; LEC stays the same at 4; Science and Health 12 changes to 11; Trades 8 changes to 7. There was a lot of discussion about the bylaws and the original intent of apportionment. Section IX was read to help clarify apportionment. "Election of Faculty Members to Faculty Senate. A) The numbers of Senators serving on the Senate shall not exceed 50. B) Each school at UVSC shall be awarded a number of Faculty Senators based on the percent of contract faculty represented by that school. Webster's Method of apportionment shall be used. C) The Faculty Senate shall be reapportioned every third year starting with year 2001. Reapportionment shall be completed by March 1^st so that Senators can be elected for the following academic year. D) The faculty from each school shall choose a committee comprised of faculty to apportion that school's senators amongst the faculty of that school. Any department wishing representation on such committee shall be allowed representation. E) In the unusual event that a school's representation falls to zero, that school will be awarded one senator and then the remaining senators will be apportioned to the other schools using Webster's Method. Allocation shall be based on the number of contract faculty for the schools being apportioned the remaining senators. F) The Senate shall have authority to order a reapportionment at any time if new schools are formed or others are dissolved. G) Senators will be elected for a three year term." Robert Loveridge moved that the number of senators be increased to 51 so that schools who have already been apportioned won't be effected this year. Paul Bean seconded the motion. A vote was taken on the motion and it did not pass. Brian moved that we reapportion; John Balden seconded the motion. Joe Strange made an amendment to the motion that we proceed with the reapportionment and wait until the first of January to make it effective. A vote was taken on the amendment and it passed. The motion was then voted on to reapportion. It did not pass; therefore the amendment did not pass. Mark made a motion that the number be increased to 52. That motion was seconded and voted on. It did not pass. Apportionment will stand as it is.

Post-tenure Review discussion - Chris Jones from ISIS went over suggested changes to the Post-tenure Review Policy. Ron Hammond suggested that senators review Chris Jones' suggestions with their departments and be prepared to discuss the policy in the next senate meeting. Damon Bahr suggested that the Post-Tenure Review Committee receive a copy of the Chris Jones handout and be given the opportunity to address its concerns and to discuss the concerns with the senate. The Chris Jones handout will be e-mailed to senators so that they can discuss the concerns with their departments.

Action Items:

Faculty evaluation information - Damon Bahr gave the senators another handout with changes that consolidated several motions into Motion 2 which reads as follows: "As a senate body, we heartily endorse this set of faculty evaluation recommendations as guidelines that should be addressed as decentralized systems for merit, rank, tenure, and faculty of the year are created." Damon made a motion to accept motion 2. Brian Birch seconded the motion. An amendment was made to remove Guideline 4 and renumber the guidelines. The amendment passed. An amendment was also made in the teaching component section to change "availability to" under Guideline 6 to "advising of" students. The amendment passed. Motion 2 was then voted on reflecting the two amendments. The motion passed. Damon was asked to e-mail a copy of his handout to Karen Dodwell for attachment to the minutes.

Allocation of Senators to CSE school - As was stated above, senators discussed and voted on the allocation of senators and the result was that reapportionment will stand as is.

Committee chair reports:

Ad Hoc Committee for Standing Committees - Mike Shively reminded the senators that his committee will be visiting committees in the near future.

Motion to adjourn: A motion was made to adjourn at 4:35 p.m. The motion passed and the meeting was adjourned.