Attendance: Ron Hammond, Mike Shively, Karen Dodwell, Dr. Stoddard, Christa Albrecht-Crane, Genan Anderson, Kathryn Andrist, Damon Bahr, Brian Barthel, Paul Bean, Brian Birch, Cris Boggess, Mark Bracken, Lona Broadhead, Denza Bruss, Mike Bunds, Karin Davidson, Bryan Eldredge, Lowell Glenn, Phil Gordon, Eldon Greenhalgh, Gamini Gunawardena, Diane Hartman, George Hickman, Larry Holt, Cameron John, Masoud Kazemzadeh, Eric Linfield, Robert Loveridge, Rick McDonald, Steve McKay, Anita Musto, Tom Paskett, Connie Reynolds, Hugh Rode, Joe Strange, Carole Sullivan, Doris Trujillo, Stacy Waddoups, Darren Wiberg

Absent: Renee Van Buren, Gary Noll, Deb Marrott, Tony LaTurner, Terry Hill, Curtis Fillmore, Diana Fallis, Janet Bennion, John Balden, Luis Arzola

Excused: President Romesburg, Lynn Baadsgaard

Guests: Lisa Lambert

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

Presentation of October 23, 2001 minutes: Minutes were presented and no changes made.

Information Items:
Summative Evaluation Deadlines - Ron let the senate know that Fall semester evaluations are due between November 26th and December 1st. Karin Davidson reiterated the importance of faculty having these evaluations in their packet if they are up for tenure; there must a certain amount of summative evaluations in order to receive tenure. Ron said there was not a limit on the number of courses that can be evaluated. The minimum number is two.
Faculty Play Night - Karen Dodwell announced that there are still tickets available to the plays on November 19th and November 29th; however, today is the last day to reserve them.
Budget Issues - Ron told the senators that it is looking like there won't be a hold-back. President Romesburg is concerned, although, about benefits. He thinks there may be a possibility that we will have to pay for a portion of our benefits. A survey will be sent to faculty and staff to see which benefits are used and which are not.
School Tenure Board - Karin Davidson went over a calendar of events for tenure policy. She gave the senators a handout that they can take to their departments for discussion and clarification on what should be happening now.
Post-Tenure Review discussion - Karin Davidson also went over the flow chart. There was a lot of discussion about cause and the purpose of post-tenure review. Some felt that the flow chart represented an adversarial relationship between faculty and those reviewing their tenure. The senators were reminded that the Board of Regents wanted a Post-tenure Review policy in place for accreditation purposes. The point was made that faculty need to be given the opportunity for remediation, and that is the purpose of post-tenure review. Karin is going to email Karen Dodwell a new flow chart that Karen will then email to the faculty. Senators are expected to discuss the new flow chart with their departments and then be prepared to discuss the policy again on the 27th.
Legislator visits - Grant Richards and Larry Holt have arranged to have Legislators come to the November 27th Faculty Senate meeting.

Action Items:
Faculty Non-Competitive Selection Policy - Phil Gordon passed out the newly revised policy for consideration and approval. A motion was made by Phil and seconded by Anita Musto to accept the policy as presented. A motion of seriatum was made to vote on each area of focus. The motion was seconded. An amendment was made to include the word "sponsoring" before the word "department" under Procedures, section 5. The amendment passed. A call for the question was made and voting proceeded on the motion of seriatum.1) Faculty input - approved. 2) faculty retention - approved. 3) Expansion of policy to include faculty domestic partners as well as faculty spouses - not approved. The policy passed with the exclusion of the words "domestic partners."

Committee Chair Reports:
Curriculum Commmittee - Joe Strange mentioned that his committee is having difficulty defining the word "core." He asked the senators to think about how this should be defined. The senators will take this to their departments and come back to the next meeting ready to discuss their suggestions.
Faculty Development Committee - Brian Birch reminded the senators that there is funding available for travel and instructional development. He asked them to be specific in their request and show how it will help them in their teaching. Faculty can contact Brian Birch, Joyce Oliphant, or Lisa Lambert with any questions they may have.
Ad Hoc Committee - Standing Committee Evaluations - Mike Shively let the senators know that he has had a "dismal" return on the questionnaires he passed out to committees. He said a second questionnaire will be sent out and asked senators to remind committee members to fill them out.

Motion to adjourn: A motion was made to adjourn at 4:40 p.m. The motion passed.