Faculty Senate

April 25, 2000

SC117

3:00-5:10p.m.

ATTENDANCE

Present: Grant Richards, President Romesburg, Lucille Stoddard, Ron Hammond, John Balden, Larry Holt,, Christopher Jones, Damon Bahr, Kirk Rasmussen, James Callison, Bryan Eldredge, Lori Richards, Doug Miller, Elaine Byrd, K.D. Taylor, Forrest Williams, Marianne Craven (for Jill Jasperson), David Brandt, Denza Bruss, Kathie Debenham, Keith Snedegar, Paul Bean, Eldon Greenhalgh, David Manning, Tom Perkins, Luis Arzola, Malcom Crawford, Renee Van Buren, Lowell Glenn, Ernie Carey

Excused: Sandy Vogel, George Hickman, Laurie Wood, Brian Birch, Cameron John, Karin Davidson, Max Christofferson, Lynn Turnquist, Gary Noll, Gary Griffin, Dennis Lisonbee

Guests: Stacie Waddoups, Joe Strange, Jim Blankenship

CALL TO ORDER:

Grant Richards called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: April 11, 2000. Senators requested to have the closing move and approval recorded in the minutes. They also requested to strike excess words from the minutes as well as make a couple of changes for better understanding. Tom Perkins moved to accept the minutes with these changes, and Forrest Williams seconded the move. Move was unanimous in favor.

INFORMATION ITEMS:

Budget Report: Linda Makin explained the "Letter of Appointment Contracts" would be distributed no later than the middle of May, depending upon the Deans. She also said the summer school salaries would be calculated when all the needed budget information is in. Any further questions can be answered by calling Linda.

Welcome New Senators: Keith Snedegar introduced Dr. Masoud Kazemzadeh as the new representative for the Political Science and History Department. Kirk Rasmussen announced Joe Strange would replace him as the English senator. Stacy Waddoups will be the LEC senator, replacing Elaine Byrd.

New Binders: Senators were asked to locate their faculty senate binders, or to pick up a new one if their department didn't already have one. Any senators who still need a binder can obtain one in the Faculty Senate office located in AD211-f.

Roberts' Rules: Ron Hammond distributed a summary of Robert's Rules to all senators to be kept in their senate binders for reference.

Robert's Rules Demo: The VICA Club presented a demonstration in parliamentary procedures and Robert's Rules of Order. Ron Hammond thanked them for their demonstration, and they were excused.

Service Project: Renee Van Buren reminded senators the next clean up day for the wetlands project would be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2000, at 3:00 p.m. Participants are encouraged to wear protective clothing. Flyers were distributed.

ACTION ITEMS:

Policies: Marianne Craven presented a summary of the policies under consideration to senators.

She moved to accept policy E-6.2 and accept it as written in the Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook. Luis Arzola seconded the move. Voting was unanimous in favor of the move.

John Balden moved to table the alcohol portion until we have heard from the attorney general for policy b-6.2. The move was seconded by Paul Bean. All votes were in favor. Marianne Craven moved to have wording in the payment/refund section of this policy reviewed by JD Davidson. Larry Holt seconded the move. The move carried.

Constitution Revision: Ernie Carey addressed revisions of the senate constitution. He said he felt it would be best not to have it categorized under policies and procedures. This would allow changes to be made more easily. He also recommended the senators accept or revise the current constitution. Paul Bean moved to table this issue and discuss it in the fall. Eldon Greenhalgh seconded the move. Voting was unanimous in favor of the move.

Proposed Faculty Code of Conduct: Ernie Carey told senators about the Faculty Code of Conduct. It is not a policy, rather, a philosophy. The senate would be allowed to accept this policy and the political organization which created it. Some senators expressed apathy towards accepting a statement which had no method of enforcement. They felt that acceptance of such a philosophy statement would be meaningless and could also impact academic freedom. Other senators felt it would set a good standard for our campus and allow them to measure their own performance. Ernie Carey explained there were many portions of this philosophy statement already included in current UVSC policies.

Paul Bean recommended a link be placed on the Faculty Senate website for reference. Chris Jones recommended having the statement crossreferenced with existing policies. Kirk Rasmussen moved to have senators take the statement back to respective departments for further discussion with further senate discussion in the fall. Dr. Lucille Stoddard seconded the move. Joe Strange moved to refer this back to the committee to find a purpose behind accepting this statement. Damon Bahr seconded the move. Chris Jones amended the amendment requesting the committee present the relationship between the tenure policy and the written philosophy statement to the faculty. Luis Arzola seconded the move. A vote was called. One vote was in opposition to the amended amendment. A vote was called on the amendment. Kirk Rasmussen withdrew his move. Both amendments were withdrawn. Chris Jones moved to send this draft back to the committee for further analysis and discuss it with the senators in the fall. It was seconded by Paul Bean. KD Taylor made an amendment to include a member of the tenure board on the committee. Chris Jones seconded it. Grant Richards called for a vote on the amendment to include a tenure member on the committee. All votes were in favor. The senators then all voted unanimously to have the original document taken back to the original committee for further review.

Lecturer/Adjunct Issues Committee: Dr. Lucille Stoddard appointed a committee to discuss lecturer and adjunct issues. The senators were asked vote on approval of the committee. All votes were in favor.

Faculty Evaluations: Damon Bahr spoke briefly on the topic of faculty evaluations. His committee wants to create an evaluation based on input from the faculty and one that will be useful to them. Kirk Rasmussen moved to allow the committee to do further research for the evaluation over the summer and then allow the senators to vote on this issue in the fall. Dave Manning seconded the move and the voting was unanimous.

Fall Calendar: Forrest Williams distributed information related to the fall pre-school calendar to the senators.

SENATE AWARDS

Lifetime Senate Award:

Chris Jones moved to add Ernie Carey to the nominations for the Lifetime Senate Award. Senators were asked to vote for Ernie Carey, Larry Marsing, and Kirk Rasmussen. After voting, Eldon Greenhalgh and Paul Bean tallied the votes. Ernie Carey was announced the winner.

Other Awards & Recognitions:

Retiring senators and chairs were recognized for their service. Grant Richards received a plaque of recognition for his two years of service as Faculty Senate President. Ron Hammond was issued the Faculty Senate Gavel and welcomed as the new acting president.

ADJOURNMENT

Forrest Williams moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:10 p.m.. Luis Arzola seconded the move. Voting was unanimous.