FACULTY SENATE MEETING
Minutes, March 15, 2007
Senate
Members: L. Atkinson, G. Boudreaux, B. Butler, K.
Cole, P. Downes, M. Harvey, B. Hook,
B. Larson, D. Lisnerski, J.
McClain, C. McKenzie, M. Moseley, G. Nallan, B. Sabo,
B. Wilson, J. Wood; K.
Whatley. Alternates: B. Holmes, C. Bell.
Excused: S. Judson, H. Holt.
Visitors: P. Cole, L. Friedenberg, B. Haas, J.
Hartsfield, E. Katz, J. Konz, G. Kormanik, M. Lonon,
J. McKnight, S. Patch, D. Peifer, G. Voos, S. Walters, A.
Weldon.
I. Call
to Order, Introductions, Announcements
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Departments are inviting candidates to interview for positions on campus. Senators share the responsibility for meeting
with candidates and talking about governance in general and talking
specifically about the Faculty Senate.
Senators are asked to respond promptly and try to meet with candidates.
II. Approval
of minutes
The
minutes of February 8, 2007, were approved as written.
III. Academic
Policies Committee Report
First
Unanimously approved by
APC]
The following documents were
distributed for First Reading:
APC
45: Add DRAM 380 Methods and Management
in Teaching Theatre, Grades 6-12 (4).
Change
required courses for Theatre Arts Licensure
APC
46: Delete the section for Library
Research
Second
[Unanimously approved by
APC]
The following documents were
considered for Second Reading:
APC 27: Change Course Descriptions for DRAM 362 and 462.
APC
27 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 3107S.
APC 30: Separate ARTH 310: Greek and Roman Art, into
two courses: ARTH 311 and ARTH 312.
APC
30 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 3207S.
APC
31: Change requirements for declaring a
concentration in Art History.
APC
31 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 3307S.
APC
32: Add a new course ARTH 381: Art in
APC
32 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 3407S.
APC
33: Clarify the 9 hours of required courses outside the department of Art
History.
APC
33 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 3507S.
APC 34: Delete
Math 212 and 216. Remove co-requisites for MATH 211 and 215.
APC
34 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 3607S.
APC 35: Change
intro. PSYC requirement for teacher licensure students to include PSYC 102
as
an option.
APC
35 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 3707S.
APC 36:
Reinstate EDUC 340 as required course in the K-6 licensure program. Reduce credit hours
for
EDUC 322 from 4 to 3. Editorial changes to listing of required courses for K-6
licensure.
APC
36 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 3807S.
APC 37:
Revision of ECON 380 and ECON 480; Editorial change in graduation requirements.
APC
37 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 3907S.
APC 38: Change
the prerequisite for MATH 191.
APC
38 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 4007S.
APC 40:
Replace MGMT 320 with MGMT 325
APC
40 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 4107S.
APC 41: Change
Course Description and Title of MGMT 460
APC
41 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 4207S.
APC 42: Change
Information Systems Requirement for Accounting
APC
42 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 4307S.
APC 43: Change
Management Competency Exam Criteria
APC
43 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 4407S.
APC 44: Adding
new European History Courses: HIST 357
and 358.
Adding
HIST 357 and 358 to Women’s Studies Options
APC
44 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 4507S.
APC Approved as Minor Proposals:
APC
26: Prerequisite Changes to PHYS 221 and
PHYS 222
APC
26 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 4607S.
APC 28:
Increase the offering of DRAM 111 and 144; Change semester DRAM 124 is offered.
APC
28 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 4707S.
APC 29: Add prerequisites to DRAM 244 and 245 and
change times offered.
Modify
course description for DRAM 245.
APC
29 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 4807S.
APC
39: Change Prerequisite for ACCT 330
APC
39 passed without dissent and became Senate Document 4907S.
IV. Institutional Development
Committee Report
Bruce
Larson reported for the Institutional Development Committee.
Second
The following document was
considered for Second Reading:
IDC 1: Proposal to Establish the Environmental Quality Institute at UNCA
IDC 1 is a clarification and
recognition of the work that EQI has been doing for two decades and also
establishes the EQI Institute at UNCA.
The document was drafted by Steve Patch with assistance from Gerard Voos; it was then reviewed by
Report
on UPC future
The UPC futures group first met on
Tuesday, February 27, from 12:00-1:30pm in Highsmith
221. Those in attendance included:
·
Chancellor
Ponder
·
Sam
Schuman, interim Dean of Faculty (acting as convener of group),
·
·
Christine
Riley, Chief of Staff
·
Lisa
Friedenberg, Dean of Social Sciences
·
·
IDC
members: Bruce Larson, Brian Butler, Peg
Downes, Herman Holt, Betsy Wilson, John Wood.
Dr. Schuman raised three questions to
consider:
·
Should
we revive the University Planning Council?
·
What
should it do?
·
Who
should be on it?
The questions framed the discussion
but the recent history of UPC was also discussed. Everyone believed that UPC should be revived
and should be involved in planning in a comprehensive way. Certainly the existing strategic planning
process would be part of the activities appropriate for UPC. It was clear that the direction that UPC had
at one time – work constituted by a broad group – had an element of
continuity. Dr. Larson was sure that the
Chancellor would be part of that group; she is very knowledgeable about
planning and has been the leader of the existing strategic planning
process. They are still thinking about
the question: Who should be on it? The second meeting will be on Thursday, March
29th, from 3:15-4:45pm in Karpen Hall
150.
The Senate briefly discussed UPC’s role in light of strategic planning. Several members of the think tank group and
the conveners are also involved in the group discussions on UPC.
V. Executive Committee Report
Gary
Nallan gave the Executive Committee Report.
Second
The following document was
considered for Second Reading:
Sense
of the Senate Resolution
The resolution involves referring to FWDC
considerations about the reconstitution of UPC as well as putting language in
our Standing Rules next year regarding UPC and planning. The Sense of the Senate Resolution passed
without dissent and became Senate Document 5107S. The Resolution follows:
Senate of the Senate Resolution
In order to fulfill the responsibility imposed on the
faculty by the final paragraph (Compliance)
of the Standards of Shared Governance on the 16 UNC Campuses document,
the Senate charges the Faculty Welfare and Development Committee, in
consultation with the Institutional Development Committee, to modify the
Faculty Senate’s Standing Rules and Rules of Order as needed to better
position the faculty to be able to implement part 3 of the Administration-Faculty Collegiality
section of the Shared Government Document. The Committee should consider
both substantive changes in duties and structural and procedural modifications
which enhance the faculty’s ability to assert its influence in areas where it
has "an appropriate interest but not primary responsibility."
Among the matters FWDC should consider are the wisdom of
reviving the University Planning Council system and mechanisms for assessing
the degree to which faculty and administrative policies, decisions, and
activities are consistent with and contribute to the University’s Mission
Statement, the University Community Council’s statement on the Shared
Values of Our University and UNCA’s planning
documents.
FWDC will also add to the duties of the Senate Executive
Committee the responsibility of producing a brief summary report of the degree
to which faculty participated in decisions which the Shared Government Document
specifies are relevant.
Such changes as are deemed necessary will be incorporated
into the Standing Rules and Rules of Order to be adopted when the Senate
reconvenes in the fall to begin its 2007-2008 sessions.
Election of Chief Academic Officer Search
Committee
Chancellor Ponder has asked Bruce Larson
and Douglas Orr (former president of
Humanities:
Brian Hook
Natural
Sciences: Dave Peifer
Social
Sciences: Tracy Brown
At
Large: Rick Chess
Response from Chancellor Ponder on Three
Sense of the Senate Resolutions
Dr. Nallan read Chancellor Ponder’s response to the three Senate Resolutions. Senators asked that the resolutions be
included in the minutes.
Response to Senate Document Number 2807S:
While the actual numbers do
not reflect a significantly higher level of faculty and staff turnover for this
administration compared to others, I understand that this data does not reflect
the feeling on campus. We can do better,
for example, in evaluating performance, especially for EPA employees who do not
currently have standardized review processes, and we can improve supervisory
expertise at all levels. That
improvement, along with increasing salary levels, will, over time, advance our efforts
at better retention of long-term employees.
It is gratifying that in
less than a year, our University has coalesced around the early draft of
university values in such a compelling way. In strategic planning sessions, we
have found ways to expand it and refine it, but it has remained essentially
intact throughout our many discussions. I am pleased that the faculty senate
has chosen to endorse this statement of who we are and who we strive to be. We
may still be at a stage in our development as a university community where one
or more of these values has been practiced rather imperfectly, but we are
aiming for the same sense of community. These values are ideals; we agree that
we should do our best to practice them and that we should grow toward them. I
endorse the faculty senate resolution and accept my part of the shared
responsibility inherent in this important statement by the faculty senate.
Response to Senate Document
Number 2907S:
Although the original
personnel decision will remain unchanged, the individual consideration for a long-term
employee is still an important factor. The university’s consideration for
Maggie Weshner has included, from the beginning, an
extension of pay status for 11 months. In the intervening weeks, an additional
option has since been extended for her to join MAHEC in a collaboration with
the university on our Health & Aging initiatives. Either option is currently available to her
and the choice is hers.
The transition of
all student-clients has been addressed throughout the past six weeks, and
adjustments to the original timeline for transition have been made, based on
Dr. Weshner’s recommendations. She has given
permission for me to share with you that she is fully comfortable with the
transition of all of her clients.
Response to Senate Document Number
3007S
The statement appears to
be quite good as a guiding principle, one which describes many, indeed most,
aspects of our assumptions about governance. I have reviewed this statement
with the newly reelected chair of the UNC Faculty Assembly, Brenda Killingsworth. Here at UNC
And because this
statement addresses the specific approval of honorands,
a process that is well underway for this year, I will confer with the faculty
senate about how to uphold the spirit of this provision as we go forward.
Ms. Marilyn Lonon
commented on
The Senate discussed the Chancellor’s
responses, the rules of confidentiality, the question of continuation of pay
status through the end of the year and whether accumulated leave was being
used, and the inaccurate claim that Dr. Weshner was
being fired short of 30 years and would not receive retirement benefits.
The Senate agreed it would be
appropriate in this particular case to thank the Chancellor for the responses and
to acknowledge that we received it; Senators need time to consider the wording
of the responses. Dr. Downes added that
in light of Ms. Lonon’s comments, these are
situations that we need to watch as we continue to grow and work on our
values. It is much larger than just
these cases.
VI. Student Government Association Report:
There was no Student Government Association report.
VII. Chancellor’s Staff Advisory
Committee
Joanne McKnight gave the Chancellor’s
Staff Advisory Committee (CSAC) report.
The Chairs of the staff organizations
throughout the UNC system met last month and J. C. Boykin (Chair of the Staff
Assembly) presented an address. Mr.
Boykin’s address and the report that President Bowles received today regarding
the staff’s position on PACE will both be placed on CSAC’s
website: www.unca.edu/csac .
Next month, the Staff Assembly will discuss its official position on
PACE. It is important to note that there
is no campus on which the staff indicated that it supported separating from the
Office of State Personnel.
VIII. Administrative Report
Interim
VCAA
Zagier renovation
completion and move-in
The move back into Zagier
Hall will not take place until after commencement. The Psychology Department will stay in
Carmichael Hall.
Dr. Friedenberg reported that Zagier Hall has new windows (that do not open) and a new
HVAC system with two zones. Several
spaces were reconfigured to create additional offices, a net gain of 4-5
classrooms, a faculty lounge, and a student lounge. There are new bathrooms on both floors. The offices have new carpeting and the classrooms
and hallways areas have new tile.
One-stop planning
A plan is underway to move a lot of
the student service areas together, particularly those areas used during
registration and the payment of bills.
This will be more convenient for students and will allow staff members to
be cross-trained to help manage the workload.
The offices will be moved to the lower dining hall, near the admissions
office. There will be no staffing
implications as a result of the move.
Questions/Comments
Dr. Lisnerski asked for an update on
the science building. Dr. Whatley reported
that the science building is over 40% complete and construction is about 45
days behind schedule. The anticipated
opening date is Fall 2008. Last week Mr.
Jesse Ray and Dr. Krumpe discussed funding with Heath Shuler, his staff, and
our two senators in
IX. Faculty Welfare and Development Committee Report
First
The following documents were
distributed for First Reading:
FWDC
2: Proposal to
(Revises
SD0790F; Faculty Handbook 10.3.10)
FWDC
3: Proposal to Revise the membership of
the "Library, Information Resources and Technology
Committee" (Revises
SD0706F; Faculty Handbook 10.4.4)
FWDC 4: Proposal to Eliminate the Women’s Studies Advisory Committee
(Revision of SD8203S; Faculty Handbook 10.4.24)
FWDC
5: Proposal to Change Membership on
Sexual Harassment Advisory Committee
(Revision
of SD8103S; Faculty Handbook 10.4.28)
Task Force on University Commencement and Honorand Selection
FWDC will be working with the
Chancellor to establish a Task Force on university commencement and
honorand selection.
Committee Nominees for Library, Information
Resources and Technology Committee
The Senate approved members to the
Library, Information Resources and Technology Committee:
- Humanities: Rob Bowen (tenured); Ellen Pearson
(untenured)
- Natural Sciences: Steve Patch (tenured); Susan Reiser (untenured)
- Social Sciences: Bill Sabo (tenured); Tracy Lambert (untenured)
ILSOC
Chair for 2006-07 term
The Senate appointed Alan Hantz to
remain as chair of ILSOC for this academic year.
Faculty
Senate Election Results
- Humanities:
- Natural Sciences: Till Dohse
- Social Sciences: Amy Lanou
- At Large:
- 2007-08 Alternates:
X. Old Business
There was no Old Business.
XI. New Business
Dr. Hook noted there was some
concern that four males were appointed to the Chief Academic Officer Search
Committee and offered to step down. Dr.
Nallan said the Senate is making a recommendation; perhaps he and the
Chancellor should discuss this. The
Chancellor will make appointments and could take this into consideration.
December
graduation and grades
Dr. Sabo reported on the results of
changing the deadline for senior grades last semester.
XII. Adjourn
Dr.
Nallan adjourned the meeting at 4:35pm.
Respectfully submitted by: Sandra
Gravely