THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE



                              Faculty Senate Minutes

                                 December 12, 1979





        The Faculty Senate met on Wednesday, December 12, 1979, at 3:15 pm

        in RL1, with Dr. Richard Reed, Chairman, presiding.  



        Members present:  Dr. Braggio, Dr. Coyne, Dr. Friedenberg,

        Dr. Greenawalt, Dr. Hart, Dr. Howard, Dr. Johnston, 

        Dr. Otti, Dr. Perry, Dr. Reed, Dr. Remington, Dr. Reynolds, 

        Dr. Seitz, Dr. Stevens, Dr. Sulock, Mr. Wengrow.



        Visitors:  Dr. Blackburn, Mrs. Cadle, Dr. Cochran, Dr. Cooper,

        Dr. Ruiz, one student.





        The minutes of the November 16 meeting were approved as published. 



        1980 Spring Semester Senate meetings were set for Fridays at 3:15

        pm.  Dr. Reed said he would publish a schedule of the meetings.  



        1.  Faculty Welfare Committee - Dr. Otti 

            Dr. Otti reported that the Faculty Welfare Committee would be

            taking care of unfinished business shortly after the Christmas

            vacation.  



            FWC has been looking into and gathering information on

            insurance policies.  The institution currently has in effect a

            cancer plan with Colonial Life.  FWC feels that a plan with

            American National is a superior plan to the one with Colonial

            Life.  She moved that the plan be converted from Colonial Life

            to American National.  The motion was seconded by Dr. Howard

            and passed unanimously.  



            Also, the committee has been looking into annuity plans.

            Currently, annuity plans are available with TIAA, Pilot Life,

            Prudential, and the state system.  The committee has gathered

            information about a plan with Northern Life and feels it offers

            a number of benefits the other plans do not.  If this plan is

            approved it would be in addition to the other plans available.

            Dr. Otti moved that the Senate grant the FWC authority to set

            up meetings in the academic buildings to discuss the Northern

            Life Plan.  The motion passed unanimously.  



        2.  Institutional Development Committee - Dr. Remington 

            Dr. Remington reported that IDC had been consulting with the

            Vice Chancellor on initial appointments of faculty.  It also

            plans to do some initial investigation of what will be involved

            in the Southern Association evaluation.  



        3.  Academic Policies Committee - Dr. Hart 

            Dr. Hart called attention to APC Documents dealing with

            curriculum changes for catalog copy.  He said only the

            documents distributed to the Senate prior to the meeting would

            be considered.  




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            The following documents were adopted by the Senate:



            a.  APC Document #3 - Interdisciplinary School Topics 

                courses in Beginning Conversational Italian and 

                Communication Systems II.



            b.  APC Document #4 - Changes in the Developmental Studies

                Program.



            c.  APC Document #5 - Changes from the Department of

                Philosophy.



            d.  APC Document #6 - Changes recommended by the Math and 

                Physics Departments dealing with math and computer 

                sciences courses.



            e.  APC Document #7 - Changes from the Classics Department

                brought about due to the change to a straight semester

                system.  (Revised by Senate.) 



            f.  APC Document #8 - The addition of a Fresh Water Biology 

                course to the Biology curriculum.



            g.  APC Document #10 - Catalog changes from the Department of

                Management.



            h.  APC Document #11 - Changes from the Department of Art and

                Music.



            i.  APC Document #12 - Changes from the Department of 

                Literature and Language.



            j.  APC Document #13 - The addition of a Collective Bargaining

                course to the Economics curriculum.





            APPROVED:  Phyllis Otti                  Jacquelyn Peterson

                       Faculty Senate Secretary      Secretary