THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE Faculty Senate Minutes September 13, 1984 The Faculty Senate met at 3:30 pm in Owen Conference Center on Thursday, September 13, 1984, with Dr. Alan Comer presiding. Members Present: Dr. Bennett, Dr. Betts, Dr. Combs, Dr. Comer, Dr. Coyne, Dr. Downes, Dr. Farzanegan, Dr. Grams, Dr. Greenawalt, Dr. Hollingsworth, Dr. Rackham, Dr. Ruiz, Dr. Seitz (alternate), Dr. Shoaf, Dr. Stern (alternate), Mr. Wengrow, and Dr. Williams Members Absent: Dr. Dorr Visitors: Dr. Cochran, Mr. Wilsman. Dr. Comer called the meeting to order. The Chairman asked if there were any revisions to the Faculty Senate minutes of the June 15 meeting. Dr. Greenawalt asked that the following change be made: Page 1, second paragraph of indented material, should read: "To preserve," rather than "to reserve." There being no further revisions, the minutes of June 15 were approved as corrected. The Chairman asked if there were any revisions of the August 30 meeting. Dr. Comer asked that the following changes be made: Page 1, in the schedule for Faculty Senate meetings, the meeting of October 11 will be held in the Private Dining Room of Highsmigh University Center. The Chairman also passed out copies of a replacement for the report from IDC, abbreviating it and adding that a complete copy of IDC's report is available from the secretary should any faculty member of senate member require it. There being no further revisions or corrections, the minutes of August 30 were approved as amended. Announcements: Dr. Comer announced that John McCoy has been selected for the University-wide Faculty Welfare Committee from the group of candidates the Senate submitted to Dr. Dorr. I. Faculty Welfare Committee A. Dr. Greenawalt reported that the FWC has met this fall and that the last meeting was with Dr. Dorr to review committee assignments. He said that committee assignments should be out by early next week. Dr. Rackham asked if it would be possible to have committee assignments made in the Page 2 spring or summer so faculty would know in advance what committees they would be involved with. Dr. Betts pointed out that financial aid monies were not distributed to students on time because the Financial Aid Committee had not been formed before the start of the school year and that this delayed these students in enrollment. She suggested that if not all committees be formed before the school year that some exceptions be made to form committees such as the Financial Aid Committee. Dr. Greenawalt stated one solution is to have all committees continue to sit until the Fall faculty meeting, as is now the case with the Tenure, Grievance, and Hearings Committees. Such a procedure would allow financial aid decisions to be made over the summer. B. Dr. Greenawalt announced that he plans to distribute ballots for the Academic Appeals Board to faculty this week. C. Dr. Greenawalt announced that the FWC this year will follow a greater role in assisting in faculty development. As a start, the FWC will lend its name and assistance to a simulation workshop that Dr. Farzanegan is putting on October 4. Dr. Farzanegan commented further on the workshop stating that simulation exercises are available for many departments on campus. II. Institutional Development Committee Dr. Ruiz stated that the UPC had met twice since the last Senate meeting to consider the General Education proposal, now circulated to the entire faculty. In considering resources, the UPC determined that the proposed new general education program would need a dozen new faculty and three people with released time to guide the project (including released time for preparation of the courses), plus about $60,000 in equipment chiefly for language facilities. Need for additional faculty can be met by a six percent growth rate in the next two years. Discussion followed whether some internal shifts could not provide for the staffing of the program. The UPC's conclusion was that the program is feasible and resources can be secured. At this point Chairman Comer proposed a series of five Senate-sponsored meetings to discuss the general education proposal, to be followed by appointments of a special ad hoc committee to rewrite the orginal proposal based on information presented in the hearings. The document would then be presented to the Senate for approval or rejection. Comer suggested the following guidelines for the hearings: (1) hearings would last for two hours, (2) each hearing would consider a select portion of the proposal, and (3) speakers would be limited to brief presentations. The Senate discussed these proposals at great length, at last determining on a hearings format with speakers limited to five minutes each, and with some time for response by members of the Page 3 General Education task force. The series of five meetings would begin on September 20 in the Owen Conference Center at 3:30 pm with the entire document open to review. Dr. Comer will send out a memo to the faculty outlining the procedure to be followed at the hearings. The last part of the IDC report involved an undated recommendation to the Senate involving an honors program at UNCA. Greenawalt requested that the document be dated September 13, 1984. Grams moved and Greenawalt seconded a request to divide the question into two parts. The motion passed. In Part I, Dr. Rackham suggested changing the implementation date from the Fall of 1985 to the Fall of 1986, a change accepted by consent. After much discussion and difficulty in calling the question, Greenawalt moved the previous question, it was seconded, and passed with the necessary two-thirds vote. The question was then called on Part I, which passed 7 to 4, with four abstentions. Discussion on Part II focused on an amendment by Rackham to delete motion of an honors program director. His amendment, seconded by Farzanegan, reads: "An honors program Committee be appointed by the Senate to plan the specific components of an UNCA Honors program; the function of the advisory committee, if needed, and to seek approval of the program from the Faculty Senate by the Spring of 1985." The amendment and the motion as amended carried. III. Academic Policies Committee Dr. Coyne reported that the APC will reserve its report for the next Senate meeting. New Business Mr. Wengrow announced the desire to rename Library 1 to the Ainsley Whitman room. He is the first and founding librarian at UNCA and is not currently recognized. He will bring this proposal back to the next regularly scheduled Senate meeting. The meeting adjourned at 5:30 pm. Submitted, Teresa Lovelace Secretary Approved: Dr. Bruce Greenawalt Secretary, Faculty Senate