FACULTY SENATE MEETING Minutes, March 31, 1988 Senate Members: S. Browning, M. Gillum, G. Henderson, G. Kormanik, B. Larson, M. Marshall, C. Mitchell, L. Nelms, P. Nickless, S. Patch, C. Prokop, R. C. Reinoso, P. Sweeney, T. Uldricks, K. Whatley, L. Wilson Visitors: S. Byrd, T. Cochran, J. Garrett, A. Gravely, B. Greenawalt, D. Johnston, C. McClary, D. Ovens, A. Wengrow The March 31st meeting of the Faculty Senate was called to order at 3:35 pm in the Whitman Room of Ramsey Library by Chair Pamela Nickless. The minutes of the March 17 meeting required the following corrections: page 3, under the UPC schedule, insert April 12, 19, & 26 as budget meetings and delete the last line of this schedule; page 4, line 11, change the ratio percentages to 60%-40%; page 4, line 43, change to read, "...on-going programs should be eligible...". The minutes were approved as corrected. Dr. Wilson gave the Administrative Report and thanked departmental chairs and faculty for taking time out to hear Dr. Memory's presentation when he visited UNCA recently. Dr. Memory is the Vice President for Research from G. A., and left with a favorable impression of UNCA. On April 18, Dr. Ray Dawson will be at UNCA to discuss Consent Decree, the University's small number of minority students, and why it is not increasing faster. Dr. Wilson stated that admission applications continue to run ahead of last year, with a 39% increase in freshmen applications. Also, only 2-3 students with SAT scores under 700 have been accepted this year, and they were in the top 5-10% of their class. UNCA's average SAT scores were down nine points this year because 22 students had SAT scores below 700 in the current class. SAT scores of accepted students are currently running at 957, which is about 30 points above the entering class for this year. We will have a substantially stronger SAT profile this fall unless we lose a lot of students at the top and not many at the bottom. Housing applications are up 44% for next year. Price-McNabb has been hired for $4975 to market UNCA as a quality institution in the eastern two-third's part of ________ _____ North Carolina. The Changing Times article will be used in this effort. Part of the lapsed salary of Kip Howard's position will be used to pay Price-McNabb. Due to the high cost of advertising, the western part of the state will not be included in this marketing campaign. Dr. Wilson stated that 7 3/4 faculty positions had been approved for next year. Positions in History, Drama, Spanish and Psychology have been filled. Searches are underway for positions in Biology, Physics, Sociology, and the 3/4 Art position. Also, five replacement positions will be filled, for a total of 12 3/4 new faculty. Page 2 Catalog copy will go to G. A. for approval on April 5. As part of an affirmative action decree, G. A. reviews all publications of this type. Dr. Wilson stated that each academic department will receive a copy of the catalog, and requested that they review their section for errors as minor changes can still be made. Dr. Kormanik stated he read a newspaper article which stated UNCA was in violation of Title IX, and asked which office would handle this problem. Dr. Cochran stated that UNCA was chosen for this review by a routine blind selection, and that the Affirmative Action office would handle this. UNCA was found not to be in compliance in the ratios of scholarships awarded men and women athletes based on level of participation. UNCA is charged to be in compliance by next year. The intent of the Athletic department is to adjust the figure so that the ratio of participants and the ratio of college athletic scholarships are consistent in both sections. Dr. Nickless reported for the Executive Committee. According to the UTC document which was recently passed by the Senate, five members of the Teaching Council are recommended by the Senate Chair and approved by the Senate. After long discussion in the Executive Committee and with many other faculty members, the Chair presented the following slate for consideration: Paul Sweeney (Arts), Gwen Henderson (Mgmt., Acct., Ed., Phy. Ed.), Milton Ready (Humanities), Dot Sulock (Math & Nat. Science, and Charlie Prokop (Social Sciences). These individuals were contacted and agreed to serve on this council. Dr. Larson moved the slate for approval which was seconded by Ms. Marshall. The slate for the new Teaching Council was unanimously approved. Dr. Nickless presented Executive Committee Document #2 - Distinctive Proposal Timetable Dr. Nickless stated that the intent of this document was to form an Ad Hoc Task Force to be appointed by the VCAA in consultation with the Executive Committee and to push up the timetable for Thrusts or Distinctives to give the UPC more time for review. The committee would work very quickly in the fall to bring a proposal to the Senate by Thanksgiving of '88. The competition for next year for Thrusts or Distinctives would remain the same except for the timetable. This document was moved by Mr. Sweeney and seconded by Dr. Henderson. Dr. Nickless accepted a friendly amendment to delete the words "in the same manner" in the second paragraph. This motion passed with Dr. Reinoso ______ opposing due to a lack of funds. This document became Senate ________ ___ Document #30. Mr. Sweeney reported for the Academic Policy Committee, and moved the following documents: APC #19 - Two Courses in Career Planning Mr. Sweeney resubmitted this document which would put IST 100 - College and Career Exploration and IST 300 - Career Planning and Placement into the catalog Page 3 as Interdisciplinary Studies listings. The APC determined that the courses should be credit bearing and graded on an A-F scale. The motion was seconded by Dr. Prokop and was unanimously ______ ________ ___ approved. This document became Senate Document #31. APC #22 - Number changes in Cognate Courses in the Department of Drama The document was seconded by Dr. Larson and was unanimously ______ ________ ___ approved. It became Senate Document #32. APC #23 - Proposal to change titles and descriptions of EDUC 101 & 102 The document puts the courses in numerical order. Also, the new direction these courses are taking results from liaison with the Humanities program and the public schools. Mr. Sweeney added the following sentence to the description of EDUC 103: "Students who have received credit for EDUC 101 may not receive credit for EDUC 103." The motion was seconded by Dr. Whatley and ______ unanimously approved as amended. This document became Senate ________ ___ Document #33. APC #24 - Revision of Biology Teacher Certification requirements This document is a change in wording on certification requirements in the Department of Biology. The motion was seconded by Dr. Reinoso and was unanimously approved. This ______ ________ ___ document became Senate Document #34. APC #25 - Clarification of catalog copy on the general education Arts course This document is a specification of the lab sections in the Arts and Ideas general education course. The APC agreed to delete "Graded on an S/U basis" on the courses added to the catalog copy. The motion was seconded by Dr. Prokop and was unanimously ______ ________ ___ approved as amended. This document became Senate Document #35. APC #26 - Addition of two upper level courses in Printmaking In this document, the Art Department requests the addition of two Printmaking courses and renumbering of some courses. The motion was seconded by Dr. Henderson and was unanimously ______ ________ ___ approved. This document became Senate Document #36. APC #27 - Change in degree designation to "Mass Communication" This request comes from the Department of Mass Communication to have the title "Mass Communication" designated on all degrees of students graduating in the Class of 1989 and thereafter. The motion was seconded by Dr. Prokop and was unanimously approved. ______ ________ ___ This document became Senate Document #37. Page 4 APC #28 - Deletion of Public History program and addition of three history courses This document deletes the Public History program and adds three courses in European History. The motion was seconded by Dr. Larson and was unanimously approved. This document became ______ ________ ___ Senate Document #38. APC #29 - Catalog correction in descriptive listings for the Department of Economics This document is a collection of misplaced descriptions, titles, etc. which needed to be corrected. The motion was seconded by Dr. Whatley and was unanimously approved. This document became ______ ________ ___ Senate Document #39. Dr. Browning reported for the Institutional Development Committee and stated that the MLA resource assessment would be presented at the next Senate meeting. Dr. Browning moved the following documents: UPC #1 - Proposed Change in the Relationship Between Physical Education and Health Promotion This motion was seconded by Ms. Marshall. Dr. Browning stated that this proposal was brought to the APC by Dr. Wilson. The UPC reviewed the initial report and suggested modifications which appear in this document. The curricular content in the minor was previously approved by the Senate and the UPC made no adjustments to that at all. Dr. Browning corrected a typographical error in the third paragraph by changing "three-year" to "four-year". Discussion ensued concerning the title of the program. Dr. Uldricks made a motion to rename the program "Health and Fitness" which was seconded by Dr. Mitchell. This motioned passed with Dr. Henderson opposing. During discussion it was learned that the earliest that this program could be re-submitted as a Thrust area would be 1990-91, that Dr. McClary would report directly to Dr. Wilson, and that any position in coaching would be a lecturer appointment. This document was unanimously approved as amended and became Senate Document #40. UPC #2 - Application for Admission to Major Dr. Browning distributed this document which came to the UPC from the APC. The UPC was asked to respond to concerns from both Management and Communication about prerequisites for declaring a major in their respective department/program. The UPC looked at the issue on a campus-wide level. The motion was seconded by Ms. Marshall. Dr. Browning corrected a typographical error in line nine by changing the word "should" to "must". Dr. Browning accepted a friendly amendment to replace "appropriate campus bodies" with "APC and the Senate". Discussion ensued concerning departmental requirements to enter Page 5 a particular department, GPA requirements, etc. In a friendly amendment Dr. Browning agreed to add: "However an overall GPA above a 2.0 will be approved only in compelling circumstances" after the second sentence. Ms. Marshall and the APC also agreed to the addition. The document passed unanimously as amended and became Senate Document #41. Dr. Kormanik reported for the Faculty Welfare and Development Committee. The following Faculty Assembly nominations will be forwarded to the faculty-as-a-whole for an election process: Bruce Larson, Don Lisnerski, Sandra Obergfell, Henry Stern, and John Stevens. The Faculty Assembly representative and the runner-up (alternate) will each serve a three year term. Dr. Gillum moved to close the nominations which was seconded by Dr. Mitchell and unanimously approved. Dr. Kormanik placed the Proposed Drug Abuse Policy as amended before the Senate for its consideration and review. Dr. Nickless added that this policy did not have to be approved by the Senate, but by the Board of Trustees. The main body of the document came from the Board of Governors and is the sixteen campus-wide policy. Dr. Kormanik stated that the FWDC did not have time to review the policy as a group but he had discussed it with Dr. Iovacchini. Several members of the Senate expressed concerns regarding the lack of due process in the policy although the first part of the policy was seen as favorable. After discussion, it was decided that the Executive Committee would draft a short statement expressing its concerns and present this at the next Senate meeting. Dr. Kormanik stated that the FWDC was meeting in consultation with Dr. Wilson regarding the Faculty Development Thrust area. It is the intention of Dr. Wilson, with the recommendation of the committee, that they try to come up with guidelines and to implement this as soon as possible. There was no Old or New Business. Dr. Nickless adjourned the meeting at 5:15 PM. Respectfully submitted by: Sandra M. Gravely Gregg Kormanik