FACULTY SENATE MEETING Minutes, December 10, 1987 Senate Members: S. Browning, M. Gillum, G. Henderson, G. Kormanik, B. Larson, M. Marshall, L. Nelms, P. Nickless, S. Patch, C. Prokop, P. Sweeney, T. Uldricks, K. Whatley, L. Wilson Visitors: P. Betts, T. Cochran, A. Gravely, D. Harmon, A. Hantz, J. Heimbach, K. Howard, D. Kerr, J. Rackham, G. Rainey, T. Seitz Excused: C. Mitchell, R. C. Reinoso The December 10th 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 October meeting were approved. Dr. Rainey reported that the UNC Faculty Assembly reviewed the new policy for illegal drugs as adopted by the Board of Governors. The Assembly is concerned about a violation of due process. On a first offense of Schedule I or II drugs, faculty can be suspended from teaching for one semester without pay. An offense means a conviction and does not take into account appeals. Marijuana is a Schedule II drug, while heroin and other hard drugs are Schedule I. A second offense of Schedule I or II leads to immediate discharge. This policy is still under review by the Board of Governors; policy statements will be distributed to faculty members. Dr. Rainey also distributed a memo dated 11/13/87 from General Administration which compared UNCA with other institutions. He stated UNCA was within enrollment estimates on FTE's for 1987-88, but that East Carolina, N.C. A & T, Pembroke, and UNC-G grew more rapidly. Regarding in-state SAT scores, UNCA has traditionally been third in the state, behind UNC-CH and N.C. State. UNCA is now sixth, having also fallen behind UNCC, UNCG and Appalachian. Dr. Wilson stated that while this was correct for in-state students, when in-state and out-of-state students are combined, UNCA's position improved to fifth position, behind UNCG and Appalachian, but ahead of UNCC. This drop occurred because 22 students with SAT scores below 700 were admitted last year. In the future, students with scores below 700 will have to be approved for admission by Dr. Wilson. Dr. Wilson gave the Administrative Report. Dr. Dawson informed him that every other institution in the State was closing on January 18 to celebrate the Martin Luther King holiday. Accordingly, January 18 will be a holiday for faculty, staff, and students. Monday night classes will also be cancelled. A memo will be sent to faculty so they may make adjustments. UNCA will have a campus celebration of Dr. King's birthday on Page 2 Thursday night, January 14. Dr. Wilson also reported that December 10 and December 11 ten members of the Board of Governors would be visiting UNCA. They will be coming from Appalachian and will continue on to Western Carolina at noon on December 11. Their purpose is to learn more about the western institutions. Dr. Wilson hopes to leave them with the impression of how UNCA differs from Appalachian and Western. Tomorrow at breakfast, he has invited the Council of Chairs, the Executive Committee of the Senate, and Dwight Mullen from the Minority Affairs Commission to meet with the Board of Governors. Later in the morning, John Stevens and Sandy Obergfell will talk about their Thrust areas and tonight they will learn about Health Promotions. Dr. Nickless reported for the Executive Committee. On December 4, she went to Chapel Hill and met with the Chairs from various Senates across the State. She learned that UNC-CH has added Procedural Errors as grounds for a hearing. This was approved by the Board of Governors for UNC-CH only. We are encouraged to do this on a campus by campus basis if we deem it necessary. Mr. Sweeney reported for the Academic Policy Committee. He presented the following documents: APC Document #6 - a Change in Creative Writing Major Requirements, effective Fall, 1986. This was seconded by Dr. Larson and unanimously approved. APC Document #7 - a clarification of Social Science General Education Requirement, deletes from the top of page 40 in the l987-88 catalog: "A student may not choose both Econ 201 and Psyc 100" and adds, "A student must select one course which is outside his major department." This was seconded by Dr. Prokop and unanimously approved. APC Document #8 - Catalog Copy description of the MLA Program. Mr. Sweeney presented this document to the Senate and a lengthy discussion ensued concerning program implementation, impact on resources, and faculty teaching loads. Concerns were also raised about the cross-listing of MLA and undergraduate courses. Dr. Kormanik made a motion to postpone discussion of the catalog copy until the February 25th meeting to provide time to clarify the course cross-listing issue. This was seconded by Ms. Marshall. The vote was 6 to 6. The Chair voted yea and the motion passed 7 to 6. Dr. Nickless asked that Dr. Uldricks, Dr. Wilson and Mr. Sweeney continue discussion of the catalog copy. Concern was also expressed regarding the prerequisites for undergraduates taking MLA courses. Mr. Sweeney will contact Dr. Kormanik and asked that interested Senate members contact him. If possible, the MLA program will be discussed at the first APC meeting in January. Dr. Browning suggested that editorial problems also be corrected at that time. APC Document #9 - Revision of Mass Communication Major. The revision is a result of a year long self-study conducted by the Page 3 Communication Program. In response to Ms. Nelm's question, Dr. Hantz amended the listing of prerequisites for 343 Advertising and 345 Public Relations. The prerequisites for Management majors include Management 200 and 350 or the instructor's permission. Dr. Prokop motioned to amend the document by striking part of the sentence on the first page of Appendix A. The words "with a grade of "C" ...section of this catalog." were to be removed and adjustments in the course listings appropriately amended to reflect the change. This was seconded by Ms. Marshall and passed unanimously. APC #9 was unanimously approved as amended. Dr. Browning expressed concern over grade letter restrictions as a criterion for major declarations and suggested that this be addressed on an institutional level by the Senate this year. A motion was made by Dr. Browning and seconded by Dr. Kormanik to adjourn the meeting at 5:55 pm due to the late hour and Dr. Nickless' obligation to teach a 6:00 class. The remainder of the agenda will be added to the January meeting. Respectfully submitted by: Sandra M. Gravely Gregg Kormanik