University of North Carolina at Asheville FACULTY SENATE MEETING Minutes, March 29, 1990 Senate Members: A. Comer, L. Friedenberg, B. Greenawalt, A. Hantz, J. Heimbach, M. Marshall, L. Nelms, S. Obergfell, S. Patch, C. Prokop, B. Sabo, D. Sulock, A. Wengrow, B. Wilson, L. Wilson Excused: C. Mitchell Visitors: C. Brown (SGA), T. Cochran, B. Corbin (SGA), A. Coyne, B. Cutter-Modlin, F. Davenport, A. Foley, D. Harmon, D. Kay, G. Leaks (SGA), J. McGlinn, M. Moseley, J. Perry I. Call to Order The 1989-90 Faculty Senate met on Thursday, March 29, 1990, in the Whitman Room of Ramsey Library. Charles Prokop, Chair, called the meeting to order at 3:35 pm. II. Minutes Ms. Marshall moved approval of the February 22, 1990 and March 8, 1990 Senate minutes. Dr. Friedenberg seconded the motion. The minutes were approved as distributed. In order to accommodate the schedules of several visitors, the IDC Report was moved forward in the agenda. III. Institutional Development Committee Report Ms. Linda Nelms reported for the Institutional Development Committee. Documents for Consideration Ms. Nelms moved approval of IDC #4: University Relations, and inserted the following words to item #3: "...Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs [in consultation with the Vice Chancellor for University Relations which]...". Ms. Marshall seconded the motion. Mr. Wengrow made an editorial change to replace the word "member" in item #1, second paragraph, with "position". IDC #4 passed as amended and became Senate Document #3290S. Ms. Nelms moved approval of IDC #5: Endowment Funds. Ms. Sulock seconded the motion. Following a lively discussion, the words "...spendable income..." were inserted on line two. IDC #5 passed as amended and became Senate Document #3390S. Distinctive The UPC approved the distinctive entitled Center for Interdisciplinary Arts Technology proposed by Dr. Moog. A copy will be placed in the Senate Reserve file in Ramsey Library. Catalog Changes in Mathematics At the last Senate meeting, APC #22: Catalog Changes in Mathematics, was split into two documents and tabled until the UPC completed the mathematics self-study. APC #22-A included items 2 - 8 of the original document. APC #22-B contained item 1 of the original document. The UPC completed the review of the items covered in APC Page 2 #22-A, and Ms. Nelms moved to bring the document back to the table. Dr. Hantz seconded the motion and the motion passed. Dr. Patch proposed an amendment on page 3, part 7, line 5, to read "...280 with a grade of C or better in each of these three courses." Ms. Sulock seconded the amendment and the amendment passed. In a friendly amendment, the word "satisfactory" was inserted on item 8, page 3, line 2. In another friendly amendment, the words "...one of the following:..." were inserted in item 6, page 2, paragraph two. APC #22-A passed unanimously as amended and became Senate Document #3490S. Honorary Degrees Advisory Committee Dr. Prokop introduced Dr. Jim Perry, Chair of the Honorary Degrees Advisory Committee. Dr. Perry named the honorary degree recipients for the 1990 Commencement. Dr. Gail Godwin will be the commencement speaker and the recipient of the honorary degree in the arts category. Dr. Godwin has a Ph.D. from Iowa and is the author of A Mother and Two Daughters, A Southern Family, and five other books. Dr. Eugene P. Odum will receive an honorary degree in the scholarship category. Dr. Odum is a pioneer in the field of ecology and environmental studies. He received the Tyler Ecology Award, which is the ecological equivalent to the Nobel Prize and second only to the Nobel Prize in financial benefits of $150K. Dr. Odum donated this sum to the University of Georgia. Dr. Arnold King will receive an honorary degree in the services category for his long service to the Board of Governors of the UNC system. Dr. King was also an assistant to President Friday for many years. Dr. Perry solicited suggestions for the 1991 commencement speaker. IV. Administrative Report Dr. Larry Wilson (VCAA) gave the Administrative Report. Review of Institutional Mission Dr. Wilson reported on a memorandum that Chancellor Brown received from President Spangler entitled Review of Institutional Mission. Each institution has been asked to undertake an extensive review of their mission statement, referring back to a long range planning document of 1976-1981. A copy of the memorandum will be placed in the Senate reserve file. A photocopy of the 1976 long-range planning report concerning UNCA will also be placed on reserve. Enrollment At this time, the number of applications received for next Fall equals the number received last year. The quality of students applying and accepted in terms of SAT scores and rank-in-class are slightly ahead of last year. In response to Dr. Heimbach's question regarding the general decrease in applications, Dr. Wilson stated that this is a national trend. Until 1995, the demography for high school graduates in NC will continue to decrease. Buncombe County and the contiguous counties will have 9% fewer high schools seniors graduating this year compared to last year; this figure is about 5% statewide. Page 3 Dr. Wilson listed several possibilities for the decrease in applications. In addition to demography, it may be that fewer students are submitting multiple applications. Also, the state's mimimal admission requirements take full effect for the class graduating this spring. There may be fewer applicants qualified to apply to the NC system. In response to Ms. Marshall's question, Dr. Wilson was unsure if community colleges were also experiencing a decline in applications. V. Executive Committee Report Dr. Prokop reported for the Executive Committee. Documents Distributed Dr. Prokop distributed copies of the Governance Committee's motion on university committees on athletics, and the Carnegie categories. Chancellor's Performance Review On April 24th Dr. Joe Kauffman, professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will be on campus to conduct a performance review of Dave Brown's chancellorship at UNCA. Interested senators may meet with Dr. Kauffman on April 24th from 3:30-5:00 pm. Student Government Report Mr. Brian Corbin gave the Student Government report. The new student government will be helping with early registration again this year. Mr. Corbin will be the coordinator for the SGA assistance. During registration there will be a survey on a possible bus service on campus. VI. Academic Policies Committee Report Dr. Friedenberg reported for the Academic Policies Committee. Documents for Presentation Dr. Friedenberg distributed the following APC documents for first reading presentation: APC #26: Catalog Changes in Economics APC #27: "IP" Grade Proposal Documents for Consideration Dr. Friedenberg moved approval of the following documents: APC #23: Catalog Changes in Specific Education Programs. Dr. Sabo seconded the motion. Dr. Hantz pointed out that 131 and 136 credit hours in this document did not meet the 128-credit hour requirement. APC #23 passed and became Senate Document #3590S. APC #24: Falsified Application Policy. Dr. Sabo seconded the motion. Ms. Nelms made a friendly amendment to insert the word "Assistant" under Internal Procedure, paragraph 2, line 6. APC #24 passed unanimously as amended and became Senate Document #3690S. APC #25: Humanities Minor. Dr. Sabo seconded the motion. Ms. Marshall moved to insert the words: "At least 10 of the 20 hours must be taken at UNCA." in paragraph 1, line 4. Dr. Hantz Page 4 seconded the motion. After a lengthy discussion, the motion to amend passed 8 to 3 with 2 abstentions. APC #25 passed as amended by a vote of 10 to 3 and became Senate Document #3790S. VII. Faculty Welfare and Development Committee Report Ms. Marshall reported for the Faculty Welfare and Development Committee. Northwestern Mutual A Northwestern Mutual representative will be on campus to discuss a tax-deferred plan on Monday, April 16th at 9:00 am in Rhoades 106 and 2:15 pm in Owen 102. This will be repeated on Tuesday, April 17th, at 12:00 pm in Zageir 225, and 3:05 pm in Phillips 202. Notices will be sent to all faculty and staff. Notify FWDC if a particular option is of interest and is not currently available. Chair of Committees' Reports Ms. Marshall reminded senators that committee Chairs will have to send a report summarizing activities for the first time this year. Faculty Committee Preferences Forms will be sent to faculty requesting committee preferences for 1990-91. Elections The count for the Grievance Committee and the Senate ballots will take place March 30th. Issues for the 1990-91 Senate Dr. Prokop suggested that two committee issues be held for the 1990-91 Senate given the time remaining in the current academic year. (1) The Governance Committee's recommendation that the Athletics Committee will be elected by faculty rather than being appointed. The Senate will request that the FWDC take this under advisement. (2) The Graduate Council, whose existence the Senate approved at the last meeting, will be elected by the 1990-91 Senate. VIII. Old Business There was no Old Business. IX. New Business There was no New Business. X. Adjournment Dr. Prokop adjourned the meeting at 5:25 PM. Respectfully submitted by: Sandra Gravely Martha Marshall