THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE FACULTY SENATE MEETING Minutes, February 12, 1998 Senate Members: W. Bruce, T. Dohse, M. Ghidina, J. Gupton, G. Henderson, G. Kormanik, C. McKenzie, K. Moorhead, C. Pons, I. Rossell, B. Sabo, M. Sidelnick, R. Tynes, A. Wengrow, J. Pitts Absent: R. Bowen Visitors: K. Bramlett, E. Freeburg, M. Latz, P. McClellan, K. McLean, P. Reed, R. Sensabaugh, A. Shope I. Call to Order Dr. Dohse called the seventh meeting of the 1997-98 Faculty Senate to order at 3:20 pm and welcomed senators and guests. The Administrative Report was delayed until Dr. Pitts arrived. II. Executive Committee Report Faculty Senate Home Page Dr. Dohse modified the Faculty Senate home page slightly and rewrote the first paragraph as discussed in December. Copies of the home page were distributed. Dr. Dohse asked Senators to review the home page and send comments to him via email. Comments from Chancellor Reed Major Gifts Campaign Chancellor Reed announced that UNCA is moving forward on its first major gift campaign. She distributed a revised list of funding objectives, an annotated handout of capital projects, and a flyer on the Highsmith University Center project. Dr. Reed thanked Bill Sabo, Linda Nelms, and Jim Petranka for their help in reformatting the previous needs list. The revised campaign objectives consist of scholarships, support for faculty initiatives (which were grouped for maximum flexibility), technological advancement, development and enrichment of the educational experience through active citizenship (service learning), and general campus support. The building for the NC Center for Creative Retirement is also included without a dollar amount. Dr. Sabo reported that the object in reformatting the needs list was two-fold, to repackage it slightly to fit the perceptions indicated in the consultants' report and to eliminate some of the detail in order to maintain flexibility. Dr. Sabo emphasized that the objectives were a work in progress and encouraged faculty suggestions. Chancellor Reed outlined legislative support UNCA has received for capital projects since the summer of 1996. The Asheville Graduate Center Phase II and the Fiber Optics Network were funded in the legislature's long session. UNCA is now focusing attention on the Highsmith project and a classroom and administrative office building. Although there is little chance of getting money this year, Dr. Reed would like planning money. These decisions will be made by the Board of Governors in March. There appears to be support for the $12.4M modified cost of the Highsmith Center. Mr. Wengrow asked Chancellor Reed to clarify which of the campaign objectives were endowments. Dr. Reed replied that scholarships would be fully endowed. Faculty initiatives would depend upon the category; a professorship would be endowed while funds generated from the national foundation would not. Technology would be a mix; if we receive up to $2M, the funds would be used for immediate equipment needs with the rest placed in an endowment to replenish equipment from the endowment earnings. This also depends on our allocation. If funded, active citizenship would provide some staffing and office operations to coordinate the service learning activities. It might have a slightly different configuration, depending on donors' restrictions. The last category, general campus support, is a catch-all. Dr. Reed cautioned senators to not get overly attached to any particular wording; so much depends on the wishes of the donor. The flyer on the Highsmith University Center Project included an indoor child play area for commuter students' children. Dr. Rossell asked if this was a child care center or the rudiments of one. Dr. Reed stated this was not an attempt to provide child care. This area would be similar to a McDonald's play land where the child can be engaged in active play but must be accompanied by a parent or adult. Dr. Sabo commended Chancellor Reed for her rapid response to Senate concerns about the campaign. Report from University Teaching Council - Keith Bramlett The University Teaching Council (UTC) members this year include: William Bruce, Gwen Ashburn, Angela Seymour, Tom Cochran, Randy Booker, Karen Cole, Merritt Moseley and Keith Bramlett, Chair. Mr. Bramlett reported that the UTC received $7K this year, of which $5K was designated for faculty grants with the remainder being reserved for UTC expenditures and special events. - UTC Mini-Grants The following was reported regarding UTC Mini-Grants: The committee received 21 grant proposals requesting $15,787 of which 14 were funded totaling $4,937, approximately one-third of the amount requested. Two-thirds of the proposals received some funding. According to UTC records, this was a record number of proposals received at 21. All major divisions were well-represented [natural sciences -- 4; social sciences -- 9; and arts and humanities -- 8]. Faculty members representing 14 different departments received some funding. Proposals included travel, teaching circles, service learning, multimedia training, and equipment requests such as digital cameras and site license for the Mat lab. The committee made a concerted effort to award those proposals which would enhance teaching and learning in the broadest possible fashion while trying to distribute the monies equitably across disciplines and faculty rank. Particularly close attention was given to requests from untenured and newly hired faculty. There will not be a second call for mini-grants in the spring due to the UTC receiving less funds this year, coupled with the unusually large number of quality proposals received in the fall. The trend over the past few years has been an increased number of faculty requesting monies for travel from the UTC. While the UTC funds travel requests in the maximum amount of $350, the proposal must focus on teaching-related activities such as pedagogy, learning communities, or service learning. - Celebration of Teaching William Bruce and other committee members are currently working to develop a master list of UNCA graduates who are presently teaching at colleges and universities throughout the United States. (The UTC has much better information on teachers at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.) They hope to bring this group together next fall for a special weekend of events and activities celebrating teaching on the UNCA campus, which will include our graduates who continue the tradition in schools and colleges. - Getting Wired: becoming a future-ready faculty The major UTC activity this semester is a week-long event co-sponsored by the UTC and the Center for Faculty Development. Karen Cole is coordinating this event. The focus of the week is to explore the myriad ways of using technology to promote better teaching and learning. The week will start with a round table discussion on Friday, March 27th and follow with presentations and events throughout the week, March 30- April 3rd. Presently, there are workshops scheduled on Powerpoint, Home Page development, SIS training, and spreadsheet gradebooks. There are nine demonstrations scheduled by UNCA faculty and staff focusing on Painter 5.0 and digital cameras, web applications that deliver homework, using the web in class preparation, legacy technologies on campus, on-line registration, distance learning, fiber-optic update, the paperless classroom, and a demonstration of RBH- 125. Additionally, there will be vendors on campus demonstrating the most recent technologies as well as a student work exposition using various research and teaching technologies. All presentations and workshops will be conducted by UNCA faculty and staff. The UTC hopes faculty will come out and support and learn from their peers. Mr. Bramlett asked faculty with questions or recommendations to call any member of the UTC or peruse UTC's Home Page on the UNCA web site. Dr. Bruce asked faculty who know of a UNCA graduate who teaches in a college to relay this information to their Chair. IV. Student Government Association Report Ms. Emily Freeburg gave the Student Government Association report. Homecoming is SGA's major activity at this time. Tonight SGA is co-sponsoring a Harlem Rockets basketball game at 7:30 pm. The Homecoming parade will be held Friday at 4:45 pm. The basketball game will be on Saturday, followed by a dance at Deerpark. The SGA is gearing up for Greenfest which will be held in a couple of months. Child care is a major issue and many senators are working to implement a program. This is very important to many students and faculty support would be appreciated. The SGA passed a student Honor Code last night. A form of the Honor Code will go to faculty. SGA elections will be held March 11-12, 1998. V. Academic Policies Report Dr. Bill Sabo reported for the Academic Policies Committee. First Reading: The following documents were distributed for first reading: APC 16: Humanities Course Titles, Numbers, and Descriptions APC 17: Courses satisfying ARTS 310 Lab Requirement APC 18: IST 253: Perspectives on Leadership APC 19: Environmental Studies 390 APC 20: Catalog descriptions of Social Science Licensure Program Second Reading: The following documents were considered for second reading: APC 13: Changes in Department Description, Prerequisites, Course Listings, and Concentration Tracks for the Department of Management and Accountancy (Sabo/Henderson). This document is an extensive alteration of the Management Program. Ms. McKenzie moved to amend the document as follows: page one, item one, the sentence under "replace" should read: "The Department of Management and Accountancy, an associate member of the AACSB - The International Association for Management Education, offers students the opportunity to pursue degrees in Management, Industrial and Engineering Management, and Accounting." The "rationale" was also changed to read: "The accrediting association changed its name in 1997." Dr. Sabo seconded the motion. The amendment passed unanimously. APC 13 passed unanimously as amended and became Senate Document 1598S. APC 14: Course in Interdisciplinary Studies in Mediation (Sabo/Henderson). This course as been readapted and redesigned to fit the new IST guidelines. APC 14 passed unanimously and became Senate Document 1698S. APC 15: Arts 310 Course Description (Sabo/Pons). This document more accurately describes the general education Arts 310 course required of all students. APC 15 passed unanimously and became Senate Document 1798S. VI. Institutional Development Committee/University Planning Council Report Mr. Arnold Wengrow gave the Institutional Development Committee/University Planning Council Report. The UPC passed a Resolution asking Dr. Pitts to set up a Task Force on distance learning to define it, look at what initiatives are being taken, what initiatives could be taken, and what is appropriate for our institution with our unique mission. The Task Force will make their recommendations to the UPC. Capital Campaign Vice Chancellor Beverly Modlin has asked to meet with UPC, presumably to go over the redefined goals for the capital campaign. Mr. Wengrow stated that the UPC's role in the capital campaign is unclear; Vice Chancellor Modlin turns to the UPC when she needs a university-wide body's blessing on something and it is still not clear what group is guiding the campaign planning. Dr. Sabo stated that the advisory group tried to make it very clear at the last meeting that the Development Office should request a routine part on the UPC's agenda during this period. Mr. Wengrow replied that the problem is that this simply keeps UPC in its role of receiving reports. Dr. Sabo replied that it was an opportunity to become more aggressive. Mr. Wengrow expressed concern that the endowment is being downplayed. UNCA sets ambitious goals in student recruiting and class rank and tries to meet these goals, yet we seem reluctant to do this with funding. II. Administrative Report Dr. Jim Pitts gave the Administrative Report. The search to fill the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management position is nearly complete. A decision will be announced by Monday. In response to Dr. Bruce's question regarding the consultants' report to the Minority Affairs, Dr. Dohse stated that the report will be available at the next Senate meeting. VII. Faculty Welfare and Development Committee Report: Marcia Ghidina First Reading: The following document was distributed for first reading: FWDC 6: Post Tenure Review Proposal Dr. Ghidina thanked the original committee who drafted this proposal: Kathy Pons, Gregg Kormanik, Lothar Dohse, Lisa Friedenberg, Merritt Moseley, and Linda Nelms. Dr. Ghidina reminded Senators that this document was in response to a GA mandate that each institution have a PTR policy. The original draft had been on the web and library reserve. Dr. Ghidina highlighted the major changes in the document. Second Reading: The following documents were considered for second reading: FWDC 3: Enrollment Service Committee (Ghidina/Henderson) The primary purpose of this change is to have policy match practice. The Enrollment Services Committee has not reviewed scholarship awards for at least four years. Since the committee would review any scholarship appeal, it is not appropriate for the committee to also review awards. FWDC 3 passed unanimously and became Senate Document 1898S. FWDC 4: University Scholarship and Financial Aid Committee (Ghidina/Henderson). This committee existed years ago and is no longer officially listed. This document reestablishes the committee and slightly changes the charge. FWDC 4 passed unanimously and became Senate Document 1998S. First and Second Reading: The following document was considered for first and second reading: FWDC 5: Revisions for Phased Retirement Institutional Guidelines revision of SD0397F(FWDC 2) GA requested revisions to the Phased Retirement Guidelines. The latest request for revisions came immediately before the previous Senate meeting, thus the guidelines were not proposed or approved. Dr. Ghidina moved to waive the Comer Rule in order to expedite the institution of this program. Dr. Pons seconded the motion, which passed by a vote of 13 to 1. The document was then considered for Second Reading. Dr. Ghidina explained the only substantive change required that the program be established as a three consecutive academic year plan; other changes were editorial. Dr. Ghidina moved approval of FWDC 5. Mr. Wengrow seconded the motion. Dr. Ghidina amended FWDC 5 by including a chart that GA requires with the document. Dr. Henderson seconded the amendment, with passed unanimously. Dr. Kormanik made the following friendly amendment which was accepted: Section A on page 7 should read: "The faculty member will carry a teaching load which is reduced by one-half of the standard load, currently 24 semester hours (or their equivalent) per academic year. Thus, the faculty member participating in PRP will carry 12 semester hours per academic year. Faculty members in the Program will not typically be eligible for additional time released from teaching." FWDC 5 passed unanimously as amended and became Senate Document 2098S. Dr. Bruce commented that this will be an important program for UNCA. It offers a way for senior faculty members to continue to contribute and serve, for departments to plan the re-balancing of their curriculum and possibly begin a replacement process before the senior person retires. Dr. Kormanik asked how the FWDC envisioned people carrying half a committee assignment, and if there would be a replacement policy. Dr. Bruce replied that these are details that will have to be worked out. VIII. Old Business There was no Old Business. IX. New Business There was no New Business. X. Adjournment Dr. Dohse adjourned the meeting at 4:35 pm. Respectfully submitted by: Sandra Gravely Marcia Ghidina