SPECIAL FACULTY SENATE MEETING
Minutes,
Senate
Members: L. Atkinson, B. Butler, J. Konz, B. Larson, D. Lisnerski, G.
Nallan, D. Pierce,
B. Reynolds,
Excused: R. Booker, L. Cornett, S. Mills, P.
Nickless.
Visitors: M. Alm, G. Ashburn, C. Bell, K. Betsalel, M. Burchard, V.
Derryberry, P. Downes,
R. Dunning, D. Eggers, B. Fox, B. Holmes, H. Kelley, G.
Kormanik, C. McKenzie,
C. McKnight, K. Moorhead, M. Moseley, B. Wilson.
I. Call to Order and Announcements
Dr.
Dr. Konz
explained that the purpose of the meeting was to select five faculty members to
serve on the Chancellor Search Committee.
President Broad will charge the committee at its first meeting on
January 10. The search committee will be
chaired by
Five members
of the Board of Trustees have been selected to serve on the search
committee:
Mike Tanner, an alumnus of UNCA
Pamela Turner, who has served on two search committees
Charles Tolley, president-elect of the Board of Trustees
Alfred Whitesides, who has prior experience on searches for
NC Central University.
It was unknown who the staff, administration, and student
representatives would be.
Establishing
Nomination and Voting Guidelines
Dr. Konz distributed a document from the Executive Committee
on nomination and voting guidelines that were based on procedures that were used
in the previous chancellor search. Dr.
Konz stated that Pamela Nickless indicated that she is not able to serve on the
search committee.
During discussion, Dr. Rossell outlined four options for
filling the Faculty Senate slot: 1) Dr.
Konz, as first vice chair; 2) another executive committee member; 3) another Senator;
or, 4) selecting five members from the faculty
as a whole rather than four.
Dr. Reynolds favored having at least one Senator serve on
the committee.
Dr. Pierce moved to amend the last sentence under #1 to
read: The First Vice Chair of the Senate
will serve as one of the faculty representatives. Dr. Ruiz seconded the motion.
Dr. Rossell asked Dr. Konz to comment on his willingness to
serve. Dr. Konz stated that he was
willing to serve if it was the will of the Senate.
Dr. Rossell noted that the Chair of the Senate does not
serve on another committee, whereas all of the other members of the Executive Committee
do serve on committees and they chair those committees. There is a difference in the availability of
the Chair of the Senate versus someone who chairs a committee. The motion passed unanimously.
At
Dr. Rossell’s request, Dr. Konz explained #3:
“Nominations will be made and closed for each of these divisions, in
turn.” He stated that the Senate would
take nominations for the Humanities division and close those before taking nominations
for the Natural Sciences. When the
nominations for the Natural Sciences were closed, the Senate would proceed with
nominations from the Social Sciences.
The nominations will come from those present today and from a list of
nominations previously submitted. The
motion to accept the nomination and voting guidelines passed unanimously.
Dr. Konz listed the faculty who had
been nominated and who had expressed a willingness to serve.
Dr. Lisnerski made a motion that the Senate dissolve into a Committee
of the Whole. Dr. Rossell seconded the
motion. Dr. Konz explained that this
would allow for freer discussion – minutes would not be recorded or written. The motion passed unanimously, and the Senate dissolved into a Committee of the Whole.
The Senate reconvened.
Dr.
Lisnerski made a motion to formally endorse these faculty to serve on the Chancellor
Search Committee:
Gwen
Ashburn (Literature and Language)
Gregg
Kormanik (Biology)
Gary
Nallan (Psychology)
Alternate:
Dave Peifer (Mathematics)
Dr.
Larson seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
II. Adjourn
Dr. Konz thanked Senators and guests
and adjourned the meeting at
Respectfully submitted by: Sandra Gravely
Don
Lisnerski