FACULTY SENATE MEETING
Minutes, April 27, 2006 –
Senate
Members: L.
Atkinson, G. Boudreaux, B. Butler, K. Cole, P. Downes, M. Harvey, H. Holt,
B. Hook, B. Larson, D. Lisnerski, J. McClain, C. McKenzie,
M. Moseley,
G. Nallan, B. Sabo, B. Wilson, J. Wood; M. Padilla.
Excused: S. Judson
2005-06 Presiding Chair: P. Nickless
Visitors: H.
Johnson, L. Mathews.
I. Call
to Order
Dr. Pamela Nickless
called the meeting to order at 4:45 pm and welcomed new and returning Senators
and guests. New Senators are Karen Cole,
Mark Harvey, John McClain, Merritt Moseley, Bill Sabo, and Betsy Wilson. Alternates are Chris Bell, Rob Bowen and Bert
Holmes.
II. Election of Officers
Dr.
Nickless explained that the new Faculty Senate Constitution allows nominations
from the floor. Executive Committee elections were
held with the following results:
Chair of the Senate and
Chair of the Executive Committee:
Gary Nallan
First Vice Chair and
Chair of the Academic Policies Committee:
Second Vice Chair and
Chair of the Institutional Development Committee:
Bruce
Larson
Third Vice Chair and
Chair of the Faculty Welfare and Development Committee:
Don Lisnerski
III. Committee
Work-in-Progress
(Vote on Nominees to
Standing Committees)
The Senate approved the
following FWDC nominations to Standing Committees:
Distinguished Scholars Committee [10.3.1] {SD5500S}
(continuing: Joe
Daugherty (NS 05-07); Bill Haas (SS 05-07)
Cyndy Ho –
Hum (06-08)
Grant Hardy – Hum (06-08)
*C – 3 – 1 from each Division (06-08)
Graduate Council – MLA [10.4.22] {SD3090S;
SD0292F}
(continuing:
Volker Frank (SS 05-07); Randy Booker (NS 05-07); Rick Chess (Hum 05-07)
Ted Uldricks
– Hum (06-08)
Jeanne McGlinn – SS (06-08)
*P – 1 – NS
(06-08)
Integrative
Liberal Studies Oversight Committee (ILSOC) [10.3.8] {SD0105F}
Writing
Intensives
(continuing: Keith Krumpe (NS 04-07), John Wood (SS
05-08), Dee James (Hum 04-07);
APC
member, ex officio)
Heidi Kelley –SS (06-09)
Diversity
Intensives
(continuing: Keith Bramlett
(SS 04-07); Melissa Burchard (Hum 04-07), Ken Betsalel (SS 05-08)
Cathy Whitlock – NS (06-09)
Dee James – Hum (06-09)
Information
Literacy Intensives
(continuing:
David Clarke (NS 05-08); Janet Ferguson (Hum 04-07); Mary Anna LaFratta (NS 05-08)
Quantitative Intensives (Natural Sciences)
(continuing:
Charles McKnight (Hum 04-07); Dot Sulock (NS 05-08))
Patrick Foo
– SS (06-09)
Intellectual
Property [9.4] {SD1105S}
(continuing: Lothar
Dohse (NS 04-07); Grant Hardy (Hum 05-08)
Surain Subramaniam – SS
(06-09)
Minority
Affairs Commission [10.3.2] {SD4606S}
(continuing: Heon
Lee, Chair (SS 06-08)
Keya Maitra
– Hum (06-07)
Horace Maxile – Hum (06-08)
*P
Cindy Ho – Hum
(06-07)
*P
Dee James – Hum (06-08)
*P
New Appointee – NS (06-08)
Transportation
Committee {10.4.15} {SD3106S}
(continuing: Chris Bell (SS 06-08); Jim Petranka (NS 06-08)
Alternates: Robert Berls – Hum (06-08) (will be member 08-10)
Dot Sulock – NS
(06-08) (will be member 08-10)
University
Relations Faculty Advisory Committee [10.6.2] {SD0790F}
(continuing: Claudel McKenzie, Chair (SS 05-07); Judy Beck
(NS 05-07);
Rob
Bowen (Hum 05-07 and Representative to Foundation Board
Duane
Davis – Hum (06-08)
Linda Nelms – SS (06-08)
University
Research Council (URC) [10.3.5] {SD3006S}
(continuing: Herman Holt, Chair (NS 05-07);
Merritt Moseley (Hum 05-07); Bryan Schaffer (SS 05-07)
Bill Miller – NS (06-08)
Nancy Ruppert – SS (06-08)
University Service Council [10.3.7] {SD5204s/5304s}
(continuing: Kitti Reynolds (NS
05-07) – and replacement alternate for Fall semester while on OCSA
Shirley
Browning, Chair – SS (06-08)
Anita
White-Carter – Hum (06-08)
Wayne
Kirby – Arts (06-08)
Jim
McGlinn – Professional Programs (06-08)
Linda
Nelms –
previous Feldman Award Winner (06-07)
University
Teaching Council (UTC) [10.3.6] {SD7503S}
(continuing: Robert Yearout,
Chair - previous award winner (05-07); Chris
Nicolay (NS 05-07)
Greg
Boudreaux – FWDC Representative
(06-07)
Laura Facciponti – Hum
(06-08)
Kathie Garbe – SS
(06-08)
*C
(Chancellor appointees)
*P
(Provost appointees)
V. Committee
Assignment Preferences
Dr. Nallan asked senators
to submit their committee preferences.
The Executive Committee will
meet immediately following the
meeting to set committee assignments.
VI. Adjournment
Dr.
Nallan adjourned the meeting at 4:55 pm.
Respectfully submitted by: Sandra Gravely