THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE FACULTY SENATE April 1, 1982 The Faculty Senate met on Thursday, April 1, 1982 at 3:00 pm in Library I with Dr. John Stevens, Chairman, presiding. Members present: Dr. Browning, Dr. Cochran, Dr. Comer, Dr. Dorr, Dr. Grams, Dr. Greenawalt, Dr. Lang, Dr. McCoy, Dr. Otti, Dr. Rackham, Dr. Rainey, Dr. Remington, Dr. Schultz, Dr. Stevens, Dr. Squibb, Dr. Stoughton, Dr. Walker, Dr. Wilson. Absent: None Visitors: Dr. Brotak, Jo Cadle, Dr. Seitz. I. The minutes of the March 4, 1982 meeting were approved. II. Report of the Executive Committee - Dr. Stevens A. Dr. Stevens responded to two memorandums sent recently to the Faculty Senate from Dr. Thurman. On the item of department chair responsibilities, he reported that based upon discussions with several chairpersons and written documents on the job description and evaluation of the chairpersons, one job of the roles is certainly to represent their departments to the administration. On the other item, that of academic credentials, Dr. Stevens reported that the Executive Committee had discussed this and decided that the Faculty Senate is not the proper forum for a debate of this nature involving one faculty's concerns over an incident involving another faculty member sometime in the past. B. Dr. Stevens announced that the Chancellor has approved the following documents from the Faculty Senate: Senate Document #29 - Student Academic Grievance Procedure Senate Document #44 - Joint Program with North Carolina State University in Forestry Senate Document #45 - Program to Implement B.S./B.A. in Music Senate Document #46 - Proposal for Replacement of F Grade C. Dr. Stevens advised the Senate that the last meeting of the Faculty Senate is scheduled for April 22 and that any additional proposals should be presented to the proper Senate committee chairman by April 5. D. Executive Committee Document #7 - Released Time Dr. Stevens stated that in preparing this document there had been several discussions with Dr. Dorr. A Revised EC Document Page 2 #7 was presented as a result of responses from a number of faculty members. Many of the responses were the result of a bad review during a recent meeting of department chairmen. They were concerned about several aspects of the document, particularly the number of hours of released time available for the chairmen. Responses varied from 0 to 80 semester hours per semester being available. In the revised document the section dealing with hours was dropped since this is not the main issue for introducing the document. Dr. Otti moved a motion to accept this document and Dr. Comer seconded. A general discussion followed. Concern was expressed about the omission of hours for each category. Dr. Dorr stated that this document should be viewed as a Senate resolution rather than a policy. He pointed out that all department chairmen do not have to take released time. The problem with released time is that it does take away courses. After further discussion, the question was called and the document was approved by the Senate unanimously. III. Report of the Academic Policies Committee - Dr. Browning A. APC Document #41 - Proposed UNCA Course Numbering System Dr. Browning moved to put this document before the Senate. Dr. Comer seconded. Dr. Dorr stated that a number of proposals have come before the Senate which provided solutions for problems which do not exist. Dr. Comer advised that the subcommittee was not charged with problem-finding. Dr. Squibb moved to amend the document by adding: "A student with freshman standing may not take a course numbered 300 or above unless that course has at least one prerequisite and any prerequisites for that course have been completed by the student." Dr. Schultz gave the rationale for this revision and seconded the motion. After discussion, Drs. Squibb and Schultz decided to withdraw the motion. Jo Cadle posed the question of when the policy would take effect. Dr. Dorr stated that he would like the effective date to be Monday, April 5, but that this would be impossible and that the earliest feasible date would be August 1982. The vote was approved by a 8 to 6 vote in favor. B. APC Document #42 - Nonstandard Foreign Language Option Dr. Browning made the motion to approve this document and Dr. Schultz seconded. It was stated that it would be a mistake to create another committee and that it would be better to make use of an existing committee. It was pointed out that this committee would meet infrequently. This document was passed with one vote opposed. Page 3 C. APC Document #43 - Atmospheric Sciences Revision Dr. Brotak discussed briefly this proposal. Dr. Browning moved acceptance and Dr. Squibb seconded. The document was passed unanimously. D. Dr. Browning moved to address APC Document #44 - Sociology Minor, APC Document #45 - Psychology Minor, and APC Document #46 - Economics Minor. Dr. Rackham seconded and these very similar documents were open to the floor. After more discussion, all three documents were passed unanimously. E. APC Document #47 - Environmental Studies Dr. Browning moved to approve this document and Dr. Dorr seconded. There was some discussion, particularly questioning the need for new equipment for this program. It was noted that the Senate had at its November 1981 meeting approved the overall program and that this particular document provided the description of the tracks. The document was passed with one dissenting vote. F. APC Document #48 - Change in Policy of Accepting D Grades for Transfer Dr. Dorr discussed the original proposal and the trend of the country's university system in the area of transferability of credit. The main objective is to eliminate treating transfers unfairly. It was suggested that there are two issues: (1) How does the faculty wish to treat D grades? (2) What should the basic transfer policy of the university be? It was noted that the majority of colleges do not accept D grades. An example of an actual college that changed its policy to accept D grades for the purpose of increasing enrollment was given, which objective it achieved temporarily but at the cost of an ultimate reputation decline and eventual enrollment decline. The document passed with one dissenting vote. G. APC Document #49 - Policy on Acceptance of Transfer Courses in Composition with D Grade Dr. Browning, in view of no objection from Dr. Rackham, advised that this document is redundant now with the approval of APC Document #48. No action by the Senate was therefore taken. H. Dr. Browning introduced three documents on the minor as a group. They are: APC Document #50 - Philosophy Minor, APC Document #51 - Atmospheric Sciences Minor, and APC Document #52 - Mathematics Minor. Dr. Dorr seconded the motion which was approved unanimously. I. APC Document #56 - Sociology Program Revision Dr. Browning moved approval of this document. Dr. Schultz Page 4 seconded and it was approved unanimously. J. APC Document #39 - Report on Study on the Agreements With Two Year Institutions Dr. moved this document and approval was unanimous. K. Report on Course Proliferation Dr. Browning stated that the subcommittee on this has reached the conclusion that there is no problem with course proliferation on the campus at this time. L. APC Document #57 to replace APC Document #40 (Senate Document #46) - Proposal for Replacement of F Grades Ms. Sulock, Dr. Sulock and Dr. Friedenberg proposed revision of this document. The motion failed at the Academic Policies Committee meeting. However, in view of the fact that the APC was represented at that meeting by only 50% of the membership, Dr. Browning promised to report the status of the issue at the April 1 Senate meeting. At the next APC meeting, the issue might be addressed again if a new proposal is received. IV. Report of the Institutional Development Committee - Dr. Otti A. Report of the University Planning Council Dr. Otti reported on the recent meeting of UPC in regard to progress being made in the areas of concern there. Committee members have been appointed to begin to update the University 5-Year Plan. The Director of Institutional Research will join the university the first of June and will be working with appointed UPC members on the Trend Analysis Project. In the area of Budget Process for 1982-83, the UPC is asking primary division heads to start plans for next year. Recommendations on these and other areas will be forthcoming. V. Report of the Faculty Welfare Committee - Dr. Lang A. Faculty Salaries A general discussion ensued on this subject which reflected the overall economic situation of the country. B. Faculty Elections Dr. Lang reported the status of the upcoming tenured faculty elections. C. Supplementary Retirements Flyers from North Life Insurance Company were sent out with paychecks this month. Joe Sulock is giving a talk at the Page 5 faculty forum on IRA and SRA April 7. VI. Other Business Dr. Schultz requested that faculty parking fees be dropped. Dr. Grams seconded. The matter was given to the Faculty Welfare Committee to investigate rather than take a vote on it at this time. More discussion of salaries followed with Dr. Rainey and Dr. Dorr explaining the general recent trend. It was hoped that the next Senate will develop creative ideas in the area of faculty benefits. Dr. Rainey commended the Vice Chancellor for distributing the five percent merit funds in the manner that he did this past academic year. VII. Old Business Dr. Stevens reported that the Executive Committee and four other faculty members had met with the Chancellor to discuss the proposed Amended Faculty Senate Constitution. VIII. New Business Dr. Grams suggested that, as the university plans its new buildings, it should do so with the energy factor predominant. This involves little additional effort and will ultimately save a great deal of money. Dr. Otti advised that this is presently being looked into by the Task Force on Physical Resources, as it was not in the past. IX. In the absence of further business, Dr. Stevens adjourned the meeting at 5:30 pm. The Senate will next convene at 3:00 pm on Appril 22 in Library I. Approved Dr. Wayne Lang Jeanie M. Myers Secretary, Faculty Senate