FACULTY SENATE MEETING Minutes, November 11, 1987 Senate Members: S. Browning, G. Henderson, G. Kormanik, B. Larson, M. Marshall, C. Mitchell, L. Nelms, P. Nickless, S. Patch, C. Prokop, P. Sweeney, K. Whatley, L. Wilson Alternates: A. Comer Visitors: T. Cochran, J. Garrett, J.Heimbach, K. Howard, D. Kerr, D. Lisnerski, G. Rainey Excused: M. Gillum, T. Uldricks The November 12th meeting of the Faculty Senate was called to order at 3:33 pm in the Whitman room by Chair Pamela Nickless. The minutes of the October meeting were approved. Dr. Rainey reported on the Faculty Assembly. In September they developed guidelines for a Drug Abuse policy to present to the Board of Governors. The Assembly appreciated the opportunity to express their views to the Board, as they felt neglected in the choice of University President. The Assembly had hoped that each campus could develop its own drug abuse policy, but the Board of Governors decided to have a unified policy for all campuses. Dr. Rainey did not attend the October meeting in Wilmington, but will learn the results of the meeting next month. He also reported that changes in the University minimum admission requirements were supposed to be in effect next fall. However, there were high school seniors who were unaware of these changes and were graduating without completing the necessary requirements. As a result, these requirements have been postponed another two years. Concerns were expressed by delegates from regional universities that these requirements would reduce their enrollments. The attitude of the General Administration is that the higher standards will enlarge rather than decrease the college pool, and students should be better qualified when they enroll. The third topic was the Teacher Preparation Task Force. The legislature has accepted almost all of its provisions for funding. There are implementation problems and disagreement as to whether Teacher Preparation should be a four or five year program. Dr. Wilson gave the Administrative report. He requested advice from the Senate regarding the Martin Luther King Day as a State holiday on Monday, January 18, 1988. Administrative staff will treat this as a holiday. He stated that UNCA was committed to some kind of recognition, but questioned whether to have a University holiday or to cancel classes. Discussion followed. Mr. Sweeney made a motion that we not cancel all classes for the Martin Luther King holiday, but recommended that the 11:00 humanities program find a way to integrate an hour into their program for the celebration and recognition of Martin Luther King's contribution to our society. The motion was seconded by Ms. Marshall. The motion was amended by Dr. Mitchell to state: cancel one class during the day, perhaps Humanities, and that Dr. Wilson select which class. It was unanimously approved. Dr. Wilson also stated that a memo had gone out concerning errors in the current catalog. If you know of any errors, notify Kip Howard or Joanne Garrett in writing so the catalog can be more accurate. Also, 12 proposals for mini-grants had been received and he would be talking with the Planning Council about them on November 19. Lastly, the Board of Visitors will be at UNCA tomorrow and Saturday. There are two sessions that faculty are urged to attend: Friday from 4-5:30 p.m. there will be a presentation by the Visitors, and Saturday at 8:00 a.m. there will be a breakfast and informal discussion with faculty in the Highsmith Cafeteria. Dr. Nickless reported for the Executive Committee. Last month they prepared for President Spangler's visit and she thanked everyone for their support. Mr. Sweeney reported for the Academic Policy Committee. APC is working on a new approach to the Academic Eligibility problem, but will have to postpone it until January due to a lengthy agenda for the November 24th meeting. Mr. Sweeney asked that proposals be held unless they are urgent. The deadline for proposals is November 17th. The meeting on the 24th will address the MLA, Health Promotion Minor and Revisions of the Communications Major as a result of their self-study last year. If anyone is interested in these issues, you are encouraged to attend on Nov. 24th at 3:10 in the Whitman room. Dr. Browning reported for the Institutional Development Committee. IDC continues to meet with the Planning Council. The issue of the charge-back system is still under discussion. The schedule of Program Self-Studies is still being considered and the three Physical Science programs will be evaluated this year. The Planning Council will be distributing the call for Thrust proposals at its next meeting. Last year's announcement will be revised to include more specific criteria. Proposals will be due early next semester. Dr. Kormanik reported for the Faculty Welfare and Development Committee. They are currently meeting with Dr. Wilson so that plans for faculty development can be coordinated with the office of the VCAA. They hope to have the revised version of the Off-Campus Scholarly Assignments document at the December meeting. They are having difficulty determining from the Finance Offices, the wording they might use which will meet State requirements with respect to retirement and health benefits. FWDC has established an Ad Hoc committee to look at the procedures for grievances and hearings on campus. It is chaired by Steve Patch of FWDC, and includes Drs. Cleek, Rainey and Dorr with Dr. Wilson serving ex officio. There is a meeting on Dec. 4 in Chapel Hill of the Faculty Assembly to address these issues, especially whether or not there are procedural errors to be allowed as additional grounds for hearing tenure and non-reappointment decisions. They have also assembled, through Dr. Wilson's office and at his request, one-year task forces to examine the Global Dimensions of UNCA, including off-campus study and student body composition, and also the Quality of Life for the Adult Student. Last month they organized meetings with the representatives of the various supplemental retirement plans for faculty and staff. They were poorly attended, and they will assess the future of such endeavors as to their utility and frequency. They have requested Mr. Crimminger's department to paint a pedestrian crosswalk at University Hts. and Edgewood. Hopefully, they will not receive a "charge-back" as they were assigned no funds to cover such activities. There was no Old or New Business and the meeting was adjourned at 4:10 pm. Respectfully submitted by: Sandra M. Gravely Gregg Kormanik