Faculty Senate Meeting
Approved Faculty Senate Meeting
Minutes
I. CALL TO
ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM:
The
II. CERTIFICATION OF SUBSTITUTES: Audrey DeFrank substituted for Jon Woltz.
III. PRESENTATION OF VISITORS: Dr. Viki Craig, Karen Trent
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of December 3, 2004 were approved.
V. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A. From FS President South:
1. Dr. Rice sent a card thanking us for the flowers we provided to her retirement reception.
2. From Administrative Council (Dec and Jan):
a. Tom Fagan reports that SWOSU is looking into setting up a 501c3 Educational Research Foundation to provide more flexibility in administering grants. OSU has done this for over 20 yrs.
b. SWOSU is considering elimination of 15 passenger vans and replacing with buses (CDL required).
c. Strategic Plan goals are now on the web. Teams will be assembled soon to plan implementation of the goals.
d. December paychecks reflected health insurance premium increases. Everyone will be forced into Direct Deposit of paychecks over the next year. Exceptions are possible.
e. Who’s Who reception is Sunday, Feb. 13th @ 2 PM, in the Student Union.
f. HEACO (and OEA and HEAR) is deeply concerned about TABOR, introduced by an Owasso state senator. It has had disastrous results on higher education funding in Colorado over the last ten years. More information on Colorado and Oklahoma versions of TABOR at:
http://hear.freewebsitehosting.com (click on Tabor Beware!)
B. From Interim Provost Foust:
1. The memo asking for final exam room assignments was ONLY to avoid problems which occurred in the fall. In some instances, two finals were mistakenly assigned to the same room because a new person only scheduled special requests and not all rooms.
2. Our pay schedule for adjunct faculty approved in the December FS meeting will go into effect in fall 2005, but it may be instituted as a minimum pay schedule if some disciplines need higher salaries to attract applicants.
3. Our proposal regarding overload pay is being evaluated for economic impact. Administration agrees in principle with the proposal.
4. Regarding our proposal to make chair load reduction a standardized 6 hours across campus, Administration prefers to let the load reduction be negotiated, but to raise the stipend for chairs in compensation of the extra work required of chairs.
C. FS Secretary/Treasurer Johnson:
1. Roll Sheet—please sign and update.
2. Treasurer’s Report: BancFirst Checking account balance: $1,578.35
University account balance: $211.46
D. FS President Elect Logan: No report
E. FS Past President Hayden: No report
F. FS Student Government Representative Justin Ohl: No report
VI. REPORTS FROM STANDING AND AD HOC COMMITTEES:
A. Report on Service-Learning Conference (Dr. Viki Craig and Karen Trent):
A fact sheet outlining the general mission and advantages afforded by service-learning was provided to the Faculty Senate--additional information may be found at the Oklahoma Campus Compact’s web site (www.okhighered.org/campus-com/) under the heading “Resources”. In addition, the newly designed Advanced Composition ENGL 4453 service-learning course with an emphasis on “writing for publication, non-fiction prose” was introduced by Dr. Viki Craig and Karen Trent. This course represents the product of their participation in the Faculty-Student Service Learning Course Redesign Institute sponsored by Oklahoma Campus Connect on January 20-21.
VII. UNFINISHED
BUSINESS: None
VIII. NEW
BUSINESS:
A. Student Complaints
FS Motion 2005-01-01 It was moved and seconded to remove FS Motion
2004-12-03 from the Table.
The motion passed by voice vote.
The motion passed by voice vote.
B. UPTRC Membership
FS Motion 2005-01-03 It was moved and
seconded that the following proposed (FS Motion
2004-11-03) paragraph from the Faculty Handbook be modified as indicated by
the underlined section: The Faculty
Senators of each college will meet following the September Senate meeting
and select from among the list of eligible and willing faculty. The Faculty
Senators of the College of Arts & Sciences and the College of
Professional & Graduate Studies will select three (3) faculty, the
College of Pharmacy will select one (1) faculty, and the College of
Associate and Applied Programs will select one (1) faculty for this
committee who will serve in the case that a member of the College of
Associate and Applied Programs applies for promotion or tenure. The Faculty Senate President will forward
the names to the Chief Academic Officer by the end of the first full week
of October. Members of the committee serve one year terms and may not serve
consecutive terms. Chairs, deans, and applicants are ineligible for
committee membership. The committee elects a chair.
Rationale: This would prevent faculty with fewer qualifications than those who are applying for tenure and/or promotion from conducting a review of candidates’ applications. The motion recognizes that Sayre faculty should be represented whenever faculty members from Sayre are applying.
The motion failed by voice vote.
C. Continuance Application Materials for Nontenure-track Faculty
FS Motion 2005-01-04 It was moved and
seconded to change the statement “Candidates for continuance who are not on
tenure-track will supply only a current vita” within the Faculty Handbook
(Section II Policies and Procedures for Evaluation of Faculty, Part B(1)
Continuance Procedures) to read: “Candidates for
continuance who are not on tenure-track will supply a current vita and a
four semester summary of the student evaluations.”
Rationale: The primary mission of non tenure track faculty is teaching. Continuance committees at all levels cannot make accurate evaluations without this data.
The motion failed by show of hands.
D. Faculty Evaluation of the Dean
FS Motion 2005-01-05 It was moved and
seconded to approve the form for the Faculty Evaluation of the Dean, with a
statement added that if faculty have no knowledge of a question, it should
be left blank.
The motion passed by voice vote.
E. Confidentiality of Faculty Senate Actions
FS Motion 2005-01-06 It was moved and
seconded to reaffirm FS Motion 2003-09-01 in the September 26, 2003,
Faculty Senate Minutes with the current Administration the practice of
confidentiality concerning specific Faculty Senate discussions and actions
taken.
The motion passed by voice vote.
F. Evaluation of All Administrative Coordinators and Associate Deans
FS Motion 2005-01-07 It was moved and
seconded that all Administrative Coordinators and Associate Deans be
evaluated by their faculty.
The motion passed by voice vote.
G. Faculty Salary Adjustments
FS Motion 2005-01-08 It was moved and
seconded to request that the Board of Regents raise faculty salaries to
match their peer universities as they did for the University Presidents.
The motion passed by voice vote.
IX. ADJOURNMENT:
With no further business, the
meeting adjourned at 3:34 p.m.
Next Faculty Senate meeting: Friday, February 25, 2005, STF 104, 2:00 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
_________________________ __________________________
James South, President Jason
Johnson, Secretary