Faculty Senate Meeting

2:00PM, June 27, 2003, Stafford 104

Approved Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

 

I.          CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM:

The June 27, 2003 meeting of the Faculty Senate was called to order at 2:05 PM in Stafford 104 with FS President Cynthia Foust presiding.  The following members were present:  Fred Alsberg, Ric Baugher, Michael Dougherty, Terry Goforth, Todd Helton, Kelley Logan, Larry McKee, Nina Morris, Steven O’Neal, Gus Ortega, Marion Prichard, Les Ramos, Karen Travis, Don Wilson, and Jon Woltz.

 

II.        CERTIFICATION OF SUBSTITUTES:  Harry Nowka for Nancy Buddy Penner, Terry Segress for James South, and Jim Long for Mark Tippin.

 

III.       PRESENTATION OF VISITORS:  None.

 

IV.       APPROVAL OF MINUTES (FS Hand-out 2003-06-27):  Minutes of May 2, 2003 were approved without corrections or additions.

 

V.        ANNOUNCEMENTS:

A.  FS President Foust:

1.        Dr. Foust corrected a misunderstanding she had—the Division of Nursing does not have additional representation while she is President of FS and she apologized for the error.

2.      SGA—has a form distribution center.  This is a central place for students to retrieve any     forms they may need.  If your department has an appropriate form you would like students to have access to, please send 20 copies to SGA through campus mail.

3.      Retirement reception thank you, to the committee of Marion Prichard, Nina Morris, Denise Hamburger, and Viki Craig.

4.       Letter of thank you read from Thelma Dye for the retirement reception.

5.       2004 Hesburgh Award application is available to interested parties.

6.      A consultant from Dr. Ed Penson’s firm has been on campus per administrative request to review academic organizational structure.  Dr. McFarland has spoken to FS Executive Committee, Strategic Planning Goal 3 Committee, deans, chairs, Sayre representatives, and various other groups.  He will present final recommendations to administration in July.  All schools have been represented in the discussions.  Academic reorganization is the central theme.

 

From Provost Becker:

1.       Intellectual Property policy has been assigned to the Dean’s work session.

2.       Campus Compact will be on Campus July 8.  Interested faculty are invited to attend.  An email will be sent out next week.

3.       COD approved the FS motion 2003-04-02 concerning the promotion of tenured faculty.

 

From the COD: Emailed minutes from May 7th meeting and agenda to May 28th meeting.

 

From Administrative Council: Emailed minutes May 12 meeting.

 

 

B.  FS Secretary/Treasurer Penner:  Harry Nowka gave the following report in Dr. Penner’s absence:

1.  Roll Sheet and Roster. Signed

                        2.  Treasurer’s Report. BancFirst Checking Account Balance: $1283.09;

                             University Account Balance: $107.86.

            C.  FS President Elect South: Absent

            D.  FS Past President Hayden:  Absent

            E.  FS Student Government Representative:  Absent

 

VI.       REPORTS FROM STANDING AND AD HOC COMMITTEES:

The Audit Committee reported on the financial position of the Faculty Senate.  Outflows exceeded inflows for the 2002-2003 year by $345.60.  One expense had been double counted and after adjustment by the SWOSU Business Office the University Account balance is now $291.86.

 

VII.     UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

A.  Faculty volunteers are still needed from the Schools of Arts and Sciences, Health Sciences, Education, and Sayre to serve on a committee to revise the Faculty Handbook.

 

VIII.    NEW BUSINESS:

 

A.  Duke Awards

    The following motion was made and seconded:

    FS Motion 2003-06-01

    The FS Student Affairs Committee review the potential reactivation of the Duke Awards.

      The Motion passed. 

 

 B.  FS Eligibility—One senator did not meeting the By-Laws eligibility requirements.  The department will be notified.

 

C.  The following motion was made and seconded:

      FS Motion 2003-06-02

                That the Past President of the Faculty Senate be reminded of the requirement to submit an                            Annual Report of Senate activities by June 2003.

The Motion passed. 

 

IX.       ADJOURNMENT: 

            With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:37 pm.

 

Next Faculty Senate meeting: July 25, 2003, STF 104, 2PM

 

Respectfully submitted,

_________________________                                  __________________________

Cynthia Foust, President                                           Harry Nowka, for Nancy Buddy Penner