ࡱ> FHE` bjbj .*NNNNNNN4TTTTh$ u928888888$:h=9N9NN/9RNN88n5NN8 HxTc7 8E90u9 7==@8=N8L>,$*99u9 d T Tb4"NNNNNN WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE MEETING MINUTES Date: May 4, 2005 Taft Botner Room (Killian 104) ANNOUNCEMENTS Minutes of April 14 & 21 meetings were approved as printed. Roll Call Members present: Malcolm Abel, Millie Abel ,Lydia Aydlett, Patricia Bailey, Marilyn Chamberlin, Brian Dinkelmeyer, Deidre Elliott, Nancy Kolenbrander, Frank Lockwood, Nancy Norris, Scott Philyaw, Al Proffit, Brad Sims, Newt Smith, Austin Spencer, Kathy Starr, Ben Tholkes. Members with proxies: Barbara Bell, Cheryl Clark, Judy Mallory, Valorie Nybo, Shannon Thompson, Marc Yops. Members absent: Mary Adams, Jim Addision, Richard Beam, Don Connelly, Janet Dickinson, Jill Ellern, Jim Goodwin, Tom Martin, George Mechling, Elizabeth Vihnanek. Administrative Report, Provost Carter. Budget: The NC Senate Appropriations Committee has recommended a 1% reduction to the base budget. The summer legislative schools at ECU and ĢƵwill be eliminated. Growth will be funded at 100% Dr. Turay will be returning to the Economics department to teach. Gordon Mercer will return to the Public Policy Institute July 1. We hope to have interim deans appointed by May 24. Public comment is being sought concerning the replacement for the UNC system president. Mary Adams, Senior Faculty Assembly Delegate, No report SGA President .No Report Staff Forum Chair. No Report University Advisory Council: Al Proffit has been elected chair. Newt Smith, Chair of Faculty Theme ideas are need for the Quality Enhance Program. Council and task force chairs should submit their annual end of year report by May 24. The report should include names of all people who are members. The reports will be added to the website. Discussion followed about ghost members, people who dont show up and have no contact with the Council. It was pointed out that if you miss three consecutive Senate meeting you are off Senate. It was suggested that the same standards should apply to task forces. Newt would like the Council chairs to notify him of inactive members. He will notify the Department Head. Senators can request to be transferred to another council if there is a schedule conflict. Newt will craft a resolution concerning ghost members for next year. The schedule for the 05/06 Faculty Senate will be slightly different next year. The Fall General Faculty meeting will be August 18, 2005, 8:30 AM refreshments, 9AM meeting will not include addresses by the Chair of the Faculty or the Faculty Assembly delegate. The Chancellor will have the opening meeting and be the only person to speak. Tentative schedule will have the first Senate Friday, August 19, 1-2:30 PM followed by a general faculty caucus 3-5PM. That would the faculty a chance to express their opinions. Colleges will meet the morning of August 19,2005. Will the chair address the faculty? Perhaps at the caucus. COUNCIL REPORTS A. Academic Policy & Review, Malcolm Abel, Chair Academic Integrity Proposal. Copies are not available. Topic will be discussed in a fall Senate meeting. Distance Education issues need to be examined. The schedule of classes needs to reflect which ones are in a distance format. Motion: Faculty Senate will establish an ad hoc committee to study issues related to distance education. Questions /Discussion Nomenclature issues. What does distance education mean? What about WebCT? Catalog doesnt give students information about method of delivery of a course. We need to have consistent definitions. Vote: Passed by voice vote. This issue will be on the fall agenda. Motion: Intent to plan a Master of Arts degree in English as a Second Language. Intent of program is to train the trainers. Vote: Passed by voice vote. Changes to Liberal Studies program. Proposal to allow Liberal Studies courses to count in academic programs. This is for information only and will be on the agenda in the fall. The Senate could hold an open forum and make recommendations to the Liberal Studies Committee. Last year some science courses moved from prospectus course to core without going to the full faculty. This could be done again. B. Collegial Review Council, Al Proffit, Chair AFE/TPR/PTP document Motion to accept the document. Editorial changes will be made later. Considerable editorial suggestions were made. Vote: Passed 20 in favor, 2 against, 1 abstain. Motion to appoint Al Proffit to the UAC. Vote: Passed by voice vote C. Faculty Affairs Council, Austin Spencer, Chair No Report OTHER BUSINESS Old Business New Business Council chairs for 05/06 are: Academic Policy & Review: Malcolm Abel Collegial Review: Valorie Nybo Faculty Affairs: Austin Spencer Curriculum items The meeting was adjourned. 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