ࡱ> bda7 >bjbjUU "V7|7|:lf LfF2,,,,,,,,EEEEEEE$3G SIE,,,,,E,,E,.,,E,El (BE,  0fbZ:DC"EE0FfCIHIEtTWESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE MEETING MINUTES Date: August 26, 2004 Forsyth Auditorium ANNOUNCEMENTS Minutes of April 21 & 28, 2004 meeting were approved ( Proffit & Kolenbrander)with the following amendments: I. C 1 presenters should read per centers, correct spelling of Abel 4/21/04. The University student absence policy takes effect with the new catalogue 8/26/2004. The Chair will ask Dr. Henson to distribute this information to the Faculty. Roll Call Members present: M. Abel. Millie Abel, J. Bardo, R. Beam, J. Carland, M. Chamberlin, C. Clark, D. Elliott, B. Henderson, H. Kane, F.Lockwood, J.. Mallory, T. Martin, J. Ellern, N.Norris, S.Philyaw, A. Proffit, D. Scott, B. Sims, N. Smith, A. Spencer, K. Starr, B. Tholkes, S. Thompson, E. Vihnanek, M. Yops. Members absent: M. Adams, J. Addison, P. Bailey, B. Bell, D. Connelly, J. Dickinson, G. Mechling, V. Nybo. The chair reminded the Senators of the attendance policy. If a Senator misses three consecutive meetings a replacement will be sought from the appropriate college. A proxy will count for voting purposes but not for attendance purposes. See the Faculty Handbook for more information. Chancellor Bardo, 1. Enrollment As of 8/26/04 there are 8195 students registered for fall classes. 1580 Freshman. The biggest growth area is in graduate distance education. Undergraduate year-to-year growth/retention may be 10%. The largest college growth is in Arts and Sciences. The net growth is more by themes. The emerging themes include: entrepreneurship (including but not limited to the program); environment/reclamation/green construction; performing arts; forensics; electronic media; k-12 education; Appalachian/Cherokee culture and aging. Many of these are across the curriculum. Administratively we need to change our thinking about credit. It is easier to assign programs and courses to departments. We need to explore how to get around the barriers of advising, credit etc. 2. The Marching Band is the largest in the Carolinas at about 310. About 110 freshmen are in the band. 3. Budget The Chancellor has control over faculty salaries. There is no local control of SPA salaries. It is controlled by the Legislature. In-range raises may come from the unfilled SPA continuing funds salary pool. 4. FYI Focus growth money may be used to fund enrollment projects only. It may not be used for SPA salaries. Local tuition is not just accessed to students in Jackson county, but to ALL ĢƵstudents no matter where they reside. Each system school may seek permission to charge local tuition. The amount varies from institution to institution. The Fine Arts building is not floating away. The bonding agency has hired a new plumber to complete the plumbing part of the building. Questions/Discussion Will we have enough beds for the anticipated growth? There is still some space available. There is a lot of construction of new student residences in the neighborhood that will ease some of the problem. When we see the need we will build more housing. It will be funded It will be funded in the same way as the Village, but look more like apartment buildings. The way we manage courses and programs comes from 30 years of little or no growth. There are cultural issues are involved with change and flexibility. Did all the new faculty find housing this fall? Yes, but not necessarily the housing they want. There is some local interest in building affordable housing for faculty. Mary Adams, Senior Faculty Assembly Delegate, No Report SGA President, Heather List. Plans to attend all Faculty Senate meeting this year. Trying to recruit more students to be involved with student government. The Executive staff is in place. Each college may send a student delegate to the Student Senate. Please submit names as soon as possible. The Student Senate meets on Thursday evening at 7:30PM. Each club must be registered in order to be recognized and receive funding from the Student Senate. Staff Forum Chair, Keith Ashe Working on staff morale this year. University Advisory Council Chair, Keith Styles, No Report. Tom Franke, CIO See handout concerning IT instruction. Newt Smith and David Luginbuhl will be on the IT strategic planning committee. Over 200 courses using WebCt. IT is being proactive in keeping computer demonstration classrooms and media carts in good working order. Classes in session using these facilities will receive immediate help. There is additional help for faculty using technology. The Faculty Sandbox has new equipment. A part-time WebCt expert has been hired. There is expanded college technology support. More qualified SPA technology people will be hired and assigned to each college for office and classroom support. IT will now have 13 1/2 people for academic computing support. Scott Philyaw and Bob Orr are working on a pilot project using turn it in.com within WebCT. This initiative came from the Faculty Senate. A committee is working on improving student messaging. The student mail system will be upgraded. Students will be informed that all official messages from the university will come through the ĢƵmail system. Use it or forward it. The date students passwords expire will be extended. Questions/Discussion Does this include graduate students? All students have e-mail accounts available to them, but it varies by department how they are used. The Graduate office tells the students to use the University account. We need more timely information about things happening to the system, especially when the system is not working correctly. Considering a WebBlog. What about GIS? Has the server been purchased? What about support? Who is the contact person? Will look into the situation. Chris Snyder may be contacted for help. How is the faculty represented on the IT councils? Each college has a representative on the Educational technology Council to deal with academic issues. The University IT Council deals with policy level issues. The Administrative Systems Council works with how administrative functions work together. How many classrooms have been wired? There are 75 demo classrooms available with a variety of equipment. All new construction and renovation will have technology capabilities enhanced. Newt Smith, Chair of Faculty My new duties Revised list of Senators Revised list of Officer Provost search Kyle Carter 9:30 -10:15 August 31, Senate, in 510 HFR Provost search Kyle Carter Open meeting August 30 in Grand Room Salary information State Pay Raises: 1. The Legislature approved a $1000 pay raise for all full time faculty and a $1000 or 2.5% (whichever is higher) for SPA employees. 2. Instructors (those whose faculty work load is deemed 80%) will receive $800. 3. The balance between $1000 and 2.5% will be used only to address merit, market or equity issues after allocating money for promotions and department head supplements. Note: the Faculty Salary Adjustment Taskforces recommendation was accepted: promotions from Assistant to Associate Professor will be $2000, and from Associate to Full Professor will be $3000. Local Tuition Raises: 1. The Board of Governors mandated that local tuition moneys must in Local tuition moneys raised were $1,531,875. 2. The Chancellor approved 12 new full time positions from local tuition money. ($881,186). 3. From the balance ($650,729) $430,050 went to fund faculty salary adjustments. 4. Based on the recommendations of the Senate Salary Adjustment Taskforce, 50% of the available funds went to equity or market adjustments ($215,025). These funds would be used in bringing the department up to last years CUPA median salary range, not necessarily the individuals. Deans and Department Heads will confirm or deny the calculated market adjustment based upon individual performance reviews. If an increase is denied, then the funds can be reallocated to other eligible faculty in the department. 5. Instructors whose workload is calculated at 80% and who have met expectations and who were employed last year will receive $400 in addition to the $800 mentioned above. 6. The Taskforce also recommended that 25% of the balance, or ($107,513), be used for ordinary merit pay increases. These would be based on AFE standards and department head recommendations indicating that the faculty met expectations. 7. The remaining 25%, ($107,512), will be used for exceptional merit as determined by the deans in consultation with department heads. *. Salaries adjustments cannot exceed a 15% increase unless approved by the personnel committee of the Board of Governors. 9. Faculty Hearing and Grievance committees need to meet and elect chairs and review responsibilities. 10. Faculty Caucus Notes August 23,2004 1. Evaluation Instrument Need a university-wide instructor evaluation form for all students to use. ( bubble form) Paws.wcu.edu/bgastle Your department may add questions. Must be the same for 2 years Form studied by CIC last year Will department or individual faculty member aggregate the information? The process on how to use the information is the Senates decision. Will the information go straight to administrators? 2. Engagement Need examples of engagement. What kinds of resources are available? Who pays? What is going to give? How will it effect workload? How will be held accountable-- afe/tpr/ptr? How do you evaluate outside work? Is it rewarded? Decision made by Senate. Senate passed a new AFE?TPR document last year. Each department determines their own standards. We need to find ways to serve the State. Individually it should count, but not necessarily a weapon or have to do it. Engagement should be scholarly. 3. Strategic Plan Newt Smith & David Lugenbuhl involved Instructional/Academic Technology Support lacking relative to the number of computers on campus There will be a tech representative in each college soon. There are tech problems in the foreign language lab (Mckee 129) Some foreign language classes are getting too big. Asked the administration for turnit in.com and havent heard anything Need faculty representation on the university wide technology committee Asheville computing needs help Grad school has no computer requirement. Lack requirements for computer competency Some faculty have very old computers-- equipment lacking Many of the non-tenure faculty-- 2/3 of English department do not have adequate computers We need to collect data and set goals Need to have system wide equity in salaries and teaching loads. 4. Intellectual Property How does this relate to distance learning courses? Is this just out-sourcing? DE Involves many part-time or adjunct faculty. Need a new task force to study issues 5. Athletics Task Force The athletics committee is supposed to report to the Senate. What role should the senate have? Reminder that the marching band falls under the athletics committee. 6. Advising Center Faculty will be more responsible for liberal studies, which changes often. Is there something wrong with advising liberal studies? Could the process be simplified? Things keep changing. Need to go online where things are updated What happened to compensation for teaching liberal studies instructors? Where are the intrinsic or other motivations? There needs to be accountability for suggestions that are made. 7. Other Confusion about curriculum New curriculum committee in New Faculty Handbook. How do we monitor test taking for distance learners? Need to look at book rental system COUNCIL REPORTS A. Faculty Affairs Council, Austin Spencer Chair The Faculty Affairs Council will meet the 1st Tuesday of each month. The chair needs a list of the council members. The council will identify and review models in higher education having to do with equity interest in intellectual property. With the approval of the council a new task force will be formed to study the issues. The council will also consider how to recognize and receive credit for service to the region. Council on Instruction and Curriculum, Malcolm Abel, Chair The council will meet on Monday 3:30 -5PM in Forsyth 315 The council will implement the changes in the curriculum approval process. Information will need to be disseminated to departments. The Curriculum Committee will be a subcommittee. Council on Student Affairs, Al Proffit, Chair The council will meet on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 3PM in Killian 104. The study will consider how the Faculty Handbook fits with AFE/TPR and what counts as service in the AFE/TPR. OTHER BUSINESS Old Business 1. Salary task Force-- See the report of the Chair. 2. Instruction Committee sent the teaching evaluation instrument report to all faculty. Each department needs to look at it and add questions specific to their department at this time. The Senate will act on it at the September 16 meeting. If the Senate doesnt approve something the Administration will do it for us. It is faculty friendly. There are 7 questions that are the same for everyone. The departments may as many as 15 questions from the suggested database list or construct their own questions for sections II and III. Questions must e selected by 10/24. This questionnaire will be used for 2 years and then may be revised. University planning will do the statistical analysis. Questions/Discussion Where did the items in the database come from? Literature from past student evaluations, other colleges and previous forms in use at WCU. The document says each department does its own statistical analysis. That is for their own questions. University planning does for the7 bubble questions. The departments also decide what to do with the data. In section iii, #7 presenting is intentional. What about alternative teaching methods? There are no set procedures for using the finished data. The 7 items reliability is undefined. Differences within departments may be great. Need a discipline based differential. That is a Senate decision. An effort is being may to avoid each instructor creating his/her own evaluation form. The design of the evaluation tool sections II and III are a compromise. The 7 questions are based on the 7 dimensions of teaching. New Business Nominations & Elections to committees. The Senate Planning team will meet only on Wednesdays this year to be able to have more people available to serve on the team. The team includes: Chair, Vice- Chair, secretary, council chairs and a representative from each college. Kathy Starr (AS) and Ben Tholkes (CEAP). 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