MINUTES OF FACULTY SENATE
November 9, 2004
303 Education Building
12:30 PM

Senate President Allen Colebank called the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. in Room 303 in the Education, Health Careers, and Family and Consumer Sciences Building.  The following members were present:

Allen, Berryhill, M. Bond, S. Bond, Baur, Bradley, Tacy for Cable, Colebank, Hansen, Harvey, Kelley, Kiefer, Kirk, Kisner, Mazure, Moore, Patterson, Poland, Murphy for Richardson, Riesen, Matthews for Savage, Schaupp, Sprowls, White, Wilson, and Meighen for Young.

The October 12, 2004 minutes were approved as presented.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Connie Moore announced the following:   all local concerns are to be taken to the Board of Governors instead of the Legislature; proposed rules and revisions have been sent out for comments and feedback from faculty; and a cap and gown “day” at the Legislature is in the making.

OLD BUSINESS

Motion by Martin Bond to approve the Faculty Rank Proposal for second reading, seconded by Moore.  Motion by Moore to waive secret ballot, seconded by M. Bond.  Motion carried.  Motion to approve the Faculty Rank Proposal for second reading carried.

Motion by Galen Hansen to amend Article 3 by striking sections 3 and 4 of the Revised Senate Constitution and By Laws, seconded by M. Bond.  Motion carried.  Motion by Hansen to accept the language as identified, seconded by Sue Kelley.  Motion to approve the amendments to the Revised Senate Constitution & By Laws carried.

NEW BUSINESS

Motion by Kelley to approve Curriculum Proposal 04-05-02 for first reading, seconded by Jeff Poland.  Motion carried.

An open discussion took place concerning the Salary Policy. 

Motion by Moore to form an Ad Hoc Committee to look at the guidelines of the use of merit for promotion and tenure, seconded by Craig White.  Motion carried.  Amendment by Hansen to appoint the chairs of the Faculty Welfare, Faculty Development, and the Personnel Committees to serve on the Ad Hoc committee, seconded by Rick Harvey.  Amendment carried.  Motion by Sharon Bond that a representative fro each academic unit serve on the Ad Hoc Committee, seconded by M. Bond.  Amendment carried.

Motion by M. Bond to approve the recommendation from Fine Arts related to charging for events, seconded by Harvey.  Motion carried.

OPEN FORUM

Motion by White to establish an Ad Hoc Committee to examine summer school models, seconded by Phil Berryhill.  Motion carried.

Meeting adjourned at 1:45 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Kristi A. Kiefer

Faculty Senate Secretary