Report from Executive Committee Meeting
1.
Meeting of
Attending: Reeves, Karr, Delugach, Neuschatz, Gaede, Newman, Radonovich, Franz
1.1 Faculty Senate President’s report:
Dr. Reeves asked a question regarding Student Success Rates and how they are used in relation to Faculty and decisions. There was some discussion with Dr. Radonovich regarding the purpose and use this information. When Student Success is viewed in relation to the students in the class with a grade of C or better, how is this information used. Dr. Radonovich reported that at some institutions this data has been used to determine any issues with grade inflation. Grade inflation has not been an issue here. Here it is used to examine Student Success and how to improve in areas where improvement is needed. It is also part of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for SACS.
Dr. Reeves asked a question
regarding reporting of Salary increases as far as averages, etc. She had a request from
1.2 Reports from Administration
Dr. Franz reported the enrollment is up overall. The undergraduate numbers are up and the graduate numbers are down.
Dr. Franz reported the fraternity and sorority housing groundbreaking was exciting and successful. It was a great turnout. There was a large number of students present.
Dr. Franz reported we have 17 students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Dr. Franz reported we are dealing
with the BANNER problems. We will get an
expansion to deal with the server problem.
There was some discussion regarding the backup and maintenance time and
interrupting access for students. Some
are recommending maintenance be done between 3 and
Dr. Franz reported he did take the recommendation from the Faculty Senate and has increased the stipends for promotion from Assistant to Associate and Associate to Full Professor. He will mention this in his report to the Faculty Senate.
Dr. Radonovich reported he is working with Debra Moriarity regarding graduate student recruitment. She will be putting out a proposal request to departments for proposals to enhance graduate student recruitment. There will be approximately 5 awards of around $5000 each.
1.3 Committee Items and Chair Reports
1.3.1 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (Rhonda Gaede and Kathy Newman).
Ms. Newman reported the Committee met and approved two honors courses. Dr. Gaede wanted to remind everyone to be consistent with the use of the terms prerequisite and co requisite.
1.3.2
Personnel
(Lynn Boyd).
No Report.
1.3.3 Governance and Operations (Donald Tippett).
Dr. Tippett reported through Peggy that the Committee has met and looked at the University Standing Committees to determine if there is a Faculty Senate Representative on each Committee. There are about four Committees that do not have a Faculty Senate Representative on them and he has about six Senators that are not appointed to a University Standing Committee. The Committee will take the next step to correct the situation.
1.3.4 Faculty and Student Development (Harry Delugach).
Dr. Delugach reported the Committee is talking to Toni Morgan and Belinda Ong regarding tunitin.com, and gathering some statistics on the success and adequacy of the program and the training in the use of the program. The Committee will make its report or recommendation on this after gathering the data.
Dr. Delugach also reported the Committee is looking at the possibility of reporting summary information regarding University Judicial cases.
The Committee is also inquiring regarding the Sanctions for Academic Misconduct Resolution the Senate passed in 2004-05.
There was also some discussion regarding NC grades and the number of NC grades appearing on students’ transcripts. Dr. Delugach suggested the Undergraduate Scholastic Affairs Committee gather data on this issue and determine if a policy is needed to limit the number of NCs.
There was a question regarding
online SIEs and experimenting with this possibly in the
1.3.5 Finance and Resources (Melinda Lawson).
No Report
1.3.6 Undergraduate Scholastic Affairs (Jeffrey Neuschatz).
No Report
1.4 Agenda
Agenda items were approved for the upcoming Faculty Senate Meeting.