APPROVED DECEMBER 5, 2002

PRESENT:

ADSC: Schnell, Wren, Pendley

LBAR: Stewart, Enger, Bollinger, Early, Meister, Waring, Martin, Wray, Reeves, Neuschatz, Brunsma

ENG: Toutanji, Gaede, Tippett, Karr

LIB: Moore

NUR: Redmon, Reisenwitz, Williamson

SCI: Christopher, Johnson, Etzkorn, Hillman.

ABSENT WITH PROXY:

ADSC: Floyd

ENGR: Fork, Pollock

NUR: Stanfield

SCI: Li, Miller

ABSENT WITHOUT PROXY:

LBAR: Givens, Wilkerson

ENGR: Smith, Hawk

SCI: Ng, George, Ravindran, Friedman

0. President Stephen Waring called the meeting to order at 12:50 p.m.

1. Draft Minutes of Meeting #445 were approved with corrections. Motion by Dr. A. Johnson, seconded by Dr. J. Williamson.

2. The Senate Executive Committee Reports were accepted.

3. President Franz’s Report:

Dr. Franz was late due to his attendance at the Mayor’s State of the City luncheon. He reported Mayor Spencer gave a good report.

4. Provost Radonovich’s Report:

Dr. Radonovich reported the decision has been made regarding the Deans and Directors being reviewed this time. Dr. Kirkpatrick and Dr. Luquire will be reviewed. The Director that was up for review is retiring so there will only be two deans reviewed this time.

He reported the summer session problems reported at the last meeting are solvable and have been addressed.

5. A. Senate Committee Reports:

1. Executive: The report was distributed with the minutes. The report was approved.

2. Faculty and Student Development: Ms. Redmon reported there will be a presentation regarding turnitin.com during the next Faculty Senate meeting and it will be opened to all faculty.

3. Finance and Resources: Dr. A. Johnson reported the Committee continues to look at the Faculty Resources for the web and for a hardcopy. They are also looking at the Computer Security Issues. Mr. Halverstadt will give a presentation to the Executive Committee.

4. Governance and Operations: Dr. Reeves reported the results of the Faculty Appeals Committee Elections. The five newly elected members are Dr. Glenna Colclough, Dr. Stephen Floyd, Dr. Carolyn Sanders, Dr. John Severn, and Ms. Iris Warren.

5. Personnel: Dr. Williamson reported the Committee is working on a survey to send to the faculty in the spring regarding the supplemental pay. Ray Pinner has been invited to the next Committee Meeting. On November 22 the College of Nursing will be hosting a “Health Fair” and nursing students will be doing screenings and giving flu shots. The shots are $12.

6. Undergraduate Curriculum: Dr. Karr reported the Committee met and acted on 12 items. There were two new courses and ten changes. The Committee approved one new course and sent one back. The other items were passed.

7. Undergraduate Scholastic Affairs: No Report.

B. University Committees: Dr. Reeves reported the Graduate Council met on September 12. All graduate assistants now have health insurance. There is now a continuous registration policy. The Dissertation topic is now part of the qualifying exam. A new policy to meet a SACS criteria was discussed. There was reinstatement of some students. A Nursing Teaching Certificate was discussed. The Committee revised the Graduate Handbook.

Dr. Karr reported the Honors Council met two weeks ago. They are seeking others to teach courses in Honors to diversify..

Dr. Waring reported the Honorary Degrees and Naming Committee met twice.

David Moore reported the University Judicial Board met and had an orientation and discussed the process for judicial matters.

C. Officer Reports:

Parliamentarian: No Report.

Ombudsperson: No Report.

President-Elect: We will be having lunch with the Provost on Tuesday to discuss some issues.

President: Dr. Waring discussed his meeting with the Chancellor. The Chancellor discussed efficiencies. The Chancellor indicated his first priority is raising faculty and staff salaries. The Board is also committed to a recommendation for tuition increases. The Board wants to know more about the campuses. The information requested is mostly what we already collect. It is a performance report. The Chancellor reports this is a hands on Board.

Dr. Waring reported TGIF of a sort is reinstated. Advancement agreed to support Finally Friday.

Past President: No Report.

6. Sense of the senate Resolution: Speakers/Forums: Dr. A. Johnson brought this resolution to the floor. Dr. Williamson seconded it. Dr. Waring explained the resolution. UAH has no central fund for guest speakers and academic forums. The Alumni Association is raising funds for guest speakers and lecturers. They have raised ~$3000 to date for a lecture series. We wanted to give them a pat on the back and prod the Administration to continue this and support it. There was some discussion regarding the benefit. There was some discussion regarding the need for administrative help for these kinds of things. It was suggested that we look at coordinating this. The vote was 29 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions.

7. Delois Smith: Mrs. Smith came dressed as a student. She read a list of questions Dr. Waring had given her before the meeting. She asked for anyone to indicate a question they had particular interest in and she would address it.

She addressed her main goals for the next year. The students want the social atmosphere improved. They want to see more happen on campus. We have increased the SGA budget. We have increased the ACE budget. Fall Fest was a great success. This is essential for retention. Another goal is leadership development of students. We want to help students become world citizens. We want them to make a contribution to the U.S. and the World. We want them to be service oriented, help others.

We want you to be aware of students changing and we want to help assist you to understand and interact. We want to deal with students before they get to the classroom with problems. Want early intervention with problem students. Dr. Johnson is currently working on a program for early intervention for students with problems. This is not in place across campus yet. It will be submitted to the Undergraduate Scholastic Affairs Committee. The way faculty can help is to assure the students you are approachable. Show them you care about them. Report problems to Mrs. Smith’s office. Look for things unusual. Talk about programs—know where they can get help. Tell them. Access/Availability.

Someone suggested Mrs. Smith might team with the The Chamber on leadership programs. Mrs. Smith talked about a program where the students give up spring break and train for a week to work with Habitat for Humanity or the homeless. Someone mentioned the Alpha Chi Omega organization, which is a service organization. Mrs. Smith will check into this.

Mrs. Smith discussed NC grades briefly. She mentioned the difficulty in spotting a student with several NC grades. She stated she could not address other issues regarding NC grades.

She addressed the issue of whether there are gaps in the Academic Misconduct process. There is a hearing process. Having faculty more adept in a particular area is important. If faculty not adept in particular area sanctions may not be as appropriate. We are working on that issue. The process is strategic, organized and structured. Sanctions need to be appropriate. We must follow due process. It works well but we can do better to have faculty adept in the particular area where the violation occurs. We appreciate faculty serving on this Committee because it can be time consuming.

Services offered to women students. Childcare. Student Affairs works with students. You can call the preschool and identify yourself as a UAH student and acquire drop in childcare service. They need one-hour advance notice. The space is limited. Student Affairs also has a list of other places that will help students.

8. President Waring adjourned the meeting at 2:10 p.m.