UAH FACULTY SENATE
PRESENT:
ADSC: Schnell, Sherman, Wren
LA: Bell, Enger, Neff, Waring, Eaton
ENG: Smith, Fork, Gaede, Farrington, Hampton, Hawk
NUR: Redmon, Hays, Reisenwitz, Williamson, Stanfield, Cobb
SCI: Lawton, Johnson, Boyd, Baird, Li, Newman, Etzkorn, Ravindran, Miller, Hillman
ABSENT WITH PROXY:
ADSC: Floyd
LBAR: Berbrier
ENGR: Toutanji, Landrum
NUR: Weed
SCI: George, Friedman
ABSENT WITHOUT PROXY:
LBAR: Stewart, Dillard, Early, Meister, Whatley, Wilkerson
ENGR: Shen, Jarem, Kavi
SCI: Christopher, Pakhomov, Geary
0. President Joan Williamson called the meeting to order at 12:55 p.m.
1. Draft Minutes of Meeting #429 were approved. Motion by Stephen Waring, seconded by Clark Hawk
2. The Senate Executive Committee Report was accepted.
3. Dr. Williamson introduced the new Senators and changed the order of the agenda. She introduced the new officers and distributed a ballot for voting regarding University Standing Committee Members. The Faculty Senate voted and Dr. Williams and members of the Governance Committee counted the ballots.
4. President Franz’s Report:
Dr. Franz
voiced a special thanks to the Faculty Senate and especially to Dr. Williamson
for the work this year. Dr. Franz
talked briefly regarding the bond issue.
Dr. Franz reported there was a letter from Dr. Mabry to all the
University Presidents. All but one
rejected the idea. Proration has always
treated all parties equally in the law.
The Presidents made an offer that if the Legislature wanted to pass the
bond issue then give it equally to K-12 and Higher Education. This was rejected. The bond issue will create a precedent to always happen this way. Equal treatment is what we are asking
for. We hope this will be resolved by
the Supreme Court. We are developing a
contingency plan. Please take the word
back to your colleagues that we do not plan to reduce salaries and we are not
going to lay off people.
Dr. Franz
spoke briefly about the Roberts Hall balcony falling. No one was injured and we are thankful for that. The structural engineers are looking at the
building and the balconies will be replaced.
5. Provost Radonovich’s Report:
Dr.
Radonovich reported he is looking at the matrix for the reviews of the Deans
and Directors and there are several that are due and past due. His plan is to try to do four per year to
catch up.
6. A. Senate Committee Reports:
1. Executive: The report was distributed with the minutes.
2. Faculty and Student
Development: Dr. Smith reported the
Committee is still working on issues and notifications.
3. Finance and Resources: Dr. Williamson reported the PRAC will meet
Monday at 11:30 in UC 126.
4. Governance and Operations: Dr. Williams reported the results of the
elections for the University Standing Committees.
5. Personnel: No Report. Dr. Williamson
expressed thanks to Dr. Boyd regarding the work of the Committee on the FAR
form.
6. Undergraduate Curriculum: Dr. Neff reported the Committee is finishing
their business and the minutes will be on the web next week.
7. Undergraduate Scholastic
Affairs: No Report.
B. University Committees: Dr. Eaton
reported the Animal Care and Use Committee met last week.
C. Officer Reports:
Parliamentarian: No Report.
Ombudsperson: No Report.
President-Elect: No Report.
President: No Report.
7. Dr.
Williamson asked Peggy to distribute a list of the Faculty Senate and Faculty
Senate Committees.
Dr. Williamson distributed a Sense of the Senate Resolution regarding the Governor’s Actions and the Prorationing Issue. She explained that we are working toward a united front in Higher Education. We are not against K-12. We are all in this together.
Friendly amendments were:
After the word “issue” in the fifth “Whereas” insert the words “affecting Higher Education only”.
In the last “Whereas” in the last sentence change to “of” “quality of life”.
The vote was unanimous to accept the Sense of the Senate Resolution and send it out.
8. The Faculty Senate Committees were asked to convene to elect Committee Chairs for next year and report back the election results. The results were: Faculty and Student Development (Melinda Redmon, NUR); Finance and Resources (Richard Fork, ECE); Governance and Operations (Tommy Williams, PS); Personnel (Lynn Boyd, BYS); Undergraduate Curriculum (Brian Landrum, MAE); Undergraduate Scholastic Affairs (James Smith, CHE).
9. President Williamson adjourned the meeting at 2:00 p.m.