UAH FACULTY SENATE
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.