UAH FACULTY SENATE

DRAFT MINUTES OF MEETING #458

5 FEBRUARY, 2004

PRESENT:

ADSC Pendley

LBAR: Stewart, Bollinger, Early, Meister, Martin, Wray, Reeves, Neuschatz

ENG: Toutanji, Gaede, Kulick, Karr

LIB: Moore

NUR: Lawson,Warren, Williamson, Newman

SCI: Boyd, George, Amin, Ravindran, Pakhomov

ABSENT WITH PROXY:

ADSC: Bryson

LBAR: Enger

SCI: Leahy, Newman, Friedman, Hillman

ABSENT WITHOUT PROXY:

ADSC: Wren

LBAR: Wilkerson, Givens, Brunsma

ENGR: Smith, Pollock, Tippett, Frendi

SCI: Christopher

0. President Elect Gerald Karr called the meeting to order at 12:50 p.m.

1. Draft Minutes of Meeting Number 457 were approved. Motion by Ms. Lawson, seconded by Dr. Early

2. Senate Executive Committee Reports accepted. Motion by Dr. Reeves, seconded by Dr. Bollinger.

3. President Franz’s Report.

Dr. Franz was at the Board of Trustees Meeting so there was no report.

4. Dr. Radonovich’s Report.

Dr. Radonovich was at the Board of Trustees Meeting so there was no report.

5. A. Senate Committee Reports:

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

2. Faculty and Student Development: Ms. Lawson reported the Committee met and developed a bill that will be presented at the next Executive Committee Meeting.

4. Governance and Operations: Dr. Williamson reported the Committee is reviewing the current University Standing Committees. The Committee will have a couple of bills coming forward soon.

5. Personnel: Dr. Wray reported the Committee met and will have several items to present soon.

6. Undergraduate Curriculum: Dr. Gaede reported the Committee met and approved several items. The Committee discussed the Program Approval Form and ways to improve it. The Committee looked at whether the form gives all the information needed to make a decision. The Committee will present some proposals to the Office of Academic Affairs for consideration. The Committee also discussed the Honors Projects and whether faculty receive credit for supervision of these projects. The President and Provost thought this should fall under the service responsibilities of the faculty.

7. Undergraduate Scholastic Affairs: The Committee will meet next week and look at the possibility of limiting NCs and Ws.

8. Finance and Resources: The Committee will meet next week.

B. University Committees: No Report.

C. Officer Reports:

Parliamentarian: No Report.

Ombudsperson: No Report.

President-Elect: Higher Education Day is February 26. The next Senate meeting is also scheduled for that date. The Senate meeting will be moved to Montgomery so you are all encouraged to attend the Higher Education Day and be counted as attending the Faculty Senate meeting there.

The Alliance will meet tomorrow at Mom’s in the UC at Noon.

President: Dr. Hillman was at the Board of Trustees Meeting.

Past President: No Report.

6. President Elect Karr adjourned the meeting at 1:00 p.m.