UAH FACULTY SENATE
PRESENT:
ADSC Wren
LBAR: Givens, Bollinger, Early, Maier, Martin, Coward, Reeves, Neuschatz, Colclough
ENG: Anderson, Gaede, Jovanov, Kulick, Karr, Frederick, Lin, Frendi
NUR: Newman, Williamson
SCI: Mecikalski, Leahy, Friedman, Hillman, Pakhomov
ABSENT WITH PROXY:
LBAR: Eaker
NUR: Warren, Lawson
LIB:
SCI: Ravindran, Newman
ABSENT WITHOUT PROXY:
ADSC: Pendley, Bryson
LBAR: Wilkerson, Jones
ENGR: Smith, Tippett
SCI: Boyd, George
0. President Gerald Karr called the meeting to
order at
1. Draft Minutes of Meeting Number 460 were approved. Motion by Dr. Hillman, seconded by Dr. Gaede
2. Senate Executive Committee Reports accepted. Motion by Dr. Gaede, seconded by Dr. Hillman.
3. President Franz’s Report.
Dr. Franz reported he sent
his comments from Convocation out to all faculty and staff.
He reported enrollment is
up. The credit hours are at an all time
record. There are no space campers in
the numbers this year.
Dr. Franz reported there
have been changes in the food service for Charger Café. They now offer an all you care to eat
buffet. There have been compliments from
students. If you buy a card or have one
of the plans put on your charger card you can eat for $5.00. There is no carry out. Anyone with a Charger Card can go to the UC
and for $25 get $5.00 x 5 meals.
We need to get a complete
copy of the regulations and policies for the UC from Mr. Rieder.
Dr. Franz will present the
Master Plan to this group.
There
was a question regarding the request from the Faculty Senate for equalized
parking.
Dr.
Franz responded he does not want to do that to the students. We raised tuition and he does not want to add
another burden to that. There was a
discussion regarding parking at Morton Hall that followed. There was a suggestion or putting a sign in
the Morton Hall Parking Lots to say “No Overnight Parking”. This was a well received idea.
4. Dr. Radonovich’s Report.
Dr. Radonovich apologized
for missing the Senate Executive Committee Meeting. He distributed a copy of a proposed Outside
Teaching Policy that he will discuss at the next Senate Executive Committee
Meeting and seek your input.
The credit hours are up by 2%.
Dr. Radonovich discussed a plan to change this year’s Teaching Awards
to have the previous year’s recipients give a general information lecture to
faculty with a reception afterward. They
will talk about their techniques that work well for them.
Dr. Radonovich mentioned the changes in personnel. Karen Clanton is the new Director of
Continuing Education. Dr. James Miller
is the new Director of Institute for Science Education.
Scott Verzyl left and Janet Waller is Acting Registrar, Ginger
Neuschatz is Acting Director of Admissions and Recruiting, and Debbie Stowers
is Acting Director of Institutional Research.
We are sad to see colleagues leave but we will see this as an
opportunity.
Dr. Radonovich talked about the Task Force set up by the Chancellor to
explore the Telecampus. There will be
distance learning at the System level.
This Task Force is now a Screening Committee. The Committee has met one time. There is a proposal before the group. They have collected data. Dr. Radonovich will send Gerald Karr the
information when it is together and he will share it with you. UA developed a portal and they have agreed to
allow the System to use it after the agreement is in place. No one is forced into it as it is proposed
now.
5. A. Senate Committee Reports:
1. Executive: The report was distributed with the minutes. The report was approved.
2.
4. Governance and Operations: Dr.
Williamson reported the Committee will meet next week.
5. Personnel: Dr. Wren reported
the Committee will meet next week. The
Committee has a bill on the agenda at third reading.
6. Undergraduate Curriculum: Dr.
Gaede reported the Committee will meet next week.
7. Undergraduate Scholastic
Affairs: Dr. Neuschatz reported the Committee will meet next week.
8. Finance and Resources: Dr.
Pakhomov reported the Committee will meet next week.
B. University Committees: No Report.
C. Officer Reports:
Parliamentarian: No Report.
Ombudsperson: No Report.
President-Elect: No Report
President: Dr. Karr requested the Faculty Senators talk with their colleagues
and give feedback on a Fall Commencement.
Past President: No Report.
6.
Senate
Bill 300: Inclusion of Sexual
Orientation in the Anti-Discrimination Clause at UAH:
Dr. Wren brought the bill to
the floor and explained the bill was developed based on concerns
expressed. The bill has gone through the
first and second readings and passed but not unanimously so it is back for a
third reading. There was a question
regarding the definition and how the university will define this and who will
decide how it is defined and put into practice.
It was explained that we have EEO officers for faculty, staff, and
students and we have procedures and appeal procedures in place and published in
the Handbooks. The Office of Counsel is
where the process usually ends and then the appeal process would go to the
President. It was explained that it
would be an advantage to have our policy coherent with other institutions. The administration asked that they be
notified if anyone knows of practices currently that should be dismantled. The bill passed at third reading.
The vote was 26 in favor, one
abstention and one opposed.
7.
Gloria
Greene: Charge Sponsored Programs
Ms. Greene introduced herself
and distributed handouts to the Faculty Members.
Ms. Greene talked about us as a
member of the Community of Science and the ability to search databases.
She talked about the changes
occurring in Sponsored Programs, some by design and some due to change in
leadership. She mentioned they are
undergoing an audit. She stated they
will put changes in the Quarterly and everyone should read the quarterly for up
to date information. She stated she is
working closely with faculty and she will come to you and tailor a program for
you. She is trying to get away from the thinking
that we just work with NASA. We also
work with DoD and others.
8.