UAH FACULTY SENATE

DRAFT MINUTES OF MEETING #463

18 NOVEMBER 2004

PRESENT:

ADSC Wren

LBAR: Givens, Bollinger, Early, Maier, Martin, Reeves, Colclough

ENG: Anderson, Gaede, Jovanov, Karr, Frendi, Frederick, Tippett, Lin

LIB: Vaughan

NUR: Lawson, Williamson, Newman, Warren

SCI: Leahy, Paddison, Cox, Friedman

ABSENT WITH PROXY:

ADSC: Bryson

LBAR: Eaker, Meister

SCI: Mecikalski, Pakhomov, George

ABSENT WITHOUT PROXY:

ADSC: Pendley

LBAR: Coward, Wilkerson, Jones, Neuschatz

ENGR: Smith, Kulick

SCI: Boyd, Newman, Ravindran, Hillman

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

1. Draft Minutes of Meeting Number 462 were approved. Motion by Dr. Frendi, seconded by Ms. Lawson.

2. Senate Executive Committee Reports accepted. Motion by Dr. Leahy, seconded by Ms. Lawson.

3. President Franz’s Report.

Dr. Franz reported we are moving ahead on all fronts.

He gave an opportunity for questions and answers.

He encouraged people to check out the Charger Café if they have not already done so. The students love it.

4. Dr. Radonovich’s Report.

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: No Report.

4. Governance and Operations: Dr. Williamson reported the Committee met and finished the review of all University Standing Committees. The Committee will have one bill on the agenda today.

5. Personnel: Dr. Wren reported the Committee continues to work on various issues..

6. Undergraduate Curriculum: Dr. Early reported the Committee approved a number of changes and have a number yet to do.

7. Undergraduate Scholastic Affairs: No Report.

8. Finance and Resources: Dr. Leahy reported the Committee met to discuss the parking issues related to the areas around Morton Hall and Roberts Hall. There were a couple of alternative proposals. One is listed in the handout distributed by Dr. Leahy. This option involves a curfew. Dr. Pakhomov will give the proposal to Peggy to forward to the Administration for action.

B. University Committees: No Report.

C. Officer Reports:

Parliamentarian: No Report.

Ombudsperson: No Report.

President-Elect: No Report

President: Dr. Karr reported he attended the Board of Trustees Meeting on November 4 and 5. He reported that the President of UA presented their plan for the future. They plan to increase enrollment to 28,000 by 2013.

Dr. Karr reported that Dr. Reeves and he attended the ACUFP meeting at Alabama A&M last week. It was interesting. He said they now better understand the importance of the Faculty Senate having a good relationship with the Administration especially in times of Administrative crises.

Past President: No Report.

6. Library Resources/Library Technologies—Linda Vaughan

Linda Vaughan reported that students do not know how to use the Library resources. This effects your teaching. She distributed a letter from the Dean of the Library. The Library has undergone a review. They put emphasis on the subject specialists. The specialists will go to departments and talk to the classes about what is offered in the Library and how to use it. Faculty members can use the online form to schedule the subject specialists. We want to be sure we get to go to as many classes as possible. They can also give an orientation. They are involved with SACS and they are a resource to all areas. If the Library does not have something they can get an interlibrary loan. The specialists need a minimum two week notice to schedule the talk to the classes.

Linda talked about and showed the Library Action Figure that is now out.

Linda announced that Belinda Ong will have the Elseveier representatives here in January.

7. Senate Bill 302: Campus Priorities and Resources Advisory Committee

As part of the SACS review the Governance and Operations Committee has been

reviewing and evaluating everything in relation to the University Standing Committees and shared governance. The Senate Committees were reviewed and now all the University Standing Committees have been reviewed. The Governance and Operations Committee has developed a bill to change the composition of one of the University Standing Committees. Dr. Williamson brought the bill to the floor and explained the change in the composition of the Committee. The bill only changes the faculty composition of the Committee and actually just brings the faculty composition in line with the current practice. The composition will now be the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and the Staff Senate Executive Committee. These are the elected bodies that fully represent the entire institution. They are elected by their peers and they represent a forum to get information back to the faculty and staff.

Call the Question Dr. Reeves, seconded by Ms. Lawson. The vote was unanimous.

The vote for the bill at second reading was unanimous. The bill was administratively passed at third reading.

8. President Karr adjourned the meeting at 1:20 p.m.