UAH FACULTY SENATE
PRESENT:
ADSC: Patnayakuni, Gramm
LBAR: Bollinger, Ferris, Neff, Heikes, Reeves, Marcus, Neuschatz, Colclough
ENG: Gaede, Joiner, Kulick, Tippett, Karr, Frendi, Lin
LIB:
NUR: Lawson
SCI: Wiemer, Bishop, Paddison, Delugach, Ravindran, Ai
ABSENT WITH PROXY:
ADSC: Tseng, Schnell
ENGR:
Banish,
LBAR: Moore, Meister, Martin, Coward
SCI: Cox, Oluseyi
ABSENT WITHOUT PROXY:
LBAR: Jones, Eaker
ENGR:
NUR: Williamson
SCI: Mecikalski, Boyd, Miller
0.
1. Draft Minutes of Meeting Number 468 were approved. Motion by Ms. Lawson, seconded by.
2. Senate Executive Committee Reports accepted. Motion by Ms. Lawson, seconded by Dr. Bollinger.
3.
Dr. Franz reported they had a good Board Meeting and Dr. Reeves
attended her first meeting as the President of the Faculty Senate. The Board approved the degrees conferred in
May.
Dr. Franz reported the Fraternity and Sorority Housing Groundbreaking
was very good. There was approximately
500 people there. This will add a new
dimension to campus life.
Dr. Franz stated we had another good year for salary increases.
Dr. Franz reported enrollment is up slightly and credit hour production
is up.
Dr. Franz stated he is sorry for the problems that occurred in Banner
during the fall registration and they have determined it was a capacity
problem. He has authorized additional
equipment and it should be ordered and installed this semester so that we can
attempt to prevent the same problem from occurring during spring registration.
4. Dr. Radonovich’s Report.
Dr. Radonovich reported that work continues on the Banner Problems.
Dr. Radonovich introduced Dr. John Severn as the Acting Associate
Provost, filling in for Dr. Fran Johnson since her retirement and until
recruitment for a replacement begins.
There were some questions regarding the continued problem of access to
Banner. The Provost will work on this.
Dr. Radonovich announced that the Faculty Senate’s concern for
promotional increases has been addressed and the increase for faculty from
Assistant to Associate is now $3000 and from Associate to Full Professor is now
$5000. These increases were effective
this year. Both increments were
increased to $3000 in the 03/04 year.
5. A. Senate Committee Reports:
1. Executive: The report was distributed with the minutes. The report was approved.
2.
4. Governance and Operations:
Dr. Tippett reported the Committee has achieved Senate Representation
on all University Standing Committees.
5. Personnel: No Report.
6. Undergraduate Curriculum: Dr.
Gaede discussed the definitions for Prerequisite, Prerequisite with Concurrency
and Co-requisite. The definitions are in
the catalog. We need to get the catalog
to line up with the definitions. There
was some discussion regarding a statement in the catalog under the prerequisite
with concurrency section. There was some
discussion regarding making the catalog line up with the Banner terminology and
vice versa.
Dr. Gaede reported the
Committee is looking at the Course Approval Form to determine if it is serving
too many purposes.
7. Undergraduate Scholastic
Affairs: Dr. Neuschatz reported the Committee will meet next week in Morton
Hall 101A.
8. Finance and Resources:
Melinda Lawson reported the Committee met and discussed the
Distinguished Speakers Series requests for this time and the request that goes
out and possible changes to that request.
B. University
Committees: No Reports
C. Officer Reports:
Parliamentarian: No Report.
Ombudsperson: No Report.
6. Pending Resolutions/Recommendations from the Faculty Senate to the Administration (SR 04/05-05: Establishment of Research Experience for Undergraduates, REU), (SR 04/05-04: Sanctions for Academic Misconduct), (SR 04/05-01: Inclusion of Sexual Orientation in the Anti Discrimination Clause), (Morton Hall Parking Policy Recommendation).
Dr. Franz reported that the Morton Hall Parking Policy Recommendation was tried and did not work. Mike Finnegan was charged with examining the situation and is to come back with recommendations. He reported there is consideration of a shuttle bus for transporting students around campus.
Dr. Franz reported the Sexual Orientation statement has been included in the Anti Discrimination Clause.
There was some misunderstanding on the REU but it was clarified in the meeting and Dr. Franz stated they will approve this.
The Sanctions for Academic Misconduct have not been approved yet.
They have not resolved the crossing
from Spragins Hall to the
7. Student Success Rates and How They Affect Faculty
There is some concern among faculty regarding the use of Student Success Rates. Are they used in determining pay increases and Promotion and Tenure? It appears to some faculty this may be an invitation for grade inflation and it may violate Academic Freedom.
Dr. Radonovich explained he does
two things with the Student Success Rates.
He looks at the sum of the grades excluding Ws. He gets a sense of the student success rate
overall. He looks at the lower division
courses, primarily freshmen courses. He
looks for how successful the students are.
He looks for significant problems.
How much significant effective learning is taking place? He looks for serious problems and is it
consistent, and if it is, then he takes action.
He will generally start with the dean and they will take action to
correct the problem. He has not used it
in Promotion and Tenure because this is just one piece of data and a large
compilation of data is used in Promotion and Tenure. It is not usually used in determining salary
increases either. Student Success Rates
are a way of looking at problem areas and where resources should be
directed. Dr. Franz shared the example
of Math and how corrective action was taken in problem areas and Student
Success Rates were improved. These
issues are usually dealt with at the department level but the concern is with
Student Success Rates and Retention and Deans and Department Chairs are
encouraged to take action where needed.
8. Bookstore Information—Jeff Davis
Mr. Davis distributed information and coupon for the faculty. He reported the Bookstore has been remodeled
and the students like it much better. He
shared that he would like to come and talk to faculty at their department
meetings and share information about the bookstore and find out how the
bookstore can better serve them and work with them. Mr. Davis reported this has been the best
year regarding information coming in to the bookstore in a timely manner and
with students being able to get the books they needed and being able to get
used books for their classes. He
reminded the faculty that book orders are due October 14 for spring semester.
9. Library Information-Linda Vaughan
Linda Vaughan requested that faculty when telling students not to use
the Internet for research consider the fact that the Library is almost
completely internet based not and tell the students specifically that they
being encouraged to use academically sound internet sources and not Google or
Yahoo. She reported she would be glad to
give a more in depth overview of what is available and talk about the new Super
Search at another time.
10.
There
was some discussion regarding difficulties with OSP and a request for a
dialogue between faculty and OSP. It was
suggested that Dr. Radonovich and Dr. Franz talk with Dr. Greenwood and then
arrange a discussion off line with OSP.
Dr. Reeves asked the Personnel Committee to research the issue.
11.
Dr.
Reeves adjourned the meeting at