UAH FACULTY SENATE

DRAFT MINUTES OF MEETING #472

19 JANUARY 2006

PRESENT:

ADSC: Tseng, Schnell, Patnayakuni

LBAR: Ferris, Pritchard, Bollinger, Martin, Heikes, Reeves, Marcus, Neuschatz, Colclough

ENG: Banish, Anderson, Gaede, Kulick, Tippett, Karr, Frendi, Lin

LIB: Vaughan

NUR: Lawson, McClellan, Newman, Foote, Busby

SCI: Boyd, Paddison, Delugach, Ravindran, Freidman

ABSENT WITH PROXY:

ADSC: Gramm

ENGR: Gaede

LBAR: Coward

SCI: Bishop, Cox, Miller, Mecikalski

ABSENT WITHOUT PROXY:

LBAR: Jones, Moore, Meister

ENGR: Frederick

SCI: Weimer, Oluseyi

0. President Andrée Reeves called the meeting to order at 12:50 p.m.

1. Draft Minutes of Meeting Number 471 were approved. Motion by Ms. Lawson, seconded by Dr. Gaede.

2. Senate Executive Committee Reports accepted. Motion by Ms. Lawson, seconded by Dr. Neuschatz, with one abstention.

3. President Franz’s Report.

Dr. Franz was not present.

4. Dr. Radonovich’s Report.

Dr. Radonovich was not present but Dr. Severn gave a report on his behalf. There were three core liberal arts programs in which we were nonviable and for which we have been granted waivers.

The REU Program will be directed by Bernhard Vogler. Dr. Radonovich plans to discuss this at the next Executive Committee Meeting.

The 2007-08 Calendar is done. There was some concern for fall break and coinciding with schools. For this calendar it was left TBA. The Senate reminded Dr. Severn that they would like input on planning the calendar. He will discuss that with the Provost.

Dr. Severn gave a brief report on the QEP. It will involve a mentoring and tutoring program. There will be an Academic Resource Center created with a full time coordinator/director, who will answer to the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies. They will hire tutors and mentors who will be trained. There will be about 20 students per mentor and about 10 mentors. The students will be randomly selected incoming freshmen. The tutoring will focus on predominately 100 level classes (i.e. biology, history, psychology). The tutors will work with the class and with the teacher. They will be upperclassman in the same or similar majors and will sit in the course and work with the students. There will be various measures of success and assessment. This will also be a clearing house for all academic services on campus.

5. A. Senate Committee Reports:

1. Executive: The reports were distributed with the minutes. The reports were approved.

2. Faculty and Student Development: No Report.

4. Governance and Operations:

Dr. Tippett reported on the issue regarding the grading period and the new Banner System and the problem it created for Distance Learning Courses and getting grades in. He could not meet the deadline which caused students to receive an "I" unnecessarily on their records. He was informed to write a memo requesting the "I" be removed and the appropriate grade placed on the student’s record. Dr. Tippett asked if there were other situations that caused a similar problem to please send this information to him.

5. Personnel: Dr. Boyd reported the Committee analyzed the results from the OSP Survey and made three recommendations. Basically the PIs at Centers were more satisfied with OSP and the dissatisfaction was with preparation and Accounting. The Office of the Vice President for Research is already doing something about the first two recommendations. There will be staff hired to assist with Contract and Grant work in the Colleges. The Vice President for Research was very responsive and is eager to make changes. OSP has already started some VSMapping.

6. Undergraduate Curriculum: No Report.

7. Undergraduate Scholastic Affairs: No Report.

8. Finance and Resources: No Report. They will meet after this meeting.

B. University Committees:

C. Officer Reports:

Parliamentarian: No Report.

Ombudsperson: No Report.

President-Elect: The Health Survey regarding a possible Clinic for Faculty and Staff on Campus has gone out and is due back on February 3.

President: No Report

6. Health Fitness (Dr. Dorothy Foote)

Dr. Dorothy Foote from Nursing talked about the “Just Move It” campaign to get faculty, staff, and students to get more exercise and therefore be healthier. Nursing, the Wellness Center, the Fitness Center, Intramural Athletics, the Counseling Center, and Multicultural Affairs are teaming together to sponsor this initiative. They ware trying to get people to develop a healthy lifestyle. There will be two teams, the blue team and the white team. You will be able to sign up (on line) for the team you would like to be on. You will be able to get an index reading to know what you need to do to become healthier. Individuals receive points for every minute of exercise. The activity will begin on February 17 and will end on April 17 with the culmination on April 20 at the OMA Picnic with games, prizes, races, etc. (An Old Fashioned Field Day).

7. Dr. Reeves adjourned the meeting at 1:30 p.m. after a motion by Rhonda Gaede, seconded by Melinda Lawson.