UAH FACULTY SENATE
PRESENT:
ADSC: Schnell, Burnett, Bao
LBAR: J. Johnson, Rountree, Bollinger, Moore, Johnson, Heikes, Reeves, Neushatz, Sitaraman
ENG: Banish, Anderson, Gaede, Jovanov, Kulick, Karr, Frendi, Wessling, Lin
LIB:
NUR: Lawson, Linsky, George, Thompson
SCI: Boyd, Bishop, Magnuson, Edmondson, Aygun, Etzkorn, Ravindran, Ai, Elsamadicy
ABSENT WITH PROXY:
NUR: O’Keefe
SCI: Scholz, Miller
ABSENT WITHOUT PROXY:
ADSC: Allen
ENGR: Gholston
LBAR: Pritchard, Gyasi, Ragsdale
SCI: Mecikalski
0. Senate
1. Draft Minutes of Meeting Number 481 were approved with one correction. Motion by Melinda Lawson, seconded by Clarke Rountree.
2. Senate Executive Committee Report accepted. Motion by Melinda Lawson seconded by Kader Frendi. One abstention.
3.
President Williams was
out of town.
4. Dr. Radonovich’s Report.
Dr. Radonovich reported he has decided to make a temporary appointment
for the Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness Position. He will appoint Dr. C. David Billings to the
position from January to June. He will seek
a permanent person to start July 1.
He reported the name change for the Masters degree in Business was
approved and the name change for the
5. A. Senate Committee Reports:
1. Executive: The report was distributed with the minutes. The report was approved.
2.
4. Governance and Operations: Dr. Kulick reported they have been given the
task to look at OSP issues. He will collect data. Email information to Dr. Kulick.
5. Personnel: No Report.
6. Undergraduate Curriculum: Dr.
George reported they are expecting to receive a request for approval within the
next month or so.
7. Undergraduate Scholastic
Affairs: Dr. Heikes reported the Committee is working on the NC Grades
issue. She distributed information
regarding retention. The Committee is
also working on an attendance policy regarding students participating in UAH
sanctioned extracurricular activities.
8. Finance and Resources: Dr.
Burnett reported Dr. Radonovich is going to approve the funds for the REU Program. He announced to the faculty to be on the
lookout for the request for proposals for the REU.
B. University Committees: The Honors
Council is still accepting proposals for the seminars for 09-10. Dr. Mebane sent out and announcement.
The
Faculty/Staff Traffic Appeals Committee meets today.
The
Bookstore Advisory committee is looking at standardization of clickers across
campus.
The
Campus Planning Committee meets Monday regarding signage on campus.
The
Student Affairs Advisory Committee meets on October 5.
Officer Reports:
Parliamentarian: No Report.
Ombudsperson: No Report.
They approved the NISP for the Bachelors Degree in Earth Systems
Science.
Dr. Boyd announced that Dr. Gerald Karr is the Ombudsperson and asked
everyone to announce that to their colleagues.
Dr. Boyd reported the SGA has a resolution opposing the UAHuntsville
name.
Dr. Boyd announced she would like all the Senate Meetings to end on
time.
6. Ray Pinner (Budgets and Finance Report)
Ray presented slides that were presented and approved at the September
14 Board Meeting. Ray had some copies of
the slides for distribution and stated anyone else needing a copy could email
him. He stated if anyone wants more
detail on the budget to let him know.
There was some discussion regarding Security and Immigration and
staffing. Dr. Radonovich will talk to
Dr. Greenwood and obtain clarification.
It was suggested the Faculty and Student Development Committee look into
the matter more closely.
There was some discussion regarding salaries and the use of SUG data
and closing the gap.
Money was added to the institutional funds for startup but not nearly
enough.
7. Dr. Bhavani Sitaraman made a motion to bring the NC Grading Bill to the floor to put it on the agenda for the next meeting. Dr. Reeves seconded. The Senate would like the opportunity to discuss and look at data and make a rational decision.
The vote was 3 opposed, 3
abstentions, 25 in favor. The Bill will
be on the agenda for the next meeting.
8 Dr.
Boyd adjourned the meeting at