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UAH FACULTY SENATE DRAFT MINUTES OF MEETING #391 20 NOVEMBER, 1997

PRESENT:
     ADSC:     Floyd, McCollumTrueblood
     LA:          Harwell, Schenker, Waring, Hutson, MacDougall, Haralick
     ENG:       Leonard, Katsinis, Ho, Bower, Nordin, Swain, Feikema, Frederick
     LIB:         Warren
     NUR:       Brookman, Estes, Hays, Lethbridge
     SCI:         Dimopoullos, Baird, Delugach, Hinke, Richards, Kunin, Li, Comfort

ABSENT WITH PROXY:
     ADSC:     Porter, Schoening
     LBAR:     Crouse, Bollinger
     ENGR:     Wells, Wessling
     SCI:         Chipman

ABSENT WITHOUT PROXY:
     ENG:       Chittur
     LBAR:     Buksa, Hanks, Bliss
     SCI:         Christy, Zhang, Miller

1. President Bower called the meeting to order at 12:36 p.m.

2. Draft Minutes of Meeting #391 were unanimously approved as distributed, after a motion
by Hugh Comfort, seconded by Steve Floyd.

3. The Faculty Senate Executive Committee Report was presented. No approval was required.

4. A. Senate Committee Reports:

1. Executive: The next meeting of the Executive Committee will be Tuesday, November 25,
1997, at 12:30 p.m. in Madison Hall 110.

2. Faculty and Student Development: No Report.

3. Finance and Resources: Dr. MacDougall reported the Committee has met and is
collecting data on faculty salaries and peer universities..

4. Governance and Operations: No Report

5. Personnel: Dr. Dimopoullos reported the Committee has met and will present a bill to
the Executive Committee next week..

6. Undergraduate Curriculum: No Report

7. Undergraduate Scholastic Affairs: No Report

    B.      University Committees: Dr. Delugach reported the Information Services Advisory
             Committee will meet December 10. He asked if anyone has information or suggestions
             for the Committee to please send them to him.

C. Officer Reports:

1. Ombudsperson: No report.

            2.      President-Elect: Dr. Delugach reported he attended the ACCUFP meeting in Mobile.
                    He mentioned Hank Sanders, Jim Baker, and Tom Osborne as some of the speakers.
                    The basic message was that faculty need to be heard in Montgomery and they need to
                    be seen there. Their presence is important. Articulation, Viability and funding were the
                    basic topics of discussion there. He announced that there will be hearings on December
                    3 in Montgomery. The University Presidents have been invited to attend but not
                    speak. They are to be there to answer any questions. The faculty are encouraged to
                    go. Dr. Delugach will organize an expedition if anyone wishes to attend.

           3.     President: Dr. Bower read a memorandum from a faculty member regarding
                    administrative duties required of faculty.   He reported on attending a Syllabus
                    Workshop. Some of the topics of the Workshop were: Virtual University, A Look
                    Into the Twenty First Century, Asynchronous Conferencing in an Institutional Setting,
                    Alternative Listserv and Exchanging Information--Team Teaching, etc. He
                    recommended individuals look at Dr. Frazier’s web page. He will send the URL
                    or link it to the Faculty Senate Homepage. He mentioned the impressive computer
                    center with over 300 computers at a community college. He will give a more elaborate
                    report later.

5. President Franz:

Deferred to Gary Smith.

6. Provost McManus:

Dr. McManus briefly discussed the potential for requiring or recommendation computers for incoming students. He reported the universities are going in this direction. He reported he was just at a NASULGC conference in Washington DC where this was a frequent topic. He invited input from the faculty to either him or to Harry Delugach or the Information Services Committee.

7.    Gary Smith reported the "8 in ‘98" slogan is slightly derailed. He reported the Education Trust
        Fund has grown by $371M and $100M is available to education.   We have received none.
         We took a 7 and ½ percent cut in 95. We have decreased to 27% of the funding now. This
        amounts to a $13 and ½M decrease for us. The faculty are 18% below in regional salaries and
        staff are 25% below regional averages. The message this year is that it is our turn. There is a
        two-fold message—1) the new money ($150M growth next year) we want our share, back to
        the traditional split of 1/3 to us and 2/3 to K-12. 2)The accounting change in the retirement
        system. In the past the assets were placed on the books at the purchase value and let there at
        book value. Now the federal government has required a change and the assets have to be
        listed at current market value. This has caused a sudden jump in the asset base from 16B to
        18B. In the past the employee has been required to contribute 5% of the annual salary white
        the state makes up the difference to maintain that needed to pay out at retirement. The match
        for the past few years has been about 9.66%. Now the university will not have to contribute as
        much. The university wants to retain the difference to be used appropriately. The state wants
        to take that from the budget to do as they wish.   We can stop this from happening by being
        heard in Montgomery. The legislators respond to money and votes. The UA System alone has
        from 160,000 to 180,000 members that would make a difference if all got involved. The
        faculty voices need to be heard loud and often. Gary reported that getting the legislators and
        senators at home or on their home turf may be even more effective than in Montgomery.
        They can hide or avoid individuals in Montgomery but it is harder to do that here. Gary
        reported he had a box in the November 6 Insights asking faculty and staff to send their email
        address if they wish to be included in correspondence. We have over 1700 employees and
        only 150 have signed up. Gary reported that the Chancellor is working on a grass roots
        initiative by sending a fact sheet with information about districts and senators and
        representatives. Gary is working on a listing of faculty, staff and alumni per district. He
        reported we need more than one contact, we need continuous contact.

8.      Dr. Bower had worked on a "Sense of the Senate Resolution" on the Retirement System
        Change that he distributed at this time requesting the Faculty Senate look at it and vote on it
        so that it could go forward. Dr. McCollum moved to adopt the resolution, seconded by
        Dr. Swain. A friendly amendment to change entities to institutions and in line 21 change
        must to should was made and the resolution passed 30 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 abstention.
        A request was made to suspend the bylaws in order to allow Dr. Bower to send the resolution
        to Joel Lonergan and his staff and spread it abroad in order to take action. He was also
        requested to send a copy to Dr. Franz requesting he send it to the Chancellor. It was also
        requested he send an electronic copy to the Faculty.

9. President Bower adjourned the meeting at 1:42 p.m. after a motion by Mr. Warren, seconded
by Dr. Delugach.