UAH FACULTY SENATE

DRAFT MINUTES OF MEETING #400

7 MAY, 1998

PRESENT:

ADSC: Floyd, Schoening

LA: Crouse, Schenker, Hanks, Bliss, McDuffie

ENG: Hayes, Leonard, Wells, Swain, Bower, Ho

LIB: Warren

NUR: Brookman

SCI: Christy, Lumpkin, Hinke, Richards, Kunin, Comfort, Delugach

ABSENT WITH PROXY:

ADSC: Porter

LBAR: Bollinger, Haralick

ENGR: Wessling, Frederick, Feikema

NUR: Hays, Estes

SCI: Li, Lieu, Zhang

ABSENT WITHOUT PROXY:

ADSC: Simpson

LBAR: Harwell, Hutson, Buksa, Williams, Waring

NUR: Lethbridge

ENGR: Chittur, Nordin, Katsinis,

SCI: Baird, Miller, Lawton

1. President Bower called the meeting to order at 12:35 p.m.

2. Draft Minutes of Meeting #399 were unanimously approved, after a motion by Richard Lumpkin, seconded by John Warren.

  1. The Faculty Senate Executive Committee Report was accepted as presented.

4. A. Senate Committee Reports:

1. Executive: The next Senate Executive Committee Meeting is scheduled for May 14, 1998 at 11:30 a.m. in UC 125.

2. Faculty and Student Development: No Report.

3. Finance and Resources: No Report.

4. Governance and Operations: No Report.

5. Personnel: No Report

6. Undergraduate Curriculum: No Report.

7. Undergraduate Scholastic Affairs: The Committee meets next Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in MH 343 to review some cases.
  1. University Committees: No Report.
  1. Officer Reports:
      1. Ombudsperson: No report.

2. President-Elect: No Report.

3. President: Dr. Bower briefly discussed the budget. All increases are going into salaries ~ 9.4%. ~ 1% will go to help inequities of those furthest from the norm. Dr. Bower thanked each officer for his or her service the past year. He thanked and recognized the Executive Committee Members. He gave a brief highlight of his tenure as Faculty Senate President.

Dr. Bower then distributed ballots for University Committees Representation.
  1. President Franz:

6. Provost McManus:

7. Dr. Brookman and Dr. Delugach moved to suspend the regular business in order to address two items not on the agenda. Two Sense of the Senate Resolutions. "Contributors to Legislative Action Campaign--Special Mention, Gary Smith". Motion by Dr. Leonard, seconded by Dr. Richards to accept. The vote was 27 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstentions. The second Resolution was to honor Dr. Kenneth Harwell upon retiring at VP to accept a position with the Air Force. Dr. Comfort, seconded by Dr. Lumpkin moved to accept this Resolution with a correction to line 23 (the spelling of Toftoy) and line 15 and 18 "led". The vote was 27 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions.
  1. Ratifications of the election of officers. Dr. Bower reported 321 ballots went out, 71 were returned, 70 voted for Hanks which was 98% and 65 voted for Richards which was 91% and 64 voted for both with was 90%. There were no write-ins. Dr. Lumpkin, seconded by Dr. Swain moved to accept. The vote was 27 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstentions. The Senate also voted to destroy the ballots this motion was by Dr. Leonard, seconded by Dr. Lumpkin with the vote 27 in favor, 0 opposed and 0 abstentions.
  2. The Senate voted to ratify the election of Chairs of Committees for 1998/99. The motion was from Dr. Lumpkin, seconded by Dr. Schenker with the vote 27 in favor, 0 opposed and 0 abstentions.
  3. Dr. Delugach and Dr. Hanks counted the votes for membership of University Standing Committees. The list was forwarded to Peggy. The motion to accept was made by Dr. Lumpkin and seconded by Dr. Delugach.
  4. Dr. Bower adjourned the meeting at 1:50 p.m.