THE MINUTES OF THE
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE MEETING HELD
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Uday Tate, Joe Stone, Deepak Subedi, Maurice Lockridge (Assistant Chair), Linda
Dobbs, Jonathan Cox, Brian Morgan, Bonita Lawrence, Karen Mitchell, Liz Murray,
Basant Karna, Huong Nguyen, Tom Jones, Burnis Morris, Jennifer Perry, Karen
McNealy, Kelly Harlow, Sandra Prunty, Pat Conlon, Wael Zatar, Eldon Larsen,
Janet Dozier, Eric Arnold, Mary Jo Graham, Keith Beard, Camilla Brammer (Chair),
Marty Laubach, Donna Sullivan, Barbara Tarter, Christina Burgueno, Thomas Linz,
Chris White, Nancy Norton, Tina Sias, Mike Goldman, Elaine Hardman, Charles
Clements, Pier Paolo Claudio, Sandra Stroebel, and Tracy Christofero.
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Rex McClure, Joan St. Germain, Mark Zanter, Ralph Oberste-Vorth, Chuck Bailey,
Jennifer Mak, Gregg Twietmeyer, Christine Huhn, Genevieve Meyers, Kathleen
Bledsoe, Jennifer Sias (Recording Secretary), Ernest Walker, and Rudy Wang.
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
Cheryl Brown present.
GUESTS:
Whitney Burdette, Larry Stickler, Clark Davis, Dallas Brozik, Bill Rosenberger,
Frances Hensley, Mary Todd, David Pittenger, Rosalyn Templeton, Rudy Pauley,
Michael McGuffey, Chuck Somerville, Donna Spindel, Corley Dennison, and Don Van
Horn.
Declaring that there
was a quorum, Faculty Senate Chair, Dr. Camilla Brammer called the meeting to
order at approximately 4:03 p.m.
DUE TO THE ABSENCE
OF THE RECORDING SECRETARY, CHAIR BRAMMER REQUESTED A VOLUNTEER. JANET DOZIER
VOLUNTEERED.
1.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of the
October 22, 2009 meeting were approved as read.
2.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dr. Camilla Brammer
A.
Announced a
reminder that Senators should sit around the table, others should sit at the
chairs provided and cell phones should be set to “silent” mode. To ensure an
accurate recording of the meeting, Senators should use the microphones when
speaking and are to state their name and department.
B.
Announced that
the next meeting of the Executive Committee is scheduled for Monday, November
30, 2009 beginning at 12:00 p.m. in room BE5 of the Memorial Student Center.
C.
Announced that
the next meeting of the Faculty Senate is scheduled for Thursday, December 10,
2009 beginning at 4:00 p.m. in room BE5 of the Memorial Student Center and that
it is extremely important that senators attend this meeting so a quorum can be
attained.
D.
Announced the
November meeting schedule. ACF – scheduled to meet November 19, 2009 in
Morgantown, WV; HEPC – scheduled to meet November 20, 2009 in Morgantown, WV;
and the MUBOG – has no meeting scheduled in November.
E.
Solicited a volunteer to
serve as Liaison on the Budget & Academic Policy Committee.
THERE WERE NO VOLUNTEERS.
F.
Announced that
the university president has read the following recommendations: SR-09-10-(01)
47 EC, SR-09-10-(02) 48 EC, and SR-09-10-(06) 52 LAC.
H.
Announced that everyone is
invited to the PEIA Public Hearing scheduled for November 19, 2009 beginning at
6:00 p.m. in the Harless Auditorium of the Medical School at Cabell Huntington
Hospital.
I.
Expressed appreciation to the
Core Foundations Ad Hoc Committee for their work in developing the new core
curriculum. CHERYL BROWN, CHAIR OF THE
CFAHC, REQUESTED THAT THE COMMITTEE BE DISSOLVED AS IT HAS MET ITS CHARGE.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND APPROVED TO DISSOLVE
THE CORE FOUNDATIONS AD HOC COMMITTEE.
J.
Discussed that at the October
meeting Senator Mak requested the Athletic Committee to investigate if the
Athletic Department was planning on taking space in Gullickson Hall that is
currently being used by the School of Kinesiology.
CHAIR BRAMMER REPORTED THAT AT THE NOVEMBER 13, 2009 MEETING THE ATHLETIC
COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE WITH MIKE HAMRICK, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS. HE
STATED HE HAD RECEIVED PERMISSION FROM DR. KOPP AND BILL BISSETT TO SHARE ROOM
2003, ALSO KNOWN AS THE ‘BLUE ROOM’ WITH THE SCHOOL OF KINESIOLOGY AND HE HAS
DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE SCHOOL’S CHAIR. THE ROOM IS BEING USED AFTER CLASSES BY
THE WOMEN HIGH JUMPERS, WHO LOST THEIR PREVIOUS SPACE WHEN IT WAS GIVEN TO THE
MARCHING BAND.
K.
Announced that the Budget &
Academic Policy Committee has been charged with the task of investigating the
university’s current policy and procedures relating to instructor of record and
how changes are handled if there is a necessity to replace the original
instructor. The committee’s findings are to be presented to the Executive
Committee.
L.
Announced that the Executive
Committee has agreed to take up an investigation relating to the faculty
petition received on November 2, 2009 and which reads: “In accordance with
Article VI, Section 5.E., of the Constitution of the Marshall University
Faculty, we, the undersigned full-time faculty members, respectfully request
that an investigation be conducted concerning the circumstances surrounding the
situation in which a College of Education and Human Services Student was awarded
grades for independent studies courses taken in the College of Education and
Human Services during the Spring/Summer/Fall semesters of 2009.”
M.
Announced that Chuck Bailey
was unable to be at today’s meeting because he is in Morgantown, WV attending
the ACF meeting and has requested that she read the following letter. He also
wants the Senate to know that the letter
is based on the Legislative Affairs Committee recommendation pertaining to the
2-year moratorium on fee increases by PEIA and that Marshall’s initiative has
been a model with other higher education institutions across the state giving
their endorsement to this letter (on file in the Faculty Senate office).
N.
Wished everyone a safe fall
break and a Happy Thanksgiving!
3.
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
CONFIDENTIAL
SR-09-10-(08) 54 UFC: Recommends
that the following nominees be considered for commencement speaker and/or
recipient of an honorary degree and be added to the perpetual lists. The
committee recognizes that, if more appropriate, the university president has the
option to choose another candidate.
WAS MOVED, SECONDED, AND APPROVED.
SR-09-10-(09) 55 CC: Recommends
approval of the form: Request for Undergraduate Addition/Deletion/Change of
Department Honors Option.
WAS MOVED, SECONDED, AND APPROVED.
SR-09-10-(10) 56 CC: Recommends
approval of the listed COURSE ADDITIONS in the following colleges and/or
schools: COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & HUMAN SERVICES and the COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS.
WAS MOVED, SECONDED, AND APPROVED AS AMENDED.
SR-09-10-(11) 57 CC: Recommends
approval of the listed COURSE CHANGES in the following colleges and/or schools:
COLLEGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS, and
the SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATIONS.
WAS MOVED, SECONDED, AND APPROVED AS AMENDED.
4.
STANDING COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
Each liaison reported
to-date on their respective committee.
5.
REPORT OF THE
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT:
Dr. Stephen Kopp
Absent, no report.
6.
REPORT OF THE
PROVOST:
Dr. Gayle Ormiston
·
The third Campus Conversation was recently held; the fourth is scheduled in
February 2010 with the topic being Financial Development. Results from the
conversations has been the development of six ad hoc work groups – faculty flex
work load policy, quality of faculty life issues, faculty travel (funding,
reimbursements, and priorities), faculty achievements, academic restructuring,
and developing ethics courses.
·
The General Education Council is working to develop the e-portfolio.
7.
REQUESTS TO SPEAK TO
THE SENATE:
(5 minutes per person)
A. Dr. Karen Mitchell, chair of the
Academic Festival Ad Hoc Committee
WAS MOVED, SECONDED,
AND APPROVED TO EXTEND HER TIME WITH FIVE MORE MINUTES
B. Dr. Dallas Brozik, former
member, officer, and parliamentarian of the Faculty Senate (requested two
minutes only).
8.
AGENDA REQUESTS FOR
FUTURE MEETINGS:
There were none.
THE MEETING WAS
ADJOURNED AT 5:00 P.M.
Respectfully
Submitted
Dr. Janet Dozier
Acting Recording
Secretary
Faculty Senate