THE MINUTES OF THE
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE MEETING
HELD
ON
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2011, AT 4:00 P.M.
IN ROOM
BE5 OF THE MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Rex McClure, Joe Stone, Deepak Subedi, Maurice Lockridge (Assistant Chair),
Shane Tomblin, Susan Jackson, Brian Morgan, Karen Mitchell, Ralph Oberste-Vorth,
Aley El-Shazly, Derrick Kolling, Wendy Trzyna, Burnis Morris, Sandra Prunty
(Recording Secretary), Muhammad Amjad, Susan Frank, Tricia Leonard, Gary
McIlvain, Pat Conlon, Wael Zatar, John Biros, Chuck Bailey, Tracy Christofero,
Janet Dozier, Mindy Backus, Laura Wyant, Keith Beard, Camilla Brammer (Chair),
Marty Laubach, Donna Sullivan, Barbara Tarter, Daniel Holbrook, Kelli Prejean,
Paige Muellerleile, Kathleen Bledsoe, Kelli Johnson, Elaine Hardman, Charles
Clements, Pier Paolo Claudio, Doug Miles, Terrence Patterson, Piyali Dasgupta,
John Wilkinson, Maria Serrat, Vincent Sollars, Frankie Puckett, Nalini Santanam,
Eldon Larsen, Bizunesh Wubie, Andrew Burck, and Lori Ellison.
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Jonathan Cox, Mark Zanter, Larry Stickler, James Sottile, Genevieve Meyers,
Nicholas Kelling, John Jasko, Raj Khanna, Zach Tankersley, Jung Han Kim, Elsa
Mangiarua, and Sandra Stroebel.
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
Cheryl Brown, present.
GUESTS:
Bill Rosenberger, Robert Anastasio, Frances Hensley, Girmay Berhie, Donna
Spindel, Mike Prewitt, Whitney Burdette, Chuck Somerville, Mary Todd, David
Pittenger, Kellie Bean, Robert Bookwalter, Monica Brooks, Charles Hossler, and
Gayle Ormiston.
Declaring that there
was a quorum, Faculty Senate Chair, Dr. Camilla Brammer called the meeting to
order at approximately 4:00 p.m.
1.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of the
January 27, 2011 meeting were approved as written.
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. Also, senators should
remember to sign in as attendance is taken and they may be removed after three
absences in an academic year.
B.
Announced the
February meeting schedules: ACF – next meeting scheduled for March 4, 2011; HEPC
– next meeting scheduled in May 2011; and the MUBOG – met February 17, 2011.
C.
Announced that
the next meeting of the Executive Committee is scheduled for Monday, February
28, 2011 beginning at 12:00 p.m. in the John Spotts Room of the Memorial Student
Center.
D.
Announced that
the next meeting of the Faculty Senate is scheduled for Thursday, March 17, 2011
beginning at 4:00 p.m. in the Room BE5 of the Memorial Student Center.
E.
Announced that
the University President has disapproved recommendation: SR-10-11-01 AC with the
following comment, “The reason for ‘Disapproval’ of this recommendation is that
the membership on the Assistant/Associate Dean’s Council is under the purview of
Academic Affairs. Faculty Senate is at liberty to make such advisory
recommendations; however, to approve this particular recommendation would
subject Academic Affairs to unwarranted interference in executing its authority
to appoint council members.”
F.
Announced that
Larry Stickler has been elected to fill the vacant faculty position on the
University Student Fee Committee (formerly the President’s Advisory Committee on
Student Fees). His term will expire in 2014. Other faculty serving on this
committee are: Roxanne Aftanas (2011), Feon Smith (2012), and Lindsay Calhoun
(2013).
G.
Announced that
all deans have been sent election notification information for standing
committee representation that has a term expiring in 2011. The notification
includes a request that election results be submitted to the Faculty Senate
office by April 1, 2011. Please work with your dean to ensure that vacancies are
filled.
H.
Announced that
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. is designated as MU Day at the
Capitol in Charleston, WV. This year will include a special tribute for the 50th
Anniversary of the law signing that proclaimed MU as a university.
3.
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
SR-10-11-23 CC: Recommends approval
of the listed COURSE ADDITIONS in
the COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS, COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS, and the COLLEGE OF
SCIENCE – AND – the
COURSE DELETION in the COLLEGE OF
LIBERAL ARTS – AND – the
COURSE CHANGE in the COLLEGE OF
LIBERAL ARTS.
WAS MOVED, SECONDED, AND APPROVED.
SR-10-11-24 CC: Recommends approval
of the listed REQUEST FOR UNDERGRADUATE
ADDITION, DELETION, OR CHANGE OF A MAJOR OR PROGRAM in the COLLEGE OF HEALTH
PROFESSIONS – AND –
AREA OF EMPHASIS in the COLLEGE OF
EDUCATION & HUMAN SERVICES and the COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS.
WAS MOVED, S
4.
STANDING COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
Each liaison reported
to-date on their respective committee; there was no report for the Legislative
Affairs Committee or Research Committee.
5.
REPORT OF THE
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT:
Dr. Stephen Kopp
Absent, no report.
6.
REPORT OF THE
PROVOST:
Dr. Gayle Ormiston
He distributed a draft handout (on file in the Faculty Senate office) pertaining
to the upcoming Campus Conversations for Spring 2011 all of which focus on the
book, Academically Adrift: Limited
Learning on College Campuses, from which he read a brief excerpt. He
encouraged faculty to obtain a copy of the book and to participate in the
scheduled Campus Conversations.
7.
BOARD OF GOVERNOR’S
REPORT:
Dr. Larry Stickler
Absent, no report.
8.
ACF REPORT:
Dr. Chuck Bailey
He stated that as his report pertains to the ACF’s February 17, 2011 meeting
with various legislators and also contains information on several legislative
issues he would provide brief highlights at the meeting and then would
distribute electronically the complete report to the Faculty Senate. The report
is on file in the Faculty Senate office.
9.
REQUESTS TO SPEAK TO
THE SENATE:
(5 minutes per person)
A. Mr. Robert Anastasio, Department
of Housing & Residence Life
B. Dr. Karen Mitchell, Minds of
Marshall Festival
10.
AGENDA REQUESTS FOR
FUTURE MEETINGS:
There were none.
THE MEETING WAS
ADJOURNED AT 4:35 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
Dr. Sandra Prunty, Recording Secretary
Faculty Senate