THE MINUTES OF THE
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE MEETING
HELD
ON
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011, AT 4:00 P.M.
IN ROOM
BE5 OF THE MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Rex McClure, Jackie Agesa, Deepak Subedi, Nancy Lankton, Shane Tomblin, Jonathan
Cox, Susan Jackson, Larry Stickler (Assistant Chair), Brian Morgan, David
Mallory, Carl Mummert, Aley El-Shazly, Wendy Trzyna, Robin O’Keefe, Burnis
Morris, Sandra Prunty (Recording Secretary), Muhammad Amjad, Tricia Leonard,
Gary McIlvain, Pat Conlon, Allan Stern, John Biros, Karen McNealy, Tracy
Christofero, Janet Dozier, Mindy Backus, James Sottile, Keith Beard, Camilla
Brammer (Chair), Marty Laubach, Donna Sullivan, Barbara Tarter, Susan Gilpin,
Daniel Holbrook, Jose Morillo, Paige Muellerleile, Charles Clements, Piyali
Dasgupta, Raj Khanna, John Wilkinson, Zach Tankersley, Maria Serrat, Vincent
Sollars, Jung Han Kim, Emine Koc, Travis Salisbury, Eldon Larsen, Sandra
Stroebel, Bizunesh Wubie, Andrew Burck, and Lori Ellison.
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Mark Zanter, Karen Mitchell, Derrick Kolling, Susan Frank, Andrea Farenga,
Marybeth Beller, Kathleen Bledsoe, Kelli Johnson, Nalini Santanam, and Terence
Patterson.
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
Cheryl Brown and William Denman present
GUESTS:
Denise Landry, Frances Hensley, Bill Rosenberger, Larry Schmitz, Chuck
Somerville, Jamil Chaudri, Mike Prewitt, Charles Hossler, Robert Bookwalter,
Michael McGuffey, Don Van Horn, David Pittenger, and Vicki Stroeher.
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
October 27, 2011 meeting were approved as written.
2.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dr. Camilla Brammer
A.
Introduced two
new senators from the SOM: Emine Koc from Biochemistry & Microbiology and Travis
Salisbury from Pharmacology, Physiology & Toxicology.
B.
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, also, to ensure
an accurate recording of the meeting, senators should use the microphones when
speaking and are to state their name and department. All should remember to sign
in.
C.
Announced the
November meeting schedules: ACF met Monday, November 14, 2011 in Charleston, WV;
HEPC – next meeting scheduled for December 9, 2011 in Charleston, WV; and the
MUBOG – next meeting is scheduled for December 13, 2011.
D.
Announced that
the next meeting of the Executive Committee is scheduled for Monday, November
28, 2011 to begin at 12:00 p.m. in the John Spotts Room of the Memorial Student
Center.
E.
Announced that
the next meeting of the Faculty Senate is scheduled for Thursday, December 8,
2011 beginning at 4:00 p.m. in Room BE5 of the Memorial Student Center.
F.
Announced that
the university president has approved the following recommendation,
SR-11-12-(03) 41 CC and has read the following recommendation, SR-11-12-(04) 42
LAC.
G.
Announced that
normally at the November Faculty Senate meeting a recommendation from the
University Functions Committee pertaining to nominees for commencement speaker
and recipient of an honorary degree is considered. Although the committee sent
announcements to various news agencies; they do not have a recommendation on the
agenda as they did not receive any responses. University administration has the
option of selecting from the current lists or choosing someone else.
H.
Solicited
Liaisons for the following committees: Faculty Personnel Committee –
THERE WAS NO VOLUNTEER and Budget & Academic Policy Committee –
KELLI JOHNSON VOLUNTEERED.
I.
Announced that
Dr. William “Bill” Denman will serve as substitute parliamentarian during the
discussion of the Old Business recommendation as Cheryl Brown serves as the
chair of the Promotion & Tenure Review Ad Hoc Committee.
J.
Wished everyone a
safe and fun filled fall break as well as a Happy Thanksgiving!
3.
OLD BUSINESS:
SR-11-12-(01) 39 PTRAHC: Recommends
approval of the Marshall University Board of Governors Policy No. AA-26, Faculty
Promotion.
WAS MOVED, SECONDED, AND APPROVED AS
AMENDED TO SEND THIS RECOMMENDATION TO THE FACULTY PERSONNEL COMMITTEE.
4.
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
5.
STANDING COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
Each liaison reported
to-date on their respective committee however there was no report from the
Physical Facilities & Planning Committee and the Research Committee.
6.
REPORT OF THE
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT:
Dr. Stephen Kopp
Absent, no report.
7.
REPORT OF THE
PROVOST:
Dr. Gayle Ormiston
Absent, no report.
8.
ACF REPORT:
Dr. Karen McNealy
The ACF met November 14, 2011 in Charleston, WV with a presentation by Mr. Josh
Sword from PEIA to explain the agency’s financial situation and possible
solutions to the increasing costs of health care. ACF reacted to the
presentation by preparing a letter that will be sent to PEIA. All documents from
this meeting are on file in the Faculty Senate office and it was announced that
these documents will be sent to the senators for discussion with their
constituents.
9.
REQUESTS TO SPEAK TO
THE SENATE:
(5 minutes per person)
A. Dr. Jamil Chaudri, CITE – expense of using the university’s recreational
facilities.
10.
AGENDA REQUESTS FOR
FUTURE MEETINGS:
There were none.
THE MEETING WAS
ADJOURNED AT 4:50 P.M.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Dr. Sandra Prunty,
Recording Secretary
Faculty Senate