THE MINUTES OF THE
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE MEETING
HELD
ON
THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012, AT 4:00 P.M.
IN ROOM
BE5 OF THE MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Rex McClure, Jackie Agesa, Fred Mader, Nancy Lankton, Shane Tomblin, Jonathan
Cox, Mark Zanter, Susan Jackson, Larry Stickler (Assistant Chair), Brian Morgan,
Karen Mitchell, Carl Mummert, Derrick Kolling, Wendy Trzyna, Burnis Morris,
Sandra Prunty (Recording Secretary), Muhammad Amjad, Gary McIlvain, Allan Stern,
John Biros, Karen McNealy, Tracy Christofero, Janet Dozier, Mindy Backus, James
Sottile, Camilla Brammer (Chair), Marty Laubach, Donna Sullivan, Barbara Tarter,
Susan Gilpin, Marybeth Beller, Daniel Holbrook, Jose Morillo, Kelli Johnson,
Charles Clements, Nalini Santanam, Piyali Dasgupta, John Wilkinson, Zach
Tankersley, Maria Serrat, Jung Han Kim, Emine Koc, Scott Simonton, Sandra
Stroebel, Bizunesh Wubie, Andrew Burck, and Lori Ellison.
MEMBERS ABSENT:
David Mallory, Aley El-Shazly, Susan Frank, Tricia Leonard, Pat Conlon, Andrea
Farenga, Keith Beard, Terence Patterson, Raj Khanna, Vincent Sollars, and Travis
Salisbury.
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
Cheryl Brown present.
GUESTS:
Mike Dunn, Rudy Pauley, Gayle Ormiston, Mike Prewitt, Marty Amerikaner, Jan Fox,
Chong Kim, Frances Hensley, Sissy Isaacs, Denise Landry, Donna Spindel, Mary
Todd, Stephen Kopp, Matt Turner, Bill Rosenberger, Wael Zatar, and Michael
McGuffey.
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
February 23, 2012 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; cell phones should be set to “silent” mode; and to ensure an
accurate recording of the meeting senators should use the microphones when
speaking and are to state their name and department. Also, all should remember
to sign in.
B.
Announced that
Professor Pat Conlon, CITE senator and member of the Physical Facilities &
Planning Committee, has been appointed as a faculty representative to the
building committee for the biotechnology/engineering facility.
C.
Announced that
Spring Break is scheduled for the week of March 19 – 24, 2012.
D.
Announced that
March 30, 2012 is the deadline for submitting Summer Research Award
applications. Further information may be obtained from links provided on the
Faculty Senate homepage.
E.
Announced the
meeting schedules: ACF – next meeting scheduled for April 12, 2012; HEPC – next
meeting is scheduled for May 4, 2012; and the MUBOG – next meeting is scheduled
for April 17, 2012.
F.
Announced that
the next meeting of the Executive Committee is scheduled for Monday, April 2,
2012 to begin at 12:00 p.m. in the John Spotts Room of the Memorial Student
Center.
G.
Announced that
April 2, 2012 is the deadline for submitting Quinlan, INCO, and Research
Committee Funding applications. Further information may be obtained from links
provided on the Faculty Senate homepage.
H.
Announced that
Assessment Day is scheduled for Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Day classes will be
cancelled, but classes beginning at 4:00 p.m. and later will meet. Encourage
your students to participate in the assessment activities.
I.
Announced that
the next meeting of the Faculty Senate is scheduled for Thursday, April 26, 2012
beginning at 4:00 p.m. in Room BE5 of the Memorial Student Center.
J.
Announced that
the spring general faculty meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 25, 2012 to
begin at 2:00 p.m. in the Playhouse of the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts
Center. At this meeting retiring faculty will be honored, award winning faculty
will be recognized, and Dr. Kopp will provide a brief update on the state of the
university.
K.
Announced that
the university president has approved the following recommendations:
SR-11-12-(13) 51 APC. SR-11-12-(14) 52 APC, SR-11-12-(15) 53 APC, SR-11-12-(17)
55 CC, SR-11-12-(18) 56 CC, and SR-11-12-(19) 57 CC.
L.
Announced that
the university president has read the following recommendation: SR-11-12-(16) 54
EC.
M.
Announced a
reminder that 2012 is an election year for the Faculty Senate with all seats
available. Election notifications have been sent to each dean with a request
that election results be submitted by April 2, 2012; and thus far, election
results have been received from SOJMC, COFA and COB. She suggested that senators
contact their dean if interested in serving again.
N.
Announced that
there will be a Faculty Senate meeting beginning at 2:00 p.m. on April 26, 2012
for the newly elected and re-elected senators. At this meeting the new senate
will elect: Officers – chair, assistant chair, recording secretary; members to
the Executive Committee; and liaisons to the standing committees.
3.
OLD BUSINESS:
SR-11-12-(02) 40R PTRAHC: Recommends approval of the Marshall University
Board of Governors Policy No. AA-22, Annual Evaluation of Faculty.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND APPROVED AS AMENDED.
4.
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
SR-11-12-(20) 58 CC: Recommends
approval of the listed COURSE ADDITIONS
in the following colleges and/or school: COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, COLLEGE OF HEALTH
PROFESSIONS, and the COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS and the
COURSE CHANGES in the COLLEGE OF
BUSINESS.
WAS MOVED, SECONDED, AND APPROVED.
SR-11-12-(21) 59 CC: Recommends
approval of the listed REQUEST FOR
UNDERGRATUATE ADDITION, DELETION, OR CHANGE OF A --
MAJOR OR PROGRAM in the SCHOOL OF
JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATIONS; --
MINOR in the COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS; --
AREA OF EMPHASIS in the COLLEGE OF
FINE ARTS; and -- CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
in the COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS and the COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS.
WAS MOVED, SECONDED, AND APPROVED.
5.
STANDING COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
Each liaison reported to-date on their respective committee, however, there were no reports for the Athletic Committee, or Faculty Personnel Committee.
6.
REPORT OF THE
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT:
Dr. Stephen Kopp
·
He provided an update on the ongoing capital projects stating that construction
has begun on the parking facility; planning for the biotechnology/engineering
facility is progressing as scheduled; an A&E firm has been approved by the Board
of Governors for the art building project; and there will be an open meeting on
March 19, 2012 for discussion about the Field House building.
·
He will be attending another workshop pertaining to Pathways later this month
and he expressed appreciation to the many departments that have posted courses.
·
In the next few weeks there should be an announcement about the dean’s search
for the School of Medicine and the CITE dean’s search is continuing.
·
Development with INTO for international student recruitment is progressing with
a goal of signing an agreement in 2013.
·
Pertaining to the Conference USA reorganization, efforts are to create a new
conference that will include CUSA and the Mountwest Conference. Such a
reorganization will provide more media rights options.
·
The majority of space utilized by MCTC should be vacated by July 1, 2012 but
some areas will continue to be used for a while.
·
The Social Work program recently had a positive accreditation site visit and the
School of Pharmacy recently conducted a mock site visit in preparation for the
formal site visit scheduled for May 2012.
·
He provided his report per SR-07-08-(29) 60 FECRAHC (on file in the Faculty
Senate office).
7.
REPORT OF THE
PROVOST:
Dr. Gayle Ormiston
No report.
8.
REPORT ON THE HEPC
HIGHER EDUCATION REPORT CARD:
Dr. Marty Amerikaner
He stated that Dr. Kopp’s presentation had provided much of the same information
as he had planned on reviewing. He had previously sent the link for the report
card to senators and requested they review it.
9.
REQUESTS TO SPEAK TO
THE SENATE:
(5 minutes per person)
A. Karen Mitchell – Minds of
Marshall online calendar of events
B. Mary Beth Beller – Legislative
Affairs Committee’s Meet the Candidates event
C. Kelli Johnson – The Special
Collections Benefit scheduled for April 18, 2012
10.
AGENDA REQUESTS FOR
FUTURE MEETINGS:
There were none.
THE MEETING WAS
ADJOURNED AT 4:55 P.M.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Dr. Sandra Prunty,
Recording Secretary
Faculty Senate