THE MINUTES OF THE
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE MEETING
HELD
ON
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 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, Mark Zanter, Susan Jackson, Larry Stickler, Brian Morgan, Karen Mitchell,
David Mallory, Carl Mummert, Aley El-Shazly, Derrick Kolling, Wendy Trzyna,
Robin O’Keefe, Burnis Morris, Sandra Prunty (Recording Secretary), Muhammad
Amjad, Susan Frank, Tricia Leonard, Gary McIlvain, Pat Conlon, Allan Stern, John
Biros, 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, Paige Muellerleile, Kathleen
Bledsoe, Kelli Johnson, Charles Clements, Nalini Santanam, Terence Patterson,
Raj Khanna, Maria Serrat, Jung Han Kim, Eldon Larsen, Sandra Stroebel, Bizunesh
Wubie, Andrew Burck, and Lori Ellison.
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Karen McNealy, Keith Beard, Piyali Dasgupta, John Wilkinson, Zach Tankersley,
and Vincent Sollars.
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
Cheryl Brown and Bert Gross (substitute) present.
GUESTS:
Rudy Pauley, David Pittenger, Frances Hensley, Eden Adkins, Bill Rosenberger,
Glenn Anderson, Jeff Pappas, Larry Schmitz, Robert Bookwalter, Chuck Somerville,
Michael McGuffey, Mary Todd, Jan Fox, Chong Kim, Jamil Chaudri, Stephen Kopp,
Matt Turner, Wael Zatar, Don Van Horn, Monica Brooks, Donna Spindel, Charles
Hossler, and Mike Prewitt.
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 May
5, 2011 meeting were approved as written.
2.
ELECTION OF
ASSISTANT CHAIR:
Dr. Camilla Brammer
Chair
Brammer explained that Assistant Chair Maurice Lockridge had terminated his
employment with the university thus the necessity to elect a replacement and per
Article VI, Section 5G of The
Constitution of the Marshall University Faculty any senator was eligible to
fill the un-expired term.
She opened the floor for nominations. Larry Stickler and Eldon Larsen were
nominated. WAS MOVED, SECONDED, AND
APPROVED TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS. Voting materials were distributed to
all senators then the recording secretary and parliamentarian tallied the votes.
Chair Brammer announced that Larry Stickler had been elected as Assistant Chair.
3.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dr. Camilla Brammer
A.
Welcomed
everyone.
B.
Requested a
moment of silence in remembrance of Joe Stone, representative from the Lewis
College of Business, who died this summer. Joe had served 20 years in one
capacity or another during the Faculty Senate’s 25 years. On the faculty’s
behalf a memorial contribution to the American Cancer Society has been made.
C.
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. All should remember to sign
in.
D.
Welcomed new
senators: Nancy Lankton and Jackie Agesa from LCOB; Carl Mummert from COS; and
Allan Stern from CITE.
E.
Introduced the
newly elected faculty representatives: Karen McNealy was elected to the ACF and
Marty Amerikaner was elected to the MUBOG. She announced that Professor Chuck
Bailey has agreed to serve as alternative to the ACF.
F.
Announced that
the following senators have been elected to the Executive Committee: John Biros
– CITE, Rex McClure – LCOB, Raj Khanna – SOM, and Wendy Trzyna – COS.
G.
Announced the
September meeting schedules: ACF – met Friday, September 9, 2011 in Charleston,
WV; HEPC – next meeting scheduled for December 9, 2011 in Charleston, WV; and
the MUBOG – next meeting is scheduled for October 18, 2011.
H.
Announced that
the fall General Faculty meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 28, 2011
to begin at 2:00 p.m. in the Booth Experimental Theatre of the Joan C. Edwards
Fine Arts Performing Center. New faculty will be introduced and state of the
faculty and university addresses will be delivered.
I.
Announced that
the next meeting of the Executive Committee is scheduled for Monday, October 10,
2011 to begin at 12:00 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center’s John Spotts Room.
J.
Announced that
effective July 1, 2011 the College of Education & Human Services changed its
name to College of Education with the resulting personnel shifts. Although eight
affected faculty will remain on the Huntington Campus, the Human Services
components of Adult & Technical Education and Counseling were placed under the
supervision of the Graduate School of Professional Development located on the
South Charleston Campus and two faculty of the Family & Consumer Sciences
component transferred to the College of Education, with another transferring to
the College of Health Profession’s Dietetics Department. An updated Faculty
Senate apportionment calculation was prepared for the affected three colleges
with the results indicating no adjustments to representation.
K.
Announced other
personnel changes that occurred at the university this summer: Dr. Betsy Dulin
resigned as the dean of CITE, Dr. Wael Zatar has been named as interim dean; Dr.
Robert Nerhood has been named as interim dean of the School of Medicine with Dr.
Charles McKown continuing to serve as Vice President for Health Science
Advancement; Dr. Kevin Yingling has been named as dean of the School of
Pharmacy; Kelli Prejean has accepted an appointment in the Center for Teaching
and Learning; Andrew Gooding is the new director for the Regents BA Program; and
Patricia Proctor has been named the founding director of the Simon Perry Center
for Constitutional Democracy.
L.
Distributed
certificates for perfect attendance at Faculty Senate meetings during the
2010-2011 academic year to Shane Tomblin, Aley El-Shazly, Wendy Trzyna, Burnis
Morris, Sandra Prunty, Tricia Leonard, Gary McIlvain, Pat Conlon, Marty Laubach,
Barbara Tarter, Paige Muellerleile, Kathleen Bledsoe, Eldon Larsen, Bizunesh
Wubie, Tracy Christofero, and Camilla Brammer.
M.
Expressed
appreciation to the following senators for their perfect attendance for a
portion of the year, due to their being elected as a temporary substitute or
replacement: Nancy Lankton, David Mallory, Carl Mummert, Jose Morillo, and Kelli
Johnson.
N.
Announced that
the Legislative Affairs Committee has been charged to review for endorsement the
Advisory Council of Faculty’s Faculty Issues 2011-12.
O.
Solicited a
Liaison for the Faculty Personnel Committee.
ANDREW BURCK VOLUNTEERED.
P.
Announced that
all senators were invited to a wine and cheese reception following the Faculty
Senate meeting. The reception is being hosted by Provost Ormiston to recognize
newly tenured and promoted faculty.
Q.
Announced that
Bert Gross, former Faculty Senate chair, would serve as parliamentarian during
the discussion of the recommendations as Cheryl Brown is the chair of the
Promotion & Tenure Review Ad Hoc Committee.
4.
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
5.
REPORT OF THE
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT:
Dr. Stephen Kopp
He stated that due to the length of time taken for discussion of the
recommendations he would defer his report and deliver it at the general faculty
meeting.
6.
REPORT OF THE
PROVOST:
Dr. Gayle Ormiston
Absent, no report.
7.
BOARD OF GOVERNOR’S
REPORT:
Dr. Marty Amerikaner
8.
REQUESTS TO SPEAK TO
THE SENATE:
(5 minutes per person)
There were none.
9.
AGENDA REQUESTS FOR
FUTURE MEETINGS:
There were none.
THE MEETING WAS
ADJOURNED AT 5:25 P.M.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Dr. Sandra Prunty,
Recording Secretary
Faculty Senate