Faculty Meeting
October 5, 2007
Gannett Auditorium
MINUTES
President Philip A. Glotzbach called the meeting to order at 3:40 p.m. President Glotzbach asked if there were any amendments to the May 15, 2007 Faculty Meeting minutes. A request was made to revise language in a portion of the minutes; the request was accepted, and the revised minutes were approved. President Glotzbach asked if there were any amendments to the September 7, 2007 Faculty Meeting minutes. Hearing none, he announced that the September 7, 2007 minutes were also approved.
PRESIDENT鈥橲 REPORT:
President Glotzbach began his report by giving an update on the Zankel Music Center project. Construction continues on the infrastructure. Fund raising for completion of the project is ongoing. President Glotzbach hopes to have more details to share in the near future.
DEAN OF THE FACULTY鈥橲 REPORT:
Muriel E. Poston, Dean of the Faculty, encouraged all chairs and faculty members to post the laminated Emergency Procedures cards that were distributed at the beginning of the meeting. The cards should be posted in all academic spaces. Emergency Preparedness information can be accessed via a web link on 三亿体育官网鈥檚 home page. Dean Poston encouraged everyone to enroll for the Urgent Notification System. Dean Poston also announced the second Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series lecture to be given by Dr. Susan Landau, Sun Microsystems, on October 8, 2007 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Davis Auditorium. Dean Poston also encouraged faculty to consider participating in a short-term study abroad or abroad site visit and view it as an opportunity to link our approved programs and our students to more international locations.
OLD BUSINESS:
Associate Professor Curley, on behalf of the Faculty Executive Committee (FEC), opened the floor for discussion of a motion proposed at the last meeting:
MOTION: The Faculty Executive Committee moves that the function and membership statements for the Athletic Council in the Faculty Handbook (Part Two, Article II, Section F, number 12) be amended. FEC further offered a friendly amendment to reduce and revise the language offered in the motion. The friendly amendment was read into the record. Discussion of the motion ensued. The motion was put to a vote and passed unanimously. (See Attachment A.)
NEW BUSINESS:
Deb Hall, on behalf of the Committee on Educational Policies and Planning (CEPP), in accordance with the Faculty Handbook, Part One, Section 17, acknowledged receipt of a proposal from the Department of Art and Art History to separate into two autonomous departments; namely, the Department of Art and the Department of Art History. CEPP anticipates bringing forth a motion at the next faculty meeting and intends to organize an open faculty forum for discussion of the proposal.
MOTION: Associate Professor Curley, as chair and on behalf of the Faculty Executive Committee (FEC), moved that the membership statement for the Committee on Academic Standing (Part Two, Article II, Section F, number 13) be amended. The full motion was read into the record (see Attachment B). The motion, having come from the committee, required no second. Motions on matters of policy are required to lie over one meeting; therefore, this motion will lie over until the November 2, 2007 meeting.
MOTION: Associate Professor Curley, as chair and on behalf of the Faculty Executive Committee (FEC), moved that the faculty of 三亿体育官网 adopt Parts One through Five of the 2007-2008 Faculty Handbook (see Attachment C).
MOTION: Associate Professor Curley, as chair and on behalf of the Faculty Executive Committee (FEC), moved that the meeting be moved to a Committee of the Whole to discuss Faculty Handbook, Part Six, Articles I-VI (said materials were distributed prior to the meeting - see Attachment D and Attachment E); Mark Huibregtse was appointed chair of the Committee of the Whole. A 20-minute time limit was set. The motion received a second and the meeting moved to a Committee of the Whole at 3:53 p.m. A 10-minute extension to the time limit of the Committee of the Whole was agreed upon. A motion was made and seconded for the Committee of the Whole to rise and report. The session adjourned at 4:28 p.m. and the chair of the Committee of the Whole reported that Faculty Handbook, Part Six, Articles I-VI were discussed.
REPORTS:
The Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Committee distributed its annual Executive Committee Priority Goals and Initiative publication. Individual presentations were given by the following members: Jonathan Brestoff '08, President; Sadiatu Kamara '10, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Raymo