Professional … pragmatic … principled … progressive
Summary
Minutes for
(Approved
|
Executive
Board: Michael Harkins, President;
Paul Guymon, Vice President; Jim Edstrom, Secretary; Dan Loprieno, Treasurer;
Sue Overland, Grievance Officer; Julie Fleenor, Past President |
Actions
Taken
Michael
Harkins reported that he delivered a memo to Marge Skold communicating the
Faculty Senate’s serious concerns regarding the current proposal for Academic Reorganization,
including its impact on students, faculty, and effective teaching/learning. Moreover, the note indicated that until
adequate discussion takes place and numerous questions are answered, the
current reorganization proposal should be tabled, and the Senate and faculty
are ready to engage in discussions on the subject of reorganization.
Michael
further reported that he has received the preliminary costs of conducting the
climate study as well as draft questions that will be included on the
survey. The ad hoc subcommittee on the
climate study will meet on Monday.
Paul
Guymon reported that because of a scheduling conflict, he is unable to attend
College Assembly meetings this semester and has asked Dave Braunschweig to
attend in his place. He also noted that
the chairs and coordinators met yesterday and discussed the reorganization plan
in substantial detail.
Dave
Braunschweig reported that the College Assembly is scheduling two forums this
semester on surveillance.
Sue
reported that the Senate Exec is working with the contract committees to
reexamine their datasheets.
Dan
Loprieno gave the Treasurer’s report.
The
minutes from the Senate meetings of November 18 and
·
Chris Poziemski
from the Learning Communities Committee reviewed that committee’s proposal to
initiate a “Learning Communities Fellows” program that will provide support for
the development of learning communities.
Both the Committee and the Deans Council have examined the
proposal. Chris will send a copy to Jim
Edstrom for distribution to the Senators.
·
Judy Sallee from
the Calendar Committee reviewed the proposed academic calendar for
2007-2008. Senators will take the
calendar back to their constituencies to ask for feedback. The draft will be placed on the Faculty
Senate website.
·
Renate von Keudel
reported on the statewide Higher Education Faculty Advisory Council, on which
she represents
·
David Richmond
from the ad hoc subcommittee on the climate study reported that they met on
Monday with representatives from the firm that will be compiling and conducting
the survey. They discussed the issues
that will be covered. There will be an
effort to evaluate the positive and the negative alike. Every effort will be make to ensure that
there will be a quick turnaround time for the processing of the survey.
·
Michael asked for
comments from Senators regarding feedback on the academic reorganization
plan. Some of the comments included the
following:
q
The
organizational charts are confusing and do not always match Marge’s
explanations as to what they mean.
q
There was little
effort to plan reorganization by consensus.
q
The case has not
been conclusively made for an additional layer of administration being added.
q
There is no
evidence of any efforts to add more faculty who are sorely needed in a variety
of areas.
q
The budgetary
impact of this reorganization plan is unclear.
q
It is also
unclear what the effect will be upon lines of authority.
·
Jim Edstrom and Paul Guymon reported on the
chairs and coordinators meeting. It was
clear that this group is in accord with many of the concerns expressed
regarding academic reorganization.
·
Michael noted that there will be another
Senate meeting on February 24 to discuss the climate study and
reorganization. It was also requested
that there be some discussion of the name that has been selected for the new
ERP—“Project Phoenix.”
VII.
Adjournment
Caryn
Levington moved that the meeting be adjourned; Kathi Hock seconded. The meeting was adjourned at
Respectfully
submitted,
Jim
Edstrom