{"id":1135,"date":"2014-04-29T11:54:56","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T16:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/facultysenate\/?p=184"},"modified":"2014-04-29T11:54:56","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T16:54:56","slug":"march-2014-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/faculty-staff\/2014\/04\/29\/march-2014-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2014 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 20, 2014<\/p>\n<h2>Attendance<\/h2>\n<p>The Faculty Senate met on Thursday, March 20, at 3:40 pm in Reynolds 205.\u00a0 Senators in attendance were Shannin Schroeder, Christie Hough, Sara Day, Shane Warrick, Stacy Clanton, Matt Lammers, Marek Dojs, Karen Ferneding, Abdel Bachri, Jennifer Logan, Pat Clanton, Neelie Dobbins, Charles Keller, David Sanson, Copie Moore, Tim Daniels.<\/p>\n<p>The following senators were absent with proxies: Charles Keller served for Svetlana Paulson and Tim Daniels served for Scott White.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ex-officio:<\/strong><strong> \u00a0<\/strong>Dr. D. Rankin,Dr. T. Berry, Mr. R. Giles, Dr. D. Allen, Mr. P. McLendon, Mr. J. Lewis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visitors included:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Dr. Langerbein, Dr. Bloss, Mr. S. Dingman, Ms. J. Rowsam, Megan Gabbard<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call to Order:<\/strong>Pres. S. Schroeder called the meeting to order at 3:40 p.m.\u00a0 Proxies read.<\/p>\n<h2>Approval of Minutes<\/h2>\n<p>Motion to approve the minutes by P. Clanton, S. Warrick seconded.\u00a0 The motion passed.<\/p>\n<h2>Special Orders of the Day \u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Reports by the Standing Committees of the Senate<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Budget Committee<\/em> \u2013 S. Warrick reported that the committee had not met.<\/li>\n<li><em>Handbook Committee<\/em> \u2013 S. Clanton reported that the committee had recently met and developed the following recommendation: All Standing Committees of the University are encouraged to meet and review their mission as stated in the Faculty handbook.\u00a0 Committee members could then suggest needed changes such as merging similar committees.\u00a0 A handout was distributed detailing the recommendations for this process.\u00a0 Additionally, the Faculty Handbook Committee also recommended the creation of a committee to deal with policy matters regarding online classes such as the recently implemented Online Primer.\u00a0 Discussion ensued.\u00a0 The report and recommendations were accepted.<\/li>\n<li><em>Parking Committee<\/em> \u2013 D. Sanson reported that the committee had not met.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Reports by Liaisons to University and Academic Committees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Research <\/em>\u2013 S. Day reported the committee had recently met and approved 7 applications<\/li>\n<li><em>Discipline \u2013 <\/em>M. Dojs reported the committee had met recently.\u00a0 The committee reviewed 1 appeal and agreed with the initial decision.\u00a0\u00a0 <em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Inter-Collegiate Athletics<\/em>&#8211; C. Keller reported the committee had recently met and reviewed their mission statement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Administrative Reports<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Update on Faculty Searches<\/em>\u2013 Dr. Berry discussed reported the following:<\/li>\n<li>Art and Design \u2013 candidate hired today<\/li>\n<li>Nursing (chair) \u2013 candidate recently hired<\/li>\n<li>Nursing \u2013 candidate recently hired<\/li>\n<li>Criminal Justice \u2013 candidate recently hired<\/li>\n<li>HKR \u2013 candidate recently hired<\/li>\n<li>Biology \u2013 ongoing search<\/li>\n<li>Biology \u2013 candidate recently hired<\/li>\n<li>Teacher Education \u2013 ongoing search<\/li>\n<li>MAT Education \u2013 ongoing search<\/li>\n<li>Math \u2013 ongoing search<\/li>\n<li>Management \u2013 candidate recently hired<\/li>\n<li>Engineering \u2013 candidate recently hired<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>AQIP Update from Academic Advising Action Project<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. Steve Dingman shared the results of advising surveys and shared the committee\u2019s recommendations for improving current advising procedures.\u00a0 These recommendations included:<\/li>\n<li>Make advising part of promotion and tenure process<\/li>\n<li>Provide Professional Development for advising<\/li>\n<li>Develop an SAU Advising Handbook<\/li>\n<li>Develop a survey tool to evaluate academic advising<\/li>\n<li>Include as part of performance review<\/li>\n<li>Creation of Advising Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Discussion ensued.\u00a0 T. Daniels moved to accept the committee\u2019s recommendation for the creation of an advising committee as recommended by the AQIP Academic Advising Action Project.\u00a0 K. Ferneding seconded.\u00a0 The motion passed.<\/p>\n<h3>AQIP Information about SPUR<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pres. Schroeder shared information regarding the newly created SPUR (Sharing Progress, Uniting Resources) program.\u00a0 SPUR provides a campus-wide \u201cidea generator\u201d where any SAU community member can submit ideas\/proposals for continuous improvement as well as share success stories from improvement efforts.\u00a0 Senators were requested to share this new resource with faculty members in their college.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Old Business<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Ad Hoc Committee on Lost and Found Policy<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pres. Schroeder reported the ad hoc committee\u2019s proposal for Handbook language on the matter.\u00a0 A handout was distributed showing the proposed language as well as a process for collecting lost items and making information on lost and found items available.\u00a0 A copy of that handout is included at the end of the minutes.\u00a0 The report was accepted unanimously and the motion passed.\u00a0 Discussion then ensued.\u00a0 S. Clanton moved that the Faculty Senate should share their report and feedback received with the Staff Senate so that the policy could be updated in the respective handbooks.\u00a0 D. Sanson seconded.\u00a0 The motion passed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>New Business<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Independent Studies Courses: Issues of Inconsistent Compensation<\/h3>\n<p>Pres. Schroeder recommended the creation of an ad hoc committee to deal with issues of inconsistent compensation of independent studies and overloads.\u00a0 The ad hoc committee will be comprised of the following senators: N. Dobbins, J. Logan, S. Schroeder and S. White.<\/p>\n<h3>Faculty Senate Elections<\/h3>\n<p>Pres. Schroeder reminded senators that election time is here again.\u00a0 She requested that all nominations be submitted by Tuesday, April 1 and that all college elections should be completed prior to Thursday, April 17. A. Bacchri made a motion for this request.\u00a0 S. Clanton seconded.\u00a0 The motion passed.<\/p>\n<p>The next meeting will take place on Thursday, April 24, 2014 in Grand Hall Salon B of the Reynolds Center.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Adjournment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The motion to adjourn was made by C. Keller and seconded by D. Sanson.<\/p>\n<p>Submitted by Jennifer Logan, Faculty Senate Secretary, April 16, 2014.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Report of the Faculty Handbook Committee and Recommendation From That Committee to the Faculty Senate<\/p>\n<p>The Faculty Handbook met on Thursday, March 6.\u00a0 The committee consists of Senators Abdel Bachri, Pat Clanton, Christie Hough, and me, and the committee was joined by Mr. Roger Giles.\u00a0 By consensus, the committee decided to ask the Faculty Senate to do the following:<\/p>\n<p>Ask each Standing Committee of the University to meet before the end of the semester for the purpose of determining whether their mission, as stated in the Faculty Handbook, is an accurate reflection of their current functioning and to suggest any changes that would more accurately reflect their function so that next year\u2019s Handbook Committee could incorporate them.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the Handbook Committee suggests that the following committees consider the change indicated:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Archives Committee: merge its function into the Library Committee<\/li>\n<li>Discipline Committee:\u00a0 Develop language to specify the appeal process<\/li>\n<li>Faculty-Staff Appeals and Human Rights Committee:\u00a0 Change (expanding to student appeals) already passed Senate, awaiting Faculty approval<\/li>\n<li>Library Committee:\u00a0 Add \u201cprofessional development\u201d into its name and mission<\/li>\n<li>Public Information and Student Media:\u00a0 merge into a single committee<\/li>\n<li>Research Committee:\u00a0 incorporate language which reflects the committee\u2019s function of funding research grants<\/li>\n<li>Technology Services Committee:\u00a0 currently working on revision of its mission<\/li>\n<li>Academic Integrity Council:\u00a0 merge its functions into the Academic Suspension Appeals Committee<\/li>\n<li>Annual Faculty Performance Review Monitoring Committee:\u00a0 revise mission to incorporate changes in student surveys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 20, 2014 Attendance The Faculty Senate met on Thursday, March 20, at 3:40 pm in Reynolds 205.\u00a0 Senators in attendance were Shannin Schroeder, Christie Hough, Sara Day, Shane Warrick, Stacy Clanton, Matt Lammers, Marek Dojs, Karen Ferneding, Abdel Bachri, Jennifer Logan, Pat Clanton, Neelie Dobbins, Charles Keller, David Sanson, Copie Moore, Tim Daniels. 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