{"id":1954,"date":"2021-07-09T15:45:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T21:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/faculty-staff\/?p=1954"},"modified":"2021-12-09T16:39:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T22:39:32","slug":"april-2021-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/faculty-staff\/2021\/07\/09\/april-2021-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2021 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Minutes of the Faculty Senate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Virtual Meeting<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">April 15, 2021<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Present: Senators T. Schroeder, S. Schroeder, Tucker, Fanning, Wilson, Oden, Stanford, Wise, Overholser, Logan, Huang, Paulson, Schneiderwind, White, Almotairi, Warrick, Petty<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Officio\/guests: \u00a0\u00a0Dr. Trey Berry, Dr. David Lanoue, Dr. Kim Bloss, Dr. Donna Allen, Mr. Roger Giles, Ms. Reed, Ms. Almand, Ms. Sheryl Edwards, Dr. Trent Wells, Dr. Helmut Langerbein, Dr. Jennifer Rowsam, Dr. Gerald Plumlee, Dr. Robin Sronce, Dr. Scott White, Ms. Amanda Anderson, Dr. Bachri, Ms. Barbara Hudgens, Ms. Mia Cheatham, and Dr. Karen Landry<\/p>\n<p>Proxies: none<\/p>\n<p>Call to Order at 3:42 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Approval of Minutes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Minutes from March meeting [motion \u2013 T. Schroeder; second \u2013 S. Schroeder]\n<p><strong>Committee Reports:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Handbook Committee:<\/p>\n<p>Senator S. Schroeder shared the floor with Senator Logan, who let us know that the ad hoc committee for the sanctions policy had decided to pull the document and continue their work into the Fall 2021 semester, so that they can address questions.\u00a0 She then introduced the Handbook Committee&#8217;s recommendations for the merit pay (Budget Committee) document. The Handbook Committee recommended language for headers, and the language was approved.\u00a0 Roger Giles and HR should have a completed version of the Faculty Handbook (13th ed.) soon. Some electronic versions of documents will not yet be available, but our expectation is to replace the appendices entirely with hyperlinks or electronic versions. She invited discussion and there was no discussion.<\/p>\n<p>President Logan called for a vote<\/p>\n<p>Passed unanimously<\/p>\n<p>Budget Committee:\u00a0 No report<\/p>\n<p>Parking Committee:\u00a0 No report<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Special Orders of the Day<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Updates from Dr. Berry:<\/p>\n<p>Fifteen days left of the semester.\u00a0 He appreciated the faculty and staff coming together and giving opinions, expertise, and work.<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 update:\u00a0 There are no positive on campus; taking 2 positives off campus; 1 student in quarantine off campus.\u00a0 According to Dr. Allen\u2019s calculations 966 vaccinations 334 faculty and staff, which is 78% of faculty and staff.\u00a0 There have been 551 student vaccinations, which is 23% of the student body.\u00a0 Email from Task Force to ask students who have taken the vaccine off campus.\u00a0 We received 10 responses from students who have received the vaccine off campus.\u00a0 SAU is doing really well compared to other campus.\u00a0 Some institutions have not given any student vaccinations.\u00a0 Dr. Allen and Health Services is doing really an amazing job.<\/p>\n<p>Recruitment update:\u00a0 We are experiencing the same pattern&#8211;500 acceptances down.\u00a0 The admissions staff is doing an amazing job to be innovative in recruitment efforts, which has been challenging this year.\u00a0 The graduate school enrollment is trending in a positive direction. There have been 32 new doctoral students have been accepted in the Ed.D.\u00a0 SAU students are having 100% acceptance to medical school.\u00a0 Rankin College of Business 26 awards from PBL and outstanding chapter.\u00a0 The budget committee has met twice.\u00a0 They are meeting again tomorrow.\u00a0 There are a lot of important decision to make.\u00a0 He hopes to have the final decisions made by graduation.<\/p>\n<p>Updates from Dr. Lanoue:<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Lanoue said that he appreciated the work of the faculty during a difficult year.<\/p>\n<p>NC grades as an option for students.\u00a0 This has been a difficult year and would like to encourage faculty to consider NC grades.<\/p>\n<p>Mask optional in the fall with caveats.\u00a0 We are trying to create normalcy and keep students safe.\u00a0 There are some who have auto immune problems and need to wear a mask.\u00a0 We also know that there are some classes were in students in close quarters.\u00a0 There is also the importance of providing information about the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Senator T. Schroeder\u2014Encouraged caution in messaging.\u00a0 He said that it would be difficult to say that masks are not required and then ultimately need them again.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Lanoue said that he agreed and that we are going to need to watch the science.\u00a0 SAU will need to monitor.\u00a0 Students will respond better to optimistic message, but may change as circumstances warrant.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Tucker asked if we could offer incentives for vaccines.\u00a0 We encourage students to getting the vaccines so that we can have a more normal fall semester.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Lanoue said that he agreed.\u00a0 Students getting vaccinated will be key as we move forward and incentives are being considered.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Landry stressed that we need to continue to test.\u00a0 That will be critical.\u00a0 Testing supplies should be there for us.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Lanoue thanked her for the good point.\u00a0 He wants to do what is right by our students.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Berry added that SAU has messaged the CDC statement to students that if they are vaccinated and come in contact with a COVID 19 individual they do not have to quarantine.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rowsam reported on the Quality Executive Council updates.<\/p>\n<p>President Logan had a virtual passing of the gavel to President-elect Dr. S. Schroeder<\/p>\n<p>Election of 2021-2022 Officers (slate below):<\/p>\n<p>President:\u00a0 Dr. Shannin Schroeder<\/p>\n<p>Vice-President:\u00a0 Dr. Connie Wilson<\/p>\n<p>Secretary:\u00a0 Dr. Tim Schroeder<\/p>\n<p>Parliamentarian:\u00a0 Dr. Jennifer Logan<\/p>\n<p>President-elect S. Schroeder called for a vote to accept the slate of officers.\u00a0 [Motion \u2013 Stanford; second \u2013 Wise]\n<p>President-elect S. Schroeder called for discussion<\/p>\n<p>There was none<\/p>\n<p>President-elect S. Schroeder called for a vote<\/p>\n<p>The election of the slate of officers passed unanimously<\/p>\n<p>Comments from the incoming Senate President-elect, Dr. S. Schroeder:<\/p>\n<p>As I look forward to the beginning of our 2021-22 academic year, I\u2019m reminded of a few things\u2026I want to forget, several words among them.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d like to forget the term \u201cpandemic,\u201d for example. Despite my love of oxymorons, I\u2019m going to need new language to describe \u201csocial distancing\u201d and \u201cnew normal.\u201d I also don\u2019t want to be told I\u2019m living in \u201cuncertain times\u201d\u2014because, honestly, when <em>haven\u2019t <\/em>we <strong>all<\/strong> been uncertain about the future, unless one or more of you is psychic? Because I\u2019m squeamish, I wish I could banish my knowledge of what \u201cintubation\u201d means. I join Dr. Berry in wishing no one had ever coined the term \u201cthreat actors\u201d for the much more appropriate cyber attackers or terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>And friends, the word \u201cunprecedented\u201d might have to be thrown out entirely.<\/p>\n<p>Then, there are the things I\u2019d like to remember from this past year. The patience and strength of the Heath Services staff. Dr. Daniel McDermott\u2019s enthusiastic and informative explanations of how our T-cells work. The administration\u2019s commitment to masks, especially for our students, when not even Bath and Body Works can keep them over people\u2019s noses (have you smelled that place? We <em>need <\/em>something to buffer that sensory overload!). I also think about our colleagues, who rose to the challenge of learning new-to-them technologies, who reached out to others in their departments and across the University and found ways to gather or share that knowledge, whether through The Academy, via videos, from tech-savvy students, or in informal calls or Zoom meetings.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d even like to remember the apathy among our students these past three semesters\u2014their distrust of the Zoom process, their reduced participation, our lessened ability to engage them in our courses\u2014because it reminds me of what we do well here at SAU. Some teachers are absolutely able to be their best selves in the virtual classroom. Others of us are incredibly eager to return to our face-to-face settings, even as we prepare for possible challenges, like impending spikes in COVID cases or even the continued need for masks or random testing. As a body, SAU is ready to return students and faculty to the types of learning they prefer, whatever those may be.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d also like to keep moving forward with this renewed vigor in our shared governance. Next year, a few items will be at the forefront of our efforts as a Senate\u2014including questions about the layers of administration on campus; our need as faculty to be even more present in the early advising of students, especially those who have already declared majors, and in the long-term retention of those same students; the continued need for transparency in our procedures and policies; and articulating faculty qualifications. Some of these topics have been brought forth by faculty, some by administration. But today, after a year where we\u2019ve been separated by distance and computer screens, I hope we remember the term \u201cshared\u201d and build on a renewed commitment to working together in order to move forward.<\/p>\n<p>Move to adjourn 5:04 [motion \u2013 White, second \u2013 Overholser]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minutes of the Faculty Senate Virtual Meeting April 15, 2021 &nbsp; Present: Senators T. Schroeder, S. 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