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Minutes for March 17, 2004
A meeting of the University Senate was held at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, 17 March 2004, in Maxwell Auditorium.
Present were: Vice Chancellor Freund; Senators: Alcoff, Andersen, Armstrong, Bennett, Biklen (D.), Biklen (S.), Boroujerdi, Braveman, Breitwieser, Brown (H.), Caine, Cavanagh, Chander, Cihon, Cordova, Dekaney, Diaz, Donovan, Elin, Ellison, Flusche, Gilman, Glauser, Hamilton, Harding, Hinchman, Hogan, Kenn, Kornfilt, Kosar, LaGay, LaGraff, Lederman, Legaspi, Letterman (M.), Letterman (R.), Lloyd, MacInnes, Marcoccia, Maroney, Martin, McGee, McKay, Mulconry, Murphy, O'Rourke, Peck, Pellow, Potter, Poulin, Rosenzweig, Saleh, Sanford, Schell, Scherzinger, Schiff, Smith (D.), Spina, Spitzner, Stodel, Tinney, Toth, Trento, Tucker, Tussing, Urtz, Van Gulick, Wadley, Ware, Wasylenko, Watson, Weaver, Wells, Wolf, Zhu.
Presiding Officer: Vice Chancellor Deborah Freund
On motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the minutes of the University Senate meeting of 11 February 2004, with the addition of the Committee on Student Life's report on discussion of the change to peace officer status for some Public Safety officers, to be inserted after the report of the Committee on Administrative Operations.
The Vice Chancellor called Prof. Doug Biklen who gave the report of the Agenda Committee in the absence of its chairman. Biklen's report included a motion to approve the following calendar of meetings for 2004-5:
- 15 September 2004
- 13 October 2004
- 3 November 2004 (open forum)
- 10 November 2004
- 8 December 2004
- 19 January 2005
- 9 February 2005
- 16 February 2005
- 30 March (extra meeting, if needed)
- 20 April 2005
The motion carried. He then moved approval of the proposal for establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee on Athletics. The proposal included the committee's charge and a slate of membership. In the discussion, a senator rose to propose an amendment, adding a student representative from the law school. The motion to amend was seconded. In the discussion, a senator suggested that law students and graduate students work out an agreement, rather than have one of each on the committee. Another senator proposed an amendment to the amendment, calling for "a graduate student or a law student...." The motion was seconded, and lost. The Vice Chancellor called for the vote on the amendment, which would add a law student to the ad hoc committee membership, and the motion was lost
The body returned to discussion of the proposed ad hoc committee, with one senator asking why such a committee was needed. Prof. Biklen said that the committee was being established to deal with issues raised in the January Budget committee report. Another senator said that she would like there to be a time frame for the committee's work. An agenda committee member responded that it was likely the committee's work would be done by the fall of 2005. Several senators spoke in opposition to the proposal, and then the Chairwoman of the Athletic Policy committee rose to say that she welcomed the establishment of the ad hoc committee. The Vice Chancellor called for the vote, and the motion carried.
The Vice Chancellor called on Prof. Carl Rosenzweig, who presented the report of the Committee on the Library in the absence of the committee chair. He began by wishing University Librarian Peter Graham well in his cancer treatment, and commending assistant director Denise Stevens for having stepped in and done such a good job in the meantime. He continued his report, highlighting the various stresses (e.g., avaricious publishers and distributors, technological materials needing updating) the library was now experiencing. He went on to warn that the library was facing a deficit, that it needed more space, that the first floor needed revamping, that library shelves were nearly full, that the science libraries were in dire condition and that Bird would be next. He urged senators to read the report carefully in that context.
In the discussion, a senator rose to point out the irony of cutting work-study positions when many thousands of books were unshelved, thus making it hard to find needed books. She said that the newly-established book delivery service to faculty seemed to her an extravagance in that context.
The Vice Chancellor called Prof. Elizabeth Toth to present the report of the Committee on Curricula, which included a motion to approve new courses and changes in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, University College and the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as new programs and changes to existing programs in Arts and Sciences. The motion carried.
The Vice Chancellor called on Prof. Carl Rosenzweig, who presented the report of the Committee on the Library in the absence of the committee chair. He began by wishing University Librarian Peter Graham well in his cancer treatment, and commending assistant director Denise Stevens for having stepped in and done such a good job in the meantime. He continued his report, highlighting the various stresses (e.g., avaricious publishers and distributors, technological materials needing updating) the library was now experiencing. He went on to warn that the library was facing a deficit, that it needed more space, that the first floor needed revamping, that library shelves were nearly full, that the science libraries were in dire condition and that Bird would be next. He urged senators to read the report carefully in that context.
In the discussion, a senator rose to point out the irony of cutting work-study positions when many thousands of books were unshelved, thus making it hard to find needed books. She said that the newly-established book delivery service to faculty seemed to her an extravagance in that context.
The Vice Chancellor called Prof. Elizabeth Toth to present the report of the Committee on Curricula, which included a motion to approve new courses and changes in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, University College and the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as new programs and changes to existing programs in Arts and Sciences. The motion carried
The Vice Chancellor called Prof. Louise Phelps, who presented the report of the Committee on Academic Affairs, which included two motions. The first called for the establishment of a Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises. The motion carried. She then told the body that the vote on the motion calling for revision of the policy on the timing of tenure review would be taken in April, but that it was being presented so that senators would have time to familiarize themselves with it prior to the discussion. She briefly explained how the policy worked, and asked senators to read the proposal carefully before the April 14th meeting.
The Vice Chancellor called on Prof. Ian MacInnes to present the report of the Committee on Appointment and Promotions, which was the list of emeritus faculty. He made a motion to add Kenneth A. Shaw to the list, as Chancellor Emeritus. The motion was seconded, and carried. He then made a motion that the Senate recommend to the Board of Trustees that the faculty members on the list be honored with the title Emeritus, to be added to the rank at which they retired, and that Chancellor Kenneth A. Shaw be entitled Chancellor Emeritus. A senator pointed out that two of the faculty members on the list should have their affiliation corrected (cf., Professor of French Language and Literature Paul Archambault, and Professor of German Language and Literature Gerd Schneider). The motion carried.
The Vice Chancellor called Prof. Linda Alcoff, who presented the report of the Committee for Diversity. Prof. Alcoff said that the committee had two main focuses for the year, namely, retention (a qualitative study of climate), and the definition of diversity used by the University for minorities and people of color. She invited input
by the body. A senator rose to ask whether the committee's study would involve exit interviews, and if so how far back, and whether staff members would be included. Alcoff said that they hoped to go back at least 10 years in their review, but that logistically they could not include staff members.
The Vice Chancellor called Prof. Fran Tucker to present the report of the Committee on Athletic Policy, which included report of graduation rates, team cumulative GPAs, and participation rates for men and women. There was no discussion.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Teresa Gilman
University Senate Recorder
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