University Governance

UNIVERSITY SENATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

May 27, 2008 – 10:00 a.m.

Provost’s Conference Room

 Approved 06/10/08

PRESENT:  Mary Berry, Liz Kowalchuk, Nancy Kinnersley, Ben Eggleston, Lisa Friis, John Staniunas, John Stratton, Mary Ann Baker, Dennis Constance, Paul Farran, May Davis

 

EXCUSED:  Adam McGonigle, Eric Foss, Bill Wallberg, Danny Kaiser, Lisa Wolf-Wendel

 

ALSO PRESENT: Molly Mulloy

 

              SenEx chair Mary Berry called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.

 

MINUTES for May 27, 2008 were approved.

 

STANDING REPORTS

University Senate President

              Mary Berry welcomed new members. She provided an overview of Governance’s committee structure and her goals when she prepared draft charges for SenEx to consider.

 

Faculty Senate President

              Nancy Kinnersley reported that she attended her first Board of Regents (BOR) meeting in May.  The issue of criminal background checks for new hires will be considered at the September BOR meeting. Regarding the universities’ reports on the assessment of advising, the Regents asked why the data was not provided at the department level.  The Regents were concerned about KU’s 8.2% increase in its tuition compact.  KSU is introducing a three-level differential tuition that is determined according to course numbers for 1) Freshman and Sophomore courses, 2) Junior and Senior courses, and 3) Graduate School.

 

Student Body President

              Reporting for Adam McGonigle, May Davis noted that Student Senate committee chairs will meet during the summer.

 

Unclassified Senate President

              Paul Farran reported that his group’s transitional meeting was May 15^th.  The new leadership is drafting charges and may be creating three new task forces.

 

University Support Staff President

              Dennis Constance reported that the Task Force on Supervisor Evaluation has been renamed “Staff Assessment of Supervisors and Managers.”  USS is consulting with OIRP (Office of Institutional Research and Planning) for a scannable form that could be used for a test survey.

Constance also noted that FHSU civil service employees voted against pulling out of the state system. USS leaders are visiting with HREO about shared leave and phased retirement and looking into a mini Wheat State Tour.  The USS also passed a resolution to former Associate Provost Lindy Eakin thanking him for his support of their group as they transitioned from state civil service to University employees.

 

CHARGES TO UNIVERSITY SENATE COMMITTEES

Members discussed, edited, and approved charges for the following committees: 1)ACTC,  2)  AP&P,  3) Athletics,  4) Calendar,  5) International Affairs.

Lisa Friis suggested that Mary Berry send a copy of ACTC’s final report sent to Jim Baxendale, director of Technology Transfer for the Vice Provost for Research. 

              Members agreed that a charge regarding Initiative 2015 should be added, as appropriate, to each of the committees.

              In regard to the International Affairs Committee, Stratton recommended that Bill Tsutsui, the new associate dean of the College for international programs, be added as an ex-officio member.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Molly Mulloy