University Governance

UNIVERSITYSENATE
March 12, 2009 – Room #106, GreenHall – 3:30 p.m.

Approved 3/26/09

PRESENT:Faculty- David Brackett, Matt Burke,Marta Caminero-Santangelo, James Daugherty, Ben Eggleston, Ada Emmett, MarkEzell, Robert Harrington, Doug Huffman, Nancy Kinnersley, Man Kong, LizKowalchuk, Chuck Marsh, Brent Metz, Jim Orr, Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, BarbaraPhipps, Gitti Salami, Iris Fischer Smith, Dan Spencer, Jeff Staudinger, JohnStratton, Rodolfo Torres, Donna Tucker, Tony Walton, Lisa Wolf-Wendel.Students-May Davis, Stacy Elmer, Mason Heilman,Elise Higgins;Staff–Mary Ann Baker,Cayla Witty, Jeannette Johnson, Phil Wilke, Jason O’Connor.Ex-officio–Dennis Constance, University SupportStaff president; Paul Farran, Unclassified Senate president.

EXCUSED:Faculty -Mary Berry, Melissa Birch,Mohamed El-Hodiri, Allen Ford, Lisa Friis, Joe Harrington, Alice Lieberman,Steve Maynard-Moody, Joyce McCray-Pearson, Jean Peterson, Jean Phillips, JohnStaniunas, Kelli Thomas, Stacey S White.Staff- Betty Childers, Cayla Witty.Students-

ABSENT: Ben Cohen, Eric Foss, MichaelGray, JJ Siler, Bill Walberg, Tonia Salas, Brian Hardouin, AlyRodee
(Please let Molly Mulloy know if youwere indeed present or excused)

ALSO PRESENT:Molly Mulloy, Governance; Kathy Reed,Governance; Vice Provost Danny Anderson; Prof. Sandra Gautt; Prof. Rick Hale;Prof. Rick Levy.

As President Mary Berry was not present today, vice president Stacy Elmercalled the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.

MINUTESfor February 26, 2009 were approved.

STANDINGREPORTS

Faculty Senate President.Nancy Kinnersleyreported on activities at this week’s Board of Regents meeting. A legislativebill to allow the Regents to set admission standards will be voted on by theSenate next week.
There was much discussion at theRegents meeting and by the Faculty Senate Presidents about state budget issuesincluding state general funds, stimulus money, and tuition. Kinnersley said somestimulus funds will be used for deferred maintenance at the Regents’ schools.She explained that stimulus funds may also be used for tuition “mitigation,”which is a one-year tuition freeze forKansasresidents contingent on legislativeadoption of the Governor’s revised budget. If tuition mitigation is approved,KU’s 4-year guaranteed tuition compact plan would be jeopardized. Vice ProvostDanny Anderson added that KU is looking at ways to keep the tuition compactmodel alive but there are limitations to what the university can do.
The Regents approved KU’s requestfor aPh.D. inBioinformatics.

Student BodyPresident.Adam McGonigle reported that studentswith a regular parking permit will now be allowed to park atWatkinsHospitalwithout being ticketed. McGoniglehas recommended that Student Senate not increase fees for FY10, and hearings areunderway regarding the allocation of $600,000 by Student Senate to departmentsacross campus.

UnclassifiedSenate
Paul Farran asked Senate members to encourage unclassified staff in theirunits to run for vacancies in the Unclassified Senate elections.

University Support Staff(“USS”)
Dennis Constance reported that the USS had an interesting presentation onthe Campus Heritage Plan yesterday. Results from the recent test-run of thesurvey regarding supervisory assessment are being analyzed. The USS isdiscussing the ramifications of possible future layoffs at KU.Bill Crowe, chair of the Task Force onEmployment Benefits, met with the USS to describe the work of the task force andto get feedback on a number of possible benefits in the future.

AMENDMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY SENATECODE, ARTICLE 12.2.
Jason O’Connor/Phil Wilke moved to approve the amendments. Passed withoutdissent.The changes are shown inbold font below.

ARTICLEXII.STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATE
Section1.Committees Identified
Section 2.Membership
The Committee on Academic Policiesand Procedures shall be composed of seven faculty, and one representative eachfrom the unclassified and university support staff serving three-year terms,and three students serving one-year terms.A representative of theProvost's Advising Leadership Team, appointed by that group, shall serve as anex-officio, non-voting member.


AMENDMENT TO UNIVERSITY SENATERULES, ARTICLE 1.3.2
Mary Ann Baker/Liz Kowalchuck moved to approve the amendments shown inbold font below. Passed without dissent.The text isas follows:

1.3.2.AComprehensive Final Examinationis defined as an examination that tests overclass content covering the entire term. A Section Examination is defined as anexamination that tests over class content covering a unit, section, topic orpart of the term, but does not cover the entire content of theclass.

Normally the lastexamination in a course - whether a comprehensive Final Examination or a SectionExam - is administered at the appointed time during the regularly scheduledfinal exam period. An exam may be given during the last week of classes ONLY ifit is a Section Exam preceding a Comprehensive Final Examination; thisComprehensive Final Examination must be administered at the appointed timeduring the regularly scheduled final exam period. If neither a SectionExamination nor a Comprehensive Final Examination is to be given, the class isnot required to meet at its appointed time during the regularly scheduled finalexamination period.If a “take-home” exam is given, the earliestdate it may be due is during the regularly scheduled final exam period for theclass.Likewise,IF AN ON-LINEEXAM IS GIVEN,the earliest required completion date andtime is DURING the regularly scheduled final exam period for the class.The above does not apply toassignments such as projects, performances, or papers. These may be due or takeplace during the last week of regular classes.

AMENDMENT TO UNIVERSITY SENATERULES, ARTICLE XII(2)
Stacy Elmer explained that the Athletic Committee recommends that theAssociate Director of Athletics for Student Athlete Support Services be added tothe Athletic Committee as an ex-officio, non-voting member.This will be voted on at the next Senatemeeting. The change is shown in bold font as follows:

Section 2.Membership
. . .
The AthleticCommittee shall be composed of six faculty members serving staggered three‑yearterms beginning July 1, three student members, and one representative fromUniversity Support Staff Senate and one representative from Unclassified Senateappointed in accordance with the rules and regulations of their respectivegovernance bodies. The NCAA Faculty Representativeand the Associate Director of Athletics forStudent Athlete Support Serviceswill serve in an ex-officio capacity asanon-voting members….

NEWBUSINESS
Stacy Elmer asked for feedback from Senate members on an issue beingdebated by the Student Senate. At Student Senate hearings last night on blockgrant allocations, there was much discussion between undergraduate and graduatestudents about how much money should be allocated to the Graduate&Professional Association for distribution to graduate students to travel toconferences to present papers and research. A faculty member suggested thatperhaps some professors have travel funds allocated to them that could be usedby their graduate students. Another member advised Elmer to contact the GraduateOffice about funds they might have available for graduate student travel.Elmer thanked members for theirsuggestions.

No furtherbusiness.
Respectfullysubmitted,
Molly Mulloy