University Governance

UNIVERSITY SENATE
March 26, 2009 – Room #106, Green Hall – 3:30 p.m.

Approved 04/09/09
PRESENT: Faculty – Mary Berry, Melissa Birch, James Daugherty, Ada Emmett, Mark Ezell, Lisa Fris, Joe Harrington, Robert Harrington, Nancy Kinnersley, Man Kong, Liz Kowalchuk, Brent Metz, Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, Barbara Phipps, Gitti Salami, Iris Fischer Smith, Dan Spencer, Jeff Staudinger, John Stratton, Kelli Thomas, Donna Tucker, Lisa Wolf-Wendel. Students-  May Davis, Stacy Elmer, Mason Heilman, Elise Higgins, Aly Rodee, Tonia Salas, JJ Siler; Staff –Betty Childers, Mary Ann Baker, Cayla Witty, Jeannette Johnson, Phil Wilke, Jason O’Connor. Ex-officio –  Dennis Constance, University Support Staff president; Paul Farran, Unclassified Senate president; Danny Anderson, Vice Provost (designee for Provost Richard Lariviere).

EXCUSED: Faculty - David Brackett, Matt Burke, Marta Caminero-Santangelo, Ben Eggleston, Mohamed El-Hodiri, Doug Huffman, Allen Ford, Alice Lieberman, Chuck Marsh, Steve Maynard-Moody, Joyce McCray-Pearson, Jim Orr, Jean Peterson, Jean Phillips, John Staniunas, Rodolfo Torres, Stacey S White. Tony Walton, Staff -  Students – Elise Higgins

ABSENT: Ben Cohen, Eric Foss, Michael Gray, Bill Walberg, Tonia Salas, Brian Hardouin
(Please let Molly Mulloy know if you were indeed present or excused)

ALSO PRESENT:  Molly Mulloy, Governance; Kathy Reed, Governance; Prof. Town Peterson;  

            President Mary Berry called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.

MINUTES for March 12, 2009 were approved.

STANDING REPORTS

Faculty Senate President. Nancy Kinnersley invited members of University Senate to remain for the April 9th Faculty Senate meeting. Regents’ CEO Reggie Robinson, Chancellor Search chair Drue Jennings, and the two faculty on the search committee will meet with Faculty Senate that day.

Student Body President.  Adam McGonigle reported that allocations from the EOF (Educational Opportunity Fund) for scholarships will be made this week, as well as $300,000 in line item allocations from student fee money. Student Senate passed its FY10 budget late last night with no increase in student fees. Hearings are underway regarding the allocation of $600,000 by Student Senate to departments across campus. McGongle and the KSU Student Body President released a joint statement urging legislators to adopt the House budget for higher education.

Unclassified Senate
            Paul Farran noted that Unclassified Senate elections are underway.

University Support Staff (“USS”)
            Dennis Constance reported that that the Kansas Council of Classified Support Staff Senates sent a letter to legislators asking them to support the House budget bill.

AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XII (Athletic Committee)
            Mary Berry noted that the proposed amendment was discussed at the last Senate meeting. Jeannette Johnson/Lisa Wolf-Wendel moved to approved. Passed without dissent. The final text is:

      Section 2.  Membership
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      The Athletic Committee shall be composed of six faculty members serving staggered three‑year terms beginning July 1, three student members, and one representative from University Support Staff Senate and one representative from Unclassified Senate appointed in accordance with the rules and regulations of their respective governance bodies. The NCAA Faculty Representative and the Associate Director of Athletics for Student Athlete Support Services will serve in an ex-officio capacity as a non-voting members.  …

PRESENTATION ON KU CAMPUS HERITAGE PLAN
            Mary Berry welcomed Peg Livingood and Marion Paulette from Design & Construction Management.  A color brochure entitled “Walking Tour of Historic Jayhawk Boulevard” was distributed. Livingood noted that the complete campus heritage plan is on the Design and Construction Management website at http://www.dcm.kku.edu/planning/heritage.shtml.
            Ms. Livingood provided the background for the initiative, noting that the Getty Foundation provided a grant to develop a campus heritage plan that identified historic resources within the context of past and future development.  An 18-member steering committee, which included community representatives, adopted a vision statement to “allow growth but maintain historic integrity” in developing the plan. Livingood stated that the plan has been positively received by Provost and the Chancellor.
            Using large display charts to indicate significant or historic campus buildings and “viewsheds”, Livingood pointed out areas where future development would have the least impact on historic resources. She stated that the committee recommended that all proposed developments, including those involving athletics, should go through this campus plan. Livingood and Paulette answered many questions from Senate members and invited all to a more detailed one-hour presentation on April 1st  at noon in Alderson Auditorium. Mary Berry thanked the guests for their excellent presentation.
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OLD BUSINESS
            Mary Berry stated that she and Vice Provost Danny Anderson are pursuing information with the Board of Regents regarding possible changes to Regents policy regarding KU’s academic calendar.

No further business.
Respectfully submitted,
Molly Mulloy