University Governance
UNIVERSITY SENATE
April 30, 2009 – 3:30 p.m. – Room #106, Law SchoolJoint meeting of the outgoing and incoming University Senate
Approved: 09/09/10
PRESENT: Faculty – Beju Benjamin, Mary Berry, Melissa Birch, David Brackett, Marta Caminero-Santangelo, Jim Daugherty, Ben Eggleston, Ada Emmett, Mark Ezell, Iris Fischer, Allen Ford, Robert Harrington, Matt Jacobson, Nancy Kinnersley, Liz Kowalchuk, Charles Marsh, Sara Morris, Joyce McCray-Person, Brent Metz, Jim Orr, Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, Blake Peterson, Suzanne Rice, Gitti Salami, Dan Spencer, John Stratton, Kelli Thomas, Lisa Timmons, Rodolfo Torres, Donna Tucker, Sara Wilson, Lisa Wolf-Wendell, Zie Zhang. Staff – Betty Childers, Mary Ann Baker, Cayla Witty, Jeannette Johnson, Jason O’Connor. Students – May Davis, Stacy Elmer, Jessica Brooks, Marek Brzozowski, Hunter Hess. Ex-officio – Danny Anderson (for Provost Richard Lariviere), Paul Farran, Dennis Constance.EXCUSED: Faculty – Matt Burke, Jonathan Clark, Mohamed El-Hodiri, Lisa Friis, Sandra Gray, Peter Grund, Joe Harrington, Doug Huffman, Man Kong, Alice Lieberman, Steve Maynard-Moody, Jean Peterson, Jean Phillips, Barbara Phipps, John Staniunas, Milena Stanislavova, Jeff Staudinger, Tomy Walton, Stacey White. Staff – Phil Wilke
ABSENT: Students – Ben Cohen, Eric Foss, Mason Heilman, Michael Gray, Bill Walberg, Elise Higgins, Tonia Salas, JJ Siler, Brian Hardouin, Aly Rodee.
(Please contact Molly Mulloy if you were indeed present)President Mary Berry called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.
MINUTES for April 23, 2009 were approved.
STANDING REPORTS
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Mary Berry reported that Senex is jointly responsible with the Provost for the annual evaluation of the two Ombuds and recently sent a survey to the university community about the Ombuds Office. The proposed amendments to the Code and Rules passed by the Senate this spring have been sent to faculty, staff, and students for the required 21-day review period, which ends on May 14. The Regents’ Council of Faculty Senate Presidents (COFSP) approved KU’s request to decrease the number of required instructional days from 150 to 146 and sent the proposal to the Regents’ Council of Chief Academic Officers (COCAO). The changes to KU’s academic calendar proposed by the Calendar Committee this year are on hold until the final ruling on instructional days is received from the Regents. SenEx will ask a governance committee next year to review KU’s financial exigency policy.Berry asked the incoming and outgoing members of University Senate to stand as members applauded.
Faculty Senate President
Nancy Kinnersley announced that the new president of Pittsburg State University will be named tomorrow.STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT
Reporting for Adam McGonigle, May Davis said that the Student Senate’s executive staff has been appointed and is working on charges for Student Senate committees. Student Senate has created a new Judicial Board that will assist in resolving internal disputes.
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UNCLASSIFIED SENATE
Paul Farran stated that the Unclassified Senate is revamping its website which will open by May 12th. The Senate awarded $2800 in grants to its members for professional development opportunities this year. Farran was pleased to report that the 2nd mini-Wheatstate tour was well received and the voter turnout for Unclassified elections was the highest ever this year.UNIVERSITY SUPPORT STAFF (“USS”)
Dennis Constance reported that he will continue on the University Senate next year. The USS report on supervisory evaluations will be sent to the Provost in June. The full Senate will not meet during the summer, though the executive committee will.SENEX BASKETBALL CONTRACT
Referring to two handouts, Mary Berry explained that SenEx approved a new six-year agreement with the Athletic Corporation for faculty/staff tickets to men’s basketball games. She pointed out changes in the current contract in comparison with the initial contract signed five years ago and answered several questions. Paul Farran/Lisa Wolf-Wendel moved that the University Senate endorse the agreement. Passed without dissent. Berry thanked the three members of the SenEx Basketball Committee for their hard work: Susan Twombly, chair and faculty representative; Jason O’Connor, representing Unclassified Staff; and Kathy Reed, representing University Support Staff.NEW BUSINESS
Mary Berry thanked the FY09 Senate members, and SenEx members in particular, for their service this year. She expressed appreciation to the four senate presidents, Nancy Kinnersley, Faculty president; Paul Farran, Unclassified Senate president; Dennis Constance, University Support Staff Senate president; and Adam McGonigle, Student Senate president.Berry and Nancy Kinnersley, along with incoming presidents Lisa Wolf Wendel and John Stratton, invited Governance Office staff Molly Mulloy and Kathy Reed to the podium and presented them with cards and gift certificates on behalf of the FY-09 SenEx.
No further business.
The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Molly Mulloy
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE FY-10 UNIVERSITY SENATE
April 23, 2009Mary Berry called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
She congratulated president-elect Liz Kowalchuk, who has recently accepted an appointment to be an associate dean in the College. Berry noted that a new president for FY10 would need to be elected today to replace Liz Kowalchuk.
Election of University Senate President (faculty)
John Stratton was nominated for University Senate President. As there were no further nominations, Stratton was elected by acclamation.Election of University Senate President-Elect (faculty)
Ben Eggleston was nominated and elected by acclamation.Election of University Senate Vice-President (student)
As the new FY10 students were just elected by Student Senate last night and were unable to attend today’s meeting, Berry stated that the vice president of University Senate (student) would be elected at the first meeting in the fall.No further business.
Respectfully submitted,Molly Mulloy