The Faculty Senate of Eastern Kentucky University met on Monday,
November 6, 2000 in the South Room of the Keen Johnson Building. Senator Taylor
called the third meeting of the academic year to order at 3:30 p.m.
Dominick Hart,
Gary Kuhnhenn, Ken Nelson, Elizabeth Wachtel, Ritchie Rednour, and Jennifer
Rogers (The Eastern Progress).
APPROVAL
OF THE MINUTES:
Senator Goodwin moved to delay approval of the May 1 minutes until the next
meeting and requested that the minutes be condensed like the September and
October minutes. The motion was passed by the Faculty Senate.
The September minutes were approved with the following correction: top of
page three, change the word "recommended" to "discussed" under the minimum
salary discussion.
The October minutes were approved with the following correction: change
the word "recommended" to "discussed" under the minimum salary discussion
on page two.
REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT: Dr. Marsden presented for Dr. Kustra
Senator Marsden provided the Faculty Senate with a hand out which lists
the points of consensus among Presidents and Council Staff concerning the
2002-04 Funding Methodology. Senator Marsden referred to item I.d. on the
handout which states:
- "The benchmarking
concept should be retained as a procedure for establishing base levels
of funding for the institutions. However, the current model will be
supplemented and strengthened. Institutions will have the opportunity
to negotiate replacement of up to five institutions on their current
lists. The benchmark method is one of several acceptable approaches
to creating a starting point to determine the base; however, it should
be augmented by addressing the differential costs related to new undergraduate
and graduate enrollments.
-
Senator
Marsden indicated that as early as next week, Eastern will be negotiating
five replacement institutions which should provide benchmarks that will
be more appropriate for our institution. This should make a considerable
difference in terms of our base funding.
REPORT FROM THE CHAIR: Senator Taylor
Senator Taylor introduced the new part-time faculty representative, Kathy
Breeden, to the Faculty Senate.
Senator Taylor mentioned that Jim Applegate with the Council on Postsecondary
Education visited Eastern Kentucky University and with the Executive Committee
on Wednesday, October 25. One of the items Senator Taylor discussed with
him was the possibility of permitting the use of the six credit hours provided
to Eastern employees at any institution in Kentucky.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS:
Academic Program Review Policy. Senator Marsden made a motion which
was seconded by Senator Thompson to approve the policies governing the Academic
Affairs Program review as outlined in the materials provided. The motion
was passed by the majority of the Faculty Senate.
Early
Retirement Option. Senator Freed made a motion which was seconded by
Senator Johnson to have the Faculty Senate go on record as expressing an
interest in the efforts to re-institute an ERO policy. The motion was passed
by the Faculty Senate.
NEW
BUSINESS:
Posthumous Degree. Senator Marsden made a motion which was seconded
by Senator Siegel to nominate Barry Wayne Ledbetter for a posthumous degree
to be granted at the December 2000 EKU graduation. This motion was approved
by the Faculty Senate.
Creation
of an Ad Hoc Committee to Review Promotion & Tenure Policies and Guidelines.
Senator Marsden made a motion which was seconded by Dean Wasicsko to form
an Ad Hoc Committee to review the Promotion and Tenure policies and guidelines.
This was approved by the Faculty Senate.
General Education Proposal. Gary Kuhnhenn was present to discuss
the new general education proposal and to encourage faculty and departments
to speak with him and the committee for their comments, discussion and consideration
for the proposal. The proposal and contact information is available on the
web at: http://www.academicaffairs.eku.edu/gened/default.htm.
Report
from the Faculty Regent: Senator Thompson reported that the Board had
an all day meeting in which the following items were passed:
- Policy
on Post Tenure Review
- EKU Degree
Completion by Accomplished Professionals
- International
Baccalaureate Diploma
Senator Thompson
stated that the Board voted to support the beginning stages of a capital
campaign for EKU. In addition, the Board accepted the audit report for the
year ending June 30, 2000. Furthermore, a status report was given to the
Board on the Buck Report.
Senator Thompson announced that Mr. Ed Penson has been identified as the
consultant who will conduct the presidential evaluation. The evaluation
is planned for the latter part of March.
Senator Siegel asked the extent of the current budget short fall. Senator
Marsden responded that President Kustra is in the process of scheduling
a meeting with the Senate Budget Committee to discuss the budget issues.
Report
from the COSFL Representative: Karen Janseen reported that COSFL met
on Saturday October 14 at 10:00 a.m. in the Young Library at the University
of Kentucky with a televised link with Western Kentucky University. The
following members were elected: Dennis Hall, President (U of L); Carol Bredemyer,
Vice President (NKU); David Ensign, Secretary (U of L); and Karen Janssen,
Treasurer (EKU).
Report
from the Student Government: Ritchie Rednour requested that a joint
ad hoc committee be established to consider a fraternization policy on faculty/staff/student
relationships. Senator Thompson moved to approve the creation of a joint
ad hoc committee, seconded by Senator Falkenberg. The majority of the Faculty
Senate were in favor, and the motion carried.
STANDING COMMITTEES:
Committee
on Elections: Senator McAdams requested the Faculty Senate to consider
changing the part time representative appointment from one year to two.
Senator Taylor suggested she submit a proposal to Senator Yoder, Chair of
the Committee on Rules. The proposal would then be forwarded to the Executive
Committee for discussion.
Ad
Hoc Committee on Shared Faculty Positions: Senator Johnson indicated
that the committee had met three times since the last Faculty Senate meeting.
At the last meeting on November 3, they discussed the final draft document
on Shared Faculty Positions.
ADJOURNMENT:
Senator Marsden moved to adjourn the meeting at approximately 5:30 p.m.
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