THE MINUTES OF THE
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE
SPECIAL CALL MEETING HELD
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Shane Tomblin, Larry Stickler (Chair), Michael Stroeher, Michael Norton, Brian
Morgan, Ralph Oberste-Vorth, Karen Mitchell, Dan Hollis, Karen McNealy, Kelly
Harlow, Sandra Prunty, Venkat Gudivada, George Watson, Laura Wyant, Gary
McIlvain, Janet Dozier, James Leonard, Susan Gilpin, Pam Mulder, Keith Beard,
Camilla Brammer, Marty Laubach, Donna Sullivan, Kay Wildman, Wendy Moorhead,
Kenneth Guyer (Assistant Chair), Tina Sias, Mike Goldman, Rudy Wang, and Elaine
Hardman.
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Rex McClure, Uday Tate, Joe Stone, Deepak Subedi, Stephen Lawson, Linda Dobbs,
Peter Saveliev, Dan Babb, Clayton Brooks (Recording Secretary), Jennifer Perry,
Scott Simonton, Barbara O’Byrne, Stephen O’Keefe, Jerry Doyle, Ben Miller, Sissy
Isaacs, Melinda Backus, Jennifer Mak, Melisa Reed, Barbara Tarter, Jamie Warner,
Dan Holbrook, David Winter, William Cocke, Ernest Walker, Nancy Norton, and Pam
Staton.
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
Dallas Brozik present.
GUESTS:
JoAnn Williamson, Amy Nash, Richard Esleton, Elsa Mangiarua, Barbara Guyer,
Diana Maue, Mary Beth Reynolds, Rudolf Burcl, Michael McGuffey, Vernon
Reichenbecher, Wendy Trzyna, Bill Nieman, Frances Hensley, Kathy Seelinger,
Laura Richardson, Monica Brooks, Lynne Weston, Renna Moore, Diane Williams, Anne
Silvis, Jackie Fannin, Anita Lockridge, Will McCumbee Maurice Lockridge, Kathy
Chezik, Paige Muellerleile, Simon Collier, Jennifer Reynolds, Elaine Baker,
Janet Dooley, and Judy Silver.
Declaring that there
was a quorum, Faculty Senate Chair, Dr. Larry Stickler called the meeting to
order at approximately 9:08 a.m.
As the recording
secretary was not in attendance, Brian Morgan volunteered.
1.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dr. Larry Stickler
2.
REPORT OF THE
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT:
Dr. Stephen Kopp
He addressed the issue of the recently announced study of the graduate assistant
waiver program.
·
He read and clarified bullet points of the May 9, 2008 memorandum that was sent
to the senior vice presidents; he reiterated that he wants a study and that
there will be no curtailment of the program at the current time.
·
The study has been requested because in 2006-07 there were waivers of nearly $11
million granted with the largest portion being to nonresident graduates.
·
He stated that a restructuring of the program could be a means to improve
discretionary monies in the university’s base funding in order to provide
additional funds for compensation and other areas.
o
In 2001-02 the base funding from the state was $46.1 million; after four years
of reductions, the university is, in 2007-08, back to $46.6 million with a
projection of $49.3 million for 2008-09.
o
Based on inflation, the $46.1 million appropriated in 2001-02 should have
equaled an appropriation in 2008-09 of $58.6 million instead of the $49.3
o
A study of the student population shows that since FY03 the number of resident
students has dropped from 9,929 to a projection of 8,324 while the non-resident
population has slowly risen from 1,225 to a projection of 1,653.
o
As a result, he will be requesting that the Board of Governor’s approve a change
to increase the area of the Border States Scholarship Program. This program
offers the Metro tuition rate to out-of-state residents as long as they meet all
the requirements.
·
He stated that any decisions concerning the tuition waiver program should be
implemented in a phased approach and he challenged researchers to build the
expense for graduate assistants into the expenses of their grant.
·
He assured students that if they have a waiver when they entered their program
that they would be able to keep it as long as they are continuing their
education and will complete their education within a reasonable timeframe.
CHAIR STICKLER ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WAS NO LONGER A QUORUM BUT SENATORS
COULD REMAIN FOR DISCUSSION
Discussion was held concerning the formation of an ad hoc committee composed of
volunteers from the Faculty Senate; several of the senators present agreed to
serve.
3.
RESOLUTION:
SR-07-08-(46) 77 IS:
Be it resolved that the Faculty Senate establish an ad hoc committee made up of
the 2006-2008 Faculty Senate Executive Committee to require access and copies to
all the information, figures, memos, and rationale that led to the Presidential
directive on the new policy on graduate assistantships, so that all faculty can
provide informative comments individually and collectively. The ad hoc committee
is to report its findings to the 2006-2008 Faculty Senate, as well as the
2008-2010 Faculty Senate by email no later than July 15, 2008.
NO ACTION TAKEN, LOSS OF QUORUM
THE MEETING WAS
ADJOURNED AT 10:36 A.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
Brian Morgan, Acting Recording Secretary
Faculty Senate