THE MINUTES OF THE
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE MEETING HELD
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Maurice Lockridge (Assistant Chair), Linda Dobbs, Jonathan Cox, Brian Morgan,
Basant Karna, Scott Sarra, Tom Jones, Burnis Morris, Jennifer Perry, Karen
McNealy, Kelly Harlow, Sandra Prunty, Wael Zatar, Ben Miller, Eldon Larsen,
Janet Dozier, Mary Jo Graham, Gregg Twietmeyer, Keith Beard, Camilla Brammer
(Chair), Marty Laubach, Donna Sullivan, Barbara Tarter, Christina Burgueno,
Christine Huhn, Josh Hagen, Kathleen Bledsoe, Jennifer Sias (Recording
Secretary), Tina Sias, Mike Goldman, Rudy Wang, Elaine Hardman, Charles
Clements, and Tracy Christofero.
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Uday Tate, Rex McClure, Joe Stone, Deepak Subedi, Michael Murphy, Mark Zanter,
Ralph Oberste-Vorth, Bonita Lawrence, Michael Norton, Liz Murray, Pat Conlon,
Mike McComas, Jennifer Mak, Eric Arnold, Chris White, Ernest Walker, Nancy
Norton, and Jerry Jones.
PARLIAMENTARIAN:
Cheryl Brown present.
GUESTS:
Anders Linde-Laursen, Ryan Bloomfield, Monica Brooks, Frances Hensley, Vicki
Stroeher, Stephen Kopp, Michael McGuffey, Allan Stern, Leonard Deutsch, Shortie
McKinney, Rosalyn Templeton, Byron Clercx, and Stan Maynard.
Declaring that there
was a quorum, Faculty Senate Chair, Dr. Cam Brammer called the meeting to order
at approximately 4:02 p.m.
1.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of the
February 26, 2009 meeting were approved as read.
2.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dr. Camilla Brammer
A.
Announced a reminder that Senators should sit around the table, others should
sit at the chairs provided and cell phones should be set to “silent” mode. To
ensure an accurate recording of the meeting, Senators should use the microphones
when speaking; also, they are to stand and state their name and department.
B.
Announced the March meeting schedules: ACF – meeting March 27, 2009 in
Charleston, WV; HEPC – no meeting on schedule; and the MUBOG – met March 12,
2009.
C.
Announced that the next meeting of the Executive Committee is scheduled for
Monday, March 30, 2009 beginning at 12:00 p.m. in the John Spotts Room of the
Memorial Student Center.
D.
Announced that the next meeting of the Faculty Senate will be Thursday, April
23, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Room BE5 of the Memorial Student Center.
E.
Announced that the spring General Faculty meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,
April 28, 2009 beginning at 2:00 p.m. in the Playhouse of the Joan C. Edwards
Performing Arts Center and at which retiring and award winning faculty will be
honored. A reception will follow.
F.
Announced that the university president has approved the following
recommendations: SR-08-09-17 APC (COEHS intent to plan for a BA in Athletic
Training) and SR-08-09-22 APC (COEHS intent to plan for a BS in Exercise
Science).
G.
Announced that the Registrar’s office has increased the number of characters of
course titles for new course additions to 30 characters and that the course form
has been updated.
H.
Announced the following deadlines for submission of faculty grant applications:
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 for Summer Research Awards and Wednesday, April 1, 2009
for Quinlan and INCO.
I.
Announced that the university’s Assessment Day is scheduled for Wednesday, April
8, 2009. Faculty should check with their department and college as to scheduled
activities. Morning classes are cancelled; evening classes 4:00 p.m. and later
will be in session.
J.
Solicited volunteers to serve on a Constitutional Ad Hoc Committee which will
review and remove language pertaining to the MU Community & Technical College
due to the separation that will become permanent June 30, 2009. It is desired
that there be representation from each college. Anyone interested is to see her
after the meeting.
K.
Discussed the activities of the faculty focus groups.
L.
Discussed that revisions to a BOG policy (example: the IT5 Policy) do not
require passage by the Faculty Senate. She encouraged all faculty to review the
revised policy and take advantage of the opportunity to comment.
M.
Discussed the Core Foundations Ad Hoc Committee and stated they will have a
recommendation ready for the next Executive Committee meeting.
N.
Stated that Dr. Ormiston will discuss the proposed Honors College and Dean’s
search.
O.
Wished everyone to have an enjoyable and safe Spring Break!
3.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
SR-08-09-24 CC: Recommends approval
of the revisions to the attached curricular form,
REQUEST FOR UNDERGRADUATE ADDITION,
DELETION, OR CHANGE OF A MAJOR.
WAS MOVED, SECONDED, AND APPROVED.
SR-08-09-25 CC: Recommends approval
of the listed COURSE ADDITIONS in
the following colleges and/or schools: COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & HUMAN SERVICES,
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS, and the COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS.
WAS MOVED, SECONDED, AND APPROVED.
SR-08-09-26 CC: Recommends approval
of the listed REQUEST FOR UNDERGRADUATE
ADDITION, DELETION, OR CHANGE OF A MAJOR from the COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS.
WAS MOVED, SECONDED, AND APPROVED.
SR-08-09-27 CC: Recommends approval
of the REQUEST FOR UNDERGRADUATE
ADDITION, DELETION, OR CHANGE OF A MINOR from the COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS.
WAS MOVED, SECONDED, AND APPROVED.
SR-08-09-28 CC: Recommends approval
of the REQUEST FOR UNDERGRADUATE
ADDITION, DELETION, OR CHANGE OF AN AREA OF EMPHASIS from the COLLEGE OF
LIBERAL ARTS.
WAS MOVED, SECONDED, AND APPROVED.
SR-08-09-29 CC: Recommends approval
of the listed COURSE DELETION from
the COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS and the listed
COURSE CHANGES from the following colleges and/or schools: COLLEGE OF
EDUCATION & HUMAN SERVICES, COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS, COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
and the COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS.
WAS MOVED, SECONDED, AND APPROVED.
4.
STANDING COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
Each liaison reported to-date on their respective committee.
5.
REPORT OF THE
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT:
Dr. Stephen Kopp
Stated that he did not have a report but would use this time to address Item 8,
FECRAHC Report per SR-07-08-(29) 60. Using PowerPoint he gave a presentation
that responded to the requested items per the recommendation (both of which are
on file in the Faculty Senate office).
6.
REPORT OF THE
PROVOST:
Dr. Gayle Ormiston
7.
BOARD OF GOVERNOR’S
REPORT:
Dr. Monica Brooks
Distributed and
discussed the handout, “March 12, 2009 MU BOG Meeting Notes” (on file in the
Faculty Senate office).
8.
FECRAHC REPORT PER
SR-07-08-(29) 60:
See Item 5.
9.
REQUESTS TO SPEAK TO
THE SENATE:
(5 minutes per person)
A. Ben Miller, ACF Representative.
·
The ACF Legislative Subcommittee met with members of the WV legislature to
discuss possible changes to Chapter §18-B, particularly the section that
pertains to the composition of boards of governors. They are requesting that the
ACF representative become a voting member of the board.
·
He spoke of the ACF and his time spent as the faculty representative and urged
faculty to consider being nominated for the position in the upcoming election.
B. Mary Jo Graham requested
clarification about the proposed BOG policy pertaining to animals on campus. She
questioned if this policy would prohibit the childcare facility or academic
departments from having animals. Michael McGuffey stated that it has been
discussed that Dr. Kopp would be given authority to make exceptions to the
policy in instances of academic purposes.
10.
AGENDA REQUESTS FOR
FUTURE MEETINGS:
There were none.
THE MEETING WAS
ADJOURNED AT 5:08 P.M.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Ms. Jennifer Sias,
Recording Secretary
Faculty Senate