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Faculty Council Minutes 
2005-2006

MINUTES OF THE FACULTY COUNCIL MEETING

September 2, 2005

Present: David Baggett (Voting Group C Rep.), Charles Brooks (Voting Group B Rep.), Joan Coffin (Voting Group A Rep.), James Dolhon (at large), Howard Fedrick ( Faculty Council Chair-elect), Claire Gilmore (Voting Group D Rep.), Jayne Klenner-Moore (A&P committee Chair-elect), Marc Marchese (A&P Chair), Fred Sauls ( Faculty Council Chair) & Trent Snider (C&T committee Chair).

Faculty Council met to set the agenda for the 2005-2006 academic year. The meeting was called to order at 2:05 PM in the Lipo Room of the Campus Center .

The Chair proposed resumption of Voting Group/ Division Meetings. The Chair directed representatives of each Group/Division to call and chair meetings. Representatives will request proposed agenda items, including general issues of faculty concern and division-specific issues from members of their Group/Division.

The Chair presented an overview of the report from the Board of Director’s meeting held in May, 2005. A more comprehensive report was included in the Minutes of the Faculty Council dated May 13, 2005.

• Regarding extended contracts for promoted professional specialists:  The BOD deferred action pending an assessment of the financial impact on College. The BOD requested eliminating the term “rolling” contracts.
• Elimination of caps on tenured positions:  The BOD deferred action pending a

      report from the BOD sub-committee due October.

• Faculty Council constitution:  The BOD deferred action noting the proposed document as written was complex, and appeared unworkable. The BOD made several suggestions for revision.

Pending Agenda Items for 2005-2006:

• Tuition exchange policy:  A report due Jan. ’05 from Director of Financial Aid has not been received. The Chair will schedule a meeting with the Office of Financial Aid to discuss this policy.
• Family Medical Leave Act:  Faculty Council will review of the current FMLA policy.
• Senior Faculty Development: Faculty Council will deliberate procedure revisions.
• Revisions to the Faculty Handbook: Clear standards for the following issues need to be discussed for inclusion in the Faculty Handbook: Scholarship expectations for faculty members in the McGowan School of Business; Market supplements in relationship to individual performance; Scholarship and teaching expectations for faculty in Education Department, Athletic Training Education Program and Physician Assistant Program.
• Curriculum and Teaching Committee: Members of the committee will meet on September 9, 2005 to begin discussion of the CORE and the Role / responsibility of CORE project team leaders; examination of distance education programs and policies; defining/distinguishing academic minors, concentrations and certificate programs.

New Business for 2005-2006:

• Conversion of professional specialists to tenure track appointments.
• Academic and Professional Affairs Committee: Members of the committee will meet on September 9, 2005 to begin discussion of two proposals from Dr. Nick Holodick, AVPAA: a revised description of the roles and responsibilities of Departments and Department Chairs/Program Directors; new format for faculty evaluation of Chairs/Program Directors.
•  Proposal from Dr. Brooks to establish the Faculty Scholarship, funded by faculty contributions. Drs. Brooks, Fedrick, and Klenner-Moore were appointed an ad hoc committee to develop guidelines for the scholarship, working in consultation with the College Development and Financial Aid offices.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:02 p.m.

Submitted by,

Joan Coffin

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