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Faculty Council Minutes 
2005-2006

FACULTY COUNCIL MINUTES

SEPTEMBER 16, 2005

Present: Dave Bagget, Charles Brooks, Joan Coffin, Jim Dolhon, Howard Fedrick, Claire Gilmore, Jayne Klenner-Moore, Marc Marchese, Jennifer McClinton-Temple, Fred Sauls (Chair), Trent Snider.

Chair’s Report:  

• The Faculty Benefits Committee is reviewing the proposal on the College’s tuition exchange program presented by the Human Resources Department. The Benefits Committee will be meeting with Teresa Peck, Nick Holodick, Ellen McGuire, Lisa Marie McCauley , and Erin Savitski to discuss the proposal in detail (report appended).

• Dr. Sauls discussed course load reductions for Council Committee chairs with Fr. O’Hara and Dr. Holodick, who are receptive to the idea.  They prefer, however, that the process be incorporated into the differential workload process.  Discussion of the issue with the administration will continue.

Professional Specialists Proposal  

• In May, the Board of Directors returned for modification the proposed Council resolution on rolling contracts for Professional Specialists.  The Board requested a more precise definition of “rolling contract.”  Council unanimously approved proposed modifications (attached) presented by Dr. Sauls.  

• Parallel proposals for Academic Appointees were also approved.

A & P Committee Report (Dr. Marchese):

• The Committee will be discussing a proposal outlining responsibilities and evaluation of department chairs and program directors, presented by Nick Holodick.  The Committee will be contacting chairs and directors for feedback about the proposal.

• The Committee is working on the proposal for conversion of professional specialists to tenure track.

C & T Committee Report (Dr. Snider):

• The Committee is reviewing a proposal from Dr. Jones-Held for an Honors Core 270 course.

• As part of the Core review process, the Committee will be interviewing project team leaders to assess strengths and weaknesses of their particular core areas.

• The report on Core review generated considerable core-philosophy discussion and commentary among Council members. Members also discussed a variety of concrete strategies for proceeding with Core review to ensure maximum participation from the faculty. Drs. Snider and McClinton-Temple will be invited to a future meeting of the social science division to discuss the 150/15X core courses. They will also give a report at the faculty meeting scheduled for October 28^th.

Ad hoc report on The Faculty Scholarship (Dr. Brooks):

• Council members Brooks , Fedrick, and Klenner-Moore will be meeting with Frank Pasquini and Kim Cardone to discuss strategies for designing and implementing The Faculty Scholarship.

Senior Faculty Development  

• The 2004-05 A & P Committee developed the Procedure for Faculty Development (formerly known as Senior Faculty Review), but last year’s Council tabled the matter at the end of the year. After Council discussion of the policy, Dr. Sauls agreed to invite Brian Pavlac (last year’s A & P Chair) and Nick Holodick to the next meeting of Council for a joint discussion of the policy.

Another efficient meeting adjourned at 3PM.

Respectfully submitted,  

Charles Brooks

Status Report:

Proposed College policy on the College’s tuition exchange programs

Frederick C. Sauls, Faculty Council Chair

September 16, 2005

Discussions with Ms Peck elicited the following information on this question.

            The root cause is our large “balance of payments” problem; more of our faculty’s children go to other colleges than come here from outside.  As a consequence, the agency administering one of the tuition exchange programs has put restrictions in place.  There seems little we can do about this in the short term.  Therefore, we must adapt to changed circumstances.

            The proposed policy was authored by Human Resources since it concerns employee benefits.  Financial Aid was consulted, since they administer the program.

            The proposed policy has been reviewed by senior staff and the President, and was forwarded to Barry Williams, the chair of the Faculty Benefits Committee, on 9/7/05.

            Nick Holodick and Teresa Peck met with Barry to discuss the process of moving the policy forward.  During this meeting Barry indicated he had some questions regarding the policy.

            It was decided that Barry would discuss his questions with the director of Human Resources and the VP for Business Affairs, prior to circulating the document.  They met and minor adjustments were made to the document.

            The Faculty Benefits Committee, Nick, Teresa, Lisa Marie, Erin Savitski, and Ellen McGuire will meet on September 27 to discuss the policy and to answer any questions the Committee may have.

Approved by Faculty Council 9-16-05

Professional Specialists’ and Academic Appointees’ Employment Security

1.  Text to be modified:

When a Professional Specialist is promoted to Associate Clinical or Technical Professor, the individual will be awarded a 3-year rolling contract.

Revision:

            When a Professional Specialist is promoted to Associate Clinical or Technical Professor, the individual will be awarded a 3-year contract.  At the completion of each year, the appointee shall be awarded a new 3 year contract, replacing the current contract, and assuring at least 2 years’ notice of nonrenewal.

2.  Text to be modified:

When a Professional Specialist is promoted to Clinical or Technical Professor, the individual will be awarded a 5-year rolling contract.

Revision:

            When a Professional Specialist is promoted to Clinical or Technical Professor, the individual will be awarded a 5-year contract.  At the completion of each year, the appointee shall be awarded a new 5 year contract, replacing the current contract, and assuring at least 4 years’ notice of nonrenewal.

(both #1 and #2 to be placed in the Faculty Handbook  p. 11 at the end of Part Two, I. , C. Professional Specialists)

3.  Current language in the Faculty Handbook (p. 9)

b.  Academic appointees shall annually be awarded a two-year rolling contract, so that they will be assured of at least a full year’s notice of termination.

Replacement:

            b.  Academic appointees at the rank of associate professor will be awarded a 3-year contract.  At the completion of each year, the appointee shall be awarded a new 3 year contract, replacing the current contract, and assuring at least 2 years’ notice of nonrenewal.

            Academic appointees at the rank of professor will be awarded a 5-year contract.  At the completion of each year, the appointee shall be awarded a new 5 year contract, replacing the current contract, and assuring at least 4 years’ notice of nonrenewal.

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