Minutes

University Senate

May 5, 1999

Present:  Professors H. Abramowitz, A. Ahmed, G. Barrow, R. Colon, J. Conedera, T. Dougherty, A. Elmendorf, C. Gillotti, A. Gregory, J. Higley, D. Kozel, S. Lerner (Presiding Officer), P. McGrath, R. Merkovsky, C. Morrow, L. Mura, R. Najaf-Zadeh, R. Rupp (Parliamentarian), M. Ryan, C. Sekhar, S. Sil, C. Stacy, R. Stankowski, C. Winer, (Sargeant at Arms) Chancellor J. Yackel, Vice Chancellor L. Bryant, Vice Chancellor S. Singer, A. Croston, Student Representative.

Absent:  Professors H. R. Adesiyan

GUESTS:  Julie Hagemann, Carolyn Biorsky, Michael Dobberstein, Dennis Barbour, Bipin Pai, K. Gopalan, John Rowan, Kay Rowberg, Peggy Gerard, Jay Wood, Young Choi, Judith Berday, Kathleen Green, Kathryn Carpenter, Bette Bergeron, Peggy Grant, Annette Stanutz

CALL TO ORDER:  The meeting was called to order at 3:30 p.m.

Professor Lerner thanked the chairs of the Standing committees for 1998-1999 for their service to the University Senate.  These were Professors Sil, Stankowski, Barrow and Colon.  He especially acknowledged the work of Professor Stankowski in chairing the agenda committee.

MINUTES:  The minutes of the April 7, 1999 meeting were approved as distributed.

AGENDA:  The agenda was approved as presented.

CHANCELLOR'S REPORT:  The Indiana State legislature has concluded their session and a 2 year budget has been approved.  This includes approximately 4% for salary improvement for each of the years of the biennium.  It also includes $220,000 in technology money for the first year and an equity funding adjustment for the second year. 

The chancellor addressed his concerns with document 99-04 (promotion and tenure document) and 99-05 (the wellness, fitness, and sports document). 

Vice Chancellor Bryant reported that the student government elections had been invalidated.  The current officers will end their terms in May and there will be new elections in the fall.

SPECIAL BUSINESS OF THE DAY:

     DOCUMENT 99-04 (Promotion and tenure document) was discussed.  Many senators urged that open forums and faculty polls be held prior to returning this document to the University Senate.  On recommendation of the Chair of the Faculty Affairs

Committee, the document will not be acted on until there is more opportunity for

the faculty to consider the document.

     DOCUMENT 99-05 was approved with 2 amendments.  In C. Proposal b. Membership the first line was changed to read  "three participants chosen from among intramural, intercollegiate and fitness program participants, at least two of whom must be students.  E.  should read.  "The committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities relating to student and community programs."  Each amendment was approved and the document was approved.

     DOCUMENT 99-06 was moved to action, seconded, and approved.

     DOCUMENT 99-07 was moved to action, seconded, and approved.

     DOCUMENT 99-08 was moved to action, seconded, and approved.

     DOCUMENT 99-09 was discussed.  This document will be further considered by committee before its submission for action

     CURRICULUM DOCUMENTS were presented.  LSS 98-25 was added to the list.  It had been omitted by error from the submitted documents.  The report of the committee was accepted. 

COMMITTEE REPORTS: 

     AGENDA COMMITTEE:  Council Document 99-03,  amendment to the Constitution, had been submitted to the faculty for ratification.  The vote was 37-27 against the amendment and the amendment, therefore, was not ratified.

     CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE:  Professor Mura will chair the committee for the 1999-2000 academic year.

     FACULTY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE:  Professor Elmendorf will chair the committee for the 1999-2000 academic year.

     NOMINATING COMMITTEE:  Professor Gillotti will chair the committee for the 1999-2000 academic year.

     ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES COMMITTEE:  Professor Winer will chair the committee for the 1999-2000 academic year.

     STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE:  Professor Gregory will chair the committee for the 1999-2000 academic year. 

     STUDENT GOVERNMENT:  Ms. Croston reported that the elections had been invalidated and new elections will be held in the fall.

NEW BUSINESS:  There was no new business.

ADJOURNMENT.  The Chair thanked the Senators for their fine work during the course of the past academic year.  The meeting then adjourned.