PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET

COUNCIL OF FACULTY DELEGATES

MINUTES

8th Meeting April 21, 1997

Present: Professors C. Chancey, R. Colon, S. Conners (Sergeant-at-Arms),

M. Dobberstein, A. Elmendorf, R. Evans, R. Foreman, J. Hack (Presiding Officer),

J. Jennings, L. Mura, B. Pai, D. Pick, K. Pierce, L. Rittenmeyer, C. Sekhar, C. Stacy, R. Stankowski, S. Tickoo, W. Ting, C. Torres-Robles, J. Walker, G. Wegner, L. Willer, M. Dakich (Parliamentarian), Vice Chancellor L. Bryant, Vice Chancellor S. Singer, Chancellor J. Yackel

Absent: Professor S. Sil, Vice Chancellor G. Newsom, J. Mitchell (Student Government), J Wermuth (Secretary)

I. The meeting was called to order by Professor Hack.. Professor Hack welcomed Professor T. Dougherty as a new member of the Council beginning Fall 1997.

II. Professor Hack requested approval of the minutes of April 7, 1997, meeting. Professor Jennings moved to change the discussion of Item VIII, Council Document 97-05, paragraph eleven, sentence four to read, “He said it is not clear whether the Senate can ignore a petition by considering the reason as insubstantial.” Professor Elmendorf said the minutes should reflect that the meeting adjourned for lack of a quorum. Professor Ting moved the approval of the minutes of the April 7, 1997 meeting of the Council of Faculty Delegates as amended. Professor Sekhar seconded the motion. The motion to approve the minutes as corrected passed.

III. Professor Dobberstein moved the acceptance of the agenda for the April 21, 1997 meeting of the Council of Faculty Delegates. Professor Elmendorf seconded the motion. The motion to accept the agenda passed.

IV. Chancellor's Report

The Chancellor said that Professor Roy Evans has agreed to serve as Presiding Officer of the Council of Faculty Delegates for 1997-98. There was applause from the Council at this announcement.

Chancellor Yackel said that the State of Indiana two-year budget is expected to come to closure by April 25 and the General Assembly will adjourn thereafter. He said it is still not clear what share the university will receive, that there is a gap between the House and Senate budget amounts and that the approximate 4% increase in the base budget recommended by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education may be ultimately approved.

Vice Chancellor Singer reported on the April 17 Academic Affairs Town Hall meeting. She said that Administrative Services staff provided a report about the Gyte and Anderson renovations; information was provided on the First Search Library system; Dr. Verbrugge reported on the move to WINDOWS 95; and Dr. Silver provided an update on high school outreach and ACUO. Dr. Singer said that PUC will be hosting a representative from ACUO in early June and asked that faculty submit ideas for discussion in two-paragraph format. Dr. Singer said Professor Coffey reported on the Student Assessment Outcome pilot projects for next fall that will involve 100 graduate students. She said there was discussion of policies concerning the academic administrative reorganization. Dr. Singer said the system-wide grievance policy was also addressed.

V. Special Business of the Day

Council Document 97-07. Nominations to Council Standing Committees. Nominating Committee. For Discussion. Professor Ting opened discussion on this document by correcting the stated term of office of Professor Chelich on the Nominating Committee to 1997/99. After some further discussion, Professor Ting moved Council Document 97-07 as corrected For Action. Professor Dobberstein seconded the motion. The motion to move Council Document 97-07 to action passed. The chair explained that committee terms shall expire whenever the new constitution is approved and the transition clause is enacted.

Professor Ting moved Council Document 97-07 for approval. Professor Dobberstein seconded the motion. The motion to approve Council Document 97-07 passed.

Council Document 97-05. Proposed Constitution of the Faculty of Purdue University Calumet. Agenda Committee. For Action.

Professor Hack opened Council Document 97-05 by reviewing the plan for its approval. She said that the final draft of the proposed Constitution of the Faculty submitted for this meeting was distributed by e-mail by the Secretary of the Council after Agenda Committee refinements made since the last Council meeting. Professor Hack asked Professor Dobberstein to review the changes for the Council. After Professor Dobberstein’s review, Professor Hack said she would begin with Article I and accept any motions to change and amend in order.

Discussion followed. No changes were offered to Articles I through IV.

Concerning Article V.A. Composition of the Senate. Professor Mura said that as stated, Article V.A. will decrease the number of faculty on the senate because the 10% would also include non-faculty such as the vice chancellors. Discussion followed. Professor Mura moved that Articles V.A.1. through 6. be re-numbered and include “and any fraction thereof” in Article V.A.1. There was a second to the motion. After some discussion, Professor Mura withdrew her motion to amend , and Professor Stacy moved to amend Article V.A. to read as follows:

V. Composition of the Senate

A. The membership of the Senate shall consist of:

1. 10 percent of the Faculty (and any fraction thereof) consisting of:

a) One senator elected from the faculty of each academic department or other academic unit as designated by the Senate;

b) Senators elected from the faculty at large to fill the remaining seats;

2. The President of the Purdue University system, ex officio without vote;

3. The Chancellor of Purdue University Calumet, ex officio without vote;

4. The Vice Chancellors for Academic Affairs, Student Services, and Administrative Services, ex officio without vote;

5. The President of the student body or a member of the Executive Committee of the student government designated by the President of the student body.

There was a second to the motion. Professor Dobberstein said the “any fraction thereof” in Article V.A.I. could be dealt with in the Bylaws, and the Council concurred. Additional discussion on representation ensued with Professor Dobberstein stating that the intent of using the academic unit language was to create the flexibility to recognized wide spread representation. Chancellor Yackel said the question may be raised as to other programs being included in representation, e.g., Women’s Studies and Ethnic Studies. The motion to amend passed.

Professor Mura moved to amend the amended Article V.1.a. by deleting the phrase “academic or other department “ so the sentence reads “each academic unit”. Professor Dakich ruled that an amended section can be amended. There was a second to the motion. In response to a question by Professor Colon, Professor Elmendorf said decisions on participating units will be made by next year’s interim Council. Professor Elmendorf said that the word “unit” is a better designation. He said that it would be better to revise this language wherever it appears in the document and suggested Professor Mura revise her amendment to reflect changing “academic department” to “academic unit”. Upon vote, Professor Mura’s amendment passed.

Concerning Article V.A.4., Professor Dobberstein moved that language saying that vice chancellors are ex officio without vote on senate matters be deleted. Professor Elmendorf seconded the motion and supported Professor Dobberstein’s argument to remove vice chancellors from the Senate. Professor Evans opposed the motion and recommended they stay as members as they provide valuable input and are an excellent resource. Vice Chancellors Singer and Bryant supported the retention of vice chancellors on the Senate. Vote was taken on the motion. The motion to amend did not pass.

Concerning Item V. B. 2 through 4., Professor Mura moved to introduce each section with “The President of the Senate...”. Professor Evans seconded the motion. Professor Elmendorf suggested this authority be part of the by-laws. Professor Hack relinquished the chair to the Sergeant at Arms Professor Conners and supported the motion to amend . Professor Hack regained the chair. The motion to amend passed.

Concerning Article V. B. 4. Secretary., Professor Mura moved to change the second sentence and add a third sentence to this article to read, “The Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining a record of attendance for each Senate meeting, keeping and distributing the minutes of all Senate meetings, and managing ballot distribution. He/she shall also serve as Secretary of the Agenda Committee.” Professor Elmendorf seconded the motion. The motion to amend passed.

Concerning Article V. E. Transition. Professor Mura suggested that in the first sentence, the word “Faculty” be changed to “Council of Faculty Delegates”, and that in the third sentence the word “departmental” be dropped. The motion to amend was seconded and discussion followed. There was agreement that use of “the current governing body” was sufficient, and that the minutes shall reflect that this means the Council of Faculty Delegates. The amended motion to delete “departmental” in the second sentence passed.

Professor Colon requested clarification on the election of senators and division into three classes as described in Article V. E., Transition. Professor Hack said that this Article provides for one-third of the membership of the senate to be turned over in any year by being divided into staggered terms and avoiding a future complete turnover in the governing body.

Concerning Article VI. Operation of the Senate., Professor Ting moved to amend VI.E.2. to allow a substitute to serve and vote. The motion died for lack of a second.

No amendments were proposed for Article VII.

Concerning Article VIII.2. Legislative Powers of the Purdue University Calumet Faculty., Professor Colon applauded the Agenda Committee for the change in this article. Professor Stacy moved to strike the wording, “provided at least fifty percent of the Faculty vote on the issue” in the last sentence of this paragraph. Professor Pick seconded the motion and spoke in support of the motion. Professor Hack again yielded the chair to Professor Conners and, upon being granted the floor, said it should be more difficult to overturn an action of the Senate than to approve that action initially. Discussion regarding last year’s balloting on general education ensued. Professor Hack regained the chair, and the motion came to vote. The motion to amend carried.

Concerning Article IX. Convocations of the Purdue University Calumet Faculty., Professor Mura moved the second sentence be changed to “The President of the Senate and the Chancellor shall establish the agenda of convocations.”. The was a second to the motion. Professor Rittenmeyer said that the responsibility for creating the agendas should remain with the Senate Agenda Committee and the Chancellor. The motion did not pass.

Concerning Article IX.C., Professor Mura questioned whether 15% of voting faculty was too few to initiate a petition to convene. Discussion followed. There was no motion to amend.

There were no amendments proposed for Article X.

In a return to Article V.B.4., Professor Mura moved to delete the added sentence requiring the secretary to also serve as secretary to the Agenda Committee. Since committees are not mentioned elsewhere in the document, Professor Mura felt this addition was inappropriate. Professor Elmendorf seconded the motion. The motion to delete passed.

Professor Hack moved that the Council approve the Proposed Constitution of the Faculty as amended in all sections. There was a second to the motion, and Council Document 97-05 passed unanimously.

VI. Unfinished Business

There was no unfinished business.

VII. Reports of Committees

Agenda Committee: Professor Dobberstein said that the committee met on April 14 to work on the constitution, and will meet again to develop a ballot on the Constitution.

Faculty Affairs Committee. Professor Evans said that the proposed promotion and tenure policy documents need to be reviewed and that the committee will be meet with the Chancellor and the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs immediately following the meeting of the Council. Professor Evans said that Professor Jennings will chair the committee during the 1997/98 academic year.

Nominating Committee. Professor Ting reported the results of the balloting for Presiding Officer of the Council as follows:

Professor R. Evans 37 points Professor C. Stacy 56 points

Professor R. Stankowski 68 points

Professor L. Willer 69 points

Professor Ting said Professor J. Walker will chair the Nominating Committee during the 1997/98 academic year.

Research and Educational Policy Committee. Professor Mura thanked the members of the committee and said that the committee met following the last Council meeting. Professor Mura said she will return as chair of the committee during the 1997/98 academic year.

Resources and Planning Committee. Professor Dobberstein said that the committee met via e-mail and the selected Professor D. Pick as chair. He said the committee has reviewed the Bookstore Committee and recommends that the committee be retained.

Student Affairs Committee. Professor Rittenmeyer said the committee had not met and needs to elect a chair for 1997-98. (NOTE: Subsequent to the Council meeting, Professor Carmen Torres-Robles was elected chair of the committee for the 1997/98 academic year.)

Intercampus Faculty Council. Professor Dobberstein reported that there has been no meeting of the Council.

Student Government. In the absence of J. Mitchell, Vice Chancellor Bryant reported that Student Government will meet and elections will be held this week. Dr. Bryant spoke to Student Government’s recent involvement with and support of the Green Coalition. He said materials about a recycle project were distributed to administrators.

VIII. Other New Business.

Professor Sekhar asked about the status of the catalog and coverage of the reorganization within it. Vice Chancellor Singer said that the cover artwork was approved last week and. the reorganization is covered by removing wording referring to Schools by name. She said quality or character of information was not changed, and that the catalog is scheduled to be distributed on time.

Professor Hack reminded members of the Council that the Agenda Committee functions as a interim committee until the new academic year and that it will deal with major issues during the summer as needed.

Professor Hack thanked the members of the Council for their efforts during the present academic year. She expressed special thanks to Professor Mura for her coordination of the general education document and the heavy work of the Research and Educational Policy Committee; to Professor Dobberstein for his role on the Commission on Academic Reorganization and as chair of the Agenda Committee; to Professor Conners for her role as Sergeant at Arms, to Professor Dakich for his guidance and help as Parliamentarian; to Professor Wermuth as Secretary, and to the Agenda Committee for moving issues forward. She extended her best wishes to Professor Evans who will be serving as presiding officer of the Council of Faculty Delegates next year. Professor Hack expressed her pride in what the Council has accomplished in dealing with major issues this year. She added there were no minor issues this year, only major ones. Finally she reminded delegates to promote voting on the proposed constitution among their colleagues.

IX. Adjournment

With no further business before the Council, Professor Hack declared the meeting adjourned.

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