FACULTY SENATE 2005-06

MEETING MINUTES

May 9, 2006

RSC 111, 2:30p

 

PRESENT: Dave Carroll, Orv Clark, Maria Cuzzo, Martha Einerson, James Holter,  Laura Jacobs, Peter Nordgren, Chuck Reichert, Chad Scott, Ralph Seelke, Nicholas Sloboda, Gloria Toivola

 

ABSENT: Marshall Johnson, David Kroll, Susan Loonsk, Cecelia Schrenker      

EXCUSED:

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Toivola/Clark moved to approve April 18, 2006 Minutes.  Unanimously approved. 

Receive Executive Minutes, April 25, 2006

REPORT OF THE CHANCELLOR

No Report

REPORT OF THE PROVOST

No Report

REPORTS

Chair of the Faculty

No report.

Secretary

Einerson reported on the Senate Council ballots and requested Senate members to recruit more folks to be nominated.  SheÕll mail the ballots out tomorrow morning. 

Faculty Representative

UWS7 ongoing issues.  Currently, Regent Spector is chairing committee, and the next meeting is May 17th, 2006.  There have been various proposals submitted.  The most concern is the LegislatureÕs response.  In the June BOR meeting, there may be discussion of completing criminal background checks on all new hires.  System compensation committee met, and Toivola attended. President Reilly attended along with Al Crist. The emphasis was on STAR funds and those folks who have other offers.  Excepting one member, the committee said this would be a big mistake.  Toivola is concerned they are talking STAR funds and minimal increases for the remainder.  The emphasis has been and continues to be Madison. STAR allocates larger amounts of money for new faculty and does not address compression issues. 

Planning Budgeting, and Review Council

No report. 

Personnel Council

No report.

Undergraduate Academic Affairs Council

No report. 

Graduate Council

No report.

Student Senate

No report.

Academic Staff Senate

No report. 

NEW BUSINESS

I. PBRC Review of Counseling Professions Department (CPD)

There were some consistent themes in all reports, including concerns for an institutional researcher. PBRC asked this department to address diversity as part of mission statement, and to decrease reliance on ad hoc faculty. 

Toivola/Cuzzo moved to ask that CPD respond to the review by October 31, 2006.  Unanimously approved. 

Clark/Einerson moved to accept the departmental responses.  Unanimously approved. 

II. PBRC acknowledgement of response from:

EDAD

LEGAL STUDIES

TED

TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS

II. Other

Einerson resolved, as follows:

                 WHEREAS, Chairman David Carroll has provided important and considerable leadership to this body for the last two years; and,

                       WHEREAS, the position of Faculty Chair comes with great interpersonal, political, and managerial responsibility; and,

                        WHEREAS, Chairman Carroll led us through the murky and often turbulent waters of North Central Accreditation work; and

                        WHEREAS, Chairman Carroll performed this vital service with great fairness, civility, and aplomb; and,  

                       WHEREAS, we greatly appreciate his willingness to serve and his dedicated work during his terms in this office; and,

BE IT RESOLVED that Faculty Senate at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, expresses extreme gratitude for Chairman Carroll's contributions and devoted work as Chair.

Einerson/Holter moved to approve. Unanimous approval. 

Thanks were offered to Maria Cuzzo for her work as At-Large member.  

Nick Sloboda was thanked for his tireless work as Faculty Representative.  

OLD BUSINESS

1.  Students on Committees (deferred to Fall 2006)

ADJOURNMENT

Clark/Cuzzo moved to adjourned, at 2:50 pm.  

RECONVENE:

Group reconvened.  Einerson called to reorder at 2:55p.

Laura Jacobs was seated as new Library Science Senator.  Cathy Fank was elected as Comm Arts Senator.  Martha will contact departments regarding new Senators.  Toivola/Sloboda moved to seat new Senators.  Unanimously approved. 

Toivola/ Jacobs nominated Nick Sloboda for Chair Pro Tem.  Unanimous vote for Sloboda as Chair Pro Tem. 

Sloboda/Clark moved to nominate Gloria Toivola for Faculty Representative. Toivola was unanimously elected. 

Sloboda/Toivola nominated Laura Jacobs for Secretary. Jacobs was unanimously elected. 

Sloboda /Clark moved to nominate Michael Waxman for At Large Member for Executive.  Waxman elected unanimously for At Large seat on Executive committee. 

Thank you to members for helping in recruitment. Einerson will address issues with Executive Committee this summer on committee loads.

Clark/Waxman moved to adjourn. 

Meeting adjourned at 3:02p. 

Respectfully submitted this 15th day of June, 2006.

 

Martha J. Einerson, Outgoing Secretary

Faculty Senate