MINUTES-FACULTY SENATE

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR

MAY 8, 2007

RSC 111 3:54 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chair Einerson at 3:54 p.m.

Present: Einerson; Jacobs; Cleary; Clark; Notton; Sherman; Sloboda; Kroll; Marciniec; Toivola; Waxman; Hudelson; Beam; Schuldt; Scott; Fujeida; D Nordgren; Reichert; Fletcher; Markwood; Lynch; Simpson.

Excused: Holter

NEW BUSINESS

I. Seat and welcome new members. Math/CSci appointed Lynch; Sherman will fill out term of Beal in Human Diversity & Behavior; HHP elected Simpson; Counseling elected Griffith; Lang&Lit will return Sloboda to Senate. Biology will meet Wed. – and noted departmental opposition to time for Senate and AAC. A motion was made to seat new members (Toivola/Cleary). Approved.

A motion was made to move the time of Senate meetings to 3 – 4:30 pm on Tuesdays in Fall 2007 (Cleary/Clark). A hand vote was taken: 5 Aye; 1 opposed; 5 abstentions. The motion passed. Einerson asked that the minutes show Senate is accommodating a single department.
II. Election of Executive Committee Members. Einerson opened the floor for nominations for secretary. She stated that, according to constitution, if no candidate was elected, the Chair may appointment a secretary subject to approval of senate. Discussion ensued. Einerson also suggested look at hiring staff for some secretarial duties. As a point of clarification, Markwood stated that money for ¼ release was provided to the secretary.

• Sloboda/Toivola nominated Gary Sherman for Chair Pro Tem. Approved unanimously.
• Sloboda/Sherman nominated Toivola for the At-large member to executive. Clark/Marciniec moved to close nominations. Toivola was approved unanimously.
• Toivola/Clark moved nomination of Sloboda for faculty rep. Clark asked that nominations be closed. Sloboda was approved unanimously.

Motion to adjourn(Sloboda/Kroll) at 4:15 pm.