MINUTES

Executive Committee

Faculty Senate

February 7, 2006, RSC 111

Attending: Dave Carroll, Martha Einerson, Gloria Toivola, Nick Sloboda

Absent/Excused: Cecilia Schrenker

Minutes from January 17, 2006, Toivola/Sloboda moved to approve minutes. They were unanimously approved.

I. NCA Reports

Carroll met with the Chancellor, who is expecting to get a response very soon on the special liberal arts funding. We’re going to need a special Senate meeting on March 14, to get the FYE discussed before the March 24 DIN deadline, which would likely include FYE, WAC, and Service-learning.

Feb. 21 - Service learning and WAC, Faith Hensrud, Deborah Schlacks

Mar 14 - FYE Tammy Fanning

Apr 18 - Global Awareness and Senior Experience

II. Winter Commencement

This was discussed at an earlier Executive meeting. Chancellor would like Senate to take some action. Carroll received a memo from the Commencement Committee which advocated for an expanded winter ceremony. Motion from Executive (Sloboda/Toivola), as follows:

The Senate strongly endorses the idea of an annual December formal Commencement with appropriate faculty representation and involvement.

This motion was unanimously approved.

III. Phi Kappa Phi

Toivola/Einerson moved to convey our support for an academic honors society at UW-Superior. Unanimous approval for motion (Feb Senate mtg)

IV. T&L, DBE, and Legal Studies responses to PBRC reviews

Senate will receive the responses at the February meeting.

V. PBRC review of EDAD

A PBRC member will give a brief presentation to Senate. Carroll met with the PBRC and discussed the length of time departments are given to submit their response to the PBRC review. Discussion ensued. Einerson/Sloboda moved that EDAD will submit their response to the PBRC review within two months, and no later than April 18, 2006. Unanimous approval for motion.

VI. Faculty members for hazing & initiation committee

Student Senate put together the Hazing and Initiation Committee and are requesting two faculty members to serve. Two folks volunteered to serve, Xiubin Wang and Felix Unaeze. Discussion ensued. Xiubin is faculty and will be recommended. We will solicit interest from another faculty member.

VII. Senate Constitution Review

Sloboda distributed a document titled “Explanatory Notes.” The bolded wording is designated as new, additional wording to the existing Constitution. The document is divided into two sections: One for constitution and one for By-Laws. The By-Laws discussion will be on the March Senate Agenda. At February meeting we will consider the Constitution items (1-8) individually.

VIII. Ad hoc grievance committee

Einerson/Sloboda moved to recommend this draft go to Senate for consideration. Unanimous approval.

IX. 06-07 Unclassified pay plan adjustment guidelines

We referred this to Personnel Council and they have returned with questions. Discussion ensued. We will request a final report for the February Senate meeting.

Promotions Committee--Sloboda noted that there is a great deal of angst on campus about the relevance and necessity of this body. Discussion ensued. We will invite Provost Markwood to the next Executive committee meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 3:35p

Respectfully submitted this 14th day of February, 2006.

Martha J. Einerson, Faculty Secretary