MINUTES FACULTY SENATE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR April 20, 2004 RSC 112, 2:30 PM
CALL TO ORDER.  Attendance:  Glenn Carlson, Orv Clark, Tim Cummings, Martha Einerson, Julius Erlenbach, Matt Faerber, Randy Gabrys-Alexson, Cindy Graham, James Holter, Chris Kemnitz, Terri Kronzer, Wendy Kropid, Susan Loonsk, Jim Miller, Peter Nordgren, David Prior, Chuck Reichert, Rhoda Robinson, Deborah Schlacks, Cecelia Schrenker, Chad Scott, Joel Sipress, Nicholas Sloboda, Gloria Toivola, Greg Trudeau, Mary Lee Vance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion (Cummings/Sloboda) to approve the minutes of the  March 23 Faculty Senate meeting and receive the minutes of the April 6, 2004 Executive Committee meeting passed.
REPORT OF THE CHANCELLOR--Julius Erlenbach. The UW-Superior Foundation has approved support of university programs in the amount of $25,000 per quarter for the next four quarters, contingent on the performance of investments.  President Lyall is unable to attend the upcoming Students of Excellence recognition, but the Chancellor is optimistic that she will be able to visit campus before her September retirement.  The Chancellor commended the work of Facilities Management and Tom Fennessy's leadership there, noting 12 planned summer improvement projects.  Campaign Superior will kick off July 22nd with the annual Alumni golf outing and Hall of Fame dinner.  The Foundation is nearing attainment of the private fundraising goal for the new academic building
REPORT OF THE PROVOST--David Prior.  No report.
REPORTS
Chair--Joel Sipress. Recommended appointment of Rosemary Keefe to the Performance Awards Committee and Suzanne Griffith to the Wessman project planning committee. Motion (Cummings/Einerson) to appoint passed.
Secretary--Hal Bertilson. No report.
Faculty Representative--Nick Sloboda. Report previously distributed..
Personnel Council--Randy Gabrys-Alexson. Written report distributed in Senate packet.  Reported that the council's review of department bylaws is nearing completion.  Eight departments have approved bylaws in compliance with UW System rules, one department has approved bylaws not in compliance, and six departments are making revisions following meetings with council members.  Members of the council made a presentation on faculty portfolios.  Motion (Cummings/Toivola) to place on May Senate agenda to determine how to address passed.
Planning, Budgeting, and Review Council--Peter Nordgren.  Report consists of minutes.
1.	Minutes of the 2-25-04 PBRC meeting.
2.	Minutes of the 3-5-04 PBRC meeting.
Undergraduate Academic Affairs Council--Tim Cummings.  Report distributed in Senate packet.
Graduate Council--Terri Kronzer.  No report.
1.	Minutes of 3-10-04 Graduate Council meeting.
Student Senate--Brad Amys. No report.
Academic Staff Senate--Mary Lee Vance. No report.
Report of the Faculty Task Force on the Public Liberal Arts Mission--Greg Trudeau. Trudeau distributed and described report.  Proposed initiatives: Community Service Learning, First Year Experience, Global Awareness, Senior Experience, Writing across the Curriculum with Supportive Writing Center. Discussion of next steps.  Members of the task force expressed concern that recommendations be moved forward at the campus level, and that a timeline be set for action.  It was agreed that opening day of fall Welcome Week will focus on the report recommendations.
OLD BUSINESS.
1.	Proposal for NCA Progress Report Working Groups--Joel Sipress. Chair Pro Tem Cummings assumed the chair for this report.   The Liberal Arts Task Force report addresses just a part of the NCA issues.  Motion (Sipress/Kemnitz) to approve the model of working groups presented in the reported passed.  Sipress returned to the chair.
2.	Criteria for prioritizing new faculty positions.  Motion (Schrenker/Cummings) to approve.  Motion was withdrawn and replaced.  N.B. Train metaphors were used liberally in the discussion.  Motion (Einerson/Toivola) to refer criteria back to PBRC to receive input from departments and the Graduate Council within 3 weeks failed.  Chair Pro Tem Cummings assumed the chair to permit Sipress to speak on the issue.  Motion (Sipress/Sloboda) to refer criteria back to PBRC to consult with the Graduate Council on matters of concern to graduate only departments passed.  Sipress returned to the chair.
3.	Resolutions of Faculty Status.  Motion (Cummings/Kemnitz) to approve passed.
4.	Grade appeal process.  Motion (Schrenker/Cummings) to approve the document as revised by Academic Affairs Council (marked AAC>FS in the packet) passed.  Motion (Holter/Schrenker) to change first sentence to read "Student should present rationale for changing the grade to the instructor" passed.
5.	Faculty Conduct--Open Discussion.  Deferred.
6.	Proposals on Concentrations and Tracks--Tim Cummings.  Motion (Schrenker/Carlson): All concentrations and tracks should be reviewed prior to the deadline for the 2006-2008 catalog by Academic Affairs Council and the Faculty Senate.  Passed.  Motion (Cummings/Kemnitz) to rephrase as follows: All concentrations and tracks should be reviewed for retention prior to the deadline for the 2006-2008 catalog by Academic Affairs Council and the Faculty Senate.  Passed.
7.	Graduate requirement that student be in good standing--Terri Kronzer.  Motion (Cummings/Sloboda) to approve passed.
NEW BUSINESS.  None.
ADJOURNMENT.
Prepared by Acting Secretary, Peter Nordgren, 4-22-04.