WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE MINUTES –Monday, October 28, 2002

MEMBERS PRESENT: Bakken, Bees, Behrman, Brooks, Carroll, Celestin, Chopra, Dawe, DeLillo, deSilva, Edwards, Eichhorn, Goldy, Hemans, Hershfield, Herzog, Hill, Hodson, Johnson, Klunder, Lancaster, Markovich, Mau, McDonald, Miller, Moore-Jansen, Muma, Murphey, Parker, Quantic, Riordan, Rokosz, Ross, Roussel, Russell, Sheikh-Ahmad, Williamson, Yeager, Zhang

MEMBERS ABSENT: Clark, Hiltner, Kahol, Kear, Lause, May, Ravigururajan, Teshome, Wimalasena, Withrow 

MEMBERS EXCUSED: Enns, Forlaw, Matson 

Ex-OFFICIO MEMBERS PRESENT: VPAAR, SGA 

SUMMARY OF ACTION: 

I.  CALL TO ORDER: President Lancaster called the meeting to order at 3:30pm. 

II.  INFORMAL STATEMENTS & PROPOSALS:
            President Lancaster introduced Hoyt Hillman and Jim Ward, candidates for the Kansas House of Representatives for the 88th District, guests of the Senate.  Each responded to several questions. 

III.  APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Minutes of 10-14-02 accepted as presented 

IV.  PRESIDENT’S REPORT:
    President Lancaster reported on the Board of Regents meeting of October 16-17, and reviewed the Regents' "Principles of Management of Anticipated Budget Reductions" and "Budget Rescission and Reduction Guidelines." (listed in the Agenda for the meeting).  Senators asked questions on a variety of subjects, including: whether a mid-year tuition increase is being considered; whether the WSU Centers are being reviewed; whether qualitative, and not just quantitative, criteria will be used in determining cuts; and how Washburn University and the community colleges fit into the current educational system of the state. 

V.  COMMITTEE REPORTS:
                  A. Rules --  Senator Behrman, chair of the Rules Committee, reported that a volunteer is needed to serve on the University Traffic Advisory Committee. If interested, please contact her – ext. 6460) 

VI.  OLD BUSINESS:  None 

VII.  NEW BUSINESS:
                 A.  External Peer Reviews - Tom Mulinazzi, Professor of Civil Engineering and President of the Faculty Senate at the University of Kansas, spoke to the Senate about the University of Kansas policy of mandatory external peer reviews.  He discussed their use at KU and handed out copies of the K.U. Guidelines for External Evaluations, (available in the Office of the Faculty Senate.  He indicated that such reviews are required in all tenure cases and noted their importance for all promotion cases.   

VIII.  AS MAY ARISE: none

Respectfully submitted
Dwight Murphey
Secretary