Wichita State University Faculty Senate meeting Monday, October 9, 2006

MEMBERS PRESENT: Acker, Billings, Brooks, Carruthers, Celestin, Close, Coufal, Craig-Morland, Decker, Elder, Hathaway, Hershfield, Jarnagin, Lancaster, Liera-Schwichtenberg, Manske, C. Moore-Jansen, P. Moore-Jansen, Myers, Myose, Owens, Rillema, Riordan, Rogers, Rokosz, Roussel, Schneegurt, Siginer, Spurgeon, Taher, Turk, Uhing, Vanderburgh, Yeager

MEMBERS ABSENT: Byrum, Campbell, Dooley, Hamdeh, Shelly, Weheba
 

MEMBERS EXCUSED: DeSilva, Forlaw, Markovich, Proctor, Ross
 

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:  VPAAR Miller

Summary of Action:
    1.  Withdrew the proposed policy on Department Administration

    2.  Elected Senator Turk to the Planning & Budget Committee
    

I.       Call of the Meeting to Order:     

 President Roussel called the meeting to order at 3:30 P.M.

II.      Informal Statements and Proposals:
Senator Myose requested that the Rules Committee adjust the Tenure and Promotion Committee charge so that faculty who are going up for promotion or incentive review not be eligible to serve on College committees or on the University Tenure and Promotion committee.

            Senator Carruthers  announced the next meeting of the AAUP, 11-3-06, will be in the RSC at 2:30 and David Soles will discuss the tenure process.  She especially invited all faculty who have not participated in the process to attend

II. Approval of the Minutes
        Minutes of the meeting Monday, September 25, 2006, accepted as presented

III.  President's Report
President Roussel reported that the President had accepted the revisions to the Professor Incentive Review Policy as proposed by the Senate.
 

IV. Committee Reports
A.  Rules -- Senator Carruthers, chair, reminded the Senate of several vacancies and requested that Senators visit with their colleagues and get volunteers.

V. Old Business
A.  Election of Planning & Budget Committee member-- Senator Turk, Education, was elected to a three year appointment representing the College of Education.

      B.  Department Administration proposed policy -- President Roussel requested feedback from the Senators with the ideas from their departments.  Most felt that it should be left to the department,  tenured and tenure track.  Senator Vanderburgh, Chair, LAS Council, inquired if there were any Guidelines or general ideas from other universities.  He suggested that it might be helpful to have such a document giving principles or general guidance on this subject.  After some discussion, President Roussel suggested that this policy really did not address some of the current issues, that they were to do with personnel and not faculty governance.  Senator Myers, (Hershfield -2nd)  moved that discussion end and the policy be withdrawn from discussion.  Motion accepted
C.  Proposed Chronic Low Performance policy -  President Roussel noted the editorial changes made to the policy.  Discussion followed and because more changes were suggested, the vote was tabled until the October 23, 2006, senate meeting.

VI.  New Business

            none

VII.  As May Arise

The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 pm

Respectfully Submitted
Chris Brooks, Acting Secretary