Wichita State University Faculty Senate Minutes of the meeting Monday, May 10, 2004 

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:  Bakken, Behrman, Brooks, Carroll, Cavarozzi, Celestin, Chopra, Decker, deSilva, Dooley, Eichhorn, Enns, Goldy, Hendry, Hershfield, Hill, Hodson, Johnson, Kear,  Klunder, Koehn, Krishnan, Lewis, Loftus, Ma, Mau, Moore-Jansen, Myose, Ravigururajan, Riordan, Rokosz, Ross, Roussel, Russell, Swan, Withrow, Zhang.

 

MEMBERS ABSENT: Conlee, LeZotte, May, McDonald, Wimalesena, Wine, Wolf, Yeager,

 

MEMBERS EXCUSED:  Glenmaye, Huxman, Lancaster, Scherz

 

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: 

 

Summary of Action:
            1.  Accepted the proposed change to the Exceptions Committee charge
            2.  Accepted the proposed change to the Tenure & Promotion Committee charge
            3.  Accepted the following committee appointments:

                        Faculty Affairs – Mary Koehn (07)

                        Library – David Day (07)  & Sarah Daugherty (05)
            4.  Accepted the changes to the Tenure & Promotion Calendar
            5.  Accepted the Annual reports from Academic Affairs and Faculty Affairs committees
            5.  Accepted the Handbook for Faculty, Chapter 2 revisions
            6.  Accepted the motion from the General Education Committee

 

I.       Call of the Meeting to Order:  President Behrman called the meeting to order at 3:30 pm.
 

II.    Informal Statements & Proposals:    

                  Senator Roussel informed the Senate of a  forum on the Patriot Act and Bill of Rights to be held 5/11/04 at the Metroplex.  Senator deSilva invited the Senators to attend the World Trade Week meetings.   Senator Hodson wondered it there was some way the Spam could be reduced on university e-mail

III. Approval of the minutes:  Minutes of April 26,2004, accepted as presented.

 

IV.  President’s Report: 
President Behrman announced   Randy Brown, the advisor for the Sunflower declined to come to the Senate meeting to discuss the “Research Rocks” issue. IF the Senate wants, he will come to a fall meeting.

      V. Committee Reports:   see summary of action
          

      VI.  Old Business:
                A.  Handbook for Faculty Handbook, Chapter 2, revisions:  Senator Goldy presented the revisions which were accepted.
                 B.  Motion from the General Education Committee:  Senator Moore-Jansen, chair of the committee presented the following motion   “The General Education Committee requests the 2004-05 Faculty Senate to refrain from the use of any ad hot General Education committees and declare a one year moratorium on proposals for course addition to the General Education Program”.  The motion was accepted as amended -- “The General Education Committee requests the 2004-05 Faculty Senate to refrain from the use of any ad hot General Education committees and declare moratorium  from this date until the send of Spring ’05 semester  on proposals for course additions to the General Education Program”

 

VII.         New Business:  None

 

II.      As May Arise: 
Senator Moore-Jansen that the Library Committee would be coming forward in the Fall with proposals for continued support of Library Funding.
Senator Celestin thanked President Behrman for her service to the Senate by serving as President.   
 

 

The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.

Scott Goldy, Secretary