Wichita State University Faculty Senate Minutes of the meeting Monday, May 12, 2003

MEMBERS PRESENT:  Bees, Behrman, Brooks, Carroll, Celestin, Chopra, Decker, desilva, Edwards, Eichhorn, Enns, Goldy, Hershfield, Herzog, Hill, Hodson, Johnson, Klunder, Lancaster, McDonald, Moore-Jansen, Muma, Murphey, Rokosz, Roussel, Russell, Williamson, Withrow, Yeager, Zhang

MEMBERS ABSENT:  Bakken, Dawe, DeLillo, Forlaw, Hemans, Hiltner, Kear, Lause, Matson, Mau, May, Parker, Quantic, Ravigururajan, Riordan, Ross, Sheikh-Ahmad, Teshome, Wimalesena

MEMBERS EXCUSED:  Markovich, Miller

Summary of Action:

1.       Approved referring the recommendation of the Planning and Budget Committee taskforce on tuition to create a "Tuition Advisory Committee" to the Senate Executive Committee for action as appropriate.

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

II.    Informal Statements & Proposals:    

            A. Senator Hershfield expressed his appreciation for Senator Murphey's long service in the Faculty Senate and for his service as Secretary.

            B. Senator Hershfield next spoke about what he characterized as "inexcusable omissions" in the Senate leadership's getting of timely information to senators during this academic year about General Education proposals.  He urged that the coming year's Senate Executive Committee keep the members of the Senate better informed.

III. Approval of the minutes:  Minutes of May 5, 2003, accepted as presented.
 

IV.  President’s Report:

            A.President Lancaster spoke about the impending meeting of the general faculty, which will consider the General Education proposals tomorrow.

            B.  He indicated that the Kansas Board of Regents will be meeting this Wednesday and Thursday, and that the final meeting of the Council of Faculty Senate Presidents (of which he is chair) will be held in connection with that session.  It will particularly be considering the proposal for enhancing the synergy of university faculties in working together on research.

V.     Committee reports: 

A.     Senator Klunder presented the report of the taskforce of the Planning and Budget Committee relative to tuition.  The taskforce, he said, recommends the creation of a standing committee of the University (not of the Senate) called a "Tuition Advisory Committee," the function of which will be "to participate in the development of the University's tuition recommendations to the Board of Regents."  They recommended that committee composition should be 3 Faculty (Senate President, President-Elect and Member from the Planning & Budget committee), 3 Students ( 1 graduate and 2 undergraduate students), 1 Classified and 1 Unclassified Professional, the Associate Vice President and Director of Budgets.   The Senate approved upon voice vote a motion by Senator Klunder, Senator Goldy, 2^nd. to refer the matter to the Senate Executive Committee for further action as appropriate.

    VI.  Old Business:

A.      Peter Zoller, AVPAA&R reported on behalf of the Faculty Senate ad hoc Committee on Technology, and provided a written preliminary report for discussion.  The University, he said, is moving toward standardizing the technologies in use.  The report will be considered at a retreat in August.

VI.         New Business:  none

VII.      As May Arise:  President Lancaster recognized the service of the senators who are leaving the Senate at the end of this session, and read their names aloud.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:07 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted

Dwight Murphey

Secretary