Wichita State University Faculty Senate Minutes of the meeting Monday, December 13, 2004

MEMBERS PRESENT:  Akrabova, Brooks, Carroll, Cavarozzi, Celestin, Chopra, Decker, deSilva, Dooley, Eckert, Forlaw, Gibson, Glenmaye, Hamdeh, Hershfield, Huxman, Klunder, Koehn, Lancaster, Lewis, Ma, Mau, Myers, Myose, Rokosz, Soles, Spurgeon, Stanga, Withrow, Wolf, Zhang

MEMBERS ABSENT:  Byrum, Driessen, Hathaway, Krishnan, May, Moore-Jansen, Ross, Russell, Sun, Teshome, Wimalasena, Wynn, Yeager

MEMBERS EXCUSED:  Behrman, Griffin, Hodson, Scherz, Wine

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:  VPAAR Hutchinson

Summary of Action:
     1.  Accepted revisions to the Grievance Procedures    http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/Grievance%20Procedure%20rev.%2011-23-04.htm
     2   Accepted revisions to the Tenure & Promotion Procedures  http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/t&p.htm

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

II.    Informal Statements & Proposals: none
 

III. Approval of the minutes:  Minutes of  November 22, 2004, accepted as presented

IV.  President’s Report: 
President Klunder reported on the following:
    a.  the WSU Doctor, Physical Therapy is a consent item for the KBOR December meeting
    b.  Admissions have ask for faculty volunteers to review scholarship applications --  Carroll, Cavarozzi, Spurgeon, Bakken, Wolf, Zhang & Stanga volunteered.  They will also work with the Scholarship & Student Aid committee members.
    c.  the issues surrounding Concurrent Enrollment will be decided at the December KBOR meeting
    d.  Tuition Assistance -- President Beggs is supporting the idea that each campus should decide  about the use of tuition assistance and to develop plans/policies for the implementation of tuition assistance.
 

      V. Committee Reports:  

                A.  Academic Affairs-- Joyce Cavarozzi, chair reported that the committee had met with SGA Academic Affairs committee regarding the X/F grade
                B.  Faculty Affairs -- Lawrence Davis, chair,  presented proposed revisions to the Tenure & Promotion Policy,  The proposals were accepted.

      VI.  New Business:       
               A.  Handbook for Faculty, Chapters 5 , 6, & 7 --  1st. reading, accepted

VII.  Old Business: 
 

VII.      As May Arise: none

The meeting was adjourned

Respectfully Submitted
Joyce Cavarozzi,  Secretary