NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
Minutes of Faculty Council Meeting
Friday, December 6, 2002
Members in attendance: Kenny Paris, Julie Sawyer, Mimi Bentley, Grant Alexander, Thom
Wier, Dan Glasgow, Linda West, Diana Mashburn, Rick Matzen, Michele Bither, Gary
Wickham, John Milbauer, Lallie Scott
Substitute delegates: Katherine Ott for Jackie Schumaker
Other faculty in attendance: Larry Sand, John Yeutter
A. Committees and Standing Reports
1. Minutes of November 1, 2002 meeting
The minutes of the November 1, 2002 meeting were approved with one amendment.
Under D. Other Business, 3., the second sentence should read "Approximately 100
students from 10 universities will participate." Motion: Bentley, Second: Alexander
2. Treasurer's Report
Secretary-Treasurer Julie Sawyer reported that wages in the amount of $162.23 were
paid during the month of October. The balance as of November 6, 2002 was $3,928.72.
3. Welfare Committee Report
Vice President Alicia Casas-Celaya reported that Mike Toyne will assist with the
planned on-line surveys.
B. Old Business
1. Faculty Teaching Evaluation Instrument
President Kenny Paris presented the revised teaching evaluation instrument to Vice
President Pate earlier in the week. Paris said Pate will pass the revision along to Dr.
Bahr. Paris is hopeful that the revised instrument will be completed in time for use next
semester.
2. Privacy Task Force
John Yeutter, chair of the Privacy Task Force, stated that the group met to discuss some
of the privacy issues previously mentioned to the council. He said that a campus card
with only the last four digits of the individual's Social Security number is available
through the I.D. Office. Yeutter reported that the task force will meet again to discuss
other issues which were tabled during the first meeting, including issues related to
faculty web pages.
3. Handbook Revision Process
Paris reported that he had discussed the Faculty Handbook Revision process with Dr.
Pate. Paris said that currently the revision committee is an advisory committee not a
policy making body, and that the process for making changes to the faculty handbook
was to get those changes approved by Pate and President Williams.
4. Joint COI/FAC - Faculty Personnel Issues
Paris reminded the council that the regents had asked the Joint COI/FAC Committee to
draft recommendations on the issue concerning requests for written feedback in the case
of termination or denial of tenure. He reported at the October meeting that the
recommendations of the committee were forwarded to the Presidents' Council, the
Presidents' Council had reservations about the recommendations, and sent it back to the
Joint Committee. The Joint Committee then requested that the Presidents' Council
provide more specific information about their reservations. Paris told the Faculty
Council that the recommendations of the Joint COI/FAC had been approved by the
President's Council with a few minor modifications during their November meeting.
Each university will be asked to develop a non-renewal and termination policy for full
time faculty.
C. New Business
1. NSU's Center for Rural Development (Larry Sand)
Larry Sand, Director of NSU's Center for Rural Development, was present to give the
council an update on the Center's activities. He discussed the mission of the Center,
their organizational plan, funding issues, activities of the institutes, and future
directions.
D. Other Business
1. Mimi Bentley stated that she had been asked if NSU has plans for providing a bus service between the Tahlequah and BA campuses. Paris responded that
he hasn't heard of any plans at this time and that the students might want to take the
issue to the Student Government Association.
2. Rick Matzen asked if the Faculty Council should take a position on how lottery
money for higher education should be spent if a lottery were to pass in the state. The
council indicated that they felt taking a position at this time was premature.
E. Adjournment
The next meeting of the Faculty Council will be held on Friday, February 7, 2003 at 3:00 p.m.
in the NET Tower Room.
Submitted by Julie Sawyer, Secretary-Treasurer
Last Updated: February 13, 2003 by goa
