NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

Minutes of Faculty Council Meeting

Friday, November 1, 2002

Members in attendance: Kenny Paris, Julie Sawyer, Grant Alexander, Thom Wier, Vanessa Hardbarger, Dan Glasgow, Linda West, Diana Mashburn, Rick Matzen, Michele Bither, Gary Wickham

Substitute delegates: Andrew Vassar for Mayrene Bentley, Mike Rogers for John Milbauer

Other faculty in attendance: Ben Kracht, John Yeutter

A. Committees and Standing Reports

1. Minutes of October 4, 2002 meeting

The minutes of the October 4, 2002 meeting were approved without amendment. Motion: Wier, Second: Scott

2. Treasurer's Report

Secretary-Treasurer Julie Sawyer reported that wages in the amount of $159.65 were paid during the month of September, as was the $78.40 for printing for Freshman Convocation. With $45.00 being encumbered for the engraving of the Circle of Excellence bricks, the balance as of October 9, 2002 was $4,090.95.

3. Welfare Committee Report

Vice President Alicia Casas-Celaya was not in attendance due to a recently broken leg.

B. Old Business

1. Faculty Teaching Evaluation Instrument

Committee Chair Julie Sawyer presented a draft copy of the revised evaluation instrument. Paris will now present the revised instrument to Dr. Pate and Dr. Bahr for consideration.

2. Privacy Task Force

John Yeutter, chair of the Privacy Task Force, stated that the group has never convened. After limited discussion as to whether there was a need for the task force, it was determined that a meeting will be scheduled.

3. OTRS Executive Secretary

Paris reminded the Council that Tom Beavers, Executive Secretary of OTRS, will be at NSU on Tuesday, November 14, 2002. Meetings have been scheduled for 9:30 a.m. and for 2:30 p.m. Paris said the 9:30 meeting has been moved to PA 220 so that ITV can be utilized to make the presentation available to the Broken Arrow and Muskogee campuses.

C. New Business

1. NSU Undergraduate Research Day

Ben Kracht and Julie Sawyer, members of the Steering Committee for NSU Undergraduate Research Day, presented information about the event to the Council. Sawyer stated that the announcement of the inaugural "NSU Undergraduate Research Day: A Celebration of Scholarly and Creative Activity" scheduled for April 24, 2003, and the application form had been presented to the Deans' Council and Student Government Association. This information will be distributed to all faculty in the near future. Sawyer and Kracht requested the participation of Council members in encouraging students to participate. After many suggestions on fund raising for NSU Undergraduate Research Day, Kenny Paris asked the Council if they wanted to consider making a monetary donation to this spring's event. The matter was tabled until the December meeting.

D. Other Business

1. Paris reminded delegates of the Redman Rally scheduled for November 9 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

2. Paris stated that he had received inquiries from faculty concerned about the possibility of furloughs at NSU. Paris said that Vice President Pate indicated that furloughs have not been discussed by administration and that Pate does not anticipate furloughs being an option for dealing with budget concerns.

3. Grant Alexander announced that SIFE will host the annual Rumble by the River on November 14, 15 and 16. Approximately 100 students from 10 universities will participate.

E. Adjournment

The next meeting of the Faculty Council will be held on Friday, December 6, 2002 at 3:00 p.m. in the NET Tower Room.

Submitted by Julie Sawyer, Secretary-Treasurer

Last Updated: December 12, 2002 by goa