DRAFT - NOT YET APPROVED
NORTHEASTERN
Minutes
of Faculty Council Meeting
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
A. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by President Craig Clifford in SC147.
There was ITV access at
Council Members in attendance: Sarah Brick Archer (Library), Ernst Bekkering (Business & Technology), Ron Cambiano (Education), Denise Deason-Toyne (Business & Technology), John Diamantopoulos (Science & Health Professions), Alan McKee (Optometry), Amy Aldridge Sanford (Liberal Arts), Dan Savage (Liberal Arts), Dan Sisk (Science & Health Professions),
Council Members in attendance in
Guest in Broken Arrow: Tom Rink (Library)
Council Officers in attendance: Craig Clifford (President), Lallie Scott (Vice President), Linda West (Secretary/Treasurer).
Guests: Isaac DiIanni (Business & Technology), Mark Giese (Education), Tom Jackson (Graduate College), Rick Matzen (Science & Health Professions), Gordon Shamblin (Science & Health Professions), Deb Smith (Science & Health Professions), Martin Venneman (Science & Health Professions), John Yeutter (Business & Technology), Chuck Ziehr (Liberal Arts)
Invited Presentations
[Council will set aside time at the first of each meeting
to visit with President Betz, VP Academic Affairs Bigbee and/or VP
Administration Cherry should they be able to attend.]
1. H1N1 virus - Information is being provided carefully to campus. The Emergency Management Team and the President have met. This is a less virulent strain than previously thought. OSU is foregoing handshakes at graduation.
2. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - The Grants office is now fully staffed. Kathryn Schoonover and Tiffany Wika are working in the office. They will monitor timelines and help with proposals. Remember that 30% of stimulus money is going to the accounting functions and should be added as plus ups to any grant request.
3. Higher Learning Commission - The group is ramping up and by May 13th all task forces will have met. The steering committee is Jackson, Bahr, and Dillsaver. The HLC visit will be in 2011 or 2012. NSU will have a web site just for the site visit with minutes and draft reports.
4. Graduate College - Enrollment has had a mild increase over the last several years. We now have 23 Masters programs and six post-graduate certificate programs. The proposed Doctorate in Eduational Leadership was discussed. We are in the discovery phase, doing initial surveys related to feasibility and the nature of the program if we go ahead. It was noted that it would have three emphases, organizational or community leadership program under the College of Education, civic business or tribal concerns. There would be core classes. There is much involved with presenting the proposal and getting an exemption to offer a doctorate. The Council questioned whether discussions have included staffing and qualifications of educators. Jackson stated that this would be part of the justification phase.
A. Committees and Standing Reports
1. Minutes of 4/3/09 meeting
There were no objections to the minutes and they were accepted as published.
2. Spending report
The $1,000 for the Library has not been transfered. This is to fund books in honor of the President's Inauguration.
B. Old Business
1. General Education Task Force - Update (Sanford)
The group has received feedback from Town Hall meetings and is making some changes to the document. It will be forwarded to VP Bigbee during Finals Week. It would then go to the President and the Curriculum Committee.
2. Circle of Excellence Suggestions - Clifford
Based on this year's experience, there will be some beefing up of reporting and new guidelines will be posted on the web site.
C. New Business
1. Election/Acclamation - Clifford
The slate of officers was presented to Faculty Council. No election was held due to the fact that there was only one person for each office. Denise Deason-Toyne, President, Dan Savage, Vice President, Pamela Louderback, Secretary/Treasurer. Sanford moved and Cambiano seconded the motion that the slate be elected by acclimation. The motion passed.
2. Appellate Committee Election Results - Clifford
Results will be issued by the VPAA. Elected were: Gary Cheatham, Lynn Cyert, Swen Digranes, and Chris Owen. The Junior Alternate is Erik Terdal.
3. Tobacco Free Resolution - Giese
Giese presented a Power Point of the Tobacco Free Committee research and proposal. There was a Spring 2009 survey, however, the committee has been considering the issue for a year. They are asking Faculty Council to consider developing a resolution in support of their proposal. He listed committee members which included campus staff and community members. Today, UCO issued a proclamation that they will be tobacco free by July 2010. Among the many statistics presented: a housing survey of 1200 residents has a 21% response rate. The question was making NSU tobacco free (52% agreed, 28% disagreed, 20% neutral) Pros and cons of the proposal were discussed. The committee did not consider other healthy campus ideas, it was focused on one issue. Some discussion centered on smoking in private vehicles on University property and how restrictions would affect housing students. Other ideas discussed were whether there could be some alternative to a totally tobacco free campus and why smokeless tobacco was included. How would the rule be enforced? We currently have problems with the 25 foot rule.
After discussion and lacking a motion, the issue was tabled pending further study.
4. Proposed doctorate in education leadership
Issue was discussed earlier.
5. Announcements from University Assembly
Notes will be posted at the Faculy Council web site. There will also be a video posted at Netnotes.
6. Bylaws Corrections and Modifications - Clifford See Agenda for copies of proposed changes. The bylaws are being changed for small corrections and modifications. The committee lists in the bylaws are incorrect and need to be changed. Clifford also added a heading to each bylaw to make using the document easier. The two motions were passed separately. Bylaws change to the committee list: moved by Sanford and seconded by Bekkering. The motion passed. Captions for bylaws: Moved by Deason-Toyne, seconded by Bekkering. The motion passed. Clifford will forward to the Handbook Committee.
7. Committee Assignments.
Clifford has received several names through his email. Other names were presented by delegates present. Committee positions needed are: Parking (4), Curriculum and Educational Policies (4), Faculty Development (1), Faculty Research (2), Publications (1), UPG (2), Student Conduct (10).
Other
Next meeting pending
New officers will take office the week before fall semester starts.
Adjournment 4:15 p.m.
Pending issues for next year are listed on the agenda.
Submitted by Linda West, Secretary-Treasurer
May 20, 2009
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