EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

ACADEMIC, APPELLATE, AND SENATE COMMITTEE

 ANNUAL REPORT

 

2006-2007 Academic Year

 

COMMITTEE:  Faculty Welfare

 

1.       Membership (include ex-officio members). Melissa Nasea,   David Lawrence, Jan Salstrom, Dawn Clark, Susan McGhee, Bruce Southard, Anthony Dralle  Ex- Officio: John Toller, Linda Ingalls, Susan Simpson, Ed Stellwag, Brent Henze, and Cole Jones

 

 2.      Meeting Dates (include members present*).
* and members who contributed to committee action, but were not at the meeting.

Aug. 24, 2006: D. Clark, A. Dralle, D. Lawrence, S. McGhee, M. Nasea, J. Salstrom, B. Southard, M. Taggart, L. Ingalls, S. Simpson, J. Toller, Vice Chancellor Mageean 

 

Sept. 14, 2006: D. Clark, A. Dralle, D. Lawrence, M. Nasea, J. Salstrom, B. Southard B. Henze, L. Ingalls, C. Jones, J. Toller

 

Oct. 12, 2006: A. Dralle, D. Lawrence, S. McGhee, J. Salstrom, E. Stellwag, M. Lysaght, A.  Metcalf-Woodard, D. Muller

 

Nov. 9, 2006: D. Clark, A. Dralle, D. Lawrence,  S. McGhee, M. Nasea, B. Southard, B. Henze, L. Ingalls, E. Stellway,  J. Toller

 

Dec. 24, 2006: D. Clark, A. Dralle, D.Lawrence, S. McGhee, M. Nasea, J. Salstrom, B. Southard, B. Henze, L. Ingalls, S. Simpson, J. Toller

 

Jan. 11, 2007: D. Clark, A. Dralle, D. Lawrence, S. McGhee, M. Nasea, J. Salstrom, B. Southard,

L. Ingalls, S. Simpson, E. Stellway,  J. Toller

 

Feb. 8, 2007: D. Clark, A. Dralle, D.Lawrence, S. McGhee, M. Nasea, J. Salstrom, B. Henze, L. Ingalls, S. Simpson, E. Stellway, J. Toller, K. Bonatz

 

March 6 M. Nasea,   D. Lawrence, J. Salstrom, D. Clark, S. McGhee, B. Southard, A. Dralle, B. Henze, L. Ingalls, S. Simpson, B. Koch, and J. Tawney

 

April 12 A. Dralle, S. McGhee, M. Nasea, B. Southard, S. Simpson

3.      Subcommittees established during the year (include progress and/or completion of work).

                    Benefits Comparison

                    Faculty Salary/Inequity

                    Mentoring

  


 

4.            Accomplishments during the year, especially as addressed through committee goals.  Please include recommendations made to any University agency other than the Faculty Senate that will be noted under #5.

a.      Serious illness/disability policy

b.      Benefits for emeritus faculty

c.Faculty retirement vesting policy

d.      Faculty dining facility/club

e.      New faculty orientation

 

5.       Reports to the Faculty Senate (include dates and resolution numbers).

          February 20, 2007: Resolution #07-04

          April 17, 2007: Retired faculty parking privileges: Resolution #07-15

 

6.       Business carried over to next year (list in priority order).

          a. Emeritus Faculty university software privilege

          b. Parking status for retired faculty

          c. Mentoring

          d. Benefits comparisons-peer and UNC institutions

          e. Faculty salary/inequity

          f. Partner hire policy

          g. Reserved space parking 

          h. Faculty dining privileges/Faculty club

          i. Draft faculty applicant verification of continued interest and fitness

 

7.       Evaluation of the committee (include anything that hindered or assisted the committee's work during the year).

          A.      Charge:

          B.      Personnel: It has been helpful to have a representative from the Office of the Provost attending the committee as well as a representative of the University Attorney’s Office and we would like that to continue.

          C.      Attendance: High

          D.      Responsibilities: Shared

          E.      Activities: Varied

 

8.       Suggestion(s) to the Chair of the Faculty and/or Faculty Senate for improving the effectiveness of the committee.

          See 7.B. above

 

9.     Does the Committee’s organizational meeting next year need to be earlier than the date set this year?

The committee found it useful to have their first meeting very early in the semester.

         

          If yes, when do you prefer:___________

 

                    Signed:  Chairperson:  David Lawrence


                                        Secretary: Susan McGhee