EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

ACADEMIC, APPELLATE, AND SENATE COMMITTEE

 ANNUAL REPORT

 

2007-2008 Academic Year

COMMITTEE:  Faculty Welfare

 

1.       Membership (include ex-officio members). Jan Salstrom, Dawn Clark, Susan McGhee, Bruce Southard, Anthony Dralle, Melissa Nasea, Archana Hegde 

Ex- Officio: John Toller, Linda Ingalls, Susan Simpson, Ed Stellwag, Brent Henze, Brittany Adams

 

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

Aug. 30, 2007: D. Clark, A. Dralle, A. Hegde,  S. McGhee, M. Nasea, J. Salstrom, B. Southard, B. Henze, L. Ingalls, S. Simpson, E. Stellwag; Others: M. Taggart

Sept. 13, 2007: D. Clark, A. Dralle, A. Hegde, S. McGhee, M. Nasea, J. Salstrom, B. Southard, B. Henze, L. Ingalls, S. Simpson; Others: K. Bonatz

Oct. 11, 2007: A. Dralle, A. Hegde, M. Nasea, J. Salstrom, B. Southard, B. Henze, L. Ingalls, E. Stellwag, J. Toller; Others: K. Bonatz

Nov. 7, 2007: D. Clark, A. Dralle, S. McGhee, M. Nasea, J. Salstrom, B. Southard, B. Henze, L. Ingalls, S. Simpson, E. Stellwag; Others: K. Bonatz, M. Taggart

Dec. 13, 2007: A. Dralle, A. Hegde,  S. McGhee, M. Nasea, J. Salstrom, B. Southard, B. Henze, L. Ingalls, J. Toller

Jan. 10, 2008: D. Clark, A. Hegde, S. McGhee, M. Nasea, B. Southard, S. Simpson, J. Toller, *A. Dralle

Feb. 14, 2008: D. Clark, A. Hegde,  S. McGhee, M. Nasea, L. Ingalls, S. Simpson, E. Stellwag, J. Toller, *A. Dralle

March 6, 2008: D. Clark, A. Hegde, S. McGhee, M. Nasea, B. Southard, B. Adams, B. Henze, L. Ingalls, S. Simpson, E. Stellwag, J. Toller, *A. Dralle

April 10. 2008:  A. Hegde, S. McGhee, M. Nasea, B. Southard, B. Henze, L. Ingalls, E. Stellwag, J. Toller, *A. Dralle

 

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

  • Healthcare Plan/Benefits Satisfaction Survey: Questionnaire distributed to faculty and results tabulated; report to Faculty Senate in progress.
  • Mentoring: Subcommittee met with D. Muller, Director of Center for Faculty Excellence, and J. Newman; recommendation on mentoring policy in progress.  Recommendation submitted to Faculty Senate Office to revise data in Faculty Welfare Committee’s 2005 link on mentoring.
  • UNC Tomorrow Response: Draft response in progress.
  • Faculty Salary: Analysis of salary data in progress.

 

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.

Report (10/25/2007) to Faculty Chair Mark Taggart that the UNC Policy Manual 300.4.2. on nepotism does not preclude ECU from having a partner hire policy.  The Faculty Welfare Committee also recommended that ECU develop a partner hire assistance program.

 

Recommendation (11/7/2007) to Faculty Chair Mark Taggart  and Announcement to Faculty Senate (11/28/2007) that ECU create a faculty applicant verification system similar to that of UNC-Chapel Hill. The background information is to be shared with the appropriate dean. If it is determined that there is a concern warranting non-employment, the dean will review the information with the Provost and Chair of the Faculty (or designee) to determine the appropriate action.

 

Recommendation made to Academic Affairs and Human Resources (12/13/2007) that relocation assistance information be sent to new faculty with initial contract letter and that a procedure be developed that would allow faculty to bypass the mandatory video on ECU’s online housing website.

 

As a result of committee’s investigations into parking for retired faculty, six additional designated parking spaces were added for retirees at various locales around campus.

 

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

 November 6, 2007; #07-26: Revisions to the ECU Faculty Manual, Part VI. relating to emeritus status.
December 4, 2007; #07-33: Revision to the ECU Faculty Manual, Appendix C. relating to emeritus status.
December 4, 2007; #07-34: Revision to the ECU Faculty Manual, Part VI.H. Phased Retirement.

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

1.              Faculty salary study

2.              Benefits comparisons-peer and UNC institutions

3.              Mentoring

4.              Parking status for retired faculty

5.              Faculty dining privileges/Faculty club

6.              Campus childcare facility

 

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; we would like that representation to continue

          C.      Attendance: Excellent

          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.

 

9.       Does the Committee’s organizational meeting next year need to be earlier than the date set this year? No

                                       

Signed: 

         

          Bruce Southard, Chairperson

 

          Susan McGhee, Secretary