ACADEMIC,
APPELLATE, AND SENATE COMMITTEE
ANNUAL REPORT
2008-2009 Academic Year
COMMITTEE: Faculty Welfare
1. Membership
(include ex-officio members). Bruce Southard, Susan McGhee, Melissa Nasea, Archana Hegde, John
Reisch, Katrina DuBose, Annette Peery
Ex- Officio: John Toller, Linda Ingalls, Susan Simpson, Alexandra
Shlapentokh, Brent Henze, Caitlin Gold
2. Meeting Dates (include
members present*).
* and
members who contributed to committee action, but were not at the meeting.
Sept.
11, 2008: K. DuBose, A. Hegde, M. Nasea, A. Peery, J. Reisch, B. Southard, C.
Gold, L. Ingalls, J. Toller, A. Shlapentokh, S. Simpson; Others: J. Tovey
Oct. 9, 2008: K. DuBose, A.
Hegde, S. McGhee, M. Nasea, A. Peery, B. Southard, C. Gold, B. Henze, L.
Ingalls, J. Toller
Nov. 13, 2008: K. DuBose, S.
McGhee, A. Peery, J. Reisch, B. Southard, C. Gold, B. Henze, L. Ingalls, A.
Shlapentokh, S. Simpson, J. Toller; Others: L. Lee
Dec.
11, 2008: K. DuBose, S. McGhee, M. Nasea, A. Peery, J. Reisch, B. Southard, B. Henze, A. Shlapentokh, J. Toller;
Others; B. Koch
Feb. 12, 2009: K. DuBose, A.
Hegde, M. Nasea, B. Southard, L.
Ingalls, S. Simpson, J. Toller,
March 19, 2009: A. Hegde, S.
McGhee, M. Nasea, A. Peery, J. Reisch, B. Southard, B. Henze, L. Ingalls, A.
Shlapentokh, J. Toller; Others: B. Koch, E. Johnston, J. Tawney
April
19, 2009: K. DuBose, M. Nasea, J.
Reisch, B. Southard, B. Henze, L. Ingalls, A. Shlapentokh, J. Toller; Others:
E. Seeman
3. Subcommittees
established during the year (include progress and/or completion of work).
Healthcare Plan/Benefits
Satisfaction Survey: Questionnaire results posted online.
Mentoring:
Subcommittee met with D. Muller, Director of Center for Faculty Excellence and compiled
academic units’ mentoring policies.
4. Accomplishments
during the year, especially as addressed through committee goals. Please include recommendations made to any
University agency other than the
Endorsement of letter (9/11/2008)
to Chancellor Ballard supporting establishment of campus childcare facility.
Recommendation
to
Recommendation to Parking and Transportation Committee
(3/19/2009) that reserved parking spaces be designated
for residence hall advisors.
5. Reports to the
January 27, 2009; #09-03: Revision to the ECU
Faculty Manual, Part VI, Section II, relating to hospitalization insurance.
February 24, 2009; #09-14: Recommendation
that Parking and Transportation Committee and university administration
reconsider decision to raise parking fees for the coming two years.
6. Business
carried over to next year (list in priority order).
1.
Faculty salary study: c.f.
2.
Mentoring
3.
Policy Manual/ Faculty Manual Changes (e.g. Supplemental
Pay; Health Insurance)
4.
Procedures for faculty taking/auditing courses
5.
Benefits comparisons: Peer and UNC institutions
6.
Parking status for retired faculty
7.
Faculty dining privileges/Faculty club
8.
Campus childcare facility
7. Evaluation of
the committee (include anything that hindered or assisted the committee's work
during the year).
A. Charge:
Specified in Faculty Manual
B. Personnel: It has been helpful to have a representative from the
Office of the Provost attending the committee; we would like that
representation to continue and once again request that a representative of the
university attorney’s office also attend meetings—a request that was not
granted this year much to the detriment of the committee’s work.
C. Attendance:
Excellent
D. Responsibilities:
Shared
E. Activities:
Varied
8. Suggestion(s)
to the Chair of the Faculty and/or
Faculty officers and
appropriate
9. Does the
Committee’s organizational meeting next year need to be earlier than the date
set this year? No
If yes, when
do you prefer:_____________________________________________
Signed:
Bruce Southard, Chairperson
John Reisch, Vice-Chairperson