January 28, 2009 Faculty
Governance Committee Meeting
1.
Present:
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Chair: Puri Martínez;
voting members: Mark Jones, Catherine Rigsby, George Bailey, Ken Wilson, MGF
Gilliland, and Marianna Walker
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Ex-officio members with vote: Marilyn Sheerer, Deirdre
Mageean, Phyllis Horns, and Jan Tovey
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Resource persons: Hope Murphy, Esq;
Lori Lee, and Linda Ingalls
2.
Approved minutes of meeting of 12/03/08
3.
Appendix D.V. The committee continued discussion of proposed changes to
Appendix D.V. Rigsby moved approval of the revisions. Tovey seconded. Motion
carried unanimously. The revised section of Appendix D.V will be sent to the
Agenda Committee.
4.
Appendix D VI, Due Process reviewed by subcommittee
5.
New Business 1: University Policy Development Proposal.
Tovey
circulated the draft of the University Policy Development Proposal.
Rigsby
nominated Martínez to fill the vacancy in the
University Policy Development committee. Martínez
agreed to serve. Tovey accepted the nomination.
The
committee approved the following procedure for approval of the proposal: from
the University Policy Development Committee to Faculty Governance to
Tovey
asked Martínez to join her in discussions with Donna
Payne regarding possible implementation of the proposal. Martínez
accepted. In these discussions, Martínez will act as
liaison for Faculty Governance and Committee on Committees.
6.
New business 2: Review of business carried over.
1.
Collaborate with the Diversity Office in a
workshop on increasing diversity in the faculty.
Each unit is working on individual diversity plans – Faculty Officers will look
over what diversity officer has drafted and submit to FG if necessary.
2.
Continue work on the ECU Policy on Five-Year
Review of Academic Administrative Officers. Subcommittee established of Tovey,
Horns,
3.
Review ECU Faculty Manual, Appendix D regarding changes
to section V governing the work of the Appellate Hearing Committee. Completed as of 1-28-09.
4.
Review ECU Faculty Manual, Appendix D regarding
definition of voting faculty. This
issue related to number 10 in the list. Because of the Board of Trustees
Policies, revisions to voting faculty definitions in Appendix D and Appendix L
are no longer necessary.
5.
Review ECU Faculty Manual, Appendix D regarding
deletion of interpretations included online. Lori to do
6.
Review ECU Faculty Manual, Appendix D regarding
faculty members’ request for a leave of absence, i.e. for fixed term
faculty. Subcommittee established of
Bailey,
7.
Review ECU Faculty Manual, Appendix D regarding
section D.II.c.3. procedures to extend probationary
period. Subcommittee established of Bailey,
8.
Review ECU Faculty Manual, Appendix L regarding
recommendations from Task Force of Fixed Term Faculty. Completed. This information has been
incorporated into Appendix C.
9.
Review ECU Faculty Manual, Appendix L regarding
definition of voting faculty. This
issue related to number 10 in the list. Because of the Board of Trustees
Policies revisions to voting faculty definitions in Appendix D and Appendix L
are no longer necessary.
10. Review ECU
Faculty Manual, Appendix L regarding incorporation of a review of colleges’
constitutions by a standing academic committee.
No longer important and will not discuss further.
11. Review ECU
Faculty Manual, Appendix L regarding voting by non-tenure faculty in selecting
unit administrator. No longer
important and will not discuss further.
12.
Study revisions to ECU Faculty Manual regarding
joint appointments. Subcommittee of Rigsby and Justiniano still
working on. They will present at the end of Spring
2009.
13.
Collaborate with Academic Standards Committee on
revisions to Appendix C relating to the Student Opinion of Instruction Survey.
Completed
14.
Revise Part I of the ECU Faculty Manual regarding Interpretations. Because of 4 in this list and also
clarification regarding who is involved in making interpretations, the issue is
considered done.
15.
Consider forming college and university-wide
tenure and promotion committees. Other
things should be done first before bringing this back up and forming an elected
faculty group at both the college and University levels as “advisory to the
dean”. The Academic Council will resubmit to the committee when they consider
it appropriate.
16.
NEW – establish a policy on faculty workloads
including addressing the reassigned time of one semester without any product
being developed – if used it should be offered to every unit and be a universal
- Academic deans and directors are forming a subcommittee with Jan and Marilyn
chairing the group to draft a faculty workload policy. (“100% reassigned time” is now available and
included in UNC Policy Manual.)
The
meeting was adjourn at 5 pm.
After
adjournment two editorial changes were added to Appendix D V and VI and agreed
upon by the membership by email
Respectfully
submitted,
MGF
Gilliland
Professor
Brody
SOM at ECU