Faculty Welfare Committee

Minutes from the meeting on April 9, 2009

Committee Members Present: K. DuBose, M. Nasea, J. Reisch, B. Southard, B. Henze, L. Ingalls, A. Shlapentokh, J. Toller; Others: E. Seeman

Meeting began at 3:30 pm. The following items were discussed:

(1) Minutes from the March 19, 2009 meeting were approved by the committee.

(2) The committee discussed the difficulty of auditing courses by faculty members and other ECU employees. J. Toller agreed to report to the committee the steps one needed to follow to audit a class.

(3) The committee discussed the need to have a designated on-line location for Supplemental Pay Policy, as well as other policies. While the contents of the Policy Manual are under the purview of the BOT and the legislature, the Welfare Committee should be notified when changes are made to the policies pertaining to the welfare of the faculty. In this respect it is very helpful to have a representative from the Office of the Provost on the committee and it would be helpful to have a representative from the University Attorney’s Office.

(4) The Committee discussed mentoring programs in place in different parts of the University. Further discussion is planned for the next year.

(5) The Committee discussed a draft of the Annual Report.

• Part 4 (accomplishments) -- no additions needed
• Part 6 (business carried over) – add Procedures for faculty taking and auditing classes; add Update of Policy Manual & Changes to Faculty Manual

-- reorder priority list of business carried over as:

1. Faculty salary study

2. Mentoring

3. Update Policy Manual & Changes to Faculty Manual

4. Procedures for faculty taking and auditing classes

5. Benefits comparisons- peer and UNC institutions

6. Parking status for retired faculty

7. Faculty dining privileges/Faculty Club

8. Campus childcare facility

(6) The committee discussed the status of the Faculty Salary Study. The Chair of the Committee contacted Provost Sheerer and Vice Chancellors Horns and Mageean for salary increase spreadsheet. Sheerer and Horns indicated they would provide the information; no response was received from Mageean. One Vice Chancellor wanted to know why this information was being requested; Bruce responded by referencing Faculty Resolution #05-35 (approved by the Chancellor) which requires dissemination of this information.

(7) It was suggested that Parking and Transportation work with the retired faculty association to address the misuse of parking privileges by emeriti faculty. Retired faculty should be notified of the existing abuses which endanger the existence of spaces reserved for emeriti.

Action items from this meeting: John Toller will (i) obtain current policy for faculty taking classes; (ii) identify a place on faculty/staff website where there is a link to the policy for taking classes; (iii) obtain a process flowchart.

John Toller suggested that all future minutes have an “action items” section. This will help identify tasks, assign responsibility, help in preparing annual report, and enable easier review of action items at the next meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 4:55pm

Meeting adjourned at 5:05pm

Respectfully submitted,

John Reisch