FULL TEXT OF APPROVED FACULTY SENATE RESOLUTIONS

January 2006 -  present

 

Resolution #06-01

Approved by the Faculty Senate: January 31, 2006
Approved by the Chancellor:  February 6, 2006

Curriculum matters contained in the minutes of the December 8, 2005, and January 12, 2006, University Curriculum Committee meetings.  


Resolution #06-02
Approved by the Faculty Senate: January 31, 2006
Approved by the Chancellor:  February 6, 2006

New Academic University Environment Committee.

 


Resolution #06-03
Approved by the Faculty Senate: January 31, 2006
Approved by the Chancellor:  February 6, 2006

Resolution on Health Insurance as follows:

 

Whereas,       North Carolina’s state health plan compares poorly with many universities’ health plans across the country; and

 

Whereas,       North Carolina state health plan’s current management process is cumbersome and unresponsive; and

 

Whereas,       an affordable and effective health plan is one of the primary incentives for recruiting and retaining current faculty and staff members; and

 

Whereas,       an affordable and effective health plan should promote health and wellness for its members; and

 

Whereas,       the cost of health insurance coverage continues to increase without increasing benefits for its members, thereby decreasing the affordability and dollar value of this coverage; and

 

Whereas,       the existing system does not provide incentives to East Carolina University faculty and staff members to better utilize its regional medical resources (e.g., ECU Physicians) for their health needs; and

 

Whereas,       158 East Carolina University faculty and staff members have opted out of the university’s free coverage because of the current plan’s costly deductible and limited coverage.

 

Therefore Be It Resolved that, the Faculty Senate strongly recommends that Chancellor Ballard request University of North Carolina President Bowles make an affordable and effective health plan a top priority on his North Carolina state legislative agenda; and

 

Therefore Be It Further Resolved that the Faculty Senate strongly recommends that Chancellor Ballard contact University of North Carolina President Bowles to emphasize the need to implement the pilot study of more effective health coverage for University of North Carolina employees.

 


Resolution #06-04
Approved by the Faculty Senate: January 31, 2006
Approved by the Chancellor:  February 6, 2006

Resolution on Practical Measures to Reduce the Class Days Missed Due to Athletic Competition as follows:

 

Whereas, the Conference USA Mission states that the conference is to: (1) support the primary education mission of member institutions and (2) protect and promote the welfare of student-athletes. (p 129)

 

Whereas, the Conference USA Guiding Principles state that the conference “places its highest value upon high academic achievement.  The student first, the athlete second.”

 

Whereas, Conference USA institutions are so geographically dispersed that travel to competitions within the conference may negatively impact the student-athlete’s academic performance.

 

Whereas, the 2005 Conference USA Women’s Soccer Championship required the East Carolina University student athletes to be absent from classes for an entire week during the middle of the academic semester.

 

Whereas, the student athletes competing on the ECU men’s basketball missed an average of 14 class days due to CUSA games during the 2001 to 2004 seasons.

 

Whereas, the student athletes competing on the ECU volleyball missed an average of 8 class days due to CUSA games during the 2001 to 2004 seasons.

 

Therefore, Be It Resolved that the East Carolina Faculty Senate requests that the Athletic Director and Chancellor work with other Conference USA members to take all practical measures to reduce the class days missed due to athletic competition.  These measures should include but not be limited to:

 

§   The timely completion of a study that applies standardized measures to determine the extent of the problem across the conference.

 

§   Establishing specific policies resulting in a 25% reduction in missed class days over a two-year period.

 

§   Eliminating scheduling of mid-week conference contests whenever practical.

 

§   Creating conference tournament schedules that do not conflict with the primary academic mission of the conference members.

 

 

 

Resolution #06-05
Approved by the Faculty Senate: January 31, 2006
Approved by the Chancellor:  February 6, 2006

Revision to the ECU Undergraduate Catalog, Section 5. Academic Regulations, relating to Class Attendance and Participation Regulations

 

Replace Section 5: Class Attendance and Participation Regulations with the following:

 

“CLASS ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION REGULATIONS

Students are expected to attend punctually all lecture and laboratory sessions and field experiences and to participate in course assignments and activities as described in the course syllabus. Absences are counted from the first class meeting, and, at the discretion of the instructor, absences because of late registration may not be automatically excused.

 

Each instructor shall determine the class attendance policy for each of his or her courses, as long as the instructor’s policy does not conflict with university policy as described herein.  The instructor’s attendance policy, along with other course requirements, will be presented to the class, preferably in writing, at the first class meeting. Faculty may include class attendance as criteria in determining a student’s final grade in the course.  If class attendance is to affect a student’s grade, then a written statement to that effect must be part of the course syllabus.

 

Excused absences should not lower a student’s course grade, provided that the student, in a manner determined by the instructor, is able to make up the work that has been missed and is maintaining satisfactory progress in the course.  If a student anticipates that he or she may miss more than 10% of class meeting time as a result of university-excused absences, the student is required to discuss this matter with the instructor at the beginning of the semester.

 

Instructors are expected to honor valid University excuses for student absences and to provide reasonable and equitable means for students to make up work missed as a result of those absences. Student experiences that cannot be made up should be discussed at the onset of the courses to ensure that continued enrollment is feasible while there is still the opportunity to drop the course within the schedule change period. Instructors may require that students provide reasonable advanced notice of a university-excused absence, when possible. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain verification of a university-excused absence by contacting the Office of the Provost or his or her designee.  Requests for university-excused absences should be submitted, whenever possible, to the Office of the Provost or his or her designee at least a week prior to the scheduled absence.  Requests submitted after the fact will be disapproved unless circumstances made prior approval impossible.

 

The death of an immediate family member or student participation in religious holidays may be considered an excused absence under university policy. Should such a circumstance occur, and the faculty member desires verification, the student should contact the Office of the Provost or his or her designee for a university-excused absence and provide documentation of the particulars.

 

The Student Health Service does not issue official written excuses for illness or injury except in the case of a final examination when a grade of incomplete (I) is requested by the student. Upon student request, however, the Student Health Service will confirm that the student has received medical care.

 

The Office of the Provost or his or her designee may authorize university excused absences for the following activities:

1.  Participation in authorized activities as an official representative of the university (i.e., sporting events, delegate to regional or national meetings or conferences, participation in and necessary travel to and from university-sponsored performances);

2.  Participation in other activities deemed by the Office of the Provost or his or her designee to warrant an excused absence.

 

Any student who feels that he or she has been treated unfairly concerning absences or has been misinformed by the faculty member regarding that instructor’s absence policy shall have the right to appeal through the appropriate Dean.”

 

 

Resolution #06-06
Approved by the Faculty Senate: February 21, 2006
Approved by the Chancellor:  March 1, 2006

Curriculum matters contained in the University Curriculum Committee minutes of the

January 26, 2006, Committee meeting. 

 

 

Resolution #06-07
Approved by the Faculty Senate: February 21, 2006
Approved by the Chancellor:  March 1, 2006

Move all teaching and research award material submission deadlines to November 1 of each year

 

Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching
Revise the text under #2 to read:

“Nominated faculty who wish to pursue the award must have their portfolios in the Center for Faculty Development Office, Ragsdale 124, no later than 5 p.m. on December 1 November 1.”


Board of Governors Distinguished Professor for Teaching
Revise the text under #3 to read:

“Nominated faculty must have their portfolios in the Center for Faculty Development Office, Ragsdale 124, no later than 5 p.m. on  December 1 November 1.”


Max Ray Joyner Award for Faculty Service Through Continuing Education
Revise the text under #3 to read:

“Nominated faculty who wish to pursue the award shall submit the portfolio of all evaluative materials to the Faculty Senate office no later than  December 1 November 1 of each year.”


University Award and Robert L. Jones Award for Outstanding Teaching
Revise the text under #4 to read:

“Nominated faculty who wish to pursue the award should submit the portfolio of all evaluative materials to the Faculty Senate office no later than December 1 November 1 of each year.”


Annual Lifetime and Five-Year University Research/Creative Activity Awards

Revise the text Research Procedures to read:

“The nominating letter, the nominee's complete curriculum vitae, and three letters from outside referees must be submitted to the Academic Awards Committee on or before December 1st November 1of each year.” 

 

 

Resolution #06-08
Approved by the Faculty Senate: February 21, 2006
Approved by the Chancellor:  March 1, 2006

Revised ECU Faculty Manual, Part XII. Personnel Action Dossier. 

 

 

Resolution #06-09
Approved by the Faculty Senate: February 21, 2006
Approved by the Chancellor:  March 1, 2006

New ECU Faculty Manual, Part XIII. Promotion and Tenure Timeline. 

 

 

Resolution #06-10
Approved by the Faculty Senate: March 21, 2006
Approved by the Chancellor:  April 18, 2006

Spring 2006 Graduation Roster, including honors program graduates, subject to the completion of degree requirements.

 

 

Resolution #06-11
Approved by the Faculty Senate: March 21, 2006
Approved by the Chancellor: May 5, 2006

Approved by the Board of Trustees: July 25, 2006

Revised ECU Faculty Manual, Appendix C. Personnel Policies and Procedures for the Faculty of ECU.

 

 

 

Resolution #06-12
Approved by the Faculty Senate: March 21, 2006
Approved by the Chancellor:  April 18, 2006

Curriculum matters contained in the February 9, 2006, and February 23, 2006, University Curriculum Committee minutes.

 

 

Resolution #06-13
Approved by the Faculty Senate: March 21, 2006
Approved by the Chancellor:  April 18, 2006

2007-2008 University Calendar.

 

 

Resolution #06-14
Approved by the Faculty Senate: March 21, 2006
Approved by the Chancellor:  April 18, 2006

Policy for making up missed class days as follows:

 

Partial missed days should not be made up. Entire missed days should be made up (in keeping with the 750 minutes per credit hour requirement set by the UNC General Administration)

 

Designated make-up days for Fall Semester

Make-up days should be used in the following order:

Reading Days at the end of the semester; Tuesday of Fall Break; Monday of Fall Break; Wednesday before Thanksgiving.


Designated make-up days for Spring Semester

Make-up days should be used in the following order:

Reading Days at the end of the semester; Good Friday.


If additional make-up days are needed, the Executive Council in conjunction with the Calendar Committee will decide how to make them up. 

 

Suggestions on how to make up missed time

By meeting at the usual class time on the designated make-up days (avoid giving tests on these days) or by some activity relevant to the class (outside the usual class time, but not necessarily on the designated make-up days, as decided by the instructor following whatever procedures have been adopted by the unit).

 

 

 

Resolution #06-15
Approved by the Faculty Senate: March 21, 2006
Approved by the Chancellor: April 18, 2006
Approved by the Board of Trustees:  May 5, 2006

Revised ECU Faculty Manual, Part VII. Section II. Patent Procedures.

 

 

Resolution #06-16
Approved by the Faculty Senate: March 21, 2006
Approved by the Chancellor:  April 18, 2006

Revised College of Business Unit Code of Operation and revised School of Art and Design Unit Code of Operation

 

 

Resolution #06-17
Approved by the Faculty Senate: April 18, 2006

Approved by the Chancellor:  May 5, 2006

Addition to the Undergraduate Catalog, Section 4: Academic Advisement, Progression, and Support in order to clarify the policy that entering ECU with credit for 1100 & 1200 does not affect the requirement that students must complete 12 s.h. of writing intensive classes in order to graduate from ECU. 

 

The new text would read as follows (additions underlined):

 

“Writing Intensive Requirement

Students enrolling at East Carolina University must fulfill the writing across the curriculum requirement prior to graduation. To do so, each student must complete a minimum of 12 s.h. of writing intensive courses, including ENGL 1100, 1200; at least one 3 s.h. writing intensive course in the major; and any other 3 s.h. writing intensive course of the student’s choice. Students entering ECU with transfer credit for ENGL 1200 have satisfied the General Education requirement in the area of English.  Such students are still required to complete a total of 12 hours of credit in Writing Intensive courses. All second degree students will be required to complete at least 3 s.h. of writing intensive course work in the major. Writing intensive courses/sections of courses are identified each semester in the course schedule listing and will be designated WI on the student’s transcript. A complete listing of courses approved as writing intensive may be found at the University Writing Program web site, www.ecu.edu/writing. A course will transfer into ECU as WI under two conditions. The course must either be a writing intensive course in a writing across the curriculum program at the university or college where it was taken and/or the course must have the words “writing” or “communication” (e.g., “Writing for Business and Industry” or “Business Communications”) in the course title. Courses meeting either of these two criteria will be accepted as WI and count as writing intensive for ECU degree requirements.”

 

 


Resolution #06-18
Approved by the Faculty Senate: April 18, 2006

Approved by the Chancellor:   May 5, 2006

Curriculum matters contained in the minutes of the March 9, 2006, and April 13, 2006, University Curriculum Committee Meetings. 

 

 

Resolution #06-19
Approved by the Faculty Senate: April 18, 2006

Approved by the Chancellor: May 5, 2006

Approved by the Board of Trustees: July 25, 2006 
Approved by the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs/General Counsel: 12-06

Approved by the President of UNC System: January 9, 2007

 

Revised ECU Faculty Manual, Appendix D.  Tenure and Promotion Policies and Procedures of East Carolina University.

 

 

Resolution #06-20
Approved by the Faculty Senate: April 18, 2006

Approved by the Chancellor: May 5, 2006

Interpretation of the ECU Faculty Manual, Appendix D. clarifying that the numbers of faculty votes either yea or nay or abstaining in secret ballot voting can not be shared with administrators.

 

(A list of all manual interpretations are available online at:
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/customcf/facultymanual/interpretations.htm)

 

 

Resolution #06-21
Approved by the Faculty Senate: September 12, 2006

Approved by the Chancellor: September 25, 2006

 

Separation of the Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, within the College of Human Ecology, into two departments, the Department of Hospitality Management and the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics.

 

 

 

Resolution #06-22
Approved by the Faculty Senate: October 10, 2006

Approved by the Chancellor: not applicable

 

The Faculty Senate supports the findings in the Preliminary Report of the Provost’s Committee on a Child Care Facility.


 

 

 

Resolution #06-23
Approved by the Faculty Senate: October 10, 2006

Approved by the Chancellor: not applicable

 

Guidelines for 2007/08 Research/Creative Activity Grants

 

 

Resolution #06-24
Approved by the Faculty Senate: October 10, 2006

Approved by the Chancellor: October 19, 2006

 

Curriculum matters contained in the September 28, 2006, University Curriculum Committee minutes.

 

 

Resolution #06-25
Approved by the Faculty Senate: October 10, 2006

Approved by the Chancellor: October 19, 2006

 

Resolution on Crime Within Our Community and Neighborhoods as follows:

 

Whereas,       faculty, staff, and students at ECU are an essential part of the Greenville community, and

Whereas,       the faculty recognizes the importance of safety and peace of mind not only for our ECU students, staff and faculty but also for non-ECU affiliated Greenville residents, and

Whereas,       there is growing concern and a sense of alarm as reports of crimes and attacks against students are reported with increasing frequency in local media, and

Whereas,       a report of a crime allegedly committed against an ECU faculty member has recently been made public, and

Whereas,       we acknowledge and appreciate the efforts of the Greenville City Police, the Pitt County Sheriff's Office and the ECU Campus Police to prevent, deter and solve crime, and

Whereas,       the complexity of the issues demands that all local law

enforcement, city, and county government officials join hands to help solve these problems.

 

Therefore Be It Resolved, that the Chancellor work with the City of Greenville to revitalize efforts to work in full partnership with the ECU Community to address the issue of crime within our community and in our neighborhoods.

 

 

 

Resolution #06-26
Approved by the Faculty Senate: November 7, 2006

Approved by the Chancellor: not applicable

 

The Chair of the Faculty will appoint an ad hoc committee of four to six faculty members with expertise in graduate issues to review the Yardley Research Group Report and issue a report on their findings to the Faculty Senate.


(Those appointed were Professors Edson Justiniano (Physics), Martha Alligood (Nursing), Dan Schisler (Business), Charles Coddington (Computer Science and Technology), Nancy Zeller (Education) and Tom Huener (Music).)

 

 

Resolution #06-27
Approved by the Faculty Senate: November 7, 2006

Approved by the Chancellor: December 13, 2006

 

Approval of the Fall 2006 Graduation Roster, including honors program graduates, subject to completion of degree requirements.

 

 

Resolution #06-28
Approved by the Faculty Senate: November 7, 2006

Approved by the Chancellor: December 13, 2006

 

The Student Opinion of Instruction Survey (SOIS) for all courses will be changed to an Internet-based survey delivered in a manner similar to the surveys currently administered to students in Distance Education courses.

 

 

Resolution #06-29
Approved by the Faculty Senate: November 7, 2006

Approved by the Chancellor: not applicable

 

Revised Academic Research/Creative Activity Grants Committee charge.

 

 

Resolution #06-30
Approved by the Faculty Senate: November 7, 2006

Approved by the Chancellor: December 13, 2006

 

Curriculum matters contained in the minutes of the October 12, 2006, and October 26, 2006, Committee meetings.

 


Resolution #06-31
Approved by the Faculty Senate: December 5, 2006

Approved by the Chancellor: December 15, 2006

 

Grant SECS 1000, offered by the Department of Political Science, Social Science Foundation Credit.

 

 

Resolution #06-32
Approved by the Faculty Senate: December 5, 2006

Approved by the Chancellor: not applicable

2007-2008 Faculty Senate and Agenda Committee meeting dates as follows:

Agenda Committee will meet:         Faculty Senate will meet:

August 28, 2007

September 11, 2007

September 25, 2007

October 9, 2007

October 23, 2007

November 6, 2007

November 20, 2007

December 4, 2007