EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

2008-2009 FACULTY SENATE

The organizational meeting of the 2008-2009 Faculty Senate will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at 2:10 p.m. in the Mendenhall Student Center, Great Room.

This meeting is for newly elected Faculty Senators and those

Senators whose terms did not expire in 2008.

Link to new 2008/2009 Faculty Senate Roster

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Report of Committees

A. Nominating Committee for Faculty Officers, Mark Sprague

Election of Faculty Officers (attachment 1).

B. Committee on Committees, Tom Caron

Election of Standing University Academic, Administrative, Appellate,

Board of Trustee, Student Life, and Student Union Committee Members

(attachment 2).

C. Election of Members to the Committee on Committees (attachment 3).

D. Election of Members to the Agenda Committee (attachment 4).

Faculty Senate Agenda

April 29, 2008

Attachment 1.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR FACULTY OFFICERS REPORT

ELECTION OF FACULTY OFFICERS

Candidates for Chair of the Faculty

Purificacion Martinez, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

My education in Europe has enabled me to appreciate that the vitality and democratic nature of American universities is due to its commitment to academic freedom, shared governance, and a strong tenure system.

Recent times have witnessed an erosion of trust between administration and faculty at ECU that must be resolved for the institution to successfully fulfill its mission. Some administrators believe that faculty do not appreciate the challenges we face in evolving and growing in the 21^st century, and are ill-prepared or unwilling to respond to them quickly. Many faculty perceive administrators as having lost sight of our fundamental academic responsibilities and the aforementioned principles.

Evolve we must, but not despite of academic freedom. We must overcome our mistrust. My experience as Senator and particularly, as chair of Faculty Governance Committee has convinced me that shared governance can work swiftly if administration and faculty cooperate as equals. Our achievements include multi-year contracts for fixed-term faculty; a revision of Appendix C to include fixed-term faculty, a new Appendix D that guarantees continuity in the process of evaluation of tenure-track faculty, of Part XII to ensure all tenure and promotion candidates use the same cumulative report format, and of Part XIII establishing a common timeline for personnel actions. As we respond to UNC Tomorrow and seek engaged university status, I ask you for your vote, as I believe I possess the knowledge and experience to ensure that progress is achieved in an environment of academic freedom where shared governance is respected.

Jan Tovey, Department of English

We have work to do at ECU and I stand as a candidate to provide the leadership for the faculty in doing that work and accomplishing our goals together with the administration. Shared governance will be a primary goal, as it was in my two years as secretary of the faculty, and I pledge to continue supporting shared governance while working with the administration to ensure that faculty and students have the best experience. Together, we face many challenges from within the university and from the system.

I have served as a senator representing the English department for the last 6 years while also serving as a member and officer of several Faculty Senate committees and as a representative to the Faculty Assembly. In addition, I have served my unit in leadership positions and on university committees. My administrative experience reaches outside ECU as a founding member of the Outreach Network and service as its coordinator. I am currently the Vice President for The Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication.

I recognize the role of the faculty and the Senate in the success of this university. If elected Chair, I pledge to work with faculty members, departments, schools and colleges, and the university administration to accomplish even more success for our students and faculty. I will represent not just my own colleagues from the Department of English, but also those from all disciplines on campus. I pledge to be a problem-solver working on your behalf if elected.

Candidates for Vice Chair of the Faculty

Marianna Walker, College of Allied Health Sciences

For the past year, I have served as the Secretary of the Faculty. I have had the opportunity to represent the Faculty Senate on numerous committees and task forces. I have enjoyed learning about the process of shared governance. During this year, which is my 20^th at ECU, I have served as a member of the Agenda Committee, UNC Tomorrow Response Team, Strategic Enrollment Management Task Force, and the Academic Affairs/Student Affairs Task Force. I also represented the Chair of the Faculty on the Graduate School Administrative Board and the University Research Council. In my leadership role, I have realized the tremendous talent among the faculty and passions not only for each discipline, but also for the entire university. In these endeavors, I have worked to represent the faculty at this important time in the university’s history.

If elected, I would provide continuity as a faculty officer to promote constructive dialogue, respect, and collegiality with the Chancellor and senior administrative officers, in the challenges that the university will face in the next year. I would welcome the chance to represent the faculty in a leadership role as the university responds to UNC Tomorrow, Carnegie and Strategic Enrollment Management initiatives. It is important for the Faculty Senate to be the leader in university initiatives, missions, and strategic planning involving academic policies and curriculum issues. Academia must be preserved.

It has been a pleasure serving you, as Secretary, and I would appreciate your support as Vice-Chair of the Faculty.

Christine Zoller, School of Art and Design

I will begin my twelfth year as a faculty member at East Carolina University in Fall 2008. There are many who have been here a much longer time and their contributions to University service and commitment to shared governance have been most impressive. I have been on numerous committees for the School of Art and Design including the Curriculum Committee, and served as Faculty Chairperson for four years. I currently am the Chairperson for the Personnel Committee and Secretary for the Executive Committee. It is the responsibility of faculty to become involved in University service and to have a role in shaping not only our policies and procedures, but also the course of our future. I have served on the Unit Code Screening, Appellate Hearing Committee, Agenda Committee, and the Due Process Committee. I am committed to the Senate. I have served as a Senator for four years and have been elected to two more. I have been a Faculty Officer before serving as Secretary. I remain also committed to teaching and research and have been a Teaching Scholar, awarded a UNC Board of Governors Distinguished Professor Award for Teaching, and was awarded Extended Release Time for Scholarship. This nomination is a great honor and if elected I will have very tough shoes to fill. I ask the Senate to grant me this opportunity to be a part of a driving force of our University.

Candidate for Secretary of the Faculty

Mark Jones, Department of Criminal Justice

I am honored to be a nominee for the position of ECU Faculty Secretary for the 2008-09 year. I am Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and I have been at ECU since 1993. I am just completing a two year term in the Faculty Senate and I have served several terms since my arrival here. I served as Vice Chair of the Faculty from 2001-02, and as Secretary, the position which I am again seeking, for the 1999-00 and 2000-01 academic years. I am currently completing my second year of service on the Faculty Governance Committee (FGC) and I serve as Secretary of the FGC.

The FGC is one of the most vital groups on the ECU campus in the area of shared governance, and I have gained even more insight into shared governance through FGC work than I learned in three years as a faculty officer. Of course one duty of the faculty Secretary is to keep meeting minutes, something at which I am experienced, but the primary duty of any faculty officer is to work as an advocate for shared governance in cooperation with the Chancellor and other upper level administrative officials.

If selected to serve as your Secretary I will put my experience in shared governance to work for you and I will try my best to be responsive to any questions or concerns that you may direct my way. Thank you for your consideration; I look forward to serving you.

Faculty Senate Agenda

April 29, 2008

Attachment 2.

COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES REPORT

Nominations for the 2008-2009 University Committees

(Members with terms expiring are noted in italics and nominated members in bold.)

Faculty elected to serve on these standing committees will be notified via email over the summer of the upcoming Fall organizational committee meeting dates. Anyone with questions may contact the Faculty Senate office at 328-6537.

ACADEMIC COMMITTEES

Academic Awards Committee

Name	Academic Unit	Term	Office Location	Office Phone
Jennifer Williams	Education	2008	Speight 230	328-5590
Bob Lust	Medicine	2008	Brody 6N96	744-2762
Patricia Dragon	Academic Library Svcs	2008	Joyner 1204	328-0296
Jessica Christie	Art and Design	2009	Erwin Hall 319	328-1300
Rebecca Powers	Sociology	2009	Brewster A 404	328-4885
Chris Jantzen	Mathematics	2010	Ragsdale 104D	328-1897
Slobodanka Dimova	English	2010	Bate 2147	328-6681
Heng Hong	Medicine	2011	Brody 7S18	744-5911
Carolyn Willis	Academic Library Svcs	2011	Joyner 1007	328-0400
Sue Steinweg	Education	2011	Speight 235	328-6181

Academic Standards Committee

Name	Academic Unit	Term	Office Location	Office Phone
Lora Smith-Canter	Education	2008	Speight 230	328-5589
Mark Richardson	Music	2008	Fletcher 368	328-4809
Linda Mitchell	Child Development and Family Relations	2009	Rivers 170	328-1337
Linda Wolfe	Anthropology	2009	Flanagan 224	328-9453
Stacey Altman	Health and Human Performance	2009	Minges 151	328-2973
Joseph Pestaner	Medicine	2010	PCMH 1LB-125	744-4655
Nancy Spalding	Political Science	2010	Brewster BA-127	328-6030
Mark Sprague	Physics	2011	Howell E310	328-1862
John Crammer	Math	2011	Sci. & Tech C111	328-9690

Admission and Retention Policies Committee

Name	Academic Unit	Term	Office Location	Office Phone
Wendy Sharer	English	2008	Bate 2206	328-6698
John Kerbs	Criminal Justice	2008	Rivers 279D	328-5546
Xiaoming Zeng	Business	2009	Belk 216	328-2202
David Siegel	Education	2009	Ragsdale 229	328-2828
Lena Carawan	Social Work	2009	Ragsdale 210	328-4381
Natalie Stewart	Theatre and Dance	2010	Messick 216	328-2110
Dana Espinosa	Health & Human Perf.	2010	Minges 171A	328-7386
Wendy Sharer	English	2011	Bate 2206	328-9301
Baohong Zhang	Biology	2011	Howell S112	328-2021

Calendar Committee

Name	Academic Unit	Term	Office Location	Office Phone
Shanan Gibson	Business	2008	Bate 3103	328-6354
John Crammer	Math	2008	Sci. & Tech C111	328-9690
Punam Madhok	Art and Design	2009	Erwin 322	328-6262
Donna Kain	English	2009	Bate 2139	328-6724
Johna Faulconer	Education	2010	Speight 127	328-5570
Kathleen Row	Psychology	2010	Rawl 115	328-6492
Linda Teel	Academic Library Svcs	2010	Joyner 2505	328-2287
Shanan Gibson	Business	2011	Bate 3103	328-6354
Terry Jones	Allied Health Sciences	2011	LAHN 3310P	744-3661

Continuing and Career Education Committee

Name	Academic Unit	Term	Office Location	Office Phone
Sharon Sarvey	Nursing	2008	Rivers 206	328-4327
Jocelyn Nelson	Music	2008	Fletcher 336	328-1255
Todd Fraley	Communication	2008	Joyner East	328-4227
Marion Eppler	Psychology	2009	Rawl 312	328-6214
Nara Newcomer	Academic Library Svcs	2009	Fletcher	328-6250
Elaine Seeman	Business	2010	Slay 342	328-6347
Karlene Hewan-Lowe	Medicine	2010	PCMH	744-5911
Ziwei Lin	Physics	2011	Howell	328-6739
Lida Cope	English	2011	Bate 2118	328-6411
Steven Mark	Education	2011	Bate 2309	328-5335

Educational Policies and Planning Committee

Name	Academic Unit	Term	Office Location	Office Phone
Leslie Pagliari	Tech & Computer Sc	2008	Sci & Tech 405	328-9663
David Weismiller	Medicine	2008	Brody 4N66	744-2608
Jim Mitchell	Sociology	2009	Brewster A 403	328-6768
Linda Kean	Communication	2009	Joyner East 113	328-1511
Sandra Warren	Education	2009	Speight 127	328-2699
Rose Allen	Allied Health Sciences	2010	LAHN 3310Z	744-6102
Dale Knickerbocker	Foreign Language	2010	Bate 3304	328-6521
Janice Lewis	Academic Library Svcs	2011	Joyner 1005	328-2267
Margaret Bauer	English	2011	Bate 2134	328-1537

Faculty Governance Committee

Name	Academic Unit	Term	Office Location	Office Phone
Purificacion Martinez	Foreign Languages	2008	Bate 3308	328-6522
Bob Morrison	Chemistry	2008	Science 503	328-9418
Mary Gilliland	Medicine	2009	PCMH 1LB-125	744-4655
Mark Jones	Criminal Justice	2009	Rivers RW 337	328-4190
Edson Justiniano	Physics	2009	Howell PE109-B	328-1855
George Bailey	Philosophy	2010	Brewster A330	328-6121
Catherine Rigsby	Geology	2010	Graham 203	328-4297
Purificacion Martinez	Foreign Languages	2011	Bate 3308	328-6522
David Gabbard	Education	2011	Speight 304	328-6865

Faculty Information Technology Review

Name	Academic Unit	Term	Office Location	Office Phone
Karl Wuensch	Psychology	2008	Rawl 137	328-4102
Mike Felts	Health & Human Perf.	2008	Christenbury 201	328-4636
Chal Benson	Math	2009	Austin 215	328-6574
Tara Jeffs	Education	2009	Speight 244	328-6828
Xin-Hua Hu	Physics	2009	Howell C206	328-1864
Mohammed Tabrizi	Technology & Computer Science	2010	Sci. & Tech C110	328-9691
Elizabeth Jesse	Nursing	2010	LAHN 3160	744-6384
Melissa Parsons	English	2011	Bate 2106	328-6784
Alex Georgakilas	Biology	2011	Howell N418	328-5446

Faculty Welfare Committee

Name	Academic Unit	Term	Office Location	Office Phone
Jan Salstrom	Medicine	2008	PCMH 164 TA