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FULL MINUTES OF 22 FEBRUARY 2000

The sixth regular meeting of the 1999-2000 Faculty Senate

was held on Tuesday, 22 February 2000, in the Mendenhall

Student Center, Great Room.

Agenda Item I. Call to Order

Chair Brenda Killingsworth called the meeting to order at

2:10 p.m.

Agenda Item II. Approval of Minutes

The minutes of 1 February 2000, were approved as

distributed.

Agenda Item III. Special Order of the Day

A. Roll Call

Senators absent were: Professors Albright and Muzzarelli

(Allied Health Sciences), Schumacher (Economics), Gares

(Geography), Lyandres (History), Woodard (Human

Environmental Sciences), Fiordalisi, Lannin, Meredith, and

Metzger (Medicine), Miller (Philosophy), Pozzuto (Social

Work and Criminal Justice Studies), Vice Chancellor

Ringeisen, Chancellor Eakin, and Varner (Administrative

Council Representative).

Alternates present were: DeVita for Boswell (Health and

Human Performance), and Hanrahan for Gilliland

(Medicine).

B. Announcements

1. The Chancellor has approved the following

resolutions from the 1 February 2000, Faculty Senate

meeting:

#00-1Revisions to the University Undergraduate

Catalog .

#00-2Revision to the ECU Faculty Manual, Part V,

Academic Information, I. Academic Procedures and

Policies, N. Posting Grades.

#00-3Interpretations of the ECU Faculty Manual,

Appendix L.

#00-4Curriculum matters contained in the 9

December 1999, University Curriculum Committee

meeting minutes.

#00-5Resolution on Capital Funding and Faculty

Salaries.

2. The Chancellor and Mrs. Eakin will host a reception

in their home honoring the Faculty Senate on Wednesday,

22 March 2000, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. A formal

invitation will be mailed to Faculty Senators soon.

3. Faculty interested in periodically receiving copies of

"The Chronicle of Higher Education" are asked to call the

Faculty Senate office and place their name on a list for

distribution.

4. The next Board of Trustee meeting is scheduled for

Friday, 17 March 2000, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the

Mendenhall Student Center. A copy of the meeting agenda

will be available for review in the Faculty Senate office.

5. Letters concerning unit elections for the 2000-2001

Faculty Senate representation were mailed to unit code

administrators in January. In accordance with the ECU

Faculty Manual, Appendix A, elections are to be held

during the month of February. Please call the Faculty

Senate office if you have any questions.

6. Plans are now being made for the annual Teaching

Awards Ceremony to honor upcoming recipients of the

three teaching awards: Alumni Teaching Excellence, Board

of Governors Award for Excellence, and Board of

Governors Distinguished Professor. The ceremony will

begin at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 3 May 2000 (Reading

Day). Chancellor Eakin will host a reception immediately

following the event. Formal invitations to all faculty will

be mailed soon. Please make plans now to attend.

7. It was noted that the Credits Committee report noted

on the meeting agenda was to be deleted.

C. Richard Eakin, Chancellor, was out of town attending

the UNC Administrative Council meeting in Chapel Hill.

D. Vice Chancellor's Report

James Hallock, Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, spoke

on some issues related to the future of the University. Dr.

Hallock emphasized the need to adapt to the technological

needs and expertise of the coming generation of students.

Dr. Hallock posed the question of what will distinguish ECU

from other schools in terms of recruiting, marketing, and

curriculum delivery. Distance learning will increase, as will

interdisciplinary education efforts between health science

and other disciplines. Dr. Hallock reported on a study on

health care education in 2010. More emphasis will be

placed on electronic course offerings and patient contacts

on line. Web-based education will increase, and ECU and

other health service institutions will struggle to maintain the

proper balance between human contact, and not getting too

engulfed in technology.

Hanrahan (Medicine) stated that another question to ponder

was what value ECU can add to what people can already

access through their own computer. Sexauer (Immediate

Past Chair) stated that another question to ponder was how

much the much the University is willing to invest in such new

models. Tilley (History) asked what impact larger enrollment

and larger classes, as well as increased use of temporary

faculty and increased tuition would have and what would

separate ECU from Community Colleges. Hallock stated

that such questions should be addressed now and not in the

distant future.

On behalf of Vice Chancellor Ringeisen, Professor

Killingsworth made an announcement concerning the

Productivity Index, which had recently been distributed to

Department Chairs within the College of Arts and Sciences

from Keats Sparrow on January 27, 2000. She stated that

Dr. Ringeisen had expressed concern about a possible

misunderstanding over the productivity index and that he

had promised to address this misunderstanding as soon as

possible. Sexauer (Immediate Past Chair) noted the

Committee on Committee's problem in obtaining enough

volunteers for service on University Academic Committees

and that the productivity index did not address University

service. Sexauer stated that a 1973 University code

assured faculty involvement in shared governance, and that

he thought that the index eroded this shared governance.

Killingsworth noted that the distributed productivity index

would be discussed by members of the Educational Policies

and Planning Committee in their next meeting, scheduled for

February 23rd.

E. Henry Ferrell, Faculty Assembly Delegate

Professor Ferrell (History) presented an overview of the

Faculty Assembly meeting held on 18 February 2000, in

Chapel Hill.

A copy of the report is available in the Faculty Senate office.

Highlights of Professor Ferrell's presentation included: The

new Senior Vice-President for Academic Affairs is Gretchen

Bataille. She has distributed an eight-item questionnaire to

the UNC Community soliciting their input on important

issues confronting the UNC system. On March 7, a traveling

group of legislators will be in Greenville in March holding

hearings on various concerns and that the actual meeting

time and location should be publicized soon. General

Administration was proposing an Excellent Universities Act

that is intended to boost salaries and maintain

competitiveness in recruiting new faculty within the UNC

system. A post tenure review report was given; statewide,

1,162 persons were reviewed. Over 50% were from ECU.

Statewide, 15 were judged deficient. Anyone interested in

discussing particular items with the Faculty Assembly

Delegation are encouraged to contact the following

University members: Brenda Killingsworth (Business), Bob

Morrison (Chemistry), Henry Ferrell (History), Alan

Rosenberg (Medicine), and Lou Everett (Nursing).

F. Brenda Killingsworth, SACS Self-Study Director

Professor Killingsworth (Business) reported that Jack Allen

met with various University officers and officials during a

recent visit to ECU. A full recap of the visit and other

information pertaining to the SACS self-study is on the

SACS self-study web page at: www.ecu.edu/pir/sacs.

G. Election of Faculty Officers Nominating Committee

Jim Joyce (Physics), Linda Allred (Psychology), Rick

Niswander (Business), Trenton Davis (Industry and

Technology), and John Tilley (History), were elected by

acclamation to serve on the Faculty Officers Nominating

Committee. The Committee will present its report to the

Faculty Senate on 3 May 2000.

Agenda Item IV. Unfinished Business

There was no unfinished business to come before the

Faculty Senate at this time.

Agenda Item V. Report of Committees

A. Faculty Governance Committee

Henry Ferrell (History), Chair of the Committee, presented a

proposed addendum to the ECU Faculty Manual, Appendix

D., Section IV.F.2., relating to faculty PADs. The proposed

addendum would read: "A PAD once submitted, becomes

part of the candidate's personnel record and the property of

the University."

Professor Ferrell and Toi Carter from the University

Attorney's office, stated that this policy comports with state

law. Martinez (Foreign Language) asked if this policy

prohibited subpoena of the PAD in a civil suit. Professor

Ferrell stated that it did not. Schneider (Business) asked

who would maintain physical control of the PAD. Ferrell

stated that the individual faculty member could use it but

that the PAD becomes state property, as it is part of a

personnel action. Devita (Health and Human Performance)

asked about the contents of the PAD and who would control

it. Ferrell stated that it must stay in the hands of the

University in the event of future personnel action based on

the PAD's contents. Mooney (Sociology) asked whether the

University would keep the original or merely a copy. Ferrell

stated that the law mandates that the original PAD must stay

with the University. Tranbarger (Nursing) asked what would

happen if the PAD's contents changed hands during the

grievance process. Ferrell stated that the contents of PADS

have been changed in the past during grievance process,

and this policy would insure that the original PAD becomes

the PAD of record. Taylor (English) asked if the policy

meant that individual faculty members would be losing

stated that faculty would not give up copyright by submitting

the PAD, that the PAD would be kept for record keeping

purposes, primarily in the event of future personnel actions.

Hutchinson (Anthropology) asked for clarification on the

definition of a PAD. Carter replied that the PAD is simply a

part of the individual personnel file, and that giving the PAD

back to the faculty member does not comply with state law.

Cali (Education) asked if there is a statute of limitations on

personnel actions such as this. Carter stated that the

answer was no and that personnel records can be kept

indefinitely, as personnel records are archival information.

Cope (Psychology) asked where the PADs would be kept,

and stated that accessibility may be a problem. Rosenberg

(Medicine) expressed concern about the logistics and

expense of copying a large PAD, and well as concern about

losing the PAD and faculty accessibility. Martinez (Foreign

Language) spoke against the motion, and expressed

concern that administration might alter the PADs rather than

the faculty member. Joyce (Physics) stated that a Faculty

Governance subcommittee is considering the whole issue of

personnel files, and that they will state that PADs by placed

in unit code offices. Cope (Psychology) expressed concerns

over this policy and the Privacy Act of 1993. Confidentiality

issues may need to be considered. Ferrell stated that those

who have been through the process already would be

covered by grandfather clauses.

Professor Cope moved that the motion be returned to

committee with instructions to review the proposal in light of

the discussion. Following discussion, the motion to return

the proposed addendum to the Faculty Governance

Committee for further review was approved was presented.

RESOLUTION #00-6

B. Student Advising and Retention Committee

Michael Brown (Psychology), Chair of the Committee,

presented a proposed revision to the On-Line Advisor

Evaluation, to include a section for student comments.

Tilley (History) expressed concern about low participation in

adviser evaluation surveys and that faculty do not take them

seriously if students do not participate. He also asked if

participation in adviser evaluation had increased

significantly since the survey was placed online. Professor

Brown stated that the level of participation was about the

same as before the survey went online. Following

discussion, the proposed revision to the On-Line Advisor

Evaluation was approved as presented. RESOLUTION

#00-7

C. University Curriculum Committee

Rita Reaves (Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for

Academic Affairs and an ex-officio member of the

Committee) presented the curriculum matters contained in

the 27 January 2000, meeting minutes. It was noted that the

10 February 2000, Committee minutes would be withdrawn

at this time, pending approval by the University Curriculum

Committee. There was no discussion and the curriculum

matters were approved as presented. RESOLUTION #00-8

Agenda Item VI. New Business

David Glascoff (Business), Chair of the Calendar

Committee, presented a proposed revision to the Fall 2000

University Calendar, changing the date of Fall break from

October 14-17 to October 21-24. Allred (Psychology) asked

if this were the beginning of a trend in which the football

schedule would drive the fall calendar. Glascoff stated that

Conference USA provides little flexibility in scheduling so

this was unavoidable. Cliff Webster, SGA President, stated

that Homecoming festivities were of concern as well, and

that not changing the break would adversely impact

homecoming activities. The SGA supported the proposed

change in Fall break. Ferrell (Faculty Assembly) stated that

football and Homecoming have long been recognized in

considering the Fall schedule. Following further discussion,

the revised Fall 2000 University calendar was approved.

RESOLUTION #00-9

The meeting adjourned at 3:53 p.m.