EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
2002-2003 FACULTY SENATE
The organizational meeting for the 2002-2003 Faculty Senate was held on Tuesday, April 30, 2002, in the Mendenhall Student Center Great Room.
Senators absent were: Professors Conner-Kerr (Allied Health Sciences), Griffin (Education), Watson and Wilentz (English), Glascoff (Health and Human Performance), Engel, Fletcher, Kovacs, McMillen, and Meredith (Medicine), Tranbarger (Nursing), Sprague (Physics), Pozzuto (Social Work and Criminal Justice Studies), Chancellor Muse, Vice Chancellor Feldbush, Vice Chancellor Horns, Administrative Council Representative Varner and Killingsworth (Past Chair of the Faculty).
Alternates present were: Professors Bamberg for Painter (Allied Health Sciences) and Kellogg for Dobbs (Medicine).
Announcements:
1. Reminder that all Faculty Senate materials (agendas, minutes, announcements) will be distributed via the
Faculty Listserv. Faculty choosing to opt out of the Faculty Listserv will continue to be able to access the
materials via the Faculty Senate website. Actual paper copies of the various documents will only be available in
the Faculty Senate office.
2. Faculty interested in periodically receiving past copies of "The Chronicle of Higher Education" are asked to call
the Faculty Senate office and place their name on a list for distribution.
3. Representatives from UNC-Public Television interviewed Chancellor Muse, Chair Bob Morrison, Carroll Varner (Director of Academic Library Services) and Sadie Cox (Past SGA President) recently about the State budget situation and it’s effects on the University. The interview will be aired on May 28, 2002.
4. 2003/2004 Research/Creative Activity Grant Applications and Teaching Grant Applicationsare now available in the Faculty Senate office (140 Rawl Annex) and on the Committees’ web sites as noted below. These grants will be due in September 2002, with funding to begin Summer 2003.
Research Grants: http://www.ecu.edu/fsonline/AcademicCommittees/rg/researchgrants.htm
Teaching Grants: http://www.ecu.edu/fsonline/AcademicCommittees/tg/teachinggrants.htm
5. A preliminary call for nominations for the Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching, Board of
Governors Distinguished Professor for Teaching Award, Alumni Award for Outstanding Teaching, University Award for Outstanding Teaching, and Max Ray Joyner Award for Faculty Service Through Continuing Education will be distributed soon to all academic unit heads. Copies of the different award nominating procedures are available in the Center for Faculty Development (124 Ragsdale) and Faculty Senate office (140 Rawl Annex). The nomination materials will be due in September 2002, with the award winners recognized in Spring 2003.
6. 2002-2003 Faculty Senate and Agenda Committee Meeting Datesare as follows:
Agenda Committee will meet: Faculty Senate will meet:
August 27, 2002 September 3, 2002
September 17, 2002 October 1, 2002
October 22, 2002 November 5, 2002
November 19, 2002 December 3, 2002
January 14, 2003 January 28, 2003
February 11, 2003 February 25, 2003
March 11, 2003 March 25, 2003
April 8, 2003 April 22, 2003
April 29, 2003, Organizational Meeting
7. A special thanks was extended to the Faculty Senate alternates who agreed to serve as Tellers during the meeting:
Anthony Capehart (Biology), Michael Aceto (English), Scott Lecce (Geography), and Burton Ogle (Industry and Technology).
Following elections, the following faculty members were elected as the 2002-2003 Faculty Officers:
Bob Morrison (Chemistry), Chair of the Faculty
Rick Niswander (Business), Vice Chair of the Faculty
John Cope (Psychology), Secretary of the Faculty
Patricia Anderson (Education) has graciously agreed to serve again as Parliamentarian.
The following faculty members were elected to serve new terms on the various Academic, Administrative, Appellate, Board of Trustee, Student Life, and Student Union Committees. These new terms are for 3 years unless otherwise noted.
All committee members will be notified over the Summer of committee organizational meeting dates.
ACADEMIC COMMITTEES
Academic Awards
Term New Members
2005 Linda Wolfe Anthropology
2005 Hanna Jubran Art
2005 Tope Bello Business
Others on the committee:
2003 Jeffrey Phipps Theatre and Dance
2003 Ellen Arnold English
2004 Rose Allen Allied Health Sciences
2004 Charles Boklage Medicine
Academic Standards
Term New Members
2005 Catherine Rigsby Geology
2005 Charles Hodson Medicine
Others on the committee:
2003 John Tilley History
2003 Jim Decker Health and Human Performance
2003 Richard Bamberg Allied Health Sciences
2004 Nancy House Art
2004 M.S. Ravi Mathematics
Admission and Retention Policies
Term New Members
2005 Jan Tovey English
2005 Gary I. Levine Medicine
Others on the committee:
2003 Dawn Clark Theate and Dance
2003 John Cope Psychology
2003 Michael Duffy Art
2004 Pam Mitchell Political Science
2004 Pamela Burton Academic Library Services
Calendar
Term New Members
2005 John Crammer Computer Science
2005 Jean Hiebert Academic Library Services
Others on the committee:
2003 Robert Caprio Theatre and Dance
2003 Charles Calhoun History
2004 Stephen Dock Foreign Languages
2004 Ginger WoodardHuman Environmental Science
2004 Patricia Myers Business
Continuing and Career Education
Term New Members
2005 Gary Marc Trube Allied Health Sciences
2005 Thomas M. Louis Medicine
2005 Jessica Christie Art
Others on the committee:
2003 Christopher Carolan Mathematics
2003 Nellie Droes Nursing
2004 Cal Christian Business
2004 Leslie Pagliari Industry and Technology
Educational Policies and Planning
Term New Members
2005 John K Davis Medicine
2005 Richard Mauger Geology
Others on the committee:
2003 George Bailey Philosophy
2003 James O. Smith Business
2003 Amy Carr-Richardson Music
2004 David Dennard History
2004 Michael Brown Psychology
Faculty Governance
Term New Members
2005 James HollowayBusiness
2005 Mary Glascoff Health Education
Others on the committee:
2003 Jim Joyce Physics
2003 Paul Hartley Art
2003 Linda Allred Psychology
2004 Mark Taggart Music
2004 Marti Engelke Nursing
Faculty Information Technology
Term New Members
2005 Karl Wuensch Psychology
2005 Philip Rothman Economics
Others on the committee:
2003 Tibor HortobagyiHealth and Human Performance
2003 Samuel Atkinson Medicine
2003 Jonathan Probber Human Environmental Science
2004 James Wirth Computer Science
2004 Rebecca Benfield Nursing
Faculty Welfare
Term New Members
2005 Phil Lumsford Industry and Technology
2005 David Lawrence Geology
2005 Paul Spence Medicine
Others on the committee:
2003 John Bradley Business
2003 Marieke Van Willigen Sociology
2004 Tracy Carpenter-Aeby Social Work and Criminal Justice
2004 Parm Hawk Education
Libraries
Term New Members
2005 Salman AbdulaliMathematics
2005 Thomas H Allen Communications
Others on the committee:
2003 Tom Raedeke Health and Human Performance
2003 Gay Wilentz English
2004 Marianna Walker Allied Health Sciences
2004 John Stevens Foreign Languages
2004 Ann Schreier Nursing
Research/Creative Activity Grants
Term New Members
2005 Seodial Deana English
2005 Britton Theurer Music
2005 John Collins Philosophy
2005 Jane Painter Allied Health Sciences
2005 Carol Brown Education
2005 Steve Estes Health and Human Performance
2005 Roger Russell Health Sciences Library
Others on the committee:
2003 Randall Parker Economics
2003 Bonnie Mani Political Science
2003 Punam Madhok Art
2003 Jim Chandler Human Environmental Science
2003 Tom McConnell Biology
2003 Randy Daniel Anthropology
2004 Yu (Frank) Yang Chemistry
Student Academic Appellate
Term New Members
2005 Janice Neil Nursing
2005 Michael Schinasi Foreign Language
Others on the committee:
2003 Jonathan Wacker Music
2003 Janice Lewis Academic Library Services
2003 Pat Dunn Health and Human Performances
2004 George Williams Education
2004 Tom Durham Psychology
Student Scholarships, Fellowships, and Financial Aid
Term New Members
2005 Cynthia B Green Art
2005 Karen Sullivan Allied Health Sciences
2005 John Reisch Business
Others on the committee:
2003 Paul Spence Medicine
2003 Nancy Shires Academic Library Services
2004 James McKernan Education
2004 Elizabeth Sharpe Social Work and Criminal Justice
Teaching Grants
Term New Members
2005 Sharon M Ballard Human Environmental Sciences
2005 Natalie Stewart Theatre and Dance
2005 Robin Webb-Corbett Nursing
Others on the committee:
2003 Karen Mulcahy Geography
2003 David Pravica Mathematics
2003 Randy Joyner Education
2003 Lessi Bass Social Work
2003 Ed Schumacher Economics
2004 Sherralyn Cox Medicine
2004 Tim Gavin Health and Human Performance
2004 Anthony Capehart Biology
2004 Margaret Bauer English
University Budget
Term New Members
2005 Henry Ferrell History
2005 Art Rodriguez Chemistry
Others on the committee:
2003 Rick Niswander Business
2003 Bob Hanrahan Medicine
2003 Katie Walsh Health and Human Performance
2004 Linda Mayne Nursing
2004 Patricia Clark Theatre and Dance
Unit Code Screening
Term New Members
2005 Ken MacLeod Business
2005 Richard Pozzuto Social Work and Criminal Justice
Others on the committee:
2003 Ralph Scott Academic Library Services
2003 Greg Lapicki Physics
2003 Kyle Summers Biology
2004 Jen-Jar Lin Medicine
2004 Garris Conner Nursing
University Curriculum
Term New Members
2005 Ron Graziani Art
2005 Elizabeth Smith Academic Library Services
2005 Timothy D Hudson Mathematics
2005 Linda Godbold Computer Sciences
Others on the committee:
2003 Dale Knickerbocker Foreign Languages
2003 David Batie Industry and Technology
2003 Thomas Skalko Health and Human Performance
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES
(3 year terms unless otherwise noted)
Citation Appeals
(1 year term)
Term New Members
2003 Thomas H. Allen Communication and Broadcasting
2003 Randy Joyner Educational Leadership
2003 Jane Painter Allied Health Sciences
2003 David Bjorkman Chemistry
Faculty and Staff Benefits
Term New Member
2005 Beth Winstead Academic Library Services
Others on the committee:
2003 Monica Hough Allied Health Sciences
2004 Cynthia Bickley-Green Art
Parking and Transportation
Term New Members
2005 Gil Leebrick Art
2005 Catherine Rigsby Geology
Others on the committee:
2003 David Bjorkman Chemistry
2004 John Bradley Business
Research Ethics Review
Term New Member
2005 Charles Hodson Medicine
Others on the committee:
2003 Nancy Stephenson Nursing
2004 Laura McArthur Human Environmental Science
University Athletic
Term New Members
2005 Linda Godbold Communications and Broadcasting
2005 John Reisch Accounting
Others on the committee:
2003 Paul Alston Allied Health Sciences
2004 Alta Andrews Nursing
2004 Dennis Chestnut Psychology
University Award
Term New Member
2003 Michael Schinasi Foreign Language
BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMMITTEE
Honorary Degrees, Awards, and Distinctions
Term New Members
2005 Seodial Deena English
2005 Andrew Stewart Allied Health Sciences
Others on the Committee:
2003 Linda Allred Psychology
2003 Tom Raedeke Health and Human Performance
2004 Nancy Shires Academic Library Services
STUDENT LIFE COMMITTEE
Academic Integrity
Term New Member
2005 Richard Pozzuto Social Work and Criminal Justice
Others on the committee:
2003 Christine Hutchins English
2003 Bryna Coonin Academic Library Services
2004 Saeed Dar Medicine
2003 Said Said Mathematics Alternate
2003 Anne Dickerson Allied Health Sciences Alternate
2004 Susan Gardner Academic Library Services Alternate
2004 Britton Theurer Music Alternate
APPELLATE COMMITTEES
Due Process
Term New Members
2005 Britton Theurer Music
2005 Greg Lapicki Physics
2005 Thomas Allen Communication and Broadcasting Alternate
Others on the committee:
2003 Ralph Scott Academic Library Services
2003 Dan Schisler Business
2004 Rick Taylor English
2003 Patricia Anderson Education Alternate
2003 James O Smith Business Alternate
2004 Dorothea Handron Nursing Alternate
2004 Jeanette Dolezal Medicine Alternate
Faculty Grievance
Term New Members
2005 Cathy Hall Psychology
2005 Myra Brown Allied Health Sciences
2005 Chris Ulffers Music
2004 Michael Schinasi Foreign Language Alternate
2005 Hanna Jubran Art Alternate
Others on the committee:
2003 Donald Fletcher Medicine
2003 Christine Hutchins English
2003 Joe Ciechalski Education
2004 Gene Hughes Business
2004 Bertus Ferreira Social Work and Criminal Justice
Grievance Board
Term New Members
2005 Marcella Ruiz-Fuenes Foreign Language
2005 Andrew Stuart Allied Health Sciences
2005 Patricia Anderson Education
2005 Tinsley Yarbrough Political Science
2005 Alexandra Shlapentokh Math Alternate
2005 Mary Kirkpatrick Nursing Alternate
Others on the committee:
2003 Charles Hodson Medicine
2003 Dennis Chestnut Psychology
2003 Richard Bloch Medicine
2003 Susan McCammon Psychology Alternate
2003 Terri Woods Geology Alternate
2003 Ken Wilburn History Alternate
Hearing
Term New Members
2005 Belinda Lee Nursing
2005 Art Rodriguez Chemistry
2005 Jack Karns Business Alternate
2005 Boni Boswell Health and Human Performance Alternate
Others on the committee:
2003 Pat Dunn Health and Human Performance
2004 Timothy HudsonMathematics
2004 Saeed Dar Medicine
2003 Beth Winstead Academic Library Services Alternate
2003 Stephen Willis Medicine Alternate
2004 George Williams Education Alternate
Reconsideration
Term New Members
2005 Paul Gemperline Chemistry
2005 Marie Farr English
2005 Donald Neal Geology Alternate
2005 Linda Mooney Sociology Alternate
Others on the committee:
2003 Monica Hough Allied Health Sciences
2004 James McKernan Education
2004 Sylvia Brown Nursing
2003 Samuel Atkinson Medicine Alternate
2003 Punam Madhok Art Alternate
2004 Nancy Shires Academic Library Services Alternate
STUDENT UNION COMMITTEES
(no specifications, 1 year terms)
Barefoot
Term New Members
2003 Carolyn Willis Academic Library Services
2003 Roger Russell Health Sciences Library
Cultural Awareness
Term New Members
2003 Mario Rey Music
2003 Sharon Ballard Human Environmental Sciences
Films
Term New Members
2003 Karen Sullivan Allied Health Sciences
2003 Ralph Scott Academic Library Services
Marketing
Term New Members
2003 Elizabeth Smith Academic Library Services
2003 Clark Nall Academic Library Services
Popular Entertainment
Term New Member
2003 Britton Theurer Music
Spectrum
Term New Members
2003 David Bjorkman Chemistry
2003 Ronda L. Spence Medicine
Visual Arts
Term New Members
2003 Hanna Jubran Art
2003 Gil Leebrick Art
ELECTION OF COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEMBERS
Term New Members
2004 Paul Gares Geography
2004 Mark Taggart Music
2004 Don Neal Geology
Others on the committee:
2003 Richard Miller Philosophy
2003 Ralph Scott Academic Library Services
2003 Henry Ferrell History
ELECTION OF AGENDA COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Term New Members
2003 Catherine Rigsby Geology
2003 Bill Sugar Education
2003 David Pravica Mathematics
2003 Mark Taggart Music
2003 Purificacion Martinez Foreign Languages
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lori Lee
