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The eighth regular meeting of the 1999-2000 Faculty Senate

was held on Tuesday, 18 April 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 21 March 2000, were approved as

distributed.

Agenda Item III. Special Order of the Day

A. Roll Call

Senators absent were: Professors Albright (Allied Health

Sciences), Mott (Education), Neal (Geology), Lyandres

(History), Meredith and Mustafa (Medicine), Clark (Theatre

and Dance), Vice Chancellors Hallock and Ringeisen.

Alternates present were: Professors Killingsworth for

Schneider (Business), Griffen for Joyner (Education), Jones

for Taylor (English), Mulcahy for Gares (Geography),

McMillen for Engel (Medicine), Worthington for Lannin

(Medicine), and Pokorny for Williams (Nursing).

B. Announcements

1. The Chancellor has approved the following

resolutions from 21 March 2000, Faculty Senate meeting:

#00-10 Spring 2000 Graduation Roster,

including honors program graduates, subject to

completion of degree requirements.

#00-11 Revision to Section I.J. Grade Appeals

of Part V. Academic Information of the East Carolina

University Faculty Manual.

#00-12 Replacement for Section VI.

Personnel/Evaluation Files of Appendix C. of the East

Carolina University Faculty Manual.

#00-13 Addition to Part VI. General Personnel

Policies ("Section VIII. Frequently Asked Questions

About Faculty Personnel Records) of the East

Carolina University Faculty Manual.

#00-14 Recommendation that the Chancellor

initiate the development of training materials and

annual workshops for administrative personnel

covering proper stewardship of personnel

files/records.

#00-15 Revised Academic Library Services'

Unit Code of Operation.

#00-16 Curriculum matters contained in the 10

February 2000, 24 February 2000, and 9 March 2000,

meeting minutes.

#00-17 Revised Spring 2000 University

Calendar to set Tuesday, May 2nd as a make-up class

day for the January 25th class day lost due to snow

and to make Wednesday, May 3rd as a make-up class

day for the April 21st State holiday. This would

eliminate a Reading Day for the Spring semester.

2. Beginning Fall 2000, 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.

3. A sincere thanks was extended to Chancellor and

Mrs. Eakin for the nice reception held in their home honoring

the Faculty Senate on Wednesday, 22 March 2000. Those

unable to attend were missed.

4. 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.

5. Annual Teaching Awards Ceremony is scheduled for

9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 3 May 2000. Chancellor Eakin will

host a reception immediately following the event. Please

make plans now to attend.

6. Committee chairs are reminded that all Academic

Committee Annual Reports are due in the Faculty Senate

office by Thursday, 4 May 2000.

7. Members of the Libraries Committee encourage

faculty to complete the Faculty Library Survey located on the

Faculty Senate website at: http://www.ecu.edu/fsonline/.

8 Special thanks were extended to Chancellor Eakin for

providing the funds for refreshments throughout the year for

the Faculty Senate meetings.

9. The next Board of Trustee meeting is scheduled for

Friday, 12 May 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.

C. Richard Eakin, Chancellor

Chancellor Eakin reported that the Board of Governors

(BOG) met last Friday, and approved plans for new

admission standards for the University of North Carolina,

which will include a greater emphasis on preparation in the

areas of foreign language and mathematics. The standards

will not be in place for several years. A request of $3.7

million in extra money for enrollment increases has been

requested by ECU. The BOG approved a plan to increase

funding for the West End dining hall, which will be located on

campus. The Chancellor discussed priorities for this

summer. He suggested that faculty members contact

members of the General Assembly with respect to capital

funding needs, and approval of the last phase in doctoral

funding. The Chancellor said that he might seek faculty

assistance in these areas. The Chancellor announced that

the Campaign for East Carolina Scholars has raised $11

million, with a target of $15 million. After the BOG teaching

excellence winners were honored, ECU winner Karl

Wuensch (Psychology) gave, according to Chancellor Eakin,

an outstanding response on behalf of all of the winners. The

Chancellor thanked Brenda Killingsworth for representing the

ECU faculty as chair for the past two years, and expressed

thanks to all faculty for a productive year.

D. Vice Chancellor's Report

Thomas Feldbush, Vice Chancellor for Research, discussed

the Dare County Task Force on Higher Education and the

Center for Coastal Studies on Roanoke Island. Money has

been appropriated by General Administration. ECU will be

the lead institution administering the Center. The Center

plans include a building that will cost $10-15 million. The

plan is for a budget to be submitted by October 1 of this year

for approval.

E. Ernie Schwarz, Chair of the University Athletic Committee

Professor Schwarz (Health and Human Performance)

deferred to Darrell Bryant, Interim Assistant Athletic Director.

Ms. Bryant stated that approximately 400 student athletes

had performed over 1900 hours of voluntary community

service during the 1999-2000 academic year. Ms. Bryant

spoke of services provided to athletes, including a

mandatory study hall for freshmen and incoming students,

which included specific objectives in academic areas. She

discussed program of academic monitoring through progress

reports, and expressed appreciation for faculty who

participated in the monitoring program. She stated that

tutoring is available for most student athletes for most

courses. Each sport has an academic counselor who

handles advising and registration tasks. Each team prepares

academic reports and a composite is assembled as well. For

fall semester alone, the overall grade point average for

student athletes was 2.82, with a 2.81 cumulative gpa as of

the end of fall semester. The overall graduation rate is 58%

for student athletes. The latest freshman cohort graduation

percentage was 86%.

Ferrell (Faculty Assembly) expressed concern about the

men's basketball program and a possible hostile

environment that may exist within the program. Ms. Bryant

stated that as an academic counselor, control over the

situation was beyond her control, but that the academic

counselor for men's basketball is working through this

situation with affected students. Chancellor Eakin stated

that each basketball player has been interviewed and that

the matter is different than the way it has been portrayed in

the Daily Reflector. The Athletic Director and Chancellor

Eakin have met with the coach, and the Chancellor

expressed complete confidence that the program will

conduct itself in a proud manner. Allred (Psychology) stated

that better damage control is now needed. She stated that

there is a public perception that the University is covering the

matter up, and that the University's response needs to be

positive and proactive.

Tilley (History) asked how students gain access to the study

benefits Ms. Bryant mentioned. She stated that it is handled

differently depending upon the team, but that scholarship

recipients must participate in the study programs. Nida

(HESC) asked about the baseball schedule in relation to

academic support. There are 58 games between February

and May 13, with 21 games in April. He expressed concern

that there may be too many games. Ms. Bryant stated that

the University has no choice concerning conference games,

and some control on non-conference games. She stated that

the baseball coach is very concerned about the academic

progress of the baseball team's players. Tabrizi

(Mathematics) asked if there were any ongoing efforts to

strengthen relations between the athletic department and

other departments on campus, or more relations between

athletes and other students within the academic context.

Ms. Bryant stated that time constraints on athletes

necessitate their staying at athletic facilities to conduct much

of their studying. Miller (Philosophy) asked about a student

from women's basketball having to drop a class because of

conflict with basketball practice schedule in the early portion

of fall semester. Chancellor Eakin stated that the student in

question had a 3.9 gpa in a triple major. Ferrell (Faculty

Assembly) stated that the greatest problem with student

athletes' academic performance is in skills, not in attitude,

attendance or specific subject matter. Ms. Bryant stated that

academic mentors do tutor in general skill areas such as

reading and writing. Davis (Industry and Technology) stated

that overall the current system works well for athletes.

Chancellor Eakin recognized Ernie Schwarz for his many

years of service to ECU and wished him well in his

retirement.

F. Bob Morrison, Faculty Assembly Delegate

Professor Morrison (Chemistry) presented an overview of

the Faculty Assembly meeting held on 7 April 2000, in

Chapel Hill. A copy of the report is available in the Faculty

Senate office. Highlights of Professor Morrison's

presentation included: The themes of faculty communication

with legislators and faculty involvement with shared

governance were discussed. Austin Bunch is ECU's conduit

for lobbying activity for ECU. As of 2004, the UNC system

will require two years of foreign language and as of 2006,

one additional year of math beyond algebra II. The capital

facilities issue may be decided by referendum. A new web

site, www.uncbuildings.org has been developed to

disseminate information about capital funding needs. A fixed

term faculty review committee has been established. Some

suggestion has been made that fixed term appointments be

limited to 7 years to comply with AAUP guidelines. General

Administration has requested a 6% pay increase for faculty.

Discussion was also held about a faculty seat during Trustee

meetings. What happens with phased retirement positions

also was discussed.

Keith Howell of UNC-Greensboro was re-elected chair of

Faculty Assembly; ECU Professors Morrison and Ferrell

were elected as committee chairs. 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).

G. Brenda Killingsworth, SACS Self-Study Director

Professor Killingsworth (Business) provided a handout to

senators that summarized efforts to this point. She asked for

input concerning committees that need to be represented in

the SACS study that are not included. Information pertaining

to the SACS self-study is on the SACS self-study web page

at: www.ecu.edu/pir/sacs.

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. Educational Policies and Planning Committee

Marti Engelke (Nursing), Vice Chair of the Committee,

presented the request to establish a new professional school

within the Division of Academic Affairs. There was no

discussion. The request to establish a new professional

school within the Division of Academic Affairs was approved

as presented. RESOLUTION #00-18

B. Faculty Governance Committee

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

first the proposed revisions to the ECU Faculty Manual,

Appendix A and the By-Laws. There was no discussion.

The proposed revisions to the ECU Faculty Manual,

Appendix A and By-Laws were approved as presented.

RESOLUTION #00-19 (Please refer to the list of resolutions

at the end of this report for the full revisions.) Following

approval by the Chancellor, the revisions will be made to the

ECU Faculty Manual, located on the Faculty Senate website

at: www.ecu.edu/fsonline/appa.htm.

Professor Ferrell then presented the proposed revisions to

the ECU Faculty Manual, Appendix L. Tilley (History) asked

if faculty on 9-month contracts are ever employed for 12

consecutive months. He proposed an amendment

requesting that the language be changed from "12 months"

to "1 year". The motion failed. Following discussion the

proposed revisions to the ECU Faculty Manual, Appendix L

were approved as presented. RESOLUTION #00-20

(Please refer to the list of resolutions at the end of this report

for the full revisions.) Following approval by the Chancellor

and Board of Trustees, the revisions will be made to the

ECU Faculty Manual, located on the Faculty Senate website

at: www.ecu.edu/fsonline/appl.htm.

Professor Ferrell then presented the proposed interpretation

of the ECU Faculty Manual, Appendix D., Section IV. There

was no discussion and the proposed interpretation to the

ECU Faculty Manual, Appendix D was approved as

presented. RESOLUTION #00-21 Following approval by

the Chancellor, the interpretation will be provided with the

ECU Faculty Manual, located on the Faculty Senate website

at: www.ecu.edu/fsonline/interpretations.htm.

C. Faculty Information Technology Committee

Wayne Godwin, (Art) Chair of the Committee, discussed

technological issues, including the termination of EastNet

(attachment 5). Eastnet will terminate operation as an ISP

after June 30. Pravica (Mathematics) asked why Eastnet

was being terminated. Professor Godwin stated that it was

no longer cost effective. Muzzarelli (Allied Health) asked for

clarification on the Eastnet Jr. site. Eastnet Jr. will continue

service within certain counties that pay ECU for the service.

D. Faculty Welfare Committee

Prior to the meeting, the Faculty Welfare Committee

withdrew their report.

E. Research/Creative Activity Grants Committee

Richard Miller (Philosophy), a member of the Committee,

presented the proposed revisions to the Guidelines for

Research Grants to be awarded in 2001-2002. There was

no discussion and the revised guidelines were approved as

presented. RESOLUTION #00-22 A copy of these

guidelines may be obtained in the Faculty Senate office or

via the Faculty Senate website at: http://www.ecu.edu/fsonline/rc.htm.

F. Teaching Effectiveness Committee

Rose Allen (Allied Health Sciences), Chair of the Committee,

presented first the proposed policy statement regarding

commercial exploitation of classroom materials. She spoke

of the mission of Versity.com and its solicitation of students

on the ECU campus. Some professor's notes have appeared

on the Versity website, but the information did not accurately

reflect course or lecture content. Other universities have

taken action against such companies. The University

Attorney and the Dean of Student Life were consulted about

this proposed policy statement. Friend (Industry and

Technology) asked for clarification on copyright law in this

area. Toi Carter (Assistant University Attorney) stated that

because it is not a fixed medium, such as something written

or taped. Joyce (Physics) asked that the language in the

statement be changed from "may represent" intellectual

property to "are" intellectual property. The policy will take

effect at the beginning of the next academic year. Stanley

(Biology) stated that this information should be provided to

students, and not merely placed in the faculty manual.

Faculty can include this information in course syllabi.

Following discussion, the proposed policy statement

regarding commercial exploitation of classroom materials

was approved as amended. RESOLUTION #00-23 (Please

refer to the list of resolutions at the end of this report for the

full policy statement.)

Professor Allen then presented the recommendations on the

Undergraduate Distance Education-Student Opinion of

Instruction Survey. Joyce (Physics) asked if there were any

guarantee that faculty will not interfere with the evaluation

process, and whether it could be known if in this process, it

could be known if it was actually the student responding or if

it could be someone else. Robert Thompson stated that the

faculty do not have the opportunity to interfere, and that

students must log on to the evaluation using their own

identification number. Everett (Faculty Assembly) expressed

concern about personnel decisions being made between on

and off campus evaluation comparisons. Following

discussion, the recommendations on the Undergraduate

Distance Education-Student Opinion of Instruction Survey

were approved as presented. RESOLUTION #00-24

(Please refer to the list of resolutions at the end of this report

for the recommendations.)

G. Unit Code Screening Committee

Ralph Scott (Academic Library Services), Chair of the

Committee, presented the revised Department of Biology

and Department of Theatre and Dance Unit Codes of

Operation. There was no discussion and the revised codes

were approved as presented. Resolution #00-25

Agenda Item VI. New Business

There being no further business to come before the Faculty

Senate at this time, the meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.