Tuesday, 17 January 2006
Meeting 2006-05

Roll Call

Absent:

Departmental senators: Badaranathi, Black, Blundo, Ciner, Hurdle, Kieber, Mahar, Noland, Scott.

Committee chairs: Frierson (IT), Hanerfeld (Bookstore), Levy (Advancement), Roscher (Financial Aid), Rosen (Admissions), Veit (Handbook)

Approval of minutes

December minutes were approved as posted.

Individual reports

1. Chair of the UNCW Board of Trustees, Krista Tillman

   Ms. Tillman introduced herself to the Faculty Senate and provided a brief summary of her background.  She stated that she has come to understand how important UNCW is to the entire state, and that it is an honor and a challenge to represent this university.  Her priorities are as follows:

   1. Funding—her primary goal is more from the state, more from the community (endowments are way too low).  She also stated that this money needs to go to increasing faculty salaries.
   2. Support and assist the Chancellor and the Chancellor’s primary staff.  She feels her responsibility is to provide oversight and guidance, particularly with an eye toward managed growth and its issues.
      
2. Chancellor Depaolo

Expressed her personal thanks to Ms. Tillman, who is “known as the one who asks the most probing questions.”

Insight into Erskin Bowles’ governance to date.  The Chancellor states that his ideal is to “…shape everything around how to get more North Carolinians a higher education.”  There is already more participation from chancellors in determining priorities, which are currently as follows:

1. Enrollment growth funding should be part of the system automatically, rather than an annual discussion.
2. Faculty salaries.
3. Increase number of nurses and teachers that we graduate.

The Board of Trustees has approved a tuition increase. A maximum of $322 on  tuition and fees, combined, has been established.  The Chancellor has two aims for this additional funding:

• To use the full capacity of the tuition increase in conjunction with recent money increase.
• To use this money as a means of raising faculty salaries (currently our only means).

              At this point, the Chancellor turned the presentation on tuition increase to Kay Ward, who stated that the committee recommended a $293 tuition increase, for a total of 3.1 million increase in revenue.  The difference between the maximum tuition and fees increase of $322 and the requested $293 increase is the $29 increase in student fees.

In discussion, Denise DiPuccio stated concern over benefits, especially health insurance costs.  The Chancellor responded that this is a State issue that is currently under scrutiny.
             
        3. President Spaulding: 

Began by praising Ed Graham for his work on the Tuition Committee and the Senate Budget Committee.  He stated that this is an example where faculty governance can, and did, make a difference.  This is an opportunity to “pat the process on the back.”

Our number of Faculty Assembly delegates has been raised from three to four.  We will solicit nominations for these positions in February.

Basic Studies: proposal sent via email.  Discussion for the purpose of clarification to be held at February meeting, deliberation to begin in March.

Introduction to Faculty Senate of Steve Demski of the Division for Public Service and Continuing Education.  Demski states that their purpose is to advocate for community engagement, and to help locate funding.

Introduction of Adrian Sherman, Office of International Programs, who statesthat their goal is to internationalize education and globalize the community.  His main initiative is the development of a new series of exchange relationships for faculty, with a goal of 25 new study abroad programs. Will be bringing to the next Dean’s meeting a new tier of funding for international research, with funding for up to 3 years.  He wants to establish a Title VI internationalization grant committee for Arts & Sciences.  A student passport drive will be held next month, with a lottery held for a ticket to study abroad.  There is also an ongoing recruitment drive for international students in Mexico, Brazil, India, Turkey, and Asia in general.

 Committee Reports

1. The Evaluation Committee has worked/is working on the following:

   1. Update Senate web page (forward suggestions to caropresoe@uncw.edu)
   2. Technology Support & Enhancement—SPOT modification forms via email
   3. Revised SPOT review and assessment—design data analysis and interpretation, additional data collection procedures, and reporting and communication strategies

   In discussion, a problem was pointed out by Reid Toth.  Apparently there is a 7-pt scale for regular classes, a 5-pt scale for online courses, yet the statistics are being lumped together in a way that skews the results.

2.  The following Academic Standards Committee motion passed:
   
   That the following be substituted as paragraph 4 of the RETENTION, DISMISSAL AND READMISSION section on page 78 of the Undergraduate Catalogue 2005-2006:

   Students who have been declared academically ineligible for the first time may seek administrative review of mitigating circumstances for authorization to continue with their studies on a conditional basis. Students seeking a review must submit the required appeal form and a written statement outlining their circumstances to the appropriate dean. This process must be completed prior to the beginning of the semester in which such students wish to enroll.            [Motion 2006-05-19]

   Discussion: This motion will work in conjunction with a new form created by CAS in order to formalize the appeal process.
   

Old Business:

          none

Announcements:

           Provost Hosier: 99.14% of the grades for Fall 2005 were posted on time.

Meeting adjourned at 3:20.

Minutes by Lavonne Adams(substituting for Dan Noland, Senate Secretary)