Present:

Present: J. Murphy, K.S.Young, B. Holtman, F. Blanco, P. Savoye, L. Rashidi, S. Holderby, M. Lane, P. Keller, B. Manavizadeh, R. Stender, D. Rotella for T. Elsasser, M. Zelkowitz, M. Gaballa, B. Ganong, J. Tan, A. Longoria, T. Murphy, W. Keeth, K.Thorne, A. Johnson, D. Dietz, D. Crowder, S. Brown, A. Chavira-Prado.

I.

J. Murphy called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. Minutes of Dec. 9, 2004 were approved (K. Thorne/B. Manavizadeh).

APPROVED

II.

Treasurer's Report (B. Holtman)

The current account balance is $1195. Scholarships will probably go out in February.

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APPROVED

III.

Announcements

1. J. Murphy read the following from President John Halstead: I will be at the quarterly meeting of the State System Board of Governors on Jan. 13. Therefore, I regret that I will be unable to attend University Senate per usual later this week.
   I would request that you announce that I met last week with the leadership of both Senate and APSCUF to discuss the interim appointment of Dr. Peter Keller and to consult regarding the national search for our next Provost.
   Further, you can announce that I have confirmed co-chairs Nancy Sidell and Bill Chabala and am drawing heavily from the Task Force that studied administrative restructuring of the Office of the Provost (as well as other representatives). In fact, please underscore that appointment letters have been sent to those asked to serve and once I receive RSVP's next week, I'll publicly announce the committee to the University.
2. The president approved all curricular actions from 11/18 and 12/9.
   
   

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IV.

Committee Reports

Academic Affairs (F. Blanco)

No report.

B.

Academic Planning (P. Savoye)

Lots of Education/Special Education changes coming.

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C.

Administrative Affairs & Elections (J. Benjamin)

No report.

D.

Student Affairs & Admissions (S. Holderby)

Committee is talking about retention issues. They are sponsoring a contest to change the name of the Password. The name seems to be confusing to students who don’t recognize it as their handbook.

E.

Information Technology (F. Craig)

No report.

F.

Library Advisory (L. Rashidi)

No report.

Provost (M. Lane)

Changes for the graduate catalog must be through senate by March 24. M. Lane referenced the Administrative Structures Task Force Report. Thanked the task force. Clarified that the asterisk* positions on page 3 are simply new titles and not new positions. There are no new positions in this document. D. Rotella asked about the faculty associate position. M. Lane said it is an existing position (the position P. Keller is in now).
A. Longoria said there was little representation of the liberal arts both on the committee and in the report. L. Rashid said one proposal was for 2 deans—one of Arts and Sciences and the other of Professional Programs, but they wanted more faculty unity. She is interested in hearing specifics from people about ways to infuse the arts into the proposal.
A. Johnson asked for clarification of non-teaching faculty. M. Lane said the dean of faculty position would evaluate all faculty.
T. Murphy asked if this model actually leads to less shared governance. M. Lane responded saying there are things that don’t get enough attention from him because of overload.
W. Keeth asked why IT was staying under the Provost control. M. Lane said managing is not under faculty. Due to contractual limitations, faculty cannot manage. IT must be managed by the provost.
M. Lane encouraged people to attend the remaining 2 brown bag sessions and to share comments by emailing M. Lane AND P. Keller. The final model will be predominantly placed on hold until the new provost is here with the exception of the new NCATE unit head which they need to have for accreditation.

V.

Old Business

1. Faculty Assembly is coming up, January 28, 2005, 4pm, in the planetarium.
2. F. Blanco has sent out new information about the attendance policies.

VI.

New Business

1. Motion to allow E. Washington to replace T. Doerksen on AAC while she is on maternity leave (L. Rashidi/F. Blanco) Motion carried.
2. B. Holtman asked M. Lane if he would be able to make recommendations on the promotion documents given his limited time left at MU. M. Lane assured the assembly he would accomplish the task.
   
   

VII.

Remarks for the Good of the Order

None.

VIII.

Meeting adjourned at 4:05 p.m. (T. Murphy/F. Blanco).

Respectfully submitted,
K. Sue Young
Secretary of Senate