Minutes of the Meeting of the Senate of the Faculty
February 10, 2005 @ 4:45 PM
Thad Cochran Research Center ( Natural Products Center ), Room 2066
Meeting called to order with a quorum at 4:51p.m.
Present: Edmund Acevedo, Robert Albritton, Tony Ammeter, Janice Bounds, Alice Cooper, Walter Davis, Ray Fulton, Greg Johnson, Ivo Kamps, Mark Lewis, Diane Marting, Chris McCurdy, Milorad Novicevic, Daniel O�Sullivan, Scott Owens, Elizabeth Payne, Sidney Rowland, Laura Sheppardson, Elizabeth Stephan, Joe Sumrall, Nancy Wicker, Kathleen Wickham, Kristine Willett, John Winkle, Alexander Yakovlev, Fan Yang,
Absent: Judith Cassidy, Conrad Cunningham, Donna Davis, Tristan Denley, Rick Elam, Garey Fox*, Matthew Hall, Jamie Harker, Jeffrey Jackson, Fred Laurenzo*, Jennifer Mizenko, Michael Repka*, Bill Scott*, Paul Secunda, Warren Steel, Dan Subramanian, Mary Thurlkill, Joe Urgo*, Randy Wadkins, Michael Waterstone, Charles West, Haidong Wu*
* Prior Notification
I. Old Business
A. Minutes of the January 20, 2005 meeting
Change Willett to having prior notification
Ray Fulton listed under Business and Education � should be Education only
Senator Rowland motioned to approve minutes
Senator Wicker seconded
Motion passed without dissent
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II. Guest Speaker
A. Chancellor Khayat- �State of the University Address�
University �Task Force� reports expected to be released 1st of March
One of our goals � Faculty here and across country say Ole Miss is a great public University
Avoid distractions of budget concerns � stay focused on our progress
Research funding at UM has increased dramatically
Good time for our faculty work with Office of Research on perusing grants/proposals
Auxiliary services increasing improvements: housing, dining, bookstore
Tuition is very competitive and low, comparatively
College Board proposal � increase tuition annually according to specific measurements
We are prepared for budget restrictions � we anticipated the state�s budget problems
Faculty charge � sensitivity to enrollment needs, having great expectations of students, thoughtful with research activities, be good managers/be efficient with our resources
Nursing 4-year program on campus beginning in the Fall
B. Senate Discussion with Chancellor (�*� indicates Senator topic, �-� indicates Chancellor�s response)
*Achieving balance in quality students and instruction
-Ayers case; availability of higher education to the general public; reality of Mississippi statistics
*Instructor pay increase
-Current trend at other universities is to contract with faculty members rather than traditional tenure track
*Are we monitoring the stressing points?
-Faculty student ratio; about 100 additional faculty needed desperately
*Interpretation of background checks by human resources
-has been eliminated; some faculty positions are sensitive
III. New Business
A.
Scheduling of Senate Meeting
Dates & Times
Proposed dates: January 20, February 10, March 10, April 14, May 12 @ 4:45 pm
B. Announcements
University Community Forum � administration�s preference is to not have one this year
C. Caucus of the Senate Sub-Committees to elect chairs of the Academic Affairs, Academic Support, University Services, Finance, and Faculty Governance committees. (*elected as chair)
The General Academic Affairs Committee
The Academic Support Committee
The University Services Committee
The Financial Committee
The Faculty Governance Committee
Garey Fox
Bob Albritton
Dan O�Sullivan
Kathleen Wickham
Jan Bounds *
William Scott III
Alexander Yakovlev
Walter Davis
Victoria Bush
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Ray Fulton
Mary Thurlkill
Dan Subramanian
Diane Marting
Elizabeth Stephan *
Laura Sheppardson
Tony Ammeter
Fred Laurenzo
Mark Lewis
9
Haidong Wu
Sidney Rowland
Randy Wadkins (AS)
Greg Johnson*
Jeff Jackson
Scott Owens
Tristan Denley
Milorad Novicevic
8
Christopher McCurdy Jamie Harker
Michael Repka
Paul Secunda
Alice Cooper
F. Yang
Nancy Wicker*
Rick Elam
Judith Cassidy
9
Conrad Cunningham
Kristie Willett
Joe Urgo *
Elizabeth Payne
Michael Waterstone
Donna Davis
Ivan Kamps
Jennifer Mizenko
John Winkle
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D. Issues to Sub-Committees
1) Senate Chair Sumrall proposes a printed form for tracking Faculty Senate issues (No committee assignment)
2) Emergency after 5:00 pm technology number (Academic Support Committee)
3) Faux Pine Straw (University Services Committee)
4) Non-Residency fee for spouses (Faculty Governance Committee)
5) Administrative review (Academic Affairs Committee)
6) Time limitation for guest speakers (No committee assignment)
Senator Fulton made a motion to adjourn the meeting
Senator Rowland seconded
Meeting adjourned at 5:53 pm