University Senate Meeting

Meeting Time: Monday, October 26, 2009 12:32 p.m. to 1:25 p.m.

Meeting Location: A&S 2-72

Present: Susan C. Allen, Myron Alberto Avila, Dean Baker, Andrei Barkovskii, Ryan Brown, Sara Buck Doude, Lee Digiovanni, Jennifer Flory, Tanya Goette, Donna Ingram, Sandra Jordan, Karynne Kleine, Judith Malachowski, Jen Maraziti, Ken McGill, Shaina McGill, Rebecca McMullen, Zach Mullins, Lyndall Muschell, Amy Pinney, William Risch, John R. Swinton, Craig Turner, Robert Viau, Erin Weston, Mike Whitfield, Joe Windish, Howard Woodard, Christine Zuger

Regrets: Stephen Auerbach, Ken Farr, Lee Gillis, Mike Gleason, Dorothy Leland, Kayla McCollam, Barbara Roquemore, Mike Rose, Deborah Vess, Catherine Whelan

Absent: Amy Burt, Joseph L. DeVitis, Sandra Gangstead, Liz Havey, Jude Hirsch, Chrispen Matsika, Macon L. C. McGinley, Fadhili Mshana, Charles Ubah, Edward Whatley, W. Clifton Wilkinson, Jr

Guests: Susan Bello (Director of Assessment), Bruce Harshbarger (Chief Student Affairs Officer), Paul Jahr (Associate Vice President for Student Affairs), David Muschell (Parliamentarian), Alison Prock (Graduate Assistant of the 2009-2010 University Senate), Pete Shields (Chief Business Officer)

1. Karynne Kleine, Presiding Officer of the 2009-2010 University Senate, called the meeting to order at 12:32 p.m.
2. Provost Jordan gave the President's Report on behalf of President Leland.
3. Committee reports were given in the following order.
   • Academic Policy Committee (APC) - Howard Woodard
   • Curriculum and Assessment Policy Committee (CAPC) - John Swinton
   • Faculty Affairs Policy Committee (FAPC) - Lee Digiovanni
   • Resources, Planning, and Institutional Policy Committee (RPIPC) - Ryan Brown for Catherine Whelan
   • Student Affairs Policy Committee (SAPC) - Macon McGinley
   • As part of the SAPC report, Student Government Association (SGA) - Zach Mullins
   • Executive Committee (ECUS) - Karynne Kleine
   • As part of the Executive Committee report, Karynne Kleine invited University Senators to self select into one of three groups to discuss the standardization of review of university policy. Each of the groups were invited to consider each of the following questions.
     1. Should there be a mechanism to trigger the review of a university policy? If so, what would it look like? If not, why not?
     2. What measures would ensure that every member of the University Community has a voice?
     3. How might multiple drafts of a policy under review be managed?
     At the conclusion of the time alotted for discussion, the will of the assembly was to not hear individual group reports, but rather discussion facilitators Dean Baker, Karynne Kleine, and Craig Turner were charged to ensure that the viewpoints expressed by members of their respective discussion groups informed continuing deliberation on this topic by the members of the Executive Committee. Karynne Kleine expressed appreciation on behalf of the Executive Committee to all University Senators for their contributions to the conversations and to the discussion facilitators for their service. Finally, she indicated that future reports of the Executive Committee would keep the University Senate informed on further deliberation on the standardization of the review of university policy.
4. Unfinished Business -- There was no unfinished business.
5. New Business -- There was no new business.
6. Karynne Kleine invited University Senators to add a commitment to the University Senate banner. This commitment banner was started at the 12 August 2009 Governance Retreat. The banner will be brought to each meeting of the 2009-2010 University Senate throughout the academic year.
7. There being no further business, a motion to adjourn was made, seconded and approved. The meeting adjourned at 1:25 p.m.