Dear University System of Georgia Faculty Council (Pending name):

 

Thank you all for attending our meeting last Friday at Clayton State University. We hope our CSU hospitality was evident throughout the conference. And I hope everyone made it home safe (the next day was the Atlanta Tornado).

 

There were several outcomes from this meeting and I hope you were able to stay. I know some of you had to leave early, so here is a synopsis of the meeting (minutes to follow):

 

1. The Governance Breakout recommendation of creating the University System of Georgia Faculty Council was carried forward to the synopsis portion of the meeting. There was a motion made and seconded (with an amended motion first) to create the University System of Georgia Faculty Council. It was unanimous among those voting.

2. A committee is currently working on an initial bylaws section to get the USGFC started. Once that draft is complete, we will circulate it to you for adoption. We encourage you to work with your President so he/she has input and is aware of the USGFC. The current draft includes two members from each USG Institution with one voting and one non-voting. We should all think of those two individuals in terms of continuity. Even past chairs/past CEOs of your governance units should be able to help with the continuity. The draft of the bylaws are similar to the USG Staff Council bylaws.

3. A discussion followed the conference on keeping the momentum going for the USGFC. The discussion centered on meeting at least annually or semester by semester. Please think about who/whom might have the next meeting. I suggest we prepare for a Fall 2008 meeting and we need a small group to plan that next meeting. Let me know if you are interested so we can have a “turnkey” type operation of handing off the meetings.

4. Along with who/whom we need to think about where. I know with our Clayton State University team, we were all happy to serve, but I think (as well as many of you, e.g., Elizabeth Combier from North Georgia) it would be great if we had an alternating meeting so we can get to know the different USG institutions.

5. Linda Noble from the USG-BOR will be our immediate contact once the bylaws are adopted. We should try to have the USGFC bylaws adopted by the end of this semester so we have structure in place for next fall.

6. There will be a webcast and minutes from the meeting that I will send to you for your use beyond the powerpoint attached.

 

I know I have missed something, but there will be followup emails as well. Again, thank you for attending and your time on this important endeavor for the faculty members of the USG.

 

Russ

 

Dr. Russell Porter, Ph.D., Ed.D.

Current Chair - Faculty Council

Program Director, MHA Program

Clayton State University (678) 466-4979

 

"I say 'try;' If we never try, we shall never succeed" Abraham Lincoln