REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE
NOVEMBER 14, 1996
MINUTES
Senators excused were: Gina Bryant, Daniel Callahan, Hugh Frick, Paul
Hooper, Mark Huddleston, Dana Johnson, Lesley
Knapp, John Kraft, Kevin Laverty, Charles
Pavitt, Carolyn Thoroughgood, David Margalit
Senators absent were: Steven Helmling, Francis Kwansa, William
Marshall, M. Zuhair Nashed, John Nye, Shawn
Phillilps, Alvina Quintana, Tuncay Saydam
I. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
The agenda was approved as distributed.
II. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
The minutes of the October 7, 1996 meeting were approved as
corrected for the list of Senators excused. Following is the
corrected list:
Senators excused were: Gina Bryant, Pamela Cummings, Jack
Gallagher, Larry Kalkstein, Edward Kerner,
Francis Kwansa, Tommy Richardson, Carolyn
Thoroughgood
III. REMARKS BY PROVOST SCHIAVELLI
The Provost mentioned two items of interest to the Senate. He
thanked the Executive Committee for its willingness to involve the
Senate in an examination of University-wide general education
requirements, and asked that the University Faculty Senate
coordinate its work with the College of Arts and Science which is
currently examining its own requirements. Secondly, he noted that
the number of National Merit Scholar semi-finalists that have
accepted an invitation to visit the University with their parents
is up 50 percent over last year. Since a large percentage of
those who visit the campus choose to come to the University, this
is good news.
IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS
President Palley announced that there was one announcement for
challenge, a proposed change in the name of the Department of
Biology to the Department of Biological Sciences. There being no
objection, the name change was approved.
V. OLD BUSINESS
There was no old business.
VI. NEW BUSINESS
President Palley brought to the attention of the Senate two "Sense
of the Senate" Resolutions on two proposals for academic
reorganization, originating outside the faculty. The two
resolutions come with the positive recommendation of the
Coordinating Committee which held separate open hearings on each
of the two proposed mergers.
President-Elect Carroll, chair of the Coordinating Committee,
introduced the first resolution. Following extensive discussion,
much of which concerned whether or not various Senate Committees
and various College Faculties had discussed and/or voted on the
resolutions on the floor, and the response of the Deans of the
affected Colleges on possible advantages to the mergers, the
following resolution was brought to a vote. (The vote was 48 yes,
1 no, with 3 abstentions.)
WHEREAS, the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees state that
the faculty shall be given the opportunity to
consider and make recommendations on proposals
originating outside the faculty regarding
changes in the University organization before
final action is taken by the Board of Trustees,
and
WHEREAS, the faculty have developed a mission statement
and administrative structure for a new college
(described in the attachments), and
WHEREAS, this college will provide currently offered and
enhanced academic programs to students and
create significant opportunities for faculty and
staff development, as well as the potential for
new resources, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that effective July 1, 1997, the College of
Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation
and the College of Nursing be merged to form a
new college, the College of Health and Nursing
Sciences,
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that this new college will include the following
academic units: Department of Nursing,
Department of Medical Technology, Department of
Nutrition and Dietetics, Department of Physical
Education, Athletics, and Recreation, and the
Biomechanics and Movement Science Program.
The second resolution was put on the floor and a lengthy debate
followed. The majority of questions concerned details of the
proposed merger and just how it would work in practice. The
Provost presented as two primary reasons for the proposed merger,
the coordination of teacher education programs, which affect all
three of the now-separate colleges, and the increase in
flexibility of budget administration which would be possible for a
merged college.
Senator Gottfredson, after raising a number of questions about
implementation, moved that the resolution be tabled. That motion
was seconded. The motion to table was defeated.
Questions were raised about budget implications and the Provost
explained that there were no immediate budget implications, but
did not guarantee that there would be none in the future depending
upon what recommendations came from the merged College.
Senator Curry introduced a friendly amendment, which was seconded
and accepted. That amendment inserted the word "temporarily"
before the proposed name of the new College. Following
discussion, that amendment was approved by vote.
Following discussion of such matters as who would vote, promotion
and tenure procedures, and the comment by Vice Provost Andersen
that such matters would be determined by the new organizations,
and following the reading of relevant sections of the Constitution
and By-Laws of the Senate regarding voting membership as defined
by the Board of Trustees, and after assurance was given by Vice
Provost Andersen that departmental promotion and tenure documents
would remain in place and that only College Promotion and Tenure
guidelines would have to be developed, a vote was taken on the
amended Sense of the Senate Resolution. (The following resolution
was adopted by a vote of 41 yes, 6 opposed, and 4 abstentions.)
WHEREAS, the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees state that
the faculty shall be given the opportunity to
consider and make recommendations on proposals
originating outside the faculty regarding
changes in the University organization before
final action is taken by the Board of Trustees,
and
WHEREAS, the faculty and staff have developed a mission
statement and administrative structure for a new
college (described in the attachments), and
WHEREAS, this college will provide currently offered and
enhanced academic programs to students and
create significant opportunities for
professional development of faculty and staff,
as well as the potential for new resources,
therefore be it
RESOLVED, that effective July 1, 1997, the College of
Education, the College of Human Resources, and
the College of Urban Affairs and Public Policy
be merged to form a new college temporarily
named the College of Human Resources, Education,
and Public Policy,
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that his new college will include the following
academic units: Department of Individual and
Family Studies, Department of Textiles, Design
and Consumer Economics, Department of Hotel
Restaurant and Institutional Management,
Department of Educational Development,
Department of Educational Studies, School of
Urban Affairs and Public Policy.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:57
p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Frank Dilley
Secretary
University Faculty Senate
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