UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE
SEPTEMBER 9, 1996
MINUTES
Senators excused were: Brian Ackerman, Paul Hooper, Dene Klinzing, Ajay
Manrai, Betty Paulanka, Leslie Reidel, Tuncay
Saydam, Carolyn Thoroughgood
Senators absent were: Barbara Curry, Steven Helmling, John Kraft,
Peter Roe, Rajkumar Varma
I. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
No objections being heard, the agenda was approved as distributed.
II. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES:
The minutes of the May 6, 1996 meeting were approved as
distributed.
III. REMARKS BY PROVOST SCHIAVELLI
Provost Schiavelli announced two new members of the
administration: Roberta Golinkoff who is serving as Interim Dean
of the College of Education, and Dana Johnson who is the new Dean
of the College of Business and Economics.
Provost Schiavelli reviewed recent rankings of the University, and
announced searches for the positions of Associate Provost for
Enrollment Services and Associate Provost for Graduate Studies.
IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS
President Palley explained the use of the name cards, requested
Senators to furnish electronic mail addresses on the form
provided, and announced the following dates for future meetings:
October 7, 1996 March 3, 1997
November 4, 1996 April 7, 1997
December 2, 1996 May 5, 1997
February 10, 1997
V. OLD BUSINESS
The following ASense of the Senate@ resolution regarding cutbacks
on journal orders which was originally introduced by Senator
Maurice Cope at the May Senate meeting, and amended by Senator
Cope at the September meeting, was moved, seconded and adopted by
the Senate.
WHEREAS, the library is mandating cutbacks in the
orders of professional journals (1991--
20%, 1992--18%, 1997-98--30%), and
WHEREAS, periodical literature is of fundamental
importance for teaching and research in
all fields, and is crucial for
departments offering graduate degrees,
and
WHEREAS, other sources of periodical material are
at present grossly insufficient: most
journals are not yet on-line, some may
not be on-line for the foreseeable
future, and there is not yet the
technology for reproduction adequate for
all needs, and
WHEREAS, having to order each article separately
will greatly increase the time needed
for research and its cost as well, costs
which the library will cover only in
part, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the cutback in journal orders for
1997 and 1998 be rescinded, and the
entire program be reconsidered in the
light of the needs of the various
departments, the state of technology,
and the actual availability of articles
of comparable quality from other
sources. Any future cutbacks should be
discussed with and approved by the
individual departments before
implementation, and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Executive Committee take this
matter up with the Provost and President
at their next regular meeting.
VI. NEW BUSINESS
A. Recommendation from the Committee on Student Life (R.
Bennett, Chairperson >95-96) to rescind the implementation
of the no pledging policy.
The following resolution was, on the recommendation of
Assistant Vice President Timothy Brooks and approved by a
vote of the Faculty Senate, postponed for consideration
until the next meeting of the Senate. This deferral was for
the purpose of giving Senators additional time to consider
the resolution and the AUniversity of Delaware Greek System
FIVE STAR Chapter Evaluation@ before being requested to
vote.
WHEREAS, the University of Delaware Faculty
Senate in May 1992 passed a resolution
eliminating the Greek Pledging Process
by 1997-1998, and
WHEREAS, the University of Delaware Faculty
Senate in May 1992 called for a new
Greek Task Force for the academic year
of 1997-1998 to re-evaluate the status
of Greek life, and
WHEREAS, the Office of Student Life has developed
a Greek Organization Accreditation
Process, effective in the academic year
1996-1997, and
WHEREAS, this Greek Organization Accreditation
Process will be a thorough review and
evaluation of each Greek organization in
the areas of academic progress,
financial management,
university/community/relations and
service, campus involvement, and
membership intake, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the imposition of the Ano pledging@
resolution be postponed until 1998-1999
to allow the University to evaluate the
progress made through the Accreditation
Process.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:48
p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Frank Dilley
Secretary
University Faculty Senate
FD/rg