REGULAR MEETING OF
THE
Meeting Minutes
104 Gore Hall
Members excused:
I.
Adoption of the Agenda
The agenda was approved.
II.
Approval of the Minutes
The meeting minutes of
III.
Remarks by Provost Dan Rich
Dr. Rich briefly discussed assessment at UD. He announced the establishment of
the Office of Education Assessment, Karen Stein director. Also, the University
Education Council has been formed, Karen Stein, Chair.
IV. Announcements by Senate President Avron Abraham
Dr. Abraham announced that the review
of standing committees is starting this year with Student Life and Undergraduate
Studies. Contact Eric Rise (Criminal Justice and Sociology) with any comments
on those two committees.
V. Consent Agenda
A. Announcements for Challenge: none
B. Resolutions: Recommendation from the Faculty Senate Coordinating Committee on Education (Dallas Hoover, Chair) with the concurrence of the Executive Committee (Avron Abraham, Chair) to transfer the Department of Geology from the College of Arts and Sciences to the College of Marine Studies
Discussion: Nancy Target announced that the proposal was endorsed by the deans of Marine Studies and Arts and Sciences, and Provost Dan Rich. Charles Mason made a motion to refer the proposal to an ad hoc committee appointed by the president of the Faculty Senate, which shall consist of members from a broad range of academic interests to include faculty members from appropriate senate committees and each of the colleges, faculty administrators, and possibly a faculty representative from the Board of Trustees with the charge of this committee to make specific recommendations on the proposed transfer of the Department of Geology. The motion was seconded. After a discussion, a call for vote was made. The motion failed, 5 for, 44 opposed, and 7 abstentions.
The original motion passed, 46 for,
0 opposed, and 8 abstentions.
VI. Regular Agenda
A. Old Business: none
B. New Business: none
VII. Introduction of New Business: none
Adjourned
Submitted by Donald Lehman
GENERAL FACULTY MEETING
104 Gore Hall
I.
Memorial Tributes
A. A. Leroy Bennett (Political Science and International Relations) written by James K. Oliver read by James McGee.
B. Yi-Chun (Patrick) Chang (Political Science and International Relations) written by Yaroslav Bilinsky read by James McGee
C. Harry D. Hutchinson (Economics) by Eleanor Craig
D. Ib Svendsen (Civil & Environmental Engineering) by Michael Chajes
E.
II. Remarks by Dr. David Roselle
·
Dr. Roselle noted that Mary Hempel,
Public Relations, was involved with the Paul Jones Collection. She felt it gave
minority students a reason to take pride in UD. Mary recently passed away. The
· Construction update
o George Reed Hall was dedicated; it has about 500 beds. Two other dorms and the bridge connecting north and south campus are under construction. The entire project (razing the old dormitories and building the three new dorms and bridge) will cost about $72 million.
o Construction of The Center for the Arts is ongoing. The remaining area of the old parking lot not being built-on will become a landscaped area.
o Remodeling of the north wing and front of Brown Laboratory has begun.
o Foreign Languages and Literatures buildings construction is ongoing. The two buildings will contain a total of 62 faculty offices. Moving faculty into the new buildings will free space in Smith Hall, which will be remodeled for Computer Science faculty
o Elbert
N. and Ann V. Carvel Research and
·
In 1990, the UD endowment was $326 million; in
2005, it was $1.286 billion. Also, there has been an increase in gifts and
research awards. An average of 100,000 sq feet each year for the last 15 years
of space is new or remodeled. Scholarship funds have tripled, and among similar
universities, faculty salaries are second only to