University of Louisville
Faculty Senate Meeting
May 5, 2010
The regular meeting of the Faculty Senate was held on May 5, 2010 at 3:00 P.M. in the Ekstrom Library, Chao Auditorium, Belknap Campus, Melissa Laning presiding.
Senators Registering Attendance
A&S – Annette Allen, Mary Elizabeth Bradley, Jasmine Farrier, Dennis Hall, Mary Makris, Cynthia Negrey, Joseph Steffen, Elaine Wise, Tamara Yohannes CoB – Robert Barker, Carrie Donald, Bruce Kemelgor, Robert Myers DENTISTRY – Ricardo Caicedo, Robert Staat, Dave Willis EDUCATION – Thaddeus Dumas, Anita Moorman KENT –Seana Golder LAW – David Ensign LIBRARIES – Gail Gilbert, Melissa Laning, Margo Smith MEDICINE – Forest Arnold, Richard Downs, Pamela Feldhoff, Lawrence Hunt, Saeed Jortani, Nobuyuki Kuwabara, Jeannie Roberts MUSIC – Daniel Weeks, Seow-Chin Ong NURSING – PART-TIME – Brian Barnes, Judy Heitzman, Susan Peacock, Dana Seay PUBLIC HEALTH – Ray Austin SPEED – Nageshwar Bhaskar, Roger Bradshaw, Hollace Cox, James Graham
Also Attending -
Ex Officio: Diane Nichols, Michael Rolf
Others: Beth Boehm, Kurtis Frizzell, Timothy Owens, Augustus Mastri, Clare Sullivan, Blaine Hudson, Wendy Pfeffer
Press: Janene Zaccone (Inside U of L)
Senators Not Registering Attendance -
A&S – Elizabeth Grossi DENTISTRY –Donald DeMuth EDUCATION –Diane Kyle, Kathleen Rudasil KENT – Sharon Bowland, Ruth Huber LAW –Susan Duncan, Enid Trucios-Haynes MEDICINE – David Cunningham, Douglas Dean, Brad Keller, Steven Myers, Steven Nakajima, John Nyland, Wayne Zundel MUSIC – Greg Byrne NURSING – Diane Chlebowy, Peggy El-Mallakh, Ermalynn Kiehl PART-TIME – John Baumann, Karen McKinney PUBLIC HEALTH – Ruth Carrico
MEETING ONE: ANNUAL ELECTION MEETING
The annual election meeting was conducted by Senator Seana Golder from the Committee on Committees and Credentials. Ballots were distributed to all eligible senators. For each ballot, Senator Golder read the list of candidates and sought further nominations from the floor. As each ballot was completed it was collected for tabulation. Senators Ensign, Kyle, Caicedo and Barnes assisted in collecting ballots and tallying votes. Election results are as follows:
Faculty Senate Chair – Bob Staat
Faculty Senate Vice Chair/Executive Committee Chair - Joe Steffen
Executive Committee - Pam Feldhoff and Bruce Kemelgor
Academic Programs Committee – Annette Allen, Carrie Donald, Seow-Chin Ong, Bob Myers, Charlie Baker
Committee on Committees & Credentials – Beth Bradley and Terri Holtze
Committee on Libraries – David Ensign and Daniel Weeks
Part-time Faculty Committee – Diane Chlebowy and Tamara Yohannes
Planning & Budget Committee – Rick Downs and Martin Klotz, (one vacancy remains)
REDBOOK Committee – Mary Makris
Bookstore Committee – Mary Makris
Parking Advisory Committee – Karen Karp and Jeannie Roberts
Parking Appeals Committee – (Two vacancies remain)
Staff Senate Rep – Margo Smith
Student Senate Rep – Vacant
Student Appeals Committee – Melissa Laning
Student Grievance Committee – Brian Leung and Peggy El-Mallakh
The Annual Election Meeting ended and the Regular Monthly meeting began.
ACTION: Consideration of the Minutes
The minutes of the April 7, 2010 meeting were approved as distributed.
REPORT: Student Government Association – Michael Rolf
Mr. Rolf thanked the Faculty Senate and stated that he had enjoyed his year as the Student Government rep. He introduced Kurtis Frizzell as the new SGA Academic Vice President and rep to the Senate for the next academic year. Mr. Frizzell said that his focus over the coming year will be to address academic policies, advising and orientation. He is interested in having more faculty participation in the Advising Fair; increasing Blackboard usage; and reevaluating the +/- grading system.
REPORT: Staff Senate – Virginia Brown
This report was available online.
REPORT: University Provost – Dr. Beth Boehm
Provost Willihnganz was unable to attend today’s meeting, so her report was given by Dr. Beth Boehm. She reported that the search for a dean of the College of Education has been completed and a report was sent to President Ramsey; the position of Ombudsman has been reclassified in Human Resources; and, the search for the Dean of the Libraries is underway and will not include the use of a search firm. Five year decanal reviews are scheduled for the College of Business in the fall and for Arts & Sciences in spring 2011. An Ideas2Action Institute will be held from May 24th through the 27t. Teams are encouraged to attend to learn how to incorporate various activities in their particular units. Beginning in August, Dr. Boehm will hold meetings with department chairs to discuss personnel matters, strategic plans, curricula and budget issues. She reported that Payroll will be moving on July 1 into the offices and under the umbrella of the Vice President of Finance. She mentioned that the Mayor’s Education Roundtable meets regularly to set goals and to discuss ways to increase the number of citizens with educational degrees (both B.A. and A.A.S.). Dr. Boehm announced that commencement is this Saturday, May 8th.
REPORT: University President – Dr. Beth Boehm
Dr. Ramsey was also unable to attend today’s meeting. Dr. Boehm gave his brief report. Since the legislature did not pass a budget, there is no report.
Committee Reports
Academic Programs Committee (APC)- This committee did not meet.
Committee on Committees and Credentials (CCC)-This committee conducted the election.
Libraries Committee (FSCOL)- This report was available online.
Part-time Faculty Committee (PTFC) - This report was available online.
Planning & Budget Committee (P&B) - This report was available online.
Redbook & Bylaws Committee (RB) – This committee has conducted meetings via email.
Executive Committee (XC) - This report was available online.
Other Reports
Academic Technology Committee (ATC) – This committee did not meet.
Bookstore Advisory Committee – This committee did not meet.
Commission on the Status of Women (COSW) – A report will be made next month. A brochure is being printed.
Coalition of Staff & Faculty Leadership (COSFL) – No report was made.
Dining Services Committee – No report was made.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – This report was available online.
Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) – This report was available online.
Human Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC) – This report was available online.
Parking Advisory Committee (PAC) – No report was made.
Student Care Team – This report was available online.
University Librarian Report – No report was made.
Chair’s Report – Melissa Laning
This report was available online.
Old Business
None
New Business
Announcements
- Chair Laning thanked all candidates and announced the results of the election (as above).
- The June meeting will be held on HSC in the School of Nursing’s K building. Directions and parking information will be sent.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 3:55P.M.
Gretchen Stein Henry
Faculty Senate Secretary