University of Louisville
Faculty Senate Meeting
July 7, 2010
The regular meeting of the Faculty Senate was held on July 7, 2010 at 3:00 P.M. in the Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library, Belknap Campus, Melissa Laning presiding.
Senators Registering Attendance
A&S – Annette Allen, Jasmine Farrier, Mary Makris, Joseph Steffen, Elaine Wise, Tamara Yohannes CoB – Carrie Donald, Bruce Kemelgor DENTISTRY – Ricardo Caicedo, Robert Staat, Dave Willis KENT – Ruth Huber LAW –Susan Duncan, David Ensign LIBRARIES – Gail Gilbert, Melissa Laning, Margo Smith MEDICINE – Pamela Feldhoff, Lawrence Hunt, Nobuyuki Kuwabara, Jeannie Roberts MUSIC – Krista Wallace-Boaz NURSING – Diane Chlebowy, Sandra Holmes PART-TIME – Judy Heitzman, Rose Mills, Dana Seay PUBLIC HEALTH – Ray Austin, Ruth Carrico SPEED – Nageshwar Bhaskar, Roger Bradshaw, Hollace Cox,
Also Attending -
Ex Officio: James Ramsey, Shirley Willihnganz, Diane Nichols
Others: Beth Boehm, Virginia Brown, Kurtis Frizzell, Gretchen Henry, recording secretary
Press: Brandi Warren (Inside U of L)
Senators Not Registering Attendance -
A&S – Beth Bradley, Elizabeth Grossi, Dennis Hall, Martin Klotz, Cynthia Negrey CoB – Rob Barker DENTISTRY - Donald DeMuth EDUCATION – Kathleen Rudasil KENT –Sharon Bowland, Seana Golder LAW – Enid Trucios-HaynesMEDICINE – Forest Arnold, David Cunningham, Richard Downs, Saeed Jortani, Steven Myers, Steven Nakajima, John Nyland MUSIC – Daniel Weeks, Seow-Chin Ong NURSING – Peggy el-Mallakh PART-TIME – Charlie Baker, Brian Barnes, Susan Peacock
ACTION: Consideration of the Minutes
The minutes of the June 2, 2010 meeting were approved as distributed.
REPORT: Student Government Association – Kurtis Frizzell
Mr. Frizzell reported that the SGA has created a web site, www.uoflswap.com, which will allow students to exchange anything from textbooks to athletic tickets to meal plans. The web site is set to go live by August 7th. Research on the +/- grading system has been completed and the SGA will make is formal presentation to the Faculty Senate in August or September. The SGA is also working on course evaluations.
REPORT: Staff Senate – Virginia Brown
The Staff Senate held it annual elections. Brent Fryrear was elected as Chair; David James as Vice Chair; and, Dhiane Bradley as Secretary/Treasurer. The committee structure has been revised and is available on the Staff Senate web site.
ACTION ITEM: Second Reading – Changes to REDBOOK 4.2.2.C – Willis
This is a revision of the tenure clock stop to make the language more explicit. It comes from the REDBOOK Committee as a motion. There was no discussion. The motion passed unanimously.
ACTION ITEM: Second Reading – Dean of Libraries Job Description – Willis
This comes to the Faculty Senate as a motion from the REDBOOK Committee. There was no discussion and the motion passed unanimously.
REPORT: University Provost – Dr. Shirley Willihnganz
The Provost began her report with an update on administrative searches. Then search for a new dean of the College of Education and Human Development will begin in the fall. Dean Blaine Hudson is chair of this committee. Four candidates are being considered for the Ombudsman position. The selection will most likely be made by the fall. The search for the Dean of University Libraries is ongoing and it is expected to have that position filled by January 2011. The search committee for the Vice President for Research and Innovation has been created and will begin that process soon. A committee has been created to advise President Ramsey on the knowledge, skills and attributes best suited for the position of Vice President for Health Affairs. At the upcoming Board of Trustees retreat, Dr. Ramsey will speak about all the accomplishments the University has made even after undergoing approximately $140M cuts from the budget. She briefly touched on several subjects including: Great Places to Work survey; payroll moving from HR to Office of Finance; pre and post grant awards will move to the VP for Research office for oversight; and, in an attempt to prevent fraud and increase efficiency, rules will be tightened and practices streamlined for all UBMs.
REPORT: University President – Dr. James Ramsey
Dr. Ramsey began his report with a Power Point presentation. He reported that the governor had restored $13M to the Urban Trauma Center of the $16M that had originally been cut. The Passport health insurance program that is part of the UofL family of health-related businesses was not cut in the state budget. The UofL Physicians are still negotiating with Humana. UofL is talking with Jewish and CHI about a possible merger. No decisions will be made until October. The Board of Trustees meets tomorrow at Fort Knox. The Board will evaluate the goals set and accomplished across the University, as well as those for President Ramsey and Provost Willihnganz. The President has identified 18 goals that follow themes from the Challenge of Excellence and tie into the 2020 Plan. He went over master plans for the three campuses – Belknap, HSC and ShelbyHurst. He spoke about increasing dorms on Belknap, Signature Partnerships in the West End, Phi Beta Kappa and NCI designations, fundraising and alumni giving. All these statistics will be reported to the Board at the retreat and they will be evaluated as well as the individual goals of Drs. Ramsey, Willihnganz, Cook and Pierce. The President will report to this body the new goals set by the Board.
Committee Reports
Academic Programs Committee (APC)- This report was available online.
Committee on Committees and Credentials (CCC)-This committee did not meet.
Libraries Committee (FSCOL)- This committee had no report.
Part-time Faculty Committee (PTFC)-This committee had no report.
Planning & Budget Committee (P&B)- This committee did not meet.
Redbook & Bylaws Committee (RB)- As above
Executive Committee (XC)- This report was available online.
Other Reports
Academic Technology Committee (ATC) – No report was made.
Bookstore Advisory Committee – This committee has not met.
Commission on the Status of Women (COSW) – This report was available online.
Coalition of Staff & Faculty Leadership (COSFL) – No report was made.
Dining Services Committee – No report was made.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – This committee has not met.
Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) – This report was available online.
Human Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC) – This committee meets tomorrow.
Parking Advisory Committee (PAC) – This report was available online.
Student Care Team – No report was made.
University Librarian Report – This report is available online.
Chair’s Report – Melissa Laning
This report was available online.
Old Business
None
New Business
None
Announcements
There is no Faculty Senate meeting in August.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 P.M.
Gretchen Stein Henry
Faculty Senate Secretary