University of Louisville
Faculty Senate Meeting
September 1, 2010
The regular meeting of the Faculty Senate was held on September 1, 2010 at 3:00 P.M. in the Chao Auditorium in the Ekstrom Library, on Belknap Campus, Melissa Laning presiding.
Senators Registering Attendance
A&S – Annette Allen, Beth Bradley, Jasmine Farrier, Elizabeth Grossi, Dennis Hall, Martin Klotz, Mary Makris, Joseph Steffen, Elaine Wise, Tamara Yohannes CoB – Rob Barker, Carrie Donald, Bruce Kemelgor, Robert Myers DENTISTRY – Ricardo Caicedo, Robert Staat, Dave Willis EDUCATION – Rod Githens, Kathleen Rudasil, Tom Simmons KENT – Sharon Bowland, Seana Golder, Wanda Lott-Collins LAW – Kurt Metzmeier, Enid Trucios-Haynes LIBRARIES – Gail Gilbert, Terri Holtze, Melissa Laning, Margo Smith MEDICINE – Richard Downs, Moataz El-Ghamry, Lawrence Hunt, Saeed Jortani, Steven Myers, Jeannie Roberts MUSIC – Daniel Weeks, Seow-Chin Ong, Krista Wallace-Boaz NURSING – Diane Chlebowy, Sandra Holmes PART-TIME – Charlie Baker, Brian Barnes, Judy Heitzman, Rose Mills, Susan Peacock, Dana Seay PUBLIC HEALTH – Ray Austin SPEED – Suraj Alexander, Nageshwar Bhaskar, Roger Bradshaw, Hollace Cox
Also Attending -
Ex Officio: James Ramsey, Shirley Willihnganz, Diane Nichols, Virginia Brown
Others: Beth Boehm, Bob Stenger (ULARP), Brent Fryrear, Gretchen Henry, recording secretary,
Press: Janene Zaccone (Inside U of L)
Senators Not Registering Attendance -
A&S – Cynthia Negrey DENTISTRY – Donald DeMuth EDUCATION – Peter Alter LAW – David Ensign MEDICINE – Forest Arnold, David Cunningham, Pamela Feldhoff, Nobuyuki Kuwabara, Steven Nakajima, John Nyland PUBLIC HEALTH – Ruth Carrico
ACTION: Consideration of the Minutes
The minutes of the July 7, 2010 meeting were approved as distributed.
REPORT: Chair’s Annual Report – Laning
Chair Laning gave her farewell comments to the Senate.
Incoming Chair Staat read the Senate’s resolution (attached below) honoring Chair Laning.
INFORMATION ITEM: Passing of the Gavel – Laning
The traditional passing of the gavel from outgoing Chair Laning to Chair Staat took place.
REPORT: Incoming Chair’s Comments - Staat
Chair Staat indicated that the Faculty Senate will be better informed of legislative activities affecting UofL and the faculty. The Planning and Budget Committee will collect and report the information as part of their planning role and the Direction of Legislative Affairs is an ad-hoc member of the committee. In addition, we hope to keep the entire faculty better informed of senate business and the UofL Communications staff will take notes during the senate meeting for distribution by senators to their unit faculty.
ACTION ITEM: Approval of the Faculty Senate Meeting Calendar – Steffen
Vice Chair Steffen presented the proposed calendar for this academic year. There was no discussion and the calendar passed unanimously.
ACTION ITEM: Special election to fill committee vacancies – Golder
Vacancies on several Senate committees required this special election. Senator Bradshaw from Speed was elected to the Planning & Budget committee; Senator Rudasil from Education was elected to the Parking Appeals Committee; and, Melissa Laning was elected as the SGA representative.
ACTION ITEM: First readings of A&S and CEHD Personnel documents – Willis
As this is the first reading for each document, no discussion is held. The documents are posted to the Faculty Senate’s SharePoint site and are available for review. Discussion and a vote will be held at the October 6th meeting.
REPORT: Student Government Association – Kurtis Frizzell
Mr. Frizzell reported that the SGA-generated web site, uoflswap.com, is up and running. It’s for anyone with a louisville.edu email account to use. The A+ Initiative will be presented at meetings this month.
REPORT: Staff Senate – Virginia Brown
This report is available online.
REPORT: University Provost – Dr. Shirley Willihnganz
The Provost reported that preliminary statistics show that 2600 freshman are here for the start of the semester. The average ACT score is 24.5. She then thanked Melissa Laning for her service and dedication to the Faculty Senate. The Provost gave an overview of some of the activities her office will be focusing on this year: Watching how the CPE revises its program review policy; the CPE’s Diversity Policy; Senate Bill 1 on the affordability of higher education and course standards; and, transfer credits from community colleges. Training for new administrators and department chairs is underway. This training incorporates university policies, compliance issues, work plans, evaluations and personnel management to help new administrators deal with their position. Training for UBMs has also begun. This will streamline UBM activity across the University. Many policies, rules and regulations change quickly and this is a way to keep everyone up to date. Regarding administrative searches, Provost Willihnganz reported that the search for a dean for the College of Education will start over. The Libraries search is underway and the search committee will conduct interviews later this fall. Speed School Dean Wilhelm is retiring and a search committee is forming. The job description for the Executive Vice President for Health Affairs is being developed by a committee and will send its recommendations to President Ramsey. Compliance will be a major focus this year, as federal requirements are changing and have become more stringent.
REPORT: University President – Dr. James Ramsey
President Ramsey began his report with a Power Point presentation. The Board of Trustees meeting will take place tomorrow at Fort Knox. Fort Knox is being realigned as the Human Resources center for the United States Army. It will have a huge affect on our community as 5000 workers will be hired or moving into the area. There will be many opportunities for the University and Fort Knox to work together. At the Board of trustees meeting, goals will be set for the new academic year; individual goals for the Administration and University-wide goals will be set in alignment with the 2020 Plan. The presentation included slides on the budget and strategies to achieve our stated goals. The relationship with Fort Knox will see the creation of a Wounded Warrior Center to address brain injuries and Get Healthy Now initiatives, among other programs.
Committee Reports
Academic Programs Committee (APC)- This committee did not meet.
Committee on Committees and Credentials (CCC) - As above (election).
Libraries Committee (FSCOL) - This committee did not meet.
Part-time Faculty Committee (PTFC)-This report was available online.
Planning & Budget Committee (P&B) - This committee did not meet.
Redbook & Bylaws Committee (RB) - As above (first readings).
Executive Committee (XC) - This committee was available online.
Other Reports
Academic Technology Committee (ATC) – No report was made.
Bookstore Advisory Committee – This committee has not met yet this semester.
Commission on the Status of Women (COSW) – No report was made.
Coalition of Staff & Faculty Leadership (COSFL) – No report was made.
Dining Services Committee – This committee has not met yet this semester.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – This committee has not met yet this semester.
Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) – This report was available online.
Human Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC) – No report was made.
Parking Advisory Committee (PAC) – This report was available online.
Student Care Team – This report was available online.
University Librarian Report – This report was sent out too late to post before the meeting. New services to start September 7th include a book delivery service to faculty.
Chair’s Report – Melissa Laning
As above.
Old Business
None
New Business
None
Announcements
The Senate will meet on HSC in October 6th.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4:45 P.M
Gretchen Stein Henry
Faculty Senate Secretary
Melissa Laning
WHEREAS, Melissa Laning has served the University with distinction as the Chair of the Faculty Senate and the faculty representative on the Board of Trustees for the years 2008-2010;
WHEREAS, she has committed her efforts to maintaining the highly regarded system of shared governance at all levels of the University of Louisville;
WHEREAS, in her capacity as chair of the Faculty Senate, she served faithfully and well on various committees of the University, including the Trustees Award Committee, the Compliance Oversight Council and the Sustainability Council;
WHEREAS, she also served in leadership roles on various special University Committees, including the committee to define the position for the Vice President for Research and the committee to propose revisions to the Redbook’s Grievance Policy;
WHEREAS, she has devoted untold hours to the University both as Vice-Chair and Chair of the Faculty Senate; thereby earning the admiration and respect of her fellow Senators;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate of the University of Louisville hereby expresses its sincere and deep appreciation to Melissa Laning for her unwavering support of the University of Louisville Faculty and her outstanding performance as Chair of the Faculty Senate from September, 2008 through August, 2010; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be presented to Melissa Laning.
Chair, UofL Faculty Senate Vice-Chair, UofL Faculty Senate
Adopted: September 1, 2010