University of Louisville
Faculty Senate Meeting
February 2, 2011
The regular meeting of the Faculty Senate was held on February 2, 2011 at 3:00 P.M. in the Chao Auditorium in the Ekstrom Library, on Belknap Campus, Robert Staat 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, Bruce Kemelgor, Robert Myers DENTISTRY –Ricardo Caicedo, Donald DeMuth, Robert Staat, Dave Willis EDUCATION – Kathleen Rudasil, Tom Simmons KENT – Sharon Bowland, Wanda Lott Collins LAW – David Ensign, Kurt Metzmeier, Enid Trucios-Haynes LIBRARIES – Gail Gilbert, Terri Holtze, Margo Smith MEDICINE – Richard Downs, Moataz El-Ghamry, Pamela Feldhoff, Lawrence Hunt, Saeed Jortani, Sham Kakar, Nobuyuki Kuwabara, Steven Nakajima, John Nyland, Jeannie Roberts MUSIC – Seow-Chin Ong, Krista Wallace-Boaz NURSING – Diane Chlebowy, Sandra Holmes PART-TIME – Charlie Baker, Judy Heitzman, Rose Mills, Susan Peacock PUBLIC HEALTH – Ray Austin SPEED – Suraj Alexander, Nageshwar Bhaskar, Roger Bradshaw, Hollace Cox
Also Attending
Ex Officio: Shirley Willihnganz, Virginia Brown
Others: Beth Boehm, Melissa Laning, Susan Duncan (COSW), Robert Stenger (ULARP), Gretchen Henry, recording secretary
Press: Janene Zaccone (Inside U of L)
Senators Not Registering Attendance -
A&S – Cynthia Negrey CoB – Carrie Donald EDUCATION – Peter Alter, Rod Githens KENT – Seana Golder MEDICINE –Forest Arnold, David Cunningham, Steven Myers MUSIC – Dan Weeks PART-TIME –Brian Barnes, Dana Seay PUBLIC HEALTH – Ruth Carrico
ACTION: Consideration of the Minutes
The minutes of the January 12, 2011 meeting were unanimously approved as distributed.
REPORT: Student Government Association – Kurtis Frizzell
No report was made at this meeting.
REPORT: Staff Senate – Virginia Brown
This report was available online. The Staff Senate meets in two weeks.
INFORMATION ITEM: Sustainability Report – Mog/Payne
Mr. Justin Mog gave an overview of the Climate Action Plan – the sustainability initiatives the University is undertaking. In 2008, President Ramsey signed a sustainability commitment along with 675 other educational institutions. Each institution sets its own goals and plans on how to achieve them. The first year was one of assessment and planning. The second year reports were written. The report on the progress that has been made so far will be available in September of this year. The plan is a road map to help significantly reduce emissions put out by the University by the year 2050. By increasing green activities such as planting more trees, buying organic products when possible, conserving energy, developing renewable energy sources, using alternative transportation methods, and changing behaviors, Dr. Mog believes the UofL community can have a huge impact on the local carbon footprint. Dr. Payne reported on the various ways that changing the community’s behavior can make this initiative successful. Recycling and smoking are the easiest and most obvious behaviors to target. Dr. Mog asked for feedback from senators.
REPORT: University Provost – Dr. Beth Boehm
Provost Willihnganz was in Frankfort. Dr. Boehm reported on the current administrative searches that are underway. For the Speed School, airport interviews will take place next week; the airport interviews for Education are finished and references are being checked. Three or four candidates will be selected by the end of February. The search committee for the EVPIR (Executive Vice President for Innovation and Research) meets mid-February with airport interviews at the end of the month. EVPHA (Executive Vice President for Health Affairs) Dr. Larry Cook will leave his office on March first and the search for his replacement will begin sometime after that, towards the end of that month. A five year review of College of Business Dean Charlie Moyer was conducted and he has been approved to continue. The Board of trustees will consider this at its meeting on February 8th. Dr. Boehm then reported that the spring commencement ceremony will be broken into two sections and be held at the YUM! Center. Between the two ceremonies, the President and Provost will host a reception. The steering committee for the SACS review will work with units to begin the process. This was supposed to be a mini-review but it is larger than expected due to federal mandates. She also said that the new email archive policy is going into effect by the end of March and all units will be completed by the end of the semester.
REPORT: University President – Dr. Shirley Willihnganz
Provost Willihnganz returned from Frankfort as President Ramsey’s representative for the governor’s State of the Commonwealth address. Currently, there are not too many legislative bills that will impact higher education. She will get a report next week of what is to be discussed in the next legislative session. The transparency bill requiring all expenditures to be available online is something UofL already does. At the President’s meeting today they were discussing the fact that though UL/UK are the only 2 schools authorized to award doctoral degrees; although, the comprehensives are now offering non-research doctoral degrees. The Provost asked for feedback concerning the comprehensives offering doctoral degrees. The comprehensives are looking at the work force issues tied to the higher degree and UL/UK are considering degree integrity. The CPE has nearly completed is Strategic Plan and it looks good. The CPE has not had any conversations regarding tuition increases. This will come up following adjournment of the General Assembly.
REPORTS: Faculty Senate Standing Committee Reports
Academic Programs Committee (APC) – This committee did not meet.
Committee on Committees and Credentials (CCC) - No report was made.
Libraries Committee (FSCOL) - No report was made.
Part-time Faculty Committee (PTFC) - This report was available online.
Planning & Budget Committee (P&B) - This committee did not meet.
Redbook & Bylaws Committee (RB) - This report was available online.
Executive Committee (XC) - This report was available online.
Other Reports
Academic Technology Committee (ATC) – This report was available online.
Bookstore Advisory Committee – This committee did not meet.
Commission on the Status of Women (COSW) – This report was available online.
Coalition of Staff & Faculty Leadership (COSFL) – This organization did not meet.
Dining Services Committee – This committee did not meet.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – This committee did not meet.
Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) – This report was available online.
Human Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC) – This committee met on January 13th and discussed cost cutting ideas. There is no official report as the committee only held a discussion.
Parking Advisory Committee (PAC) – This committee did not meet.
Student Care Team – This report was available online.
University Librarian Report – No report was made.
Chair’s Report – Robert Staat
This report was available online.
Old Business
None
New Business
None
Announcements
The Faculty Senate will meet again on March 2, 2011 in the Chao Auditorium.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4:19 P.M.
Gretchen Stein Henry
Faculty Senate Secretary