University of Louisville
Faculty Senate Meeting
June 1, 2011
The regular meeting of the Faculty Senate was held on June 1, 2011 at 3:00 P.M. in B Building on HSC, Robert Staat presiding.
Senators Registering Attendance
A&S –Jasmine Farrier, Joe Steffen CoB – DENTISTRY – Ricardo Caicedo, Robert Staat, Dave Willis EDUCATION – KENT – LAW – Enid Trucios-Haynes LIBRARIES –MEDICINE –Forest Arnold, Richard Downs, Moataz El-Ghamry, Pamela Feldhoff, Lawrence Hunt, Sham Kakar, Brad Keller, Nobuyuki Kuwabara, Steven Myers, John Nyland MUSIC – NURSING – Diane Chlebowy, Sandra Holmes PART-TIME – Charlie Baker, Susan Peacock PUBLIC HEALTH – Ray Austin, Ruth Carrico SPEED –
Also Attending -
Ex Officio: Shirley Willihnganz
Others: Beth Boehm, Gretchen Henry, recording secretary
Press: Janene Zaccone (Inside U of L)
Senators Not Registering Attendance -
A&S – Annette Allen, Beth Bradley, Elizabeth Grossi, Dennis Hall, Mary Makris, Elaine Wise, Tamara Yohannes CoB – Rob Barker, Carrie Donald, Bruce Kemelgor, Robert Myers DENTISTRY - Don DeMuth EDUCATION –Peter Alter, Rod Githens, Kathleen Rudasil, Tom Simmons KENT –Sharon Bowland, Seana Golder, Wanda Lott Collins LAW – David Ensign, Kurt Metzmeier LIBRARIES – Gail Gilbert, Terri Holtze, Margo Smith MEDICINE –David Cunningham, Saeed Jortani, Steven Nakajima MUSIC – Seow-Chin Ong, Krista Wallace-Boaz, Daniel Weeks PART-TIME – Brian Barnes, Judy Heitzman, Rose Mills, Dana Seay SPEED – Suraj Alexander, Nagashwar Bhaskar, Roger Bradshaw, Hollace Cox
ACTION: Consideration of the Minutes
The minutes of the May 2011 meeting were approved as distributed.
REPORT: Student Government Association – Jody Heil
No report was made.
REPORT: Staff Senate – Virginia Brown
No report was made.
ACTION ITEM: REDBOOK – Senator Willis
- Second Reading of CEHD Documents – These documents had been posted to the Senate’s web site and Share point account and had their first reading last month. There was no discussion and the motion to accept the revised documents passed unanimously.
- First reading of A&S Personnel Documents – This is the first reading of the A&S Personnel documents. Discussion will be held at next month’s meeting.
- First Reading of School of Law Personnel and Bylaws Documents – This is the first reading of the School of Law Personnel and Bylaws. Discussion will be held next month.
REPORT: University Provost and President – Dr. Shirley Willihnganz
Dr. Willihnganz updated the Senate on the current administrative searches. The contract with Dean Haselton as the Interim Dean at the College of Education has been extended for three more years; the new dean at the Speed School will start on November 1; an announcement on the Vice President for Health Affairs will be made by July 1st; negotiations are ongoing for the Vice President for Research and Innovation, but President Ramsey is expected to make an announcement soon; Dean Hudson’s contract was renewed after his 5 year review and will go to the Board of Trustees for approval at the June 9th meeting; also on June 9th, the tuition and fees for next year will go before the Board of Trustees for full approval; and, the hospital merger will go to the UofL Board of Trustees on June 9th. The Provost then gave an explanation of the vision for the oval and entrance at Grawemeyer Hall. It is another phase of the Third Street beautification project. It is slated to be done by August. Turning to the state budget, Provost Willihnganz said that even though state revenue and employment numbers are climbing, we are taking a very careful approach to budgeting for the coming years. The upcoming budget is better than any we’ve seen in awhile. Reporting on the Capital Campaign, she said that $500M was reached today. A very brief discussion on the difficulty in navigating the new University web site took place. She said that some issues need to be worked out before the entire university community has migrated to the new email system in the fall.
Committee Reports
Academic Programs Committee (APC)- This committee did not meet.
Committee on Committees and Credentials (CCC)-No report was made.
Libraries Committee (FSCOL)- This report was online.
Part-time Faculty Committee (PTFC)-This report was online.
Planning & Budget Committee (P&B)- This committee met on May 11th to discuss the proposal for a PhD in Bioinformatics and will send feedback to APC.
Redbook & Bylaws Committee (RB)- This report was online and as the Action Item above.
Executive Committee (XC)- This report was online.
Other Reports
Academic Technology Committee (ATC) – This report was online.
Bookstore Advisory Committee – This report was online.
Commission on the Status of Women (COSW) – This report was online.
Coalition of Staff & Faculty Leadership (COSFL) – This was included in the Chair’s report.
Dining Services Committee – This committee did not meet.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – This committee did not meet.
Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) – This was online.
Human Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC) – VPHR Connally is doing a good job of updating groups on policy and benefits changes.
Parking Advisory Committee (PAC) – This committee did not meet.
Student Care Team – No report was made.
University Librarian Report – No report was made.
Chair’s Report – Robert Staat
This report was online.
Old Business
None
New Business
The Senate will meet on July 6 but not in August.
Announcements
None
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 3:50 P.M.
Gretchen Stein Henry
Faculty Senate Secretary