University of Louisville
Faculty Senate Meeting
April 3, 2013
The regular meeting of the Faculty Senate was held on April 3, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. in Chao Auditorium in the Ekstrom Library, on Belknap Campus, Joseph Steffen presiding.
Senators Registering Attendance
A&S –Annette Allen, David Brown, Jasmine Farrier, Dawn Heinecken, Mary Makris, John McLeod, Ron Sahoo, Joseph Steffen, Elaine Wise,Wendy Yoder CoB – Robert Barker, Ben Foster,Bruce Kemelgor, Robert Myers DENTISTRY –Ricardo Caicedo, Don Demuth, Robert Staat, Dave Willis EDUCATION – Roger Buskill, Marion Hambrick,Tom Simmons KENT-Wanda Lott Collins, Martin Hall LAW – Kurt Metzmeier, Enid Trucios-Haynes LIBRARIES – Gail Gilbert, Terri Holtze,Margo Smith MEDICINE – Forest Arnold, Richard Downs, Pamela Feldhoff, Lawrence Hunt, Nobuyuki Kuwabara MUSIC – Ansyn Banks, Dror Biran NURSING –Karen Singleton PART-TIME – Joe Gutmann, Rose Mills, Susan Peacock, John Ritz PUBLIC HEALTH – Ray Austin SPEED - Roger Bradshaw
Also Attending -
Ex Officio: James Ramsey, Shirley Willihnganz, Carrie Mattingly
Others: Tracy Eells, Bob Stenger, Colleen Jonsson, Gretchen Henry, recording secretary
Press:
Senators Not Registering Attendance -
A&S – David Simpson EDUCATION – Daya Sandhu KENT - Sharon Bowland LAW – David Ensign, MEDICINE –Saeed Jortani, Sham Kakar, Brad Keller, Steven Myers, Steven Nakajima MUSIC - Krista Wallace-Boaz NURSING - Diane Chlebowy,Valerie McCarthy PART-TIME – Laneshia McCord, Michael Wade PUBLIC HEALTH – Scott LaJoie SPEED –Suraj Alexander, Bruce Alphenaar, Nageshwar Bhaskar,
ACTION: Consideration of the Minutes
The minutes of the March 6, 2013 meeting were unanimously approved as amended (Karen Singleton, not Sullivan).
REPORT: Staff Senate – Ginger Brown
No report was made.
REPORT: i2A Five Year Review - Payette
Ms. Payette reported on the highlights of the i2A Five Year Report. Institutions applying for, or renewing their SACS accreditation, must develop a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) that applies student learning to community issues. After SACS visited UofL in 2007, the QEP was created with 3 central concepts: critical thinking with common outcomes by unit; a culminating undergraduate experience in each program; and, a community-based learning experience where students apply their knowledge to the larger community. Digital tools will be available to assist in building i2A outcomes into courses and the academic culture. A brief discussion took place on the timeline for implementing the Culminating Undergraduate Experience (CUE) into programs. As many programs are at various places in this process, and it is an intensive undertaking, a gradual approach will be taken for implementation, though CUEs are approved for each unit.
REPORT: University President – Dr. James Ramsey
President Ramsey began his report with an update on Frankfort. The Kentucky General Assembly’s 2013 session just ended last week and it was better than anticipated. A hybrid plan was developed to address the state’s pension plan problem. The 2014 state budget is still structurally imbalanced, and, it appears that we will be flat funded - no loss, no gain in funding. We are going ahead with our budget, including a 4% salary increase, which will be final in late April to go before the full Board of Trustees in June. We will hold a Budget Forum next week. A discussion took place on the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program and the salary increase. It was not clearly communicated that the salary increase would not be extended to participants in the program. Provost Willihnganz said an apology would be sent out and that if this issue changed anyone’s mind in participating they would be allowed to get out of the program. Asked how the current budget accounts for the 4% salary increase for grant-paid employees, Provost Willihnganz said that the 21st Century Initiative Committee is looking at this for the future. The current budget model does not allow for this, and the funds are not currently available for it.
REPORT: University Provost – Dr. Shirley Willihnganz
Provost Willihnganz reported on what will happen to prepare Belknap Campus for this weekend’s NCAA basketball games. She said the main issue is safety and the first thing will be to get all cars off campus. Campus will close at 4:15 on Monday and all roads will be closed at 6. On Tuesday, campus may remain closed for clean-up. Another issue we face is the number of students travelling to and from the games – the athletes, cheerleaders, bands, etc., are all on excused absence. She is considering allowing all students who attended the games to have an excused absence on Tuesday, if we win on Monday night. She is working out the details this afternoon. Reporting on administrative searches, the Provost said that the search committees for the A&S and CEHD deans will begin at the end of the semester; Carolyn Callahan will begin as the new CoB dean in August; the new Public Health dean will be here on April 1st; and, there are 3 finalists for dean of the School of Medicine. Those interviews will take place at the end of April.
REPORT: Student Government Association – Carrie Mattingly
Carrie thanked the senators for their understanding concerning students attending the games. Seven hundred student tickets were purchased for the men’s game. No numbers are in yet for the women’s game. Four hundred summer session surveys have been returned. The new SGA officers were sworn in at last night’s meeting. Course evaluations have been sent out. She showed renderings for the renovations to the Library’s 4th floor study area to be done this summer or fall.
REPORT: Standing Committee Reports
Academic Programs Committee (APC) - This report was online. The committee met 3/5.
Committee on Committees and Credentials (CCC) - This committee is working on the elections to be held in May. The committee met 3/7.
Libraries Committee (FSCOL) - This committee did not meet.
Part-time Faculty Committee (PTFC)-This report was online. The committee is working on a recognition luncheon in the fall.
Planning & Budget Committee (P&B) - This report was available online. The Center for Predictive Medicine proposal has been posted and this is its second reading. The vote was taken and the proposal was approved unanimously.
Redbook & Bylaws Committee (RB) - This committee reviewed the School of Music bylaws. They are posted and will have a second reading and vote at the May meeting.
Executive Committee (XC) - This report was available online.
REPORT: University-Wide Committee Reports – Available Online
Academic Technology Committee (ATC)
Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) – A flyer on the Scoop on the NCAA academic changes and how they will affect our student athletes was available at the sign in table.
Human Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC)
Ideas to Action (i2A)
REPORT: 2013-2014 Budget Report – Curtin/Howarth
REPORT: Faculty Senate Chair – Joseph Steffen
The Chair’s Report will be available next month.
New Business
None
Old Business
Election information will be posted on the Faculty senate web site.
Announcements
The Faculty Senate will meet next on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 3 p.m. in the Chao Auditorium in the Ekstrom Library, Belknap Campus.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Gretchen Stein Henry
Faculty Senate Secretary