Texas Tech University
LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79409 / (806) 7424656
The Faculty Senate
December 9, 1977
TO: MEMBERS OF TH FACULTY SENATE
FROM: Clarence A. B 1, Acting President
SUBJECT: Agenda fo meeting # 89, December 14, 1977
The Faculty Sena e will meet on Wednesday, December 14, 1977, at
3:30 p.m. in the Boa d Room of the Administration Building. The agenda
is as follows:
I. Minutes of the N vember 9, 1977 meeting
II. Announcements
a.
Establishme t fo the Faculty Senate
b.
Academic Co ncil Minutes
c.
Grade Appea s Policy & Procedure
III. Transition of fficers & Committees
IV. Election of new members
V. Meeting Place
VI. Bylaws
VII. Report of Comm*ttee on Committees - Dr. Darrell Vines
VIII. Report of Ten e Review Committee - Dr. Jacquelin Collins
IX. Review of Legis tive Action affecting Texas Tech University - Dr. Le-1 Ainsworth
X. Other Business
Texas Tech University
LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79409 / (806) 742-3656
The Faculty Senate
December 9, 1977
Dear Fellow Senator
As you must kno
Regents, the Facult
at Texas Tech Unive
were concerned abou
university.
by now, on December 2, 1977, by action of the Board pf
Senate was created and has replaced the Faculty Counzil
ity. This was, indeed, great news for all of us whc
faculty participation in governance at our maturing
Thus, one phase
governance has been
second phase involve
and representative S
and the respect of t
f improved faculty participation in university
ealized and a second phaseds being initiated. The
the solid establishment of an efficient, responsible
nate, which has the support of its constituancy
e administration.
Specifically, as
held and bylaws be w
Two items, agenda it
you in your thoughts
a first order of business it is urgent that elections be
itten and these items are on the agenda for your act:_on.
ms III and IV, require timely action and, in order t: aid
on the matters, I am bringing them to your attention now.
Item III: This
The Constitution sta
shall consist of the
Council." Does this
internal structuring
Committees and Elect
are conceptually rel
of committees should
believe the whole qu
tem concerns the officers and committees of the Senate.
es that "the initial composition of the Faculty Sena:e
elected members of the Executive Committee of the Faculty
mean that the Executive Committee, complete with its
of officers and committees (especially the Committee on
on Committee) becomes the initial Senate. Although :hey
ted, perhaps the carryover of officers and the carrycver
be treated separately. In the absence of bylaws, I
stion is subject to the interpretation of the Senate.
Item IV: This
em concerns the election of additional Senators to
"bring the membershi into conformity, to the extent possible, with its
constitutional size nd composition." The primary difficulties here are the
interpretation of pr sent constituency and the length of the initial term.
The difficulty w* th the present constituency is this: The Executive
of its twenty one members elected at-large. The
Committee had fourte
Faculty Senate is to ave nine at-large Senators. Three at-large Senators
must have expiring te s each year. Only one Senator per college was a
college representati e of the Executive Committee. Therefore, it seems
reasonable to have s e of us change our representation status and to
assume the status of ollege or school representatives. I do not believe
there is any constit tional prohibition to this change of representation
status and that this ould be done by Senate action. The alternative is
to have an initial n ber of fourteen at-large Senators with no at-large
two years.
elections for at lea
Page 2.
For your conven
this letter. The p
limited time availab
plan. In the enclos
term expiration date
for representation p
representative who w
expiring in 1980. T
present representati
"Elected Immediately
first election. The
each of these newly
Constitution. Then
after the first elec
present Senators int
rows. If, by chance
that required by the
8.9 Arts & Sciences
number of Arts & Sci
"Initially, should b
distribution, we wou
in a constitutionall
nce, I have enclosed a suggested representation pla
n is not unique, but is the best I could devise in
e, and it could be helpful to you in developing ano
d plan, the main columns headed "78", "79" and "80"
. The "X" marks indicate where I have placed Senat
rposes. For example, Professor Pearson is an at-la
uld become an Arts & Sciences Senator with his term
e row labeled "Total" shows, subject to this plan, o
n prior to the first election. The next row, labele
' shows the number of Senators to be elected in the
determination of the specific expiration dates for
lected Senators would be by lot, in accordance with
t row, labeled "No. of Senators" shows the distribut
ion. The reasons for the specific distribution of o
the categories shown, are evident from the next two
our relative distribution by college was the same a
Constitution, we would have to have, for example,
enators because 8.9 x (21/52) 1 22, which is the pro
nces Senators. This information is in the row label
." I believe you can see that with the suggested
d come very close to distributing initial representa
agreeable way.
Another possible
elected Senators. C
attending his/her fi
term expire in May.
Senators have their
in May but, since th
they are eligible to
one-year interim. (E
those of us whose te
problem concerns length of term for some of the newl
nsider a Senator elected in the first election, prob
St Senate meeting in March, and, by lot, having his/
That is a very short term. Should all newly elected
erms extended a year? Suggestion: Have their terms
y were elected for less than one year, remind them t
stand for election again in April, without an interv
ections in April will be necessary, in any event, si
s expire in 1978 would need to be replaced.)
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The other trans]. ional items on the agenda (items V and VI) would, in
judgment, be best ha led by committee action.
I hope this disc
you at the historic
sion will be helpful to you, and look forward to se ng
rsity.
rst meeting of the Faculty Senate of Texas Tech Sincerely,
Clarence A. Bell
Acting President
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SUGGESTED REPRESENTATION ON FACULTY SENATE
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At Large
78 7S 80 78 79 80 78 79 80j8 79 80 78 79 80 78 79 80 78 7) 80 78 79 80
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Wade
79 BA
BA
Manley
78 Ed
Ed
Kimmel
78 AL
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80 HE
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Tereshkovich 79 Ag
Ag
Hunter
80 AL
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Vines
79 Egr Egr
Bell
78 AL
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Burford
78 "
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Keho
79 "
Sasser
80 '
Smith
78
Collins
78 AL
Strauss
78 "
Davis
79 "
Nelson
79 "
X
Wilson
79 "
X
Elbow
80 "
X
McGowan
80 "
X
Pearson
80 "
X
X
X
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Brittin
X
X
A&S
TOTAL
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
3
3
3
2
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Elected immediately
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No. of Senators
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7833
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Initially, should be*
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1.2
1
1
Initially, will be **
*Based on (21/52) x (College allotment)
** Prior to first election
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THE FACULTY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
1977 - 78
Clarence A. Bell, Chairperson
At-Large Representative - 1978
Mechanical Engineering ( -3563)
George Tereshkovich
Argiculture Representa Ly e - 1979
Plant & Soil Science (' -2837)
Margaret Wilson, Vice Chairperson
At-Large Representative - 1979
HPER - Women's Gym (2-3361)
Darrell Vines
Engineering Representat
- 1979
Electrical Engineering (2-3536)
Roland Smith, Secretary
Arts & Sciences Representative - 1978
Political Science (2-299:,)
Charles Wade
Business Adm. Represent ative - 1979
Business Administratior (2-3196)
Panze Kimmel
At-Large Representative - 1978
College of Education (2-386)
Dale W. Davis
At-Large Representative - 1979
English (2-2507)
Max Manley
Education Representative -1978
College of Education (2-2390)
Gary Elbow
At-Large Representative -1980
Geography (2-3838)
Monty Strauss
At-Large Representative - 1978
pathematics (2-2583)
S
Jacquelin Collins
At-Large Representative - 1978
History (2-3761)
Charles Burford
At-Large Representative - 1978
Industrial Engineering (2-3401)
Cliff Keho
At-Large Representative -1979
Civil Engineering (2-3523)
Otto Nelson
At-Large Representative -1979
History (2-3753)
Richard McGowan
At-Large Representative - 1980
Music (2-2282)
Neale Pearson
At-Large Representative - 1980
Political Science (2-29 11)
Elizabeth Sasser
At-Large Representative - 1980
Architecture (2-3136)
James R. Eissinger
Law School Representati we -1980
School of Law (2-3785)
Helen Brittin
Home Economics Represen tative- 1980
Food & Nutrition (2-304 -f)
John R. Hunter
At-Large Representative - 1980
Range & Wildlife Mgmt. (2-2841)
Faculty Council Office
West Wing, Basement, Holden Hall
Grace Frazior, secretary (2-3656