Faculty Senate
December 3, 2015 – 3:30 p.m.
Robert C. Voight Faculty Senate Chambers – 325 GMH
Vol. 50, No. 7
I. Roll Call.
A. Present: J. Anderson, C. Angell, B. Bennie, G. Cravins, T. Docan-Morgan , S. Foley, R. Fowler,
A. Galbraith, T. Gendreau, D. Hart, K. Hunt, H. Jones, S. Kelly, J. Kirsch, K. Kortenkamp, A.
Loh, J. Longhurst, W. Maas, M. Moeller, J. Nunley, M. Rott, B. Seebach, K. Terpstra
B. Excused: T. King-Heiden
II. Approval of minutes.
A. Minutes from the 11-12-15 meeting were approved
III. Reports (Note: not presented in order of discussion)
A. Chancellor (Joe Gow):
1. Not present
B. iProvost (Betsy Morgan):
1. A summary of the Dean’s Discretionary Fund (102 lines) to be paid out Jan 1, was presented.
2. Strategic Planning Steering Committee. Faculty members include: E. Delgado, Chair, J.
Gillespie, C. Belby, T. King-Heiden; Additional members from ITS, Res Life, Campus
Climate, Web Coordinator.
a) Note that SoE not represented; not exact list suggested by SEC, and may not be final
decision making group
b) Goal: provide a short list of strategic goals that will guide UWL’s yearly actions over
next 3-5 years
c) Consultant: Ann Zanzig, highly recommended
3. DPI visit
4. New report US News: PT/OT are top jobs
5. Nominations for Regents award: Psychology (department) and Marie Moeller (Professor)
6. Library’s international children event has been put forward for the diversity award
7. Summer registration: same as last year.
a) Student Advising Registration and Transition (START); iPVC will confer with FS and
Dept Chairs to ensure adequate numbers of advisers present
b) Hope to have all departments represented, depending on budget
c) 9-day process
8. UWL Assessment Conference will be held on Jan 20, 2016. E-mail is forthcoming
9. Shout outs:
a) Thanks to those who met with system reps regarding use of technology in teaching
b) The SCUN delegation (South-Central Universities of Nationalities) from China had good
things to say about their visit here at UWL
10. Tenure Task Force: according to Joe Gow, UWL has no plans to change from current system
of awarding and abiding by tenure; Brad will give brief report later.
11. Digital Voice Mail: currently, your voice mail goes to your email account. To delete, be sure
to delete twice. In open records requests, voice mail has to be specifically requested.
C. CFO (Bob Hetzel):
1. CUPA Salary Review: Budget Council and JPB have requested to increase tuition by 4-4.5%
next year that will fund a 2% compensation pool. If approved by UW System (preliminary
suggest yes), we will be one of 6 institutions to do a ~2% compensation.
a) 2% compensation pool for both 102 & 131, faculty, academic staff, NIAS, and University
staff; allocations decision hopefully by May 1, 2016, or sooner
(1) compensation for administrators are figured into NIAS data
(2) request for similar report for 102 vs 131 lines to examine how doing
b) How do fringe benefits compare to other CUPA institutions? Our benefits packages has
significantly declined since 2011 & Act 10.
(1) Could David Miller present information re benefits package to the BOR? The BOR
may not be aware of reductions in fringe benefits and should be notified.
c) Proposed increases in tuition from: nonresident UG, resident and nonresident grad tuition
only; not resident UG.
D. Faculty Representative (Georges Cravins)
1. Statement on changes to UW Extension’s mission statement
a) Discussed concerns about reduction in kinds of services provided by extension,
devaluation of academic brand
b) Georges will draft a letter and distribute to SEC, and then FS for refinement to submit to
BOR
E. Student Senate Liaison (Rep Molly Davies)
1. Not present
F. Faculty Senate Chair (Brad Seebach)
1. Defer to tenure task force discussion later
IV. Medical Dosimetry APR report
A. Peggy Denton (HPR), Dan Duquette (advise re process), and Jennifer Trost (APC)
B. APR report discussed and accepted, unanimous
V. Discussion of SmartEvals Software (M. Elhindi and ad hoc committee members S. Frederick and K.
Auby)
A. Discussed committee recommendations to replace WINGS/PeopleSoft program with SmartEval
program for collection of electronic SEIs for one trial year. While paper/scantron forms remain
available option, the goal is to phase out. Request interest in maintaining ad hoc SEI Committee
to assess SmartEval software solution
1. K. Auby noted a small adjustment to learning new program, but that running reports much
easier; response rates good online, particularly if students are given an incentive
2. Why are students not participating online? Old ATC determined that students now willing to
use their own time; with the proposed software, students can fill out in class
3. Who owns data? SmartEvals does, but seem to be the most secure
4. Goals: trial year to compile list of best practices
B. Motion to approve recommendation approved.
VI. List of December Graduates was approved contingent upon the successful completion of the
requirements for their respective degrees.
VII.
Appointments to Joint Promotion Committee and IAS Promotion Committee
A. G. Sudhakaran approved as a one-year replacement on the JPC
B. S. Crutchfield approved for a one-year replacement on the IAS-PC
VIII. Pre-Authroization for MS in Applied Statistics (M. Bingham)
A. Stand alone MS and dual degree (BS/MS in 5 years); very applied; beginning Fall 2017
B. Approved pre-authorization, unanimous
IX. Academic Freedom statement, 1st reading
Academic freedom is fundamental to the mission common to higher education of fostering
inquiry and increasing the sum of human knowledge and understanding. Academic freedom
is the freedom to discuss and present scholarly opinions and conclusions regarding all
relevant matters in the classroom, to explore all avenues of scholarship, research, and
creative expression, and to reach conclusions according to one’s scholarly discernment. It
also includes the right to speak or write – as a private citizen or within the context of one’s
activities as an employee of the university – without institutional discipline or restraint on
matters of public concern as well as on matters related to professional duties, the functioning
of the university, and university positions and policies.
Academic responsibility implies the faithful performance of professional duties and
obligations, the recognition of the demands of the scholarly enterprise, and the candor to
make it clear that when one is speaking on matters of public interest or concern, one is
speaking on behalf of oneself, not the institution.
A. CGAAF completed >1 year ago; looking for further discussion; no members CGAAF present
B. UW System and State Legislatures have only “oblique” statements regarding academic freedom;
UW-Madison has one
C. It is not required, but would be useful to have in place prior to HLC visit; could be referenced in
tenure policy as well
1. Best to adopt as FS policy
2. Requires second reading and signature from Chancellor – second reading in January
X. Tenure Task Force report (B. Seebach)
A. Once recommendations completed, not sure whether members of the task force would be
involved in writing the final report; one last meeting 12/23/15
B. Chair (task committee) does not want to adopt large parts of UW-Madison’s policy; what is likely
to go forward is general thread of conversation
1. True test: layoffs only in case of complete program discontinuance; will regent members
include this in the final report to BOR?
2. The documents from Madison have been received well by the regents on the committee, as
well as members of AAUP, members of the press, UW-Madison faculty etc., however, it is
too early to expect that all of this policy will be implemented into system policy
C. Brad asks that Georges and other faculty reps encourage examination of the final report to
encourage more faculty voice. These meetings are open meetings, so people can attend!
D. FS discussed concerns about tying post tenure review to merit since there has been no significant
merit pay in many years
XI.
Old business
XII.
New business
XIII. Adjournment at 5:44 p.m.
Submitted by T. King-Heiden