Texas Tech University
LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79409 /(806) 742-3656
Faculty Senate
May 5, 1978
MEMBERS OF TLE FACULTY SENATE
TO:
FROM: Clarence A. Jell, President
SUBJECT: Agenda fol meeting #6, May 10, 1978
The Faculty Senate will meet on Wednesday, May 10, 1978, at 3:30 p.n
in the Senate Room cf the University Center. The agenda is as follows:
I.
Minutes of meetLng #5, April 12 and 19, 1978
II.
Announcements
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Procedure on Appointments to University Committees - Professor Eli
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
Appointments to Committee on Committees
Appointment of Parliamentarian: Professor Richard Cheatham
Appointments to ad hoc Committee on Retirement Policies
Election Results: Tenure & Privilege Committee and Faculty Dev lopment
Committee
Academic Council Minutes
Letter on Professors' Absenteeism
Report of Comml.ttee on Committees - Professor Darrell Vines
Tenure Policy Review - Professor Benjamin Newcomb
Faculty Workload Policy - Vice President Charles Hardwick
Report of Invocations Committee - Professor Neale Pearson
VII.
VIII. Commendation - Professor Cliff Keho
IX.
Other Business
Ends.
beth Sasser
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Appointmen s to Committee on Committees
The Bylaw of the Faculty Senate direct the President to appoi
members to the Committee on Committees. Since this is the last mee Lng
of the Senate or this year, I have asked the members who had been
serving on the committee during this academic year to continue to s fve
and to become he new Committee on Committees. The members are:
Darrell Vines, Helen Brittin, Jim Eissinger, Max Manley, Roland Smi a,
George Tereshk vich, and Charles Wade.
2. Appointmen
of a Faculty Senate Parliamentarian
Again in ccordance with our bylaws, I have asked Dr. Richard
Cheatham to se ve as Parliamentarian for the Faculty Senate and he
has accepted t e appointment.
3. Appointmen s to ad hoc Committee on Retirement Policies
In accord nce with action by the Faculty Senate, the process
of establishin an ad hoc committee to study the matter of retireme
policies at Te as Tech has been initiated.
4. Election R suits
Election esults for the Tenure and Privilege Committee and Fa ulty
Development Co ittee will be know and announce at the Faculty Sena e
meeting.
5. Academic C uncil Minutes
Minutes o the April 11 and 24, 1978 meetings of the Academic
Council are av ilable in the faculty Senate Office. Some excerpts
are included b low.
From the
A
workload.
prepared re
the encoura
of workload
Board has h
advisory co
faculty wor
pril 11 meeting:
engthy discussion was held regarding facult
nformation was distributed which Dr. Jones ad
and
arding the need for equitability of worklo ement of research. It was agreed that restatement
policies might be premature until the Coor inating
d time to act upon the recommendations of i:s
ittee which is now reviewing the question of
load and small classes.
Th tentative supervisors manual for affirmat ye
Iterial
action was iscussed. Deans were asked to review the
and be prep red to act upon a check list for faculty r zruitment at the next Academic Council.
Page 2.
Announcements conti ued It was nnounced that apparently some 3.62% of the advalorem
tax funds which beci a availablO may be expected to be allocated to Texa
Tech University if he court su# to broaden the distribution of these f
is not successful.
Deans
classes from a
for each daily
from faculty an
benefits and pr
beginning hour.
From the April
The te
Comments were s
committee. Wri
Hardwick before
whether the rev
Academic Counci
re asked to consider changing the time of
30 a.m. beginning to an 8:00 a.m. beginnin
cle. Deans were asked to obtain feedback
department chairpersons as to the relative
lems which might be caused by changing the
25 meeting;
ure policy revision dOcument was discussed
licited from deans to the tenure policy re jew
ten comme#ts were requested to be sent to
May 12, 1078. A question was raised as to
ew committee draft should be referred to t
before it is submitted to the President.
A revi ed draft Of a check list for faculty recru
was distributed . Deans were asked to'review and make comm
at the next Aca emic Council meeting. Several questions w
raised pertaini g to development of job descriptions for f
volved about the elements to be included,
The questions
scription and advertising.
extent of the
The po
a.m. to 8:00 a.
it was difficul
classes might b
time and take a
indicated that
change to be ma
maintenance of
sible change in beginning class times from
• was discussed briefly. It was pointed o
to fill Classes in late afternoon and th
of benefit to some individuals who work f
limited number of hours. In general, fee
ost chairpersons appeared to be willing fo
e and that there was no strong feeling for
he 7:30 beginning hour.
tment
ts
re
culty.
he
:30
that
early,
1
ck
the
he
A dis ussion draft related to faculty workload, w ich
"AV.was prepared b Dean Anderson, was distributed. Deans wer asked
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Announcements conti
to consider exam les of academic equivalencies and be prepa
to discuss the d aft at the next meeting.
... A revis d memorandum relating to selection of chai
. persons and asso iate deans was distributed.
A propo al for the development of a College of Fin
Arts was distrib ted and discussed briefly. Deans were ask
to be prepared t make a recommendation on the request at t
next Academic co ncil meeting.
Dr. Har wick drew attention to the need for facult
acceptance for p ofessional responsibilities. The Faculty
concern for this matter waS recognized.
nate's
6. Professors' Abse teeism
As directed by action of the Senate, the letter on professors' abse eeism
has been revised and an appropriate mailing is being prepared. The lette in
revised form is atta hed to this communication.