tfliSISOM, TEXAS 79409 I (WS 742-3158
the Faculty Senate
January 10, 1979
Members of the Faculty Senate
TO:
FROM: Margaret Wilson, President
SUBJECT: Agenda for Meeting #11, January 17, 1979
The Faculty Senate wil]. meet on Wednesday, January 17, 1979,
at 3:30 p.m. in tae Senate Rom of the University Center. The agenda
is as follows:
I. Minutes of the December
10, 1978 Senate meeting
II. Grievance Paiel - Dr. Cecil Mackey
III. Invocations - Dr. CecilIMAckey
IV. Report of ad hoc Committe on Retirement Investigation - Dr. Bru e Kramer
V. Report of ad loc Committ4 on Raising Retirement Age for Faculty
VI. Announcements
A.
Roster o! Presidentslof Faculty Governing Bodies in Texas
B.
Faculty Attending 0u-of- Town Football Games
C.
Resignat.on of Senattin. Herschel Mann
D.
Interim Report of ad:hoc Committee on Equus
E.
Opinion of Attorney eneral
F.
Response to Carillon Resolution
G.
Appointment to Convo¢ations Committee
H.
Forms Used on Campus
I.
Excerpts from Board
J.
Excerpts from Academic Council Meeting
K.
Excerpts from Minutes of Standing Committees
L.
Correspondence from 4culty Senate Office
VII. Other Business
ck Regents Meeting
Dr. Harry Jebsen
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. We have received a 1st of the presidents of faculty governing bodies,
councils, and assem lies, for the universities where TACT has a chapter
was compiled by Fra k Wright and is on file in the Senate Office.
. senates,
The list
B. Grace has the list f faculty who went on out-of-town football games th
on file in the Sena e Office if anyone wishes to look at it.
year
C.
It is with regret t
Administration Sena
Director of Account
best interest of hi
position on the Sen
e I accepted the resignation of Dr. Herschel Mann,
or. Profesaor Mann will be assuming the position o
ng Programs effective 1 January 1979 and believes i
College, the Senate, and the University to relinqu
te.
D.
Chairperson Jim How
a final report at t
reports that the ad hoc Committee on Equus will b
February ukeeting.
ready with
E. At the request of t e Senate I asked for a legal opinion as to who coul
opinion of the Offi e of the At4orney General. If I interpreted correc
reference Jim Eissi ger sent me ,I the regents would have to request the
request an
y the
ling.
F. Vice President Hard
the original schedu
12:05 TT, and 5-6 p
appropriate individ
G.
siness
Acting
in the
h his
ick replied by letter, dated 15 December 1978, stat g that
e for playii4g the carillon, i.e., 12:25-12:35 MWF, 1 :55m. M-F, sti 1 applies and has been recently reaffi
d to
als of the Department of Music.
Dr. Hardwick has as ed Dr. Gary D. Kelley, Business Administration, to s rve on the
Convocations Commit ee. He will complete the term of Dr. Robert Steadma which ends
in 1979.
H. Vice President for lanning Barlett has requested that all department he
a form indicating w t forms are used in each department, other than tho
strictly for intern 1 operations. The objective of this exercise is to
what information is eing collected and to establish the most effective
securing appropriat informationi about the University.
ds fill in
e used
iscover
ethods of
I. The minutes of the .ard of Regerits are on file in the Senate Office for
wishes to read them.
anyone who
December 1, 1978
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1. Adopted a resol
2. Mr. Snyder soli
legislative sess
3. Dr. Kelsey anno
established an
dulCollege of Ag
4. Authorized estab
with particular
5. Approved a state
authorized by th
for scholarships
the policy state
be granted to f
ion honorin head football coach Rex Dockery.
ted the help of each member of the Board during the
on.
ced that the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Assoc
dowment in the amount of $100,000 to support new sc
icultural Sciences.
ishment of pwo endowed chairs for the conduct of re
phasis on ILivestock and farming.
ent of gene al policy governing the granting of sch
65th Legis ature and that $35,460, appropriated an
for 1978-79 be allocated to "Tuition Scholarships.
that award shall be based primarily on financial
1-time stud nts in the amount not to exceed $50/sem
coming
tion has
olarships in
earch projects
arships
budgeted
In essence,
eds and shall
ster.
Page 2.
Announcements
6. Approved a reso
Code and House
Class Report an
the Small Class
7. Authorized the
effective Decem
8. Mr. Pfluger app
the Board Polic
to the Board pr
9. Authorized the P
for Phase II re
10. Accepted a bid
11. Accepted the bi
addition to the
12. Approved the re
13. Authorized proc
for campus bull
14. Recorded Septem
Laboratories-Lu
15. Recorded Novemb
Residence Hall,
16. Heard a report
Conference Foot
ution that, in keeping with requirements of the Tex Education
ill 510, th Board of Regents receives a Faculty Wo load and
a Small Cl: ss Report for the 1978 Fall semester, a authorizes
offerings fl)r the fall semester.
ncrease of the Revolving Fund from $400,000 to $1,0 ,000
er 1, 1978.
inted a comniaittee (Bucy, Chin., Williams, Formby) to tudy
Manual' and make necessary revisions and recommenda ons
or to prese*tation for approval.
esident to proceed with contract documents and to r eive bids
ovation of 8need Residence Hall.
or the addition to the Electrical Engineering Build g.
for construction of a Utility Tunnel Connection to he new
Electrical Engineering Building.
eiving of b ds for the renovation of West Hall.
eding with Phase II of the renovation of fire alarm 1-ystems
ings.
er 27, 1978 as the completion date for TTU-Agricult al Field
bock County l Phase II.
r 7, 1978 al the completion date for renovation of eed
Phase I.
rom Frank Elliott concerning radio coverage of Sout est
all games by the Mutual Broadcasting System.
J. The minutes of the cademic Cou cil meetings are on file in the Senate SI fice for
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anyone who wishes t read them.
December 14, 1978
1. Research incent
$133,000 was di
for qualifying
2. Deans were remi
before the end
3. Dr. Hardwick di
employment cont
4. There was brief
previously deve
used in this ye
5. Merit increase
amounts will be
effective Febru
is based upon t
lowest step in
6. Announcement wa
It has been rec
January to allo
7. Student Senate
and deans were
8. An article rela
9. Ken Thompson le
Alternative for
fund groups, an
ve award bu gets were distributed by Dr. Jones. A .tal of
tributed wi h basic grants of $2,000 to each dean p s $1,500
nits.
ded that te ure recommendations were due in Dr. Jon4 office
f the fall emester.
tributed,fIxtinformation only, a pre-filed bill rela ing to
acts.
discussion cif the need to make tenure assessments wi hin
oped criter a since the tenure policy revision canno be
r's conside ations.
rogram for lassified personnel was discussed briefl . Dollar
provided to associate deans next week. Merit increa es became
ry 1, 1979. It was noted that recovery of funds for this program
e premise t at incoming new personnel will be employ d at the
given clas ification.
made of co ittee revision of the annual faculty re ort forms.
ended tha the deadline for completion of reports e end of
faculty mote time for completion.
esolutions egarding graduation with honors were dis ributed
sked to stu y them and make recommendations at a fut re meeting.
ing to eval ating instructional performance was dist ibuted.
of year end balances of funds and univ rsity needs.
a discussi
funding suc things as major equipment needs, the us of different
the impact of local income variations were discuss d.
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Announcements
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K. Minutes of standing committees re filed as received and may be reviewe
wishing to read them.
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by anyone
Grievance Committee
Purpose of the meet_ng was to rhspond to the draft of Grievance Procedu
person Weninger out_ined specific grievance procedures at other major u
Recommendations were forwarded to the Senate President.
s. Chairversities.
Faculty Development Committee
The committee is receiving applications for development leaves for the
academic year with two leaves td be awarded. Applications and substant
of recommendation mLst reach the committee by February 16, 1979. Appli
may be obtained in the Faculty 8enate Office.
79-80
ting letters
tion forms
Library Committee
Dr. Cutter and Dr. shine met wiqh Dr. Hardwick on November 16. Three po
action were settled: (1) Dr. Hardwick will arrange for a conference of
and the Office of Planning in otder to make working drawings of the req
of the rarebookcollEction, such drawings to be used to arrive at a cost
(No guarantee of funds is assumed but proper drawings are necessary to ge
(2) Dr. Hardwick will ask Mr. Jsneway to provide in writing the response
and timing of puttir.g several pints in the Turner report into effect as
by the Library Committee. (3) A way of providing immediate security for
valuable items in the Rare Book Collection will be sought, pending provi
suitable housing facilities for the whole Collection. Dr. Hardwick confi
November 20 that the points had been discussed with Mr. Janeway and th
proposed providing suitable housing be accomplished in stages. Mr. Jane
that Drs. Cutter and Simmons join him in working out preliminary plans f
of Planning; they acz:epted the ihvitation. Mr. Janeway noted that a saf
which could accommodate 30-40 books. Designation of "most valuable" will
and the subcommittee will work 4th Mr. Janeway on such a designation.
copying services a caange from Blasin Sales to the Sable Company was made
insufficient service for copying machines. Bids on providing copying ma
appear not to have ben taken. Improvement in service has yet to be see
is a severe shortage of coin ope ated machines. More have been promised
The library has lost its fringe enefit of free copying for Library purp
the original company, Ex-Student Assn. received 22% of the gross sales
the new contract it ;ets 10%. A earlier agreement between the Universi
(September 1971) con:erning terme of providing copying services had not
by the University and therefore *as invalid. A copy of the invalid agre
given to each commit:ee member. The current agreement was drawn up on A
and a copy has not been seen by he committee. Study will continue.
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ts for
. Janeway
red housing
f construction.
cost of work.)
to the ways
recommended
the most
ion of
ed on
t Mr. Janeway
ay requested
3 the Office
was available
require time
oncerning
due to
ines
since there
t not delivered.
es . Under
come; under
and ESA
en signed
ent was
il 7, 1978,
Dr. Graves conferred with Mr. Ja eway on October 31. The Core Collectio
be an expanded reser-e. Faculty participation and circulation of books
increased. Acceptance of the cohcept and faculty use will be a matter o
concern.
appears to
pear to have
future
Mr. Janeway reported on the Libr rys participation in the Ohio College L
(OCLC). Tech was one of the first to join this system of computer infor
and retrieval. Tech now has 8 t4rminals connected to OCLC, one of which
periodicals area. The committee commended Mr. Janeway and his staff for
achievements with OCLC. Mt. Janea y also reported that the staff has giv
room hours of instruction in Libi ary use. Because the Southwest Collect
responsibility of the University Librarian, the Library Committee should
its problems, among them a critical need of space due to the arrival of
Mahon papers. Dr. McLaughlin was thanked for his 2.5 years of work on the
rary Center
tion storage
s in the
heir
1083 classn is the
e aware of
uckloads of
committee.
Page 4.
Announcements
L. The following corre
1. Lieutenant Gove
Mr. E. L. Short
2. Members of ad h
committee
3. Charles Scruggs
4. Lee Stafford we
5. Walter Calvert
6. Herschel Mann t
7. Mary Lind Dowel
8. Dr. Cecil Macke
9. Dr. Charles Har
concerning Univ
10. Dr. Cecil Macke
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pondence ha gone out from the Faculty Senate Offic :
nor William Hobby, Governor-Elect William Clements, nd
re Regents appointments.
c Committee on Raising Retirement Age for Faculty charge to
thanking him for service to the University
coming him to the Board of Regents
e special election to fill senatorial vacancy
anking him for service to the Senate
re endorsement of Student Senate resolutions
re endorseMent of Student Senate resolutions
wick and all members of Administrative Council re r olution
rsity calendar
re comment on draft of Grievance Panel Procedures
s Tech University
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The Faculty Senate
January 4, 1979
Dr. Cecil Mackey, President
Texas Tech University
Administration Buil-ling
Campus
Dear Dr. Mackey:
Enclosed please find a sum ry of issues to which one or more Sena Ors
took exception in tae draft of rievance panel procedures. I must conf ss
that I and a number orothers w re disappointed in the draft.
Some of the geaeral commen s should be mentioned. Many of us are ery
concerned that this document ap ears to do away with the Grievance Comm ttee
when, in fact, it was to be the procedure used after the grievant does - ot
receive satisfactioa from the G ievance Committee recommendations or the
administration does not accept he Grievance Committee recommendations. If
hen
the intent of the dJcument is ta do away with the Grievance Committee,
this is not in accord with what i was discussed at our 8 June 1978 meetin
If the above is not the intent bf the document, then some of the proced res
are redundant.
A second real area of conc rn is that promotion is one of the excltsions.
If this exclusion ramains in th document it means there is no recourse for
someone who believes he/she has ia grievance for failure to promote. The
Grievance Committee has had thi? kind of case in the past.
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One group repo-rted that re ctions to the document ranged from skeptical
to horrified. Some Senators fe t that use of "legalistic jargon" left the
meaning unclear to :he non-lawy r faculty members at crucial points.
The attached l_st of spedi ic points will clarify some of the abov e
generalizations. 'The number fo lowing each item indicates the number o'
respondents speaking to each po
• We look forward to meeting with you at 3:30, January 17, to discus the
draft. If I can be of any assittance prior to the meeting please advis e me.
Sincerely yours,
Margaret E. Wilson, President
Faculty Senate
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Encl.
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SECTION I
4) Delete: "promotion" - 6
Put a period afte: "faculty numbers" in line 2.
Insert: "Grievances are
formal complaints by faculty *embers against administrative superiors
relating to promo :ion; salary; working conditions; use of facilities,
equipment, or support service; and academic scheduling. Grievable
actions taken by administrato s may include both omissions and commissions
on their part. No charge of : rievance may be brought by one faculty
member against another faculty member not acting in an administrative
capacity." Exceptions 1), 2) 4 and 3) as stated. - 2
Unless the Tenure and Privilege Committee is given more power to ascertain
reasons for denia: of tenure, the faculty member is unable to correct
p ersonal or profe!sional shortcomings and perhaps needs this procedure to
ascertain why tenure was denied. - 1 What grievances are left after all
the exclusions? - B
SECTION II
A.
B.
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B.
C.
C.
The panel will corsist of five members and five alternates. No more
than one member aid no more tlan one alternate shall be from any one
college or school.
Alternates shall be designated at the time of elec:ion
• as alternate to a particular nember. - 2
Line 2: three yea/ terms. Strike last sentence of section: Add: "The
terms at first election shall be staggered by lot so that one member aid
one alternate shall serve three years, two of each shall serve two yea:s,
and two of each stall serve one year. Members and alternates may not
be elected again tntil after ne year from the expiration of their tern." - 2
Overlapping kermPuust be provided. - A
enured full-time faculty - 2
1st sentence, 2nd line, add:
Why entire Faculty Senate? Why not follow usual procedures of Committ/e on
Committees making recommendations, with Senate advice and consent? SECTION III
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
B.
B.
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30 days is too shcrt a time t allow a grievant to go "through the channels,"
i.e., department chairperson dean, Grievance Committee, etc.; sugges: a
minimum of 90 days - 2
60 days - 1
More flexible time limit - A
4th line, insert: "...days of the grievant having knowledge of the act
or omission...." - 3
30 days does not make allowanc e for long-standing, chronic grievances. - 2
"An act or omissian" is too s cific, e.g., what about a faculty membewho is frozen on salary? - 1
All resources within departme t or superior's ability should be exhaus ted
before formal proaedures are i stituted. - 3
A copy of the grievance will b presented by whom? - 6
Before grievant starts appeal to the University President, grievant
should make clear "through cha nnels" that formal appeal will be reques ted. - 1
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C. Grievance Committ e is comple ely left out of routing. - 2
C. Add: The Vice Pr sident for cademic Affairs shall inform the President
if the grievance s not settl d. - 2
D. Is there a sectio we did not receive or should E be D? - 2
D. Since there is no D, perhaps ),.t should read: "Failing resolution of the
grievance at the evel of Vice President for Academic Affairs, the grievant
will then notify he University President that he/she desires a hearing
before the panel. - 1
E. Grievance Committ e is anothet "body, board, commission or agency" and
therefore has bee done away With. - 2
E. Delete 2nd senten e as absolutely unacceptable. Substitute: "Nothing
herein shall prev nt the grie ant from pursuing at any time relief from
any body, board, ommission, Or agency outside the university." - 2
E. A faculty member eeds to knoy what actions are alluded to; most cruc:.ally,
what counts as "a y other bodir"? - C SECTION IV
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A. How does the Pres
hearing? - 1
A. 4th line, insert
settled by the Vi
C. When representati
selected by the F
C. 3rd line, insert
C. Delete last line
are removed from
from the remainin
D. 1st line, delete:
D. 2nd line, add: "T
D. 3rd line, add: ".
D. 2nd line, insert:
E. Totally unaccepta
E. "Repetitious and
E. Delete: "... and
E. What is repetitio
To the non-legal
not be bad (twent
testimony" appear
E. What kind of evid
of their professi
of research? Gos
F. Is there any way
F. 1st line, insert
panel, declare re
F. 2nd line, delete:
G. 1st line, substit
G. 2nd line, insert
I. Should a copy go
I. Add: "If the Pres
state in detail h
of the Faculty Se
reports, and his
derit Itflow that the grievant wishes to proceed with a
fter "President"; "... that the grievance has not been
e President for Academic Affairs...." - 2
e and alternate are removed from the panel is the person
culty Senate President also subject to recuse? - 1
fter-"servel: "...and vote instead." - 2
ad substitutte: "If both a member and his or her alternate
he panel, the President of the Faculty Senate shall 3elect
alternates a panel member to serve and vote." - 2
"shall pres nt his or her own case and" - 2
e grievant r his/her representative has the right t)...." - 2
. has the r ght to compel witnesses to appear, and ...." - 2
"... by a r presentative, including legal counsel.... . " - 2
le: Delete entirely. - 2
umulative t4stimony" does away with Grievance Commit:ee work. - 2
umulative . .." - 3
s testimony. What is cumulative testimony? Why are :hey bad?
ye, "repetitious testimony" appears to be something which might
witnesses ho all tell it the same way), while "cumuLative
downright good (five items of evidence instead of cle). - C
ace is it that is "relied on by faculty members in Cle conduct
nal affairs'? Is it grades on tests? Judgment of giality
ip between c olleagues? - C
o appeal the exclusion, by the panel chairperson, of evidence? - C
fter "mainta in order": "... and, with majority conse-it of the
esses ...." - 2
"as described above" - 2
te "administirative official" for "person". - 2
fter nactione: "... or omissions ...." - 2
o grievant's department chairperson? -1
dent rejects the decision of the majority of the par.A, he shall
s reasons for such rejection. He shall submit to t1-?. President
ate the report of the majority of the panel, any min)rity
ecision thereon." - 1
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The President sh id be required to give reasons in writing to the pa Ael and the
grievant. - 3
(see 28 April 197 minutes of Executive Committee of Faculty Council elow)
The ad hoc commit ee composed of Professors Joe Mogan, Clara McPherso , and
the
David Cummins present d the follo ing recommended changes in the charge o
Grievance Committee:
1. The facu
University admini
exclusive of matt
that complaint to
circumstances per
appropriate perso
views and otherwi
solution that is
Grievance Committ
considers himslf
should be made to
not a hearing wil
if the Committee
or that, even tho
cient import and
mit tee grants a re
to the Grievance
consistent with t
Hearing Panel sha
persons, to the C
Vice President fo
appropriate admin
the Vice Presiden
2. The appr
and the Grievance
for his determina
3. A Grieve
the Faculty Counc
Approved 14
A - Committee report
B - Departmental eval
C - Departmental eval
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ty member who alleges that his rights have been abr dged by the
tration or by some individual member of the Univers ty community,
rs relating to tenure or failure to reappoint, shou d address
the Grievan e Committee which should, in turn, inver tigate the
aining to tie complaint, disseminate factual informi tion to the
s, mediate etween . the interested persons, concilia e opposite
e exercise ts good Offices toward the goal of achi Ey ing a
utually sattsfactory to the concerned persons. If, when the
e has concladed its efforts, there is any interestel person who
ggrieved, he may request an administrative hearing.
This request
the Gflavante Committee, which shall then determine whether or
be granted The Committee shall grant a request f,
a hearing
etermines e ther that the aggreived person has a ri ht to a hearing
gh he does ot have a right to a hearing, the matte is of suffiubstance th t a hearing should be granted. If the rievance Comuest for an administrative hearing, it shall forwar the complaint
earing Pane , which shall then afford the administr tive hearing
e standards of due process. The recommendations of the Grievance
I be in wri ing, copies of which shall be given to the interested
airman of tilie Executive Committee of the Faculty Coancil, to the
Academic A0airs, to the President of the University, and to the
strator (when this administrator is other than the President or
for Academic Affairs).
priate administrator shall notify in writing the Grievance Committee
earing Panel of his determination of the grievance, giving reasons
ion relative to the particular grievance.
ce Hearing anelshall be appointed by the Executive :ommittee of
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tion
tion
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Tex s Tech University
LU SOCK, TEXAS 79409 1(806) 742-3658
Fculty Senate
January 10, 1979
TO: MEMBERS 0
THE FACULTY SENATE
FROM: Grace F azior
RE:
Schedu1 , Spring S ester, 1979
Enclosed s a schedul form for your use in indicating to this
office the bes hours for ou as I schedule meetings and consultations.
Please indicat on this fo
your class schedule and office hours and
any other time you are una ailable.
Please re urn this fo
appreciate you cooperatio
Thank you.
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to my office as quickly as possible.
in this matter.
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