Tex s Tech University
The Faculty Senate
March 4, 1983
TO: Members of th
Faculty Senate
FROM: Virginia M. Sowell, President
SUBJECT: Agenda f 3 meeting #49, March 9, 1983
The Faculty S nate will meet on Wednesday, March 9, 1983, at
3:30 p.m. in the S nate Room of the University Center. The agenda is
as follows:
I.
Introduction o
II.
Consideration of the minu
III.
IV.
V.
Report of Stu
Committees:
Evelyn Da is, Study Co ittee B Chairperson
Ben Newco b, Study Co ittee C Chairperson
Discussion o External R search Funding Policies - Tom McLaughlin
(report atta hed) and L. Davis Clements (resolution attached)
VIII.
Discussion
IX. Report of the
(list of nomi
moving to str
must have giv
XII.
udget Study Committee - Billy Freeman
Report of Tenu e and Privil ge Committee - Margaret Wilson
VII.
XI.
s of the February 9, 1983 meeting
Election of fficers for 1983-84
(prepared ba lots will be distributed at the meeting)
Report of the
VI.
X.
guests
f Summer Sc ool registration - Margaret Wilson
Committee o Committees - C. Reed Richardson
ees attache ) Senators may amend this report only by
ke a name a d substitute another. Any person so nom nated
n prior con ent to serve.
Report of meet ng with Vic President Darling - Virginia Sowell
Consideration of Conferen e of Faculty Governance Organizations Co stitution
New Business
Lub ock, Texas 794091(806) 742-3656
XIII. Other Business and Annou ncements
1.
Called Pat Graves to cl arify report by Professor McLaughlin on slow
removal ant snowball in cidents in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal;
McLaughlin reported dis cussion at informal meeting with Wehmeyer,
Daniels ant Shroyer but stated his own feeling that more should lave
been done ty Tech offic ials to remove snow more expeditiously an
prevent further snowbal 1 incidents. (report attached)
2.
Asked Professor Billy F reeman to convene the Budget Study Committee.
3.
Wrote letters of apprec iation to Professors Tom McLaughlin, Merrilyn
Cummings arc! Cliff Keho for pursuing problems of snow removal arJ
snowball throwing incid ents.
4.
Received names of Senat p rs and schedule for manning phones for KrXT.
Senators will serve Sun day, March 6, 1983 from 6:30 - 10:30 p.m.
Senate Vice President N .ale Pearson will coordinate schedules.
5.
Thanked Professor Roger Troub for information on comparative facIlty
salaries and forwarded information to Budget Study Committee.
6.
Forwarded Oommittee on Committees' nominations to appropriate
administrative offices.
From the Academic Oouncil Minut es - February 15, 1983
1. Announcements:
a.
Requests for Mini-D velopment Grants for Fall 1983 are due ty
March 21, 1983.
b.
The Council was rem nded of the faculty convocation to be held
March 30, 1983.
c.
Information from St tistics and Reports regarding the semesnr
credit hour product on for Fall 1982 was distributed for information.
d.
The Convocations Co mittee had developed a recommendation rejarding
commencement ceremo ies. The Academic Council was invited to
provide input.
2. The policy (OP) related to Textbooks and Copied Materials was di ;cussed
briefly. Deans were as ed to remind departments of approval procedures
necessary for selection of materials authored by faculty members,
The matter 3f use of mu
was expressed that ther
texts which is coupled
was suggested that some
item use in the Library
34,358 item in 1975 to
to remind departments o
in the Library, which i
supplementary texts.
tiple texts was also discussed. Some coicern
appeared to be some increase of use of nultiple
ith rapidly escalating costs of textbook;. It
faculty may not be taking advantage of tie Reserve
Circulation of reserve items has dropp?d from
24,098 items in 1982. Council members v,?re asked
the provision for placement of material> on Reserve
turn might result in a lessened need fo- multiple
Page 2.
From the Academic
uncil Minut
- February 15, 1983 continued 3. The Acad ic Standard Policies of the institution were discus
some lens th. There w s a strong sense in the Council that aca
standards for admissi n should be raised. It was suggested tt.
recent re commendation of the faculty committee on admissions
be discus sed with Administrative Council and that a firm propo
returned to the Acadenic Council for consideration. There app
be generE 1 agreement that the high schodl unit proportion of t
requiremE nt should be changed to include 4 years of high schoo
3 years c f mathematics, and 2 years of science in addition to
existing requirements. These changes could become effective w
Fall 1984 entering freshmen if approvals are obtained in time
it in thE catalog materials for that year.
The minin um score req irements (SAT or ACT) are to be discusse
It was si ggested tha proposed score levels be compared with ex
entries t o determine the numbers which would have been inadmis
to perhar s provide gu idance in development of a conditional ac
policy.
,ed at
Jemic
at the
and retention
sal be
eared to
le
English,
he other
th the
to include
d further.
sting
ible and
eptance
4. In planni ng for futu
tenure and promotion decisions, Deans
re asked
to work ith chairpe sons and faculty groups to be sure that t here is a
continual evaluation system. It was indicated that faculty me nbers should
be kept c ware of thei r status so tenure decisions are not surp rises and
are not t ased on a si ngle year's evaluation.
5. Informat on from the
was disc ssed. It w
in insti utions exis
Discussic n of these
of prior ties as per
size.
ta Base
Coordinating Board termed the 1981 Fall
s noted that various similarities and di erences
which can be reviewed in that quantitat- ve material.
aterials caused questions related to the perceptions
ained to graduate work, staffing, classe and class
Agenda Item VI.
Report of Facult7 Senate S tdy Committee C
March 9, 190
Charge: to deal with two i sues raised by President Cavazos-9) Computer usage y students; and 10) Increased use of
the comIxater in pr grams and courses.
This committee has amalga
current and proj3cted uses
research, and administrati
Computer Utiliza7don Commi
L.D. Clements is coordinat
ted itself with the subcommittee en
of computers in academic disciplires,
n 2 which was established bythe
tee of the Self-Study. Professor
ng this amalgamation.
The Amalgamated ?-roup met
n Feburary 2, 1983, and assigned tasks.
At the next meet ing on Feb
were reported:
1) questions had been prep
the Dean of Stud ?nts t surv
undergraduates. This will
until around May 1.
rary 23,
1983, the
following stepe
red and submitted to be included cri
y of a representative sample of
be made in late March, but not available
2 The departme atal self- tudy reports in re: computer operations
and utilization were analy ed.
3) Questions to be submit ed tor the faculty survey were formulated
and forwarded.
4) Points for inclusion in letters of inquiry to professional
organizations and other un versities were discussed. A subccmmittee
was assigned to draft and end out such letters.
The Computer Utilization C mmittee had scheduled its subcommAtee
to report by March 18; we ill not have faculty, student, or
extramural responses until a much later date, it would appear.
Committee C believes that reparing an interim report by May 1
is feasable, but cannot at this time predict how complete it will be.
Respectfully submitted,
I/(/
B.H. Nowcomb, chair
Agenda Item VII.
ulty Creati ity and Responsibility
No mutually a
faculty research a
for determining if
provide due proces
recognizing the fa
the University as
Therefore,
reed upon p
d creative
such interv
for review
t that the
whole must
licy for administrative intervention in
ctivities exists, nor are there procedu
ntion is warranted. Such a policy must
of the faculty member's actions while
esponsibility for final action protecti
remain within the Administration.
BE IT RESOLVED THA : The Facu ty Senate will appoint an ad-hoc
committe to develop policy and guidelines
concerni g administrative intervention in
research and creative activity.
Submitted by Senat r L. Davis C ements
Tex s Tech University
The Faculty Senate
March 3, 1983
TO: Members o
the Faculty Senate
FROM: Committ
on Committ es
C.
eed Richard on
Je
y
Jo
Hudson
M. Malloy
Alice Denham
L. Davis Clements
Patricia E. Horridge
Daniel H. Benson
With the agend
is the list of nominees for University Committees an
Councils as sub itted by th Committee on Committees.
We have tried t
a) Colleges
make nomin tions so that:
re equitabl represented on all committees
b) A person oes not ser e on more than one university committee
at a time
c) All peopl
to serve
who demons rated a willingness to serve are allowed
"At the senate eeting, Sen tors may amend the list of committee nom nees
only by moving o strike a ame and substitute another" (Faculty Senite
Minutes, May 10 1978).
We must have a
ompleted no ination form for any substitution.
Lubbock, Texas 79409/(806) 742-3656
COMMITTEE
NOMINEES
Athletic Council - 1
Mary S. Owens (A&S)
Jame F. McNally (A&S)
Honors & Awards - 2
Jame Wangberg (Ag)
Asht n Thornhill (A&S)
Academic Affairs - 3
Shir ey M. Stretch (Home Ec)
Geor e Tereschovich (Ag)
Will am Quinn (Home Ec.)
Academic Publications - 4
Ulri h Goebel (A&S)
DavisHigdon (A&S)
Lynn Richards (Home Ec)
Weld er Beckner (Ed)
Adm issions & Retention - 4
Myra
Bern
Mich
John
Artists & Speakers - 2
Jane Schrock (Home Ec)
Patr cia Horridge (Home Ec)
Timmons (Home Ec)
rd Davidson (Home Ec.)
el Mezack (Ed)
Malloy (BA)
Berefits & Retirement - 0
Bi safety - 1
Murr
Bo kstore - 2
Robe t McLauchlan (Engr)
Donn Sallie
Ca pus Security - 1
Ray urkerson (Ed)
y
Coulter (A&S
Co e of Student Affairs - 0
o vocations - 5
Larr, Hovey (Ed)
Sami a Khan (Home Ec)
Haze Taylor (Ed)
Shir ey Koellgr (Ed)
Conn e Steele (Home Ec)
ALTERNATES
-2-
COMMITTEE
NOMINEES
Ene rgy Usage - 2
Fac ulty Senate Elections -
AL
RNATES
Harr W. Parker (Engr)
1
Walt :r J. Cartwright (A&S)
Int '1. Education - 2
Mich el K. Rylander (A&S)
Judy Fisher
Lib rary - 3
Dennis A. Harp (A&S)
Beny Neta (A&S)
Alic Denham (Ed)
MiOrity Affairs - 0
Parking Violations - 2
Will'am W. Nicholls (A&S)
Rich rd Zartman (Ag)
Pro tection of Human - 1
Jeff ry C. Rupp (A&S)
Radiation & Laser - 2
Paul
Spe cial Hearing Panel - 10
For Tenure
Mike Bobo (A&S)
Lawr nce C. Mayer (A&S)
Paul Munter (BA)
DavisA. Welton (Ed)
H.J. Hsia (A&S)
Jame D. Howze (A&S)
Will am K. Ickes (A&S)
J.E. Brink (A&S)
St u dent Financial Aids - 1
Edwa d George (A&S)
Stdent Publications - 2
Harm in Morgan (A&S)
Shel ey Harp (Home Ec)
Uni versity Discipline - 2+2
Dann R. Mason (A&S)
Cleb me D. Maddox (Ed)
Nelson (AU)
Lamont Jo! nson (Ed)
Patrick W Shaw (A&S)
COMMITTEE
Univ. Discipline Appeals - 24 2
NOMINEES
Jerry Hudson (A&S)
Doro y Filgo (Ed)
University Safety - 0
Warn-Blooded Animal - 2
Dilf rd C. Carter (Grad. School)
Jame C. Heird (AO
ALT ERNATES
February 23, 1983
Report to the Senate on Snow-related Matters
On Tuesday, Feb ruary 8, 1983, a delegation of the Faculty Senate con
myself, Professor Cu nmings, and Professor Keho met with Associate Vice Pr
Wehmeyer, Chief Dani 21s of the University Police, and Mr Dewey Shroyer of
Maintenance, for the purpose of discussing two "snow-related matters" of
to the Senate: prob lems and priorities connected with snow removal, and
incidents of mass sn Dv/ball-throwing on campus that caused some property d
isting of
sident
Grounds
nterest
he recent
mage.
I. Snow remova 1. At the request of the President and Vice Presiden of the
Senate, we inquired )f Vice President Wehmeyer what might be the Universi y's
prioritypriorities on snow c learance. He responded with the following large-scal
ordered listing: fi -st prioriti slre the Health Sciences Center Emergenc and clinic
facilities and Lubbo :k General Hospital, parking and access, and also the Health
Center at Thompson Ha 11; next, access to residence halls; access to centra food
facilities and power plants; the Administration parking lot (providing, i addition,
access to UC and Lib nary facilities); access to "special activities" (sue as sports
events at the colise „im); faculty-staff parking areas; and, finally, commu er lots
and the museum area.
It was indicateJ, by Mr. Wehmeyer and Mr. Shroyer, that the heavy sn w-removal
equipment (2 front-eld loaders, 2 graders) presently available to the Uni ersity were
inadequate to the ta;k at least on the occasion of the very heavy (16 inc ) snowfall;
to make matters more unpleasant, both graders were in need of repair duni g the crisis
period. Mr. Shroyer indicated, in addition, that the full-time work crew available
for the clearing ope-ation were =ew in numbers compared to the magnitude f the task;
Mr. Wehmeyer stated that on these accounts the University was obliged to pend in
excess of $17,000 fo- contract snow removal. Finally, it was asserted by Mr. Wehmeyer
that most groups on :ampus were well satisfied with the removal efforts, hough he
acknowledged that th2 users of the faculty-staff parking lots in the area of the
Engineering College were a clear exception to this alleged general state f happiness;
and he noted that on such occasions the maintenance crews are pressed by ery heavy
and persistent demanis from the Hospital and Health Sciences Center.
This issue was raised at my request, the University
II. Snowballs.
ring
received some rath6r bad press of late as a resu
Police Department ha
ing
their autos damaged, on campus, by thrown snow
of peaceful intent h l y
Jestions,
bo,h Vice President Wehmeyer and Chief Dani
In response to our q
:e
did,
in
fact, respond to requests for help to the
that the campus poli
their ability. It w is stated that the police did in fact disperse crowds
but that these crowd 3 apparently reformed once the officers left the scen
further stated that the police had difficulty operating their accustomed
the heavy snow, and lad to resor: to the use of borrowed vehicles on some
also, that only abou t five officers were available for response to calls
time. Mr. Wehmeyer indicated that discussions are underway between himse
Daniels, and Dean of Students John Baier concerning how best to deal, in
with the conditions giving rise 7,0 such incidents.
Thomas G. McLaughlin
Senator, Arts & Sciences
and its
t of persons
nd ice.
is asserted
est of
of snowballers,
• It was
ehicles in
occasions;
t any one
f, Chief
he future,
COUNCIL OF FACULT GOVERNANCE ORGANIZATIONS (CoFGO)
Proposed Cons itution - Recommended 1/28/83
ARTICLE I - Name
The name of this organizati n shall be the Texas Council of Faculty
Governance Organizations.
ARTICLE II - Purpose
The Council is formed for t e following purposes:
1. To maintain communicati n and coordination among faculty govern nce
organizations from different ins itutions.
2. To assist faculty gover ance organizations in the discharge of
responsibility in college and university governance.
heir
3. To represent faculty go ernance organizations, primarily in mat ers of
professional standards and acad ic responsibility, to government and ot er
bodies involved in higher educat ton.
ARTICLE III
Membership
The members of the Council are the faculty governance organizations of the
senior public colleges and univ sities in Texas as defined by the Coord nating
Board for Texas Colleges and Uni versities. The membership will be divided into
four regions as defined by the T exas Association of College Teachers.
titled to two voting representatives. One
Each organization will be
representative shall be the pres iding officer of the governance organization.
The other representative shall e designated by the governance organizat on.
ARTICLE IV - Dues
The Council will assess an ual dues during the Spring of the year.
Each governance organizati n will pay the assessed dues to the Treasurer in
the Fall of the year in order t retain voting privileges for the follow ng
year.
ARTICLE V - Officers
The Council shall have fiv
Coordinators.
officers: a President and four' Regiona
Each officer st'all serve a two-year term. No officer shall serve
two consecutive terns in the s e office.
re than
In order for ar individual to serve in any of these offices, he or she must
ber institution and (2) have—served—Or be
(1) be a faculty menber at a
currently be serving as an offic r in the local faculty governance organi zation.
The duties of tie President are:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
To call or )reside over
To provide 3n agenda fo
To report t) the Counci
by the Coun:il, the Exe
hoc committees since th
To act as o^ designate
of its external communi
To approve expenditures
To exercise all other p
implication by this Con
carry the provisions of
The duties of the Regional
meetings of the Co6ncil;
all meetings to Council representatives
at its regular meeting all business tr nsacted
utive Committee, and any of its standin; or ad
most recent meeting of the Council*
he official spokesperson forthe Counci* in all
ations;
from the Council accounts;
wers conferred on him or her specifical y or by
titution and all other powers necessary to
this Constitution into execution.
oordinators are:
I. To act as a liaison to the Council for members in the region.
2. To serve as a member o the Executive Committee.
In addition, the President shall assign each Coordinator one of the
following specific tuties:
1. Secretary:
a. Maintain the official roster of presiding officers and
representatives of member organizations;
b. Maintain a written record of all proceedings of the Council and
Executive Committe •
Be
responsible for all correspondence for the Council;
c.
d. Edit tte Faculty G vernance News.
2. Treasurer:
a. Propos( an annual sudget to the Council;
b. Collect membership dues;
c. Manage the financi 1 accounts;
d. Prepar( a financia statement.
3. Program Director:
a. Plan aid arrange fir Council meetings and workshops.
b. Presides in absenc of President.
4. Search Director
a. Chair the Search C mittee
ARTICLE VI - Elections
At large Elect'ons will be held each Spring semester for two Regio n
Coordinators and, is even-numbe ed years, for the President elect.
The President-elect shall
Executive Committee and shall b
• point, the past Pre;ident shall
Executive Committee until the e
erve as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the
At that
come President one year after election.
serve as an ex-officio, non-voting membc r of the
ection of a new President-elect.
3
ARTICLE VII - Comm tees
1. Executive ommittee:
a. The Ex cutive Comm i ttee will consist of the President, the Regional •
Coordi ators and the President-elect or Past president, depending
on the year.
. The Ex cutive Comuttee will
- appo nt faculty nembers to Council committees and recommend
thei appointment to external groups,
- serv as a deliberative body for assignments coming from the
Coun il and
- act n administrative matters that require attention before the
next Council meeting
call
meetings by vote of any three Coordinators.
2. Search Corn ittee:
a. The Se rch Committee consists of one Regional Coordinator who will
serve s chair and other members of the Council appointed by the
Execut ve Committee.
b.
ARTICLE
The Se
- coil
Exec
Coun
- nomi
rch Committee will
ct the names of faculty members to be designated by the
tive Committee for service on Council committees or as
il representatives to other organizations and agenc as and
ate faculty members to serve as officers of the Coun:il.
- By-La s
By-laws for the operation of the Council shall be approved in a regular
meeting of the Counc 1 following ratification of the Constitution.
ARTICLE IX - Removal from Office
Any officer or ommittee chair may be removed from office by a two-thirds
vote of the Executiv Committee and confirmed by a majority vote of the
membership of the Co ncil in a mil ballot.
ARTICLE X - Ratifica ion
This Constituti n will be ratified by a two-thirds vote of the faculty
organizations of the member institutions in a mail ballot.
Proposed amendm nts may be received from any representative at a regular
meeting of the Counc 1. Upon a majority vote of the members present, the
proposed amendment s all be submitted to the membership by mail ballot.
Amendments approved y a two-thirds majority of the ballots returned within 30
days of the mailing hall become effective immediately.
Modified and a proved in CoFGO meeting Jan. 28, 1983, after submission by
committee consisting of: Peter Bishop (UHCLC), State Coordinator;
Wendall Spreadberry (SFASU), Regional Coordinato; and
Bettye Meyers (TWU), Senate President
COUNCIL OF FACL LTY GOVERNANCE ORGANIZATIONS
1210 Neuces, #201, Austit, Texas 78701
February 16, 1983
e Coordinator
Pet r Bishop
Un versity of Houston/
• ar Lake
27 0 Bay Area Blvd.
Ho ston, Texas 77058
TO: Virginia So Nell, Chairperson of Faculty Senate,
Texas Tech Jniversity
FROM: Peter Bi shop, State Coordinator.
Council of Faculty Governance Organizations
T Executive
Fr k Wright
TA Office
12 0 Neuces, #201
Au tin, Texas 78701
SUBJECT: Constitution Needing Ratification
Las Region Coordinatot
We dall Spreadberry
Ste hen F. Austin State University
Na ogdoches, Texas 77341
No east Region Coordinator
Ws ne Odom
Un ersity of Texas
at Arlington
Ar ngton, Texas 76019
So tit-Central Region Coordinator
Bu Ellard
Pan American University
Edi burg, Texas 78539
W t Region Coordinator
Ph Holcomb
An elo State University
San Angelo, Texas 76909
I am sending you a proposed constitution for the Counci' of Faculty Governance Organizations. The constitution must be ratified
by two-thirds of the member institutions (19) by June 1, 1983 to become effective. If ratified, it will become the permanent charter
of the Council.
As you know, the Council of Faculty Governance Organizations
was established three years ago to support faculty leaders in discharging their responsibilities in academic governance and to represent governance organizations at the State level. Since the needs
of local organizations have been a priority, the Council has operated in an informal manner. I and other coordinators were normally
appointed by the TACT Executive Committee to plan meetings and workshops for governance leaders.
This year, however, we have begun to establish a faculty presence im higher
education at the State level. We placed three interns with the Coordinv.ing
Board staff last summer; we sponsored a faculty workshop on the Coordinv.ing
Board, and we are being asked for nominations to Coordinating Board Advisory Committees. The informal structur that has been effective in the past cannot represent the broad spectrum of faculty opinion in the current climate. Thus a new
charter is needed.
Faculty representatives fro 17 organizations discussed this proposal at
the last meeting on January 28. They voted to submit it to the membersh . p, for
ratification. They directed me to request you to bring it before your governance organization. Ratification consists simply in their accepting it as the
constitution for the Council of Faculty Governance Organizations in a formal
meeting of the organization.
If the constitution is rati ied, your organization will be entitled to two
voting representatives at the ne xt meeting which is currently scheduled 'or
October 28-29, 1983. One of tho se representatives is to be the head of Jour
organization at that time. The other representatives is yours to choose. You
may select that person now or wa it until the Fall term.
In any event, I urge you to consider this constitution at a meeting of your
organization sometim this semester. In order to respond, please send a copy of
the appropriate minu es to me at the address below.
The Council of
pact on State higher
that this proposal g
academic responsibil
tion about the propo
nator. We will be g
acuity Gove mnance Organizations can have a signific:
education policy if it is properly constituted. I
ves the Coulcil the legitimacy it needs to speak to
ty. If you or members of your organization have an
al, please 3et in touch with me or your regional co
ad to speak to any issues concerning the proposal.
SEND MINUTES BY JUNE 1, 1983 TO:
ter Bishop,Council of Faculty Governance Organizati
1 10 Nueces St. Suite 201
A stin, TX •78701
nt imelieve
faculty
quesrdi-
ns-
M E M 0 from the School of Law
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
DATE: Februar
14, 1983
TO:
Darling, Vlce-President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Joh
FROM: Profess 3 Charles P. Bubany, Chairman of Faculty
Status nd Welfare Committee
RE:
Faculty Grievance Procedure
As you
whelmingly app
discussed on J
the Senate was
counsel concer
faculty member
advisory commi
resolution fai
between you an
meeting and I
and am now, fi
also believe t
reaction to th
the provision
philosophy of
level. The co
inclined to pu
against him.
perspective to
resolution.
With re
us, I first wo
a legal questi
question. If
"boxing at sha
possibility th
_grievances and
surreptitious
whatever. Now
complainers, b
now the Faculty Senate at its February 9 meeting overoved the proposed faculty grievance policy that was earlier
nuary 12, 1983 at the meeting you attended. After the vote,
informed by Dr. Knox Jones of "reservations" by University
ing the language of paragraph I.B.3., which gives the aggrieved
the right to have the grievance heard by a three-person
tee at the cepartmental level when attempts at informal
• This language was added as the result of discussions
members of the Faculty Senate before the January 12
nderstood that it was acceptable to the President. : was,
ly convinced that this provision had a sound basis, and
at it was a material factor in the Senate's positive
document. I thought, and I understood you to agree that
as consistent with, and in fact promoted, the underlying
maximum effort to resolve grievances at the departmental
sensus appeared to be that a faculty member would feel less
sue the grievance if a committee of his colleagues recommended
oreover, the committee's recommendation would add a
the administrator's deciison that might promote departmental
pect to University counsel's reservation, as reported to
ld respond that the provision certainly could not raLse
n and appears, if anything, to raise merely a policy
o, I must say with all due respect, that it borders on
ows." The reservation apparently is based on the perceived
t a faculty member might simply raise constant minor
invoke the committee hearing procedure each time for some
otives -- harassment, obstruction, damned meanness or
really! We faculty members as a group may be a bunch of
t I ask whether it is really likely that a faculty person
would indulge in such tact
he or she woull have much
there were sucn faculty me
firsthand who they are and
Furthermore, if there were
would be a remedy. A clea
for disciplinary action.
to sit on the innecessary
As our iiscussions
must assume goad faith on
assume the same of the fac
I submit that the question
view of both faculty and a
I have not consulted my co
they agree. /kbr do I pres
its vote does that.
cs. Any right-minded person should real ize
ore to lose than to gain. Even were we to suppose
bers, perhaps the other faculty need to abserve
what the administrator has to put up wit 3.
a series of clearly spurious complaints, there
attempt to pervert the process would be grounds
oreover, a faculty member aggrieved by h aving
anels could himself raise that as a grit ance.
oncerning the proposed procedure reveale 1, we
he part of the administrators. Must we aot
lty, at least until the contrary is show
d provision is beneficial from the point of
ministration and ultimately the universi
ittee on this but I have every reason t 3 believe
me to speak for the Faculty Senate but
think
CPB/d w
cc: Dr. Marilyn Phelan, U iversity Counsel
Dr. Virgiaia Sowell, Faculty Senate President
Members ot Faculty St tus & Welfare Committee
The attac ed statem nt was drawn up by concerned seni
colleagues and
onstituen s of mine in the Department of
Mathematics, al
of them resently involved in work on
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externally fund d researc , and all of them interested in t
policy aspects
f such work. The statement, in which I
personally cone ir (although I am not myself at present a gr nt
holder or parti ipant), has been circulated generally in my
department, and to my knowledge it has met with general
approval. I th k.refore submit it to the Senate on behalf of
my colleagues a id constituents.
-T.G. McLaughlin
Senator, Arts & Sciences
ebruary 25, 1983
Conc rning Funded Research
In recent year; the facult
of Texas Tech University has been asked
to become increasinOy aggressi e in the pursuit of funds for the suppor
of graduate educatim and resea ch programs. This is in accordance with
a national trend in universitie , and the faculty has largely accepted
this responsibility as part of
COMMitMent to the task of building
an even stronger university. R cent events surrounding the Crosbyton
Solar Power Project, however, • dicate the need for clarification and/or
formulation of polizies and pro edures defining the proper roles of
members of the faculty and memb
Such policies ;hould have
of effective cooperation betwee
s of the administration in such endeavo S.
their common objective the attainment
the faculty and administration in the
procurement of extra-university financial support for appropriate
programs. Proceduras must be
process and assure the rights o
eluded which address the natter of due
academic freedom to researchers, parti-
cularly with regard to the remo al of an investigator from a project.
Similarly, the inter:ity of the u iversity must be maintained within the
context of contractual obligati ns.
It is hereby raquested tha the Faculty Senate immediately initiatE
a study of this matter. It sho id first be determined exactly what
policies and proced_ires now exi t, and whether or not these are adequate
If not, then the formulation of suitable policies and procedures should
be undertaken.
While not comprehensive, t e following list of items should be addr assed:
1. Provisions must exist
or the possible removal of project admin Lstra -
tors who engage in improper or
rresponsible activities. However, due t
the potential of urwarranted d
age to the professional reputation of th
faculty member involved, such
tions must be taken only with due proces
involving scrutiny by peers,
the determination of circumstances. The interest
of good scholarship is of over iding importance, and the rights of the -
vesti-
gator to free purstit of study as dictated by his/her best professional .udgment
must be of paramourt concern.
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2.
Clarificatl.on should be made as to the circumstances that might
exist which would justify the appointment of someone other than the printipal
investigator as the "official spokesperson" between the university and a
potential funding agency or entity. Indeed, it is difficult to imagine hat
such could ever be the case, at least with regard to the nature and the ethod
of conduct of the research, and certainly not without the knowledge and
authority of the pr_ncipal investigator.
3.
Contact be-:ween facult and members of congress or their staff s
often required to a- rercome an a parent bias in some federal agencies aga nst
emerging mid-American universit es. Mechanisms to facilitate such contarts
on a reasonably rou7ine basis s ould exist, with due provision to insure that
appropriate officia_s of the un versity are apprised of such contacts a
their outcomes.
4.
Such congr?ssional contacts might occasionally lead to some res nt-
ment by agency offi2ials, with the result that an attempt might be made
undermine the effor:s of a part-Lcular investigator by seeking a
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sub ros
agreement with univ?xsity administration. Administrative officials sho _d
not engage in any a2tions that could be so perceived, both because of
potential harm to tle
professional reputation
of the faculty investigat
and because such ac:ions would be inimical to the long-range interests : the
university by reducing the incentive for faculty to seek external fundi .