MINUTES OF FACULTY SENATE MEETING 83
The Faculty Senate met on Wednesday, November 12, 1986 in the Senate Room of the
University Center wita Gerald Skoog, president, presiding. Senators present were
Aycock, Brink, Carlila, Cartwright, Cravens, Curry, Davis, Ford, Gades, Gettel,
Gustafson, Hartwell, iigdon, Hudson, Keho, Koh, Lawrence, McLaughlin, McKown,
Mann, Muma, Newcomb, )berhelman, Payne, Pearson, Platten, Reid, Samson, Sasser,
Savage, Schoenecke, Smith, Steele o Stoune, Tereshkovich, Whitehead, Whitsitt,
Williams, J. Wilson, and M. Wilson. Senators Barnard, Ethridge, Gipson, Owens,
and Postell were abseat. Senator i Scott was absent because of illness.
Senators Blair, Koeppa, Mathis, Stockton, Wicker and Wood were absent
because of University business.
Calling the meeting to order at 335 P.M., Skoog recognized and welcomed
the following guests: Virginia Sowell, Assistant Vice President for Academic
Affairs and Research; Gene Medley Admissions and Records; Preston Lewis, Yews
and Publications; Christy Grimes, Student Senate; and Cindy Pandolfo, University
Daily.
I.
Approval of minutes of September 24, and October 8, 1986 meetinas
Minutes of the meetings were approved as submitted.
II.
Report by Senate Vice President Hartwell
Issues addressed by the Academic qouncil in its November meeting include:
A.
Letters of Recommendatio
promotion have been rule
B.
Summer Classes - While S mmer sessions will operate on a four day week,
work days will begin at
:00 A.M. this year.
C.
Convocations - There wil be two University Ceremonies this year.
will be provIded as appr priate.
D.
Standardized Vitae - Con ideration of such has been suspended for the
time being.
E.
HEAF Funds - Last years funds have been released.
F.
Organized Research Funds - Seventy five percent of the previously withheld
Organized Research Funds have been released for use.
- Letters of recommendation for tenure End
to be open to the person of reference.
Details
III. Report from Vir&inia Sowell, Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs and
Research
Representing VPAAR Hainan, Assistnat VPAAR Sowell addressed the issues of:
A. Sick Leave - Sick leave as been reinstated for faculty on nine month
appointments. The new p licy represents only minor changes for the old
sick leave pclicy. Copi s of the Operating Procedure are currently being
circulated.
B. Evaluation of Administra ors - Procedures for the evaluation of administrators
are being currently cons 'dered. AVPAAR Sowell requested input fror faculty
on this matter. Procedu es used in other organizations or procedures
recommended ly professio al organizations are particularly desired for
consideratior.
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IV.
Report of the En-ollment Procedures Committee by Panze Kimmel and othe
committee members
Kimmel recognized committee members serving. They are, in addition tc Kimmel,
Barnes (Finance & AdmLnistration) Bethea (Engineering), Clark (Agriculture ), Dukes
(Business Administrat-__on), Felstehausen (Home Economics), Medley (Admissior s & Records),
Nevius (Education), Perez ( Graduate School), Richmond (Finance & Administl ation),
Sowell (Academic AffaLrs & Research), Templer (Arts & Sciences), and Tomlir son
(Finance and AdministTation).
Kimmel then presented twenty twu recommendations of the committee addr essing the
area of (1) Recruitment, (2) Admisaion and Admission Requirements, (3) Orier tation,
(4) Academic Advisement, (5) RegiStration, (6) Retention, (7) Personal Cour seling;(8) Financial Aid, and (9) Other 8upport Services. Kimmel then moved on be half of
the committee that the Faculty Serate received the report and the recommenc ations
be scheduled for Senate consideration. The motion passed without oppositi )n.
Note:
Copies of the committee report may be obtained from the Faculty Sen. te
Office or from your Faculty Senator.
As a point of information Medley informed the Senate that the officia
enrollment figure for Texas Tech is 23,479.
V.
Fall
Reports
A. Academic Programs Committ ee, McKown Reporting
McKown recogAized committ ee members who include, in addition to M
Carlile, Gades, Petrini, Tereshkovich, Whitehead and Wilson.
Own
The Committee refort reads:
I. Should the Faculty Senate a vise President Cavazos, as well as the p icymakers of the state, to support the development of policies and procedur s needed
to implement and finance a basi -skills testing and remedial program for entering
freshmen at Texas cclleges and niversities?
The Committee members acknowledgle that there is a basic
those who are conce/ned with the' issue; however:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
skills
problem a
commend
evel.
It is felt tlat this pro lem is best addressed at the high school
Efforts are already unde ay to improve basic skills in high scho s and
exit test.
many exams ale given pri r to graduation eg: ACT, SAT, high schoo
ills.
The effect of HB 72 has ot yet had an impact on improving basic
Remedial programs at ind idual universities may need strengtheni
however, it is problemat *c that this need is consistent across th state.
ills test
In time of economic stre s the expenditure for yet another basic
while others are in plac is poor management.
as
In lieu of an expenditure of 6.5 million dollars at a time when T
can ill affold the expens e, the committee would like to suggest ci nsideration
of legalizing, the use of the high school exit scores as a remedia ion tool.
II. Should the Fact_lty Senate kvise Presidnt Cavazos, as well as the p licymakers of the state, to support the development of a core curriculum tha would be
studied and masterec by all graduates of Texas postsecondary institution._
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It is felt that
universities are to be
autonomous and unique
would detract from the
recommended that each
requirement consistent
University has underta
requirement/capabiliti
process followed by th
special consideration
would be in direct con
and one-half year prog
ach univers ty in the state meets a special need and that
commended f • r their unique education qualities. The
ualities mu t be preserved. A standardized state wi e core
It is
preservatio of each university's special qualities.
niversity d velop its own university wide general ed cation
with its mi sion and accreditation guidelines. Texa Tech
en a genera education curriculum molded to the spec fic
s of each c 0 liege and this institution. The three y ar
general ed cation committee, appointed by the VPAAR has given
o all the existing program accreditation. A state w de core
lict with retaining a four year program (as opposed •o a four
am) and with fulfilling national accreditation requi ements.
McKown moved Sen te acceptan6e of the motion. The motion
passed without opposit on.
B. Financial Ex gency Policy, Aycock Reporting
The current
with VPAAR H
the plan, Wh
continue Its
to the Facul
without oppo
raft of the Financial Exigency Plan is awaiting conf rence
ragan. Fol owing discussion of recent activity rela ed to
tehead moved that the Ad Hoc Committee for Financial Exigency
activity and bring a new version of the Financial Ex gency Plan
y Senate fot consideration. The motion was seconded and passed
ition.
VI. New Business
A. Consideration of t e review draft of the proposed operating policy and p ocedures
regarding performa e evaluations of members of the faculty.
Skoog read a lette
of the evaluation
of the current dra
from the Te as Tech chapter of the AAUP concerning t e draft
licy. The etter made four key points concerning th
revision
of the ope ating policy.
1.
All matters c ncerning di missal are to be handled in accordance w th
procedure co ained in th university tenure policy which was appr ved
by the Board f Regents i May, 1986.
2.
The tenured f culty of ea h unit must have an advisory role in the
determination that any fa ulty member's performance is unsatisfact ry.
3.
There should e no implic tion in the OP that the setting of goals
any way contr ctual.
4.
In fairness t
implementatio
Newcomb moved tha
projected implementatio
is in
tenured an'II tenure-track faculty, there should not
of the OP tntil the academic year 1988-89.
the Senate l express to VPAAR Haragan the desire that the
date be pu‘hed back considerably.
The motion was se onded.
Whitsitt moved to amend the m4tion to read:
Given widesp
currently ex
Haragan that
pending cons
ead faculty
sts, the Fa
the project
deration by
dissatisfaction with the proposed OP as
ulty Senate expresses its desire to VP
d implementation date be pushed back con iderably
an appropraite faculty committee.
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The amendme t was secon ed and passed without opposition.
The motion as am nded passed without opposition.
B.
Administration of
acuity elec ions
In response to del ys and othe problems in elections administered out of the
Office of Academic Affairs, th Faculty Senate has been requested to take over
future elections a it did in he past.
i
Sasser moved to ha e the Faculiy Senate take responsibility for administration of
faculty elections rovided funds in the Faculty Senate budget are adequate
to do so.
The motion was sec nded and pa sed without opposition.
C.
Senate representat ve to work
calendar
Keho moved that th
Senate to Office o
i' ith Office of Academic Affairs on the University
Chair of t e Academic Programs Committee represent the Faculty
Academic A fairs in matters of the University Calenear.
The motion was sec nded and pa sed without opposition.
D.
Other Business
Pearson on behalf f himself, and Senators Brink and Wilson introduced the
following resoluti n:
Whereas vario s faculty m bers at Texas Tech have received
personal lett rs from Ken Hance between October 30 and November 3
urging them t vote for 13' 11 Clements on November 4, and
Whereas there had been a ash of rumors during the campaign that
Bill Clements intended to make drastic cuts in the funding for higher
education in rder to mee the budget deficit of the state, and,
Whereas Mr. H nce assures s that former Governor Clements personally
informed him aturday, Oct ber 25 that "there will be no cuts in higer
education," a d,
Whereas the v ters of Lub ck County, including many Texas Tech faculty,
believed thes assurances and voted for Mr. Clements by a 60% margin,
Be It Resolve that the F culty Senate of Texas Tech University expresses
its thanks to r Hance for these assurances that higher education in
Texas will be enhanced an improved in the future.
Pearson moved pa sage of the
esolution.
The motion was s conded and p ssed.
Skoog declared t e meeting ad ourned at 5:12 P.M.