MINUTES #135, FACULTY SENATE
September 9, 1992
111 The
Faculty S
Senate Room o
presiding. S
Cismaru, Couc
Goebel, Haigl
Mason, Meek,
Stoune, Straw
Coulter, Elbo
business. Se
Senator Dunne
I.
nate net on Wedhesday, September 9, 1992, at 3:15 in the
the tniversity Center with Benjamin H. Newcomb, president,
natorE present Tatere Aranha, Benson, Bliese, Bradley, Burnett,
, Cur2er, Davis, Dragga, Dunn, Duran, Dvoracek, Freeman,
r, Herry, Hopkins, Huffman, Jonish, Kiecker, D. Mason, J.
iller, Mitra, Morrow, Payne, Pen, Reynolds, Roy, Shroyer,
erman, Trost, Troub, Urban, Wagner and Weber. Senators
, Fedler and Green were absent because of University
ators DaghistanY and Zanglein were absent with reason.
was ahsent because of illness. Senator Hensley was absent.
INTRODUCT ON OF GUESTS
President New
following gue
Ainsworth and
Provost; Robe
Denise Jackso
Loveless and
Publications;
news media.
omb called the meeting to order at 3:20 and welcdmed the
ts: President and Mrs. Lawless, Donald R. Haragan, Len
Virginia Sowell, Office of the Executive Vice Preeident and
t Sweazy, Office of Research Services; William G. Nehner and
Office of Deve opment; Mary Ann Higdon, Library;, Chris
ichelle Sutton, tudent Association; Steve Kauffman, News and
Sandra Pulley, U iversit Dail ; and other members of the
Professor Cla ke E. Cochran, POlitical Science, served as Parliamentarian.
II.
CONSIDE
Minutes of 6
III.
TION OF MINUTES
y 1992 were approved without dissent.
REMARKS FROM PRESIDENT LSWLESS
President Law
a consultant
report that e
sources of gi
the Regents.
capital campa
well with tho
At this time
s condIcting a feasibility study. The goal is to kepare a
aluates the climate for raising money and identifies possible
ts; this report 0ould be presented at the December meeting of
While Dther Texae universities are currently conducting
gns, Lawless arg ed that TTU had programs that cou4 compete
e at other unive sities.
Questioned ab
college, or d
level necessa
raise money f
identify a pr
individual to
endowed chair
the Southwest
ut whether the c
partmeat level,
y for success.
r specific purpo
gram taat an ind
an area of inter
for scholarshi
Collection and
Senator Newco
library. He
because of in
administratio
priority, but
some opportun.
cut. While t
still come la
acquisitions.
• askei what could be done to meet the current needs of the
oted taat the library was falling behind in its acquisitions
lation and low funding. Lawless responded that the
would continue to look into the problem. The library was a
fundina would depend on what happened statewide. tTU has
ties. It reduce1 its budget by 5% last year yet d_d not get
e university can ot spend all this savings (a 10% cut might
er in :he bienniUm), it is looking at some one time
ess discussed the proposed capital fund drive.
paign will be conducted at the uhiversity,
awless responded that he will work at any
U can not rely on a "global sell," but must
es. Usually it is more successfu:. to
vidual might support and to steer the
St or concern. Goals include money for
s for the library, and for facthties for
IM.
IV.
REMARKS
Vice-Preside
contribute t
V. REMARKS
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September 1,9
F VIC
PRESIDENT WEHNER
Wehn
a cap
urged th faculty to suggest individuals w\CJ might
al campai n.
T HARAGAN
PROV
(Complete re
rt on
Wielding a b
issues of fu
tery
ing a
Funding: Al
education has
state progr
result is a 1
in Texas; dur
in other stat
colleges and
result Texas
Columbia) in
ough
grown
such
% dec
ng th
lip
ile in F4ulty Senate Office)
,
charts and graphs, Provost Haragan addressed the
enrollments at TTU.
e enrollm
ittle (2%
s safety
ase in pe
same per,
fees and
ties are
St (51st
ent funds
S.
niver
anks
er St
In response t the
been eliminat d at
nt has increased, state funding fer higher
since 1985; on the other hand fuhdLng for
nd corrections as grown dramatically. The
student expenditures for higher ollcation
od, spending for higher education increased
nonresident tuition charged by Te 'a*
lso among the lowest in the natio - As a
ut of the fifty states and the Diet:ict of
1 '
for higher education.
dget prolems, forty-one professorial positions have
U since 1 85. Lectureships have been cut ai Well.
Enrollment
Admisan
ion stand rds: Current enrollment figures *re 24,277,
down somewhat from
ose of 19 0. The decline in enrollment is 01:y
partially a r suit o higher a issions standards. Student costa t TTU are
twice those o comm ity colle es, and the pool of high school g*aduates
has been low uring he few ye rs. While the, headcount is down, the number
of credit hou s has eclined 1 ss than 1%; the number of graduate hours has
increased by %. Th benefits of higher standards are clear: the average
SAT scores, A T scor s, and GPs of entering students have increesed as has
the one-year etenti n rate of first year students (now over 70%). Haragan
felt that the decisi n to increase admission standard was correct; while it
takes time fo the i age of an institution to change, the message was out.
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On inally th search for a director of the pro osed
Honors Proar -1
university-wi e hono s program had been limited to internal cand dates.
request d that an external search be cond' cted, and
Many faculty, howeve
the administr. tion h s decided to do that. Clarke Cochran is di &ting the
search, which e hop to have 0 up and running" by next fall.
Graduate vs.
undergraduate
be diverted f
Haragan hopes
the Coordinat
baccalaureate
average credi
should stay a
to the doctor
also difficul
that in other
ndergr
educat
om gra
to get
ng Boa
educat
hours
this
te var
to co
states
duate fun in •: Legislative concerns that 1
on is und rfunded have generated fear that *otey will
uate educ tion to improve undergraduate ed*ation.
out the m ssage that both are underfunded. 1Cvrrently
d is cons ering limiting state funding forlpsturs per graduate student. At TTt,,the
on to 80
for the d torate is well above 100 and prlatly
evel to a sure quality education. The aver ge years
es by dis ipline (from 4 to 8 or more years. It is
ding of graduate education in Te.xis with
pare the
other
state uses a similar fund4g scheme.
because n rHil
Senator Newcomb asked about the status of strategic
e role of elected faculty participation in the
ponded th*t he expected the colleges to do the
e. The strategic planning committee will set goals:
Strategic Pla ning:
planning and -.out t
process. Har-gan re
planning at t is sta
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and targets or the colleges, probably in the area of student/faculty
ratios, and he colLeges will decide how to reach these goals.
In the last
year, 16 deg ee programs have been eliminated (not including those merged
with others). He dLdn't know of any other programs slated for elimination,
but there we e still problems with student/faculty ratios and efficiency.
These could e deal-: with at the college level. Haragan would encourage
elected facu ty par-Acipation where it was feasible, but he would not
mandate the echanics of choice. When pressed about the role of the
faculty, Har gan re_terated that the deans could decide how to involve the
faculty. Th y would be given maximum flexibility in reaching the goals set
by the strat gic planning committee.
Haragan note that he faculty would have an opportunity to eval uate
college admi istrat_ons, including the deans. This year the fac ulty of all
colleges exc pt Arts & Science and Architecture will be asked tc evaluate
the administ tion. An evaluation form designed by the deans wi 11 be sent
to all facul La
These forms Will be returned anonymously to Hai agan, who
will evaluate them and have t e comments typed out; the original forms will
then be destroyed. Haragan 1 seeking an honest assessment in c rder to
improve the adminis .:ration. arts and Sciences and Architecture (which have
the newest deans) w..11 be evaluated next year. Later a regular schedule
for evaluati. s wilL be established.
VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Senate President Newcomb's office hours in the Senate office will be MW
1:30-3pm.
110 Forms to apply for Kellogg Fellowships are available in the Senate office.
Kellogg Fellowships provide fUnds for faculty who are only 2-12 years past
their degree to study outside their own field.
VII. REPORTS FROM UNIVERSITY COUNCILS
Provost's Council-- Benjamin Newcomb (report distributed to Senators and on
file in the Senate office).
Senator Weber direc
name of the College
The change is due t
There are departmen
College of Home Eco
chosen by the Colle
the college; the pr
level and had his s
also said that depa
about the change.
change. He had hear
people in his depar
oppose it. A motio
study was adopted w
matter to one of th
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ed the Senate's attention to the proposed change in the
of Home Eeonomics to the College of Human Sciences.
be presented to the Regents at their October meeting.
s of human sciences, he noted, that are not in the
omics. Haragan responded that the new name had been
e of Home Economics to better represent what went on in
posal reflected changes taking place on the national
pport and the support of the coordinating beard. He
tments such as Psychology and HPER had been consulted
enator Weber asked to go on record in opposition to the
nothing about the proposed change, doubted that most
ment knew about it, and felt that a majority would
to send the proposed name change to committee for
thout disaent. President Newcomb will assign the
Senate's standing committees.
Academic Council--C ndace Hailer (report distributed to Senators and on
file in the Senate ffice).
Senator Haigler bro
vacancies in classi
level. This could
best qualified pers
ght to the attention of the Senate the policy that all
ied personnel positions must be filled at tte minimum
ffect research grants by preventing the hiring of the
n. It was moved and seconded that a Senate committee
study the im
flexibility
President Ne
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ct of this poliCy and the possibility of amending 1 t to allow
such iring deCisions. The motion passed with nol 4issent;
omb w 1 assign he matter to one of the Senate's s tending
i
Graduate Cou/.41--M Catherine Miller (report distributed to Sen'tors and
on file in to ,. Sena [ office).!
VIII. REPOR FROM
TANDING COMMITTEES OF FACULTY SENATE
Committee on
Senator Wagn
dissent. (Re
es--in th absence of Senator Dunne, who wa ,ill,
ted the r port. The report was accepted wi iiout
ributed tO Senators and on file in the Sena ii office.
ommit
pres
rt di
IX. OLD BUS' SS
At the 6 May 992 m
committee re • rt on
further cons .erati
ting, Senator Dagistany requested that the study
aculty se* .vice be placed on the fall agendaLfor
. However, no discussion was offered at th $ time.
The Athletic
par
clarify the
aduat
Department h
adju
those who ha trans
standing; th gradu
The Athletic epar
all students hen d
follows:
nt had re$ponded to the Senate's request that it
n rate St tistics reported last spring. The Athletic
ed the gr duation rate of athletes to accouat for
rred or w thdrawn from the university in goiod
ion rate f other TTU students was not so adjisted.
nt now re orts the graduation rates for athezes and
counted f r those leaving in good standing to be as
Graduati
Graduati
n 5 years:
n 6 years:
Senator Newco not
Higher Educat on h
in using suchi disco
all students
43%
51%
athletes
43.2%
57.7%
that an rticle in the July 22, 1992 Chron4.c1e of
warned about the inaccuracies and problems inherent
ted gradu tion rates.
X. NEW BUSIN SS
It was accept d wit
adjusted to f t the
will be Wedne day,
May 1993.
,
ut dissent that the meeting dates of the Senate be
niversityl calendar. The first meeting of S-Dr;_ng 1992
January L993; the last meeting will be WedSesday,
5
,
Senate liaiso S to
Center Board, Stude
Committee nee to b
vacancies wer aske
e Develoloi ent Council, Research Council, University
Association, and Intellectual Property Rightis
appointed Those interested in filling these
to call the Senate Office to volunteer.
A complaint h d bee
chairs who we e ass
compensation uring
the opportuni y of
be given to a commi
discussion an no d
raised if4th President Newcomb concerning depa tment
ned to t ch and to receive administrative
oth summ sessions. This practice deprives thers of
er tea ing. Senator Cismaru moved that t s issue
ee for investigation. The motion was adopte with noAk
sent.
IIP
try StatiOns are now unmanned after 3:30, ond some
s is
that st44ents are taking parking spaces.
for those in Home Economics and Education due to the
rig lots and the frequency of afternoon classe . As
Parking probl
faculty have
especially a
location of
ms:
eport
roble
e par
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part of the 5 cut, the administration has terminated one team ot people
who had prey]. usly n anned entry stations. In addition, the Univarsity has
not been towi g cars due to a doubling of costs; instead it is applying
boots to ille ally arked cars so that they can not be moved until
receiving a t cket f rom a police officer. Provost Haragan suggested that
faculty park n anot her space since late in the afternoon there were
usually empty spaces in the affected lost. It was moved and ado-ated that a
Senate senate commit tee investigate the problem of interlopers in the more
popular parki g lots
r
XI. ADJOURNM T
The meeting w s adj
rned at 4:41 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
m•
1,4;16.
M. Catherine Miller
Secretary 1992-93
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Items for the Senate agenda sh uld be submitted before
AGENDA COMMITTEE me ings on 0 tober 5, November 2,
January 1, 1993.
November 30, :992 a
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