Minutes – Promotion, Tenure & Salary (PTS) Committee
August 28, 2013
Present: Berns, Graham, Kortenkamp, Maas (Convener), McManus, Tollefson,. Absent:
Berlin, Hippert, Kasilingam.
K. Hoar (Faculty Senate rep) was present to answer questions about the committee charge
and report back to Faculty Senate on selection of committee Chair and Secretary.
Convened at 1:30 pm.
1) Motion to elect Katherine Kortenkamp as committee Chair.
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2) Motion to rotate the Secretary responsibility among the committee members, with
the Chair then e-mailing the approved meeting minutes to Sibbie Weathers.
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3) The committee charge was discussed. The Chair will request data before the next
meeting that may be useful in reviewing the summer 2013 pay plan. The
committee will also be considering what steps should be taken if payouts exceed
revenues in any given year. The Committee is not expecting to be charged with
developing a new pay plan for the coming year.
4) The committee decided to set a tentative meeting date for Wednesday, September
11, 2013 at 7:45 AM. Initial meeting frequency will be set as every other week. A
couple members will review their schedules for conflicts, and if necessary the
committee members will communicate via email to find a more suitable time to
meet if necessary. The charge letter also states the committee should consider
whether their size and configuration is appropriate for the workload and report
back to Faculty Senate by early February 2014.
5) Motion to adjourn.
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Next Meeting: Tentatively on Wednesday, September 11th, at 7:45 AM. Location TBD
by Chair.
Meeting adjourned at 2:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted by William Maas