Alabama A&M University
Faculty Senate
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Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical Faculty Senate Minutes
APPROVED BY THE BODY WITH NECESSARY CORRECTIONS
AAMU Faculty Senate Meeting – 22 October 2013
The Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Faculty Senate met on October 22, 2013 in the
Dean’s Conference Room Carter Hall. The meeting was called to order at approximately 12:35 p.m. with
Dr. Jeanette Jones, president, presiding.
Senators present:
Dr. Jeanette Jones, Dr. Joshua Herring, Dr. Jifeng Mu, Major Tina Hill-Miller, Ms. Esther Phillips Ross,
Dr. Delores Price, Dr. Susan Brown, Dr. Thelma Townsend, Ms. Rhonda Lang, Mr. Jay Gangasani, Mr.
Gerald Vines
Alternate senators present:
Dr. Hossein Jamshidi, Ms. Lucrecia Hawley
Reading of the Agenda
Motion: To approve the agenda for October 22, 2013
Vote: Motion Carried
Reading of the Minutes
Motion: To approve the minutes for September 26, 2013 with noted corrections.
Motion: Gerald Vines
Second: Rhonda Lang
Vote: Motion Carried
Corrections duly noted: The senate distribution of the October meeting announcement failed to reach Dr.
Mira Kruja, Dr. Lynne Edmondson, and Dr. Halima Qureshi for notice of last month’s meeting.
Business
Approval by Consensus
Action: To approve Dr. Delores Price as chaplain of the AAMU Faculty Senate as there is a chaplain in
the United States Senate.
Vote: Approval by consensus
Objections: None
Other Business
Senate President Jones gave updates concerning the AAMU Board of Trustees: the departure of the
AAMU Vice President of Student Affairs for a new position, the addition of Dr. Jerome Williams as chair
of the academic affairs subcommittee, new degree programs including Animal Bio Health Sciences, the
University’s preparation for SACS, the quest for a new vice president for the division of business and
finance, the need for a director of sponsored programs, the capital campaign fundraising efforts. She also
provided a summary of her report to the BOT for the October 10th meeting. Copies will be provided.
However, the report included discussion of the following: the two percent raise, salary compression,
SREB proposal revisiting, faculty contributions to the capital campaign, retirement salaries, research
incentive plans, (the BOT’s former approval of research incentive plans), PEEHIP’s approval by faculty
senate, fair market value salaries, and a university club.
Clarification of Committee Assignments (Academic Assignments—University)
Special Projects
Faculty Club
Academic Program Unit Review
Academic Standards and Curriculum
Academic Support and Administrative Support
Admissions, Advisement, and Retention
Budget and Planning
Athletics
Ceremonial and Special Events
Continuing Education Weekend and Summer Programs
Faculty Handbook
Faculty Professional Special Development
Graduate Council
Information Technology
Intellectual Properties
International Programs
Library Advisory
Promotion and Tenure Process and Procedures
Promotion and Tenure
Quality Enhancement
Faculty Development
University Safety
Research and Sponsored Programs
Scholarship Committee
Student Life and Affairs
University Promotion and Tenure Appeals
Animal and Human Subjects
Faculty and Staff
The meeting was adjourned at 2:00 p.m.
Thelma Townsend, Secretary and Recorder
Marjorie Battle
Susan Brown
Rhonda Lang
Jeanette Jones, Thelma Townsend
Joseph Ezeibe
Marjorie Battle
Eric O’hene-Nyako
Gerald Vines
Tina Hill-Miller, Susan Brown, Delores Price
Susan Brown, Thelma Townsend
Jeanette Jones, Joshua Herring, Mira Kruja
Esther Phillips
Jeanette Jones
Maurice Dawson, Jay Gangasani
Mohammad Alim
Jifeng Mu
Nareatha Studdard
Mira Kruja
Jeanette Jones and Jacob Oluwoye
Marjorie Battle
S. Brown, Esther Phillips-Ross, Corine Williams
Kamala Bhat
Mostafa Dokhanian
Joshua Herring
Gerald Vines
Mira Kruja
Lynne Edmondson
Thelma Townsend, Esther Phillips-Ross