Meeting, September 13, 2012
Law, Room 201
Members
Present:
L. Ametsbichler, D. Beck, A. Borgmann, B. Borrie, J. Carter, J.
Cavanaugh, J. Crepeau, A. Delaney, W. Davies, J. Eglin, R. Fanning,
C. Galipeau, L. Gillison, J. Glendening, S. Gordon, L. Gray, N.
Greymorning, K. Harris, J. Hirstein, W. Holben, M. Horejsi, D.
Jackson, J. Laskin, B. Layton, D. MacDonald, M. Mayer, C. Merriman,
S. Mills, M. Monsos, J. Montauban, P. Muench, J. Munro, H.
Naughton, M. Neilson, C. Palmer, E. Plant, R. Premuroso, E. Putnam,
M. Raymond J. Renz, M. Rosulek, J. Sears, P. Silverman, D. Sloan,
G. Smith, A. Sondag, M. Stark, S. Tillerman, N. Vonessen, A. Ware, K.
Wu
Members
Excused
S. Lodmell, M. Bowman, A. Glaspey, M. McHugh, E. Rosenburg, D.
Spencer
Members
Absent
B. Allen, W. Chung, H.Eggert, C. Hahn, D. Hollist, N. McCrady, M.
Schneider A. Szalda-Petree,
Ex-Officio
Present:
Registrar Johnson, Associate Provost Walker-Andrews, ASUM Vice
President Hagfors
Guests:
UFA President Shively, Associate Vice President Russel, Director
Kinch
Chair Renz called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m. The change in venue is to
accommodate senators who were having difficulty hearing. The Senate was
investigating purchasing sound equipment, but the Law School had rooms fully
equipped. There are several wireless microphones, so if you are having difficulty hearing
please speak up and the speaker will be provided with one.
Registrar Johnson called role.
The minutes from 5/5/12 were approved.
Communications:
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President Engtrom
The year is off to a great start. Although there have been numerous rumors that
enrollment is down significantly, it likely will not be far from last year. Official
numbers will be released after the fifteenth day of classes. Several of the student
success parameters are looking good. The freshmen and sophomore retention rates
are increasing and are the highest within the Montana University System at 75%.
The percentage of new students with full college preparation course work is on the
increase (44% to 52% over two years). The percentage of students needing
developmental courses in math and writing is decreasing as well due to the hard
work of Montana high schools.
There are a number of cabinet level searches taking place this fall. See
http://www.umt.edu/president/Cabinet%20Level%20Searches/default.php for search
committees’ membership. Please contact a member of the search committee to
provide input.
The Personal Empowerment through Self-Awareness (PETSA) sexual assault
training is new to campus this fall. Every student (approximately 15,000) should take
the online course prior to spring enrollment. As of today 6669 students have
completed the course. Most, but not all the student feedback is positive. Please
remind your students that they need to take the course.
The new Associate Vice President of Planning Budgeting and Analysis, Dawn Russel
was introduced. She will be speaking shortly.
Please remember to emphasize the positive events on campus and to concentrate
on the University’s strengths. Peggy Kuhr, the Interim Vice President for
Communication is working with the media and developing strategies as we move into
the legislative session. The University has three priorities. The first is a salary
package for faculty and staff. We have to be competitive to recruit nationally.
Secondly, present-law-adjustments are critical. This takes into account the increased
(inflation and etc.) cost to maintain the same level of service. If not received, the
University’s budget is essentially cut. The third priority is a new building for the
Missoula College.
Questions
Chair Renz: Does the University have any plans to pursue matching funds for
TiaaCref?
President Engstrom: He will see what he can find out.
Senator Jackson: Are the increased percentages for grant indirect costs (Facilities
and Administration-F & A) one-time-only or ongoing?
President Engstrom: The policy has been a 35% return to the Dean for distribution.
This was cut by 8% this year to cover the Research Office’s central indirect account.
Costs exceeds revenues in this account due to over obligation for items such as
start-up packages, matching grants, and equipment (costs exceed revenues). This is
not intended to be a permanent change.
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Provost Brown
Non-Tenurable Faculty Report
The Non-Tenurable Faculty Report was delivered to the Faculty Senate. The
summary table indicates that the average total percentage is at 27% which is slightly
over the 25% goal required by the policy. The Missoula College is considerably
higher at 57%. This is due to the mission of the College and not having the funds to
hire permanent faculty members. Both the College of Arts and Sciences and the
College of Visual and Performing Arts were slightly over as well. This is likely due to
filling vacancies with adjunct faculty members while a number of searches took
place. The Law School is no longer out of compliance with the policy due to recent
hires. The University of Montana is doing better than most universities. Many havee
adjuncts teaching over 50% of program courses. It is likely that the University as a
whole will be close to the 25% goal in the future.
Question
Senator Beck: In the College of Arts and Sciences it takes 2-3 years to replace a
faculty retirement. Is there a plan to shorten this delay?
Provost Brown: Dean Comer has managed the budget in the College of Arts and
Sciences so that it is sound at this point. This is a change from the past. He is likely
deliberative with regard to search approvals and vacancy savings. If Provost Brown
becomes aware of any information related to filling vacant positions sooner he will
provide the Faculty Senate with an update.
ADA Compliance
Faculty members need to be aware of ADA compliance issues with regard to
availability of course materials. If you post videos online for students they must be
close captioned. Disability Services for Students will help you do this, but it takes
time. Please check with Disability Services for Students if you have a deaf student in
your class to make sure all the course materials are assessable.
Comments regarding Programs of National Distinction item under new business.
Proposals are due tomorrow. The Committee that developed the criteria had over
70% faculty and was very purposeful to allow for two pathways leading to programs
of national distinction. One was traditional (departments, programs, etc.) and the
other can be comprised of a combination of programs to encourage creativity and
collaboration. The effort is mainly for research and marketing.
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ASUM Vice President Bryn Hagfors
ASUM President is Zack Brown, an Environmental Studies Student, and Truman
Scholar. Vice President Bryn Hagfors has a double major in Economics and Political
Science. ASUM and Faculty Senate are vested in a shared purpose for 1) a positive
educational experience for students and faculty, 2) a shared interest in creating a
positive campus community/culture, and 3) a positive image of the University in the
community.
ASUM is interested in working with the Faculty Senate to highlight the positive
interaction between students and faculty to make the University a beacon of
excellence. It is particularly important to communicate clearly to the legislature the
services provided by the University. The students have two main legislative goals: 1)
a building for the Missoula College and 2) a compensation package for faculty and
staff.
The ASUM Leadership hopes to return to the Senate when there is more time to
discuss its smart building initiative. Faculty members are invited to present issues
important to students to ASUM as well.
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Faculty Development Office, Director Amy Kinch
The Faculty Development Office started in 2010 via contract negotiations with the University
Faculty Association. It is under the Provost’s Office and is directed by a faculty steering
committee. Its charge is to support faculty careers. It offers services related to teaching,
research, and advising, but also tries to address faculty satisfaction. Some of the activities
include faculty orientation, professional development series workshops, and overseeing the
functions of the Faculty Development and Sabbatical Assignment Committee.
The Steering Committee also helps with communication between the Provost’s Office and the
faculty. A recent example is working collaboratively with the Associate Provost on creating
the summaries of faculty responses to the Higher Education Research Institute Survey. The
Office is also an advocate for faculty resources. Much of what the Office does originates with
the faculty. Please contact Director Kinch with ideas for collaboration. She has a
background in public policy and is very passionate about making systems work more
efficiently.
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Office of University Planning, Budgeting, and Analysis, Associate Vice President Dawn
Russel
The Office provides service to campus and is available to help with your needs. She hopes to
put together a data bank for faculty to use as a resource. This should be particularly helpful
for faculty applying for grants. She has 5 years’ experience working for Institutional Research
at the University of Arkansas and 11 years with the Kansas Board of Regents where she
worked closely with the Legislature. She understands the big picture of higher education.
The University has to help people understand what it does. There needs to be definitive data
with regard to the consequence of no salary increases as well as national salary
comparisons. The message is important.
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University Faculty Association President, David Shively
Bargaining will begin on November 15th. The union is interested in input regarding contract
language that is important to your units. Bargaining will include compensation. It is
encouraging to hear that faulty salaries are a priority for the administration, the students and
the Board of Regents.
Please vote! Voting records show that UM Faculty are being out voted by MSU. The data
shows that below 50% of UM Faculty are registered to vote and only 40% of the faculty voted
in the last general election. This is important because the Legislature is approving faculty
salaries. Several University employees are running for legislative seats: Dave Andrews,
Doug Coffin, and Former ASUM President Jen Gursky. These candidates are familiar with
University issues and would help our voice in Helena.
Please make sure your department has a unit representative interested in engaging in
important issues.
Questions
It was clarified that a 2% salary increase plus $500 is coming October 1 st. There is also an
inversion and compression pool. One hundred faculty ranked the most inverted between
ranks (merits excluded from calculation) will receive $1000 added to their salary. The data
will be analyzed again to determine the best approach for distributing the funds next year.
Faculty that received an inversion award this year will be eligible next year if still ranked
highly inverted. The Union would also like to look at models that look at faculty with the
lowest pay for possible implementation in the future.
The Union participates in the Inter-Unit Benefits Committee to negotiate the best deal
possible considering the escalating medial costs.
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Chair's report
Day of Dialogue
The UM Day of Dialogue is October 25th. Chair Renz has participated in the past and
encourages faculty members to get involved. Senator Stark, a member of the Steering
Committee, added “The Greatest Lecture Ever Presented” will be given Wednesday, October
25th in the Dennison Theatre by Morgan Spurlock.
Principles for collaboration between CAS and COT to deliver general education courses
The Deans of Missoula College and the College of Arts and Sciences developed this
document to guide Missoula College’s efforts to fulfill the Board of Regents College Now
initiative. Specific procedures may still be required.
Sexual Assault Reporting
There is information for Faculty regarding how to report sexual assaults at
www.umt.edu/sexualmisconduct . The Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Director, Lucy
Franz will address the Faculty Senate next month.
Common Course Numbering
A word search function is now available on the Common Course Number Matrix website.
Please remember to use this function to search for similar courses prior to submitting new
course proposals. There will eventually be syllabi linked to the site for comparison. Courses
are considered common if 80% of the content is similar. There will be a presentation on the
Cross-listing Pilot at the next Faculty Senate meeting.
Associate Provost Walker-Andrews indicated that in accordance to the collective bargaining
agreement faculty are required to submit syllabi. Syllabi should be housed either on the
Department’s website or the Mansfield Library’s repository. It is to the University’s benefit to
have exemplar representative syllabi for common course numbering. In addition Northwest
Accreditation has a new requirement that course learning outcomes be posted and available
to students.
Faculty and Staff Housing Exchange
There is now a Faculty and Staff Housing Exchange function on the Off-Campus Housing
finder. Faculty and Staff can list their homes for rent while on sabbatical or search for
available housing.
Chair Renz met with the Department of Modern and Classical Languages regarding how
faculty governance committees should approach looking at ways to ensure more students
take language courses. The department may think about alternatives to a requirement.
Program of the Senate
Chair Renz highlighted a few of the goals. We need to educate the public regarding the
benefits of the Montana University System. Academic programs are suffering due to the lack
of state support. For example MSU’s Mathematics department is ¼ vacant. Graduation may
be delayed when students cannot get the courses needed and this shifts more of the cost to
students and parents. ECOS is working with the UFA to investigate how salary savings
policies have impacted education quality.
The Senate Leadership is working to encourage collaboration between UM and MSU. One
idea is to create a student exchange between the universities. Students could take advantage
of courses offered at the other university to enhance their educational experience.
We must prepare for the legislative session starting with electing local legislators that
understand and support higher education. It is up to the faculty to educate our students
about the value of education and for our students to education their parents.
The program of the Senate was adopted unanimously.
New Business

The Senate approved the ECOS membership change. Senator Sears replaced
Senator Palmer.
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Programs of National Distinction Resolution
The Resolution was moved to the floor and considered.
Senator Mills is against the resolution. The creation of Programs of National
Distinction is a visionary, big picture initiative. This is done by most world class
universities in this country. The resolution seems to indicate that the Faculty Senate
is prepared to derail the University moving into world class status because it wasn’t
consulted. It is incredibly important for universities to move forward in big picture
ways.
It was clarified that ECOS requested the resolution be drafted based on the lack of
appropriate consultation. It was sent to members electronically, but a majority of
members did not respond, so cannot be considered a seconded motion from ECOS.
Senator Holben received 16 emails from his colleagues in DBS against the
resolution. Generally comments were similar to Senator Mills, that the Programs of
National Distinction shows initiative and vision. Faculty members were well
represented on the committee that formulated the guidelines and the initiative should
proceed.
The Faculty Senate was consulted to nominate faculty to the University Planning
Committee, but it is believed that the subcommittees were populated with faculty and
others from the Provost.
The motion failed.
Good and Welfare

Chair Renz introduced guest Professor Irina Demetradze from Ilia State University,
Tbilisi, Georgia University.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 pm.