School of Forest Resources
Faculty Meeting Minutes
November 9, 2010, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Anderson Hall Room 22
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Tom Hinckley, Interim Director, at 10:32 a.m. Bruce Bare moved, and Bob
Edmonds seconded the motion that the Minutes of the October 26, 2010 Faculty Meeting be approved. The faculty
voted to approve these minutes by a vote of 30 Approve, 0 Oppose, 8 Abstain.
ATTENDANCE
PRESENT
ABSENT
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE
Bakker, Jonathan
Agee, James
Livingstone, Deborah
Bare, Bruce
Allan, G. Graham
Bolton, Susan
Alvarado, Ernesto
Bradley, Gordon
Asah, Stanley
Briggs, David
Brown, Sally
Eastin, Ivan
Bura, Renata
Edmonds, Bob
Doty, Sharon
Ford, E. David
Ettl, Greg
Fridley, James
Ewing, Kern
Hinckley, Thomas
Franklin, Jerry
Kim, Soo-Hyung
Gara, Robert
Lawler, Joshua
Glawe, Dean
Marzluff, John
Greulich, Frank
Ryan, Clare
Gustafson, Richard
Sprugel, Doug
Halpern, Charles
Turnblom, Eric
Harrison, Robert
Vogt, Daniel
Hodgson, Kevin
West, Stephen
Johnson, Jay
Wirsing, Aaron
Lippke, Bruce
Manuwal, David
McKean, William
Moskal, L. Monika
Paun, Dorothy
Perez-Garcia, John
Peterson, David
Rabotyagov, Sergey
Reichard, Sarah
Schiess, Peter
Strand, Stuart
Torgersen, Christian
Toth, Sandor
Vogt, Kristiina
Zabowski, Darlene
The names that are grayed out are not eligible to vote during Autumn Quarter. (48 faculty eligible to vote; 25 for a
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voting majority.)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Elected Faculty Committees’ Election Results:
o Faculty Advisory Council (EFAC): Stanley Asah and Frank Greulich
o Curriculum Committee: Eric Turnblom and Dan Vogt
o Promotion, Merit, and Tenure (PMT) Committee: David Ford and Darlene Zabowski
• Open Positions Update:
o College of the Environment Advancement Gift Officer: A strong candidate with considerable
environmental experience is being considered. A new advancement plan, based on a new budget, has
been partially developed, but is waiting for the arrival of the new Gift Officer. The plan will be shared
following the next meeting with Cara Mathison on 11/24/10, and after that meeting, faculty are invited
to attend upcoming SFR Advancement meetings. Faculty will be sent the meeting schedule. Faculty
interested in particular advancement initiatives are encouraged to bring them forth to promote and to
explore. In discussions between the SFR Director and faculty and the College of the Environment, we
are continuing to stress SFR’s unique culture, where our longstanding tradition is maintaining and
staying close to our friends and alumni. This differs from a model focused on major donors. We will
maintain our foundational culture, and fortunately, the potential new hire is cognizant of its importance.
o College of the Environment Director of Academic Services: This key position will serve a coordinating
function between many vital operations. The final three candidates are very strong.
o SFR McIntire-Stennis Program Coordinator: An individual has been hired into this full-time position
and will coordinate proposals and budgets within our unit, and perform other budget tasks, relieving Bev
Anderson of some of her tasks.
• SFR Director’s Search Update—Candidates to lead the search committee are still being considered.
• New SFR Grant Opportunities:
o Research ($140,000): Proposals of at least $50,000 will be considered, by interdisciplinary teams and
individuals. A single team could potentially receive all the money. Although we cannot guarantee
second year funding, applicants can consider the possibility of such a request.
o Equipment ($60,000): Matching funds proposals will get rewarded, as will proposals that benefit group
activities, large audiences, and old equipment replacement.
o Student support ($60,000): This can be used to fund graduate or undergraduate training and public
engagement opportunities.
• SFR Space Requests and Allocations: Space concerns include the use of the Bloedel basement,
Winkenwerder 104, and Winkenwerder 21, and the possibility of a concentration of Forest Service staff on
the UW Seattle campus. Also, as labs grow and shrink, these needs have to be accommodated.
• Summary of meeting of PNW Research Station and the College of the Environment held November 5,
2010: The main discussion topics were: 1) The Forest Service’s interest in increasing underrepresented
populations within the Forest Service; 2) Joint collaborative research and promoting discussion with the legislature;
3) Accommodation of Forest Service staff on campus.
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Recap of annual Forest Resources Alumni Association Fall Reception and Annual Meeting held on
November 6, 2010: This event drew good numbers. The awards presented that evening included: Lifetime
Achievement: Dr. John Helms ('60); Honored Alum: Ann Forest Burns ('71); Honorary Alum: Robert
Harris; and Distinguished Teacher: Dr. David Ford. Ara Erickson is the new Forest Resources Alumni
Association President, serving for two years.
The deadline for applications to be submitted to the Dean’s Office for Paid Professional Leave is December
15th. Therefore, applications must be received in the Director’s office by November 30, 2010. The College
of the Environment policy for Paid Professional Leave can be viewed online at
http://coenv.washington.edu/admingateway/faculty/faculty_paid_professional_leave.shtml.
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FACULTY ACTIONS
• Proposed Visiting Scientist Appointment
Eric Turnblom moved and Jim Fridley seconded the motion that the faculty approve Dr. Uran Chung for a
Visiting Scientist appointment for a one year period beginning January 4, 2011. This appointment was
proposed by Soo-Hyung Kim. Dr. Chung received her Ph.D. from the Department of Ecological Engineering,
Kyung Hee University, in 2005. She joined Dr. Soo’s lab in January 2010 as a Visiting Scholar. As a
Visiting Scientist she will be eligible for compensation. Dr. Kim will support her financially for her work
on two projects for which he is the PI: Climate Change and Urban Forest in the Puget Sound area, and Korean
Forest Modeling in response to Climate Change. Among her accomplishments over the last year she has
been a key player in developing plant hardiness zone maps of the future in Pacific Northwest based on the
downscaled climate projections developed by the UW Climate Impacts Group. In addition, she has opened
up a nice collaborative relationship with her home institution: National Center for Agro-Meteorology in Korea.
The faculty voted to approve this appointment. The results of the vote are on file in the Director’s Office.
DISCUSSION
• School of Forest Resources By-Laws Discussion led by Eric Turnblom. Major changes overview: All
mention of ‘College’ has been changed to ‘School’ and ‘CFR’ to ‘SFR’; ‘Dean’ has been changed to
‘Director’; All mention of ‘Faculty Chair’ has been changed to ‘Director’; All mention of Faculty Vice
Chair has been stricken and the duties reassigned; The 14 elected and standing committees have been
reconstituted to yield fewer committees. The name change of the School has been withheld as a change at
this time, pending final action of the College Council on approving the name change.
Article 1: Purpose and Function.
This article has largely stayed the same.
Note: References to RCW (faculty code) stays the same. The recommendation is to strike all references
to the University Handbook throughout the by-laws, as the handbook no longer exists.
Article 2: Voting Membership.
Wording on voting membership has stayed the same.
Note: In Article 2, Section C, there is no reference to Assistant Professor WOT. The recommendation
is to check the Faculty Code to see if such a position exists; if so, it should be added.
Article 3: Councils and Standing Committees.
Note: Under Section 1A on the Elected Faculty Advisory Council, following “primary interest area”, the
recommendation is to add “as defined in Article IV Faculty Interest Areas.” This is to address the issue that
the broad scope of the school is represented.
Note: Under Section 2 on the Promotion, Merit and Tenure Committee, following “represent the breadth
of the School faculty interest areas as well as research or WOT faculty,” the recommendation is to add “as defined
in Article IV Faculty Interest Areas,” to address the issue that the broad scope of the school is
represented. Discussion: Ensuring a breadth of interests on several committees has been challenging
given the difficulty getting enough faculty members to serve. Given this, EFAC wants to avoid
marginalizing groups (particularly smaller groups). The use of more permissive language makes it
easier to marginalize a group. Stricter language, such as saying “the chair is responsible” might ensure
broad representation. The choice is being using strict vs permissive language.
Note: Under Section 3 on the Curriculum Committee (Undergraduate and Graduate), the changes
pertaining to the selection of members were made with the intent to make it broad and flexible enough if
the college grows in size with new majors. However, we don’t want the curriculum committee to grow
into a size that is unmanageable. Feedback on the EFAC changes: The changed language seems
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awkward and unnecessarily complicated. The recommendation is to make the language more general,
and not mention all the curriculum names.
Note: Under Section 3 on the Curriculum Committee (Membership), the two student representatives
have been changed to nonvoting status. The EFAC felt unanimously that the Curriculum Committee
should be under the sole purview of faculty. Feedback on the EFAC changes: This is not consistent
with the College’s Curriculum Committee, which allows students to vote. Also, any approved
recommendations from the Curriculum Committee require a faculty vote, so ultimately, any curriculum
changes must be brought before the faculty for final action.
Further discussion of the SFR By-laws were suspended until winter quarter.
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College of the Environment Curriculum Committee proposed language for college by-laws: Clare Ryan
explained that the proposed changes provide more specifics about how the committee is structured and
appointed. Curriculum Committee faculty members may be elected or appointed. Two student members
(graduate and undergraduate) are elected and will have a vote. Substantive changes to the School’s
curricula will be submitted to the College Curriculum Committee (nonsubstantive changes will go through
Steve West).
UPCOMING EVENTS
The next Faculty Meeting will be on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Anderson Hall
Room 22. This is the Dean's meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 11:40 a.m.
Attachments:
Minutes of the October 26, 2010 Faculty Meeting
Appointment package for Uran Chung, Ph.D.
CFR Bylaws (approved 2-11-08)
SFR Bylaws EFAC Draft (dated 11-1-10)
College of the Environment Curriculum Committee Proposed Bylaws