Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
3:45pm
K.E. White 117/118 (Following Faculty/Staff Institute)
Chair: Dr. Margery Coulson-Clark
Vice-Chair: Dr. Jose Gil
Secretary: Dr. Abigail Scheg
Parliamentarian: Dr. Yolanda Anderson
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Meeting started at 3:49 pm
Dr. Coulson-Clark started meeting with discussion of the office hour policy. Chancellor Jones
requested a commitment to a set number of office hours for the 2015 Spring semester by Friday,
January 9, 2015.
Dr. Coulson-Clark asked faculty to vote in favor/opposition of 10 office hours per week
for the Spring 2015 semester.
The majority of faculty raised their hands in favor of 10 office hours per week.
Dr. Coulson-Clark explained the need to develop a Faculty Governance Committee made up of
only tenured faculty. Dr. Coulson-Clark then asked for names of tenured faculty for this
committee.
Dr. Amadi, Dr. Mitchell, Dr. Seaman, and Dr. Yuan expressed initial interest in
participating in this committee.
Faculty responded, asking that electronic request for nomination request be sent instead.
Signature needs to be included on nomination and voting as we must keep track of
faculty who are inactive or non-responsive to voting and committees.
Dr. Banerjee then gave an update on the GA meeting. ECSU does not have a Faculty
Governance Committee which is a requirement of UNC GA and rationale behind voting.
Subcommittees need to meet at least once a semester and send minutes to Dr. Coulson-Clark for
documentation.
Faculty Senate needs to select two alternate representatives to the Faculty Executive Council,
Drs Banerjee and Scott are now the full time representatives for ECSU. These individuals go to
Faculty Assembly meetings and have to report back to the Faculty Senate. Travel to UNCChapel Hill will be reimbursed for selected participants.
Dr. Coulson Clark opened floor to nominations.
Dr. Edmond Koker was nominated and accepted the nomination.
Dr. Sengupta was nominated and declined the nomination.
Dr. Jinchun Yuan was nominated and accepted the nomination.
Dr. Rebecca Seaman was nominated and accepted the nomination.
Dr. Mitchell was nominated and accepted the nomination.
Dr. Anderson moved to close the nomination, motion was seconded.
Electronic vote for these individuals will be sent via email before the next faculty senate
meeting.
Departmental Faculty Senate representatives should be reporting back from Faculty Senate
meetings to their department meetings.
4:14 pm floor is opened to questions.
Dr. Mitchell suggested that students with higher GPAs should get scholarship money to help
improve their retention rates. Dr. Coulson Clark suggested a Faculty Senate scholarship fund.
Motion to close the meeting at 4:17, seconded and meeting closed.
Next Faculty Senate meeting is Tuesday, January 20.