Villanova University
Minutes of the Rules and Review Committee
March 13, 2012
Present: Jay Strieb, Robert Styer, Selma Koury-Wunderlich, Chair, Tom DeMarco,
Maggie Wang, Gabrielle Bruno, Allison Venella, Helen Heron (ex-officio)
Absent: Stephen Fugale, Kristen Seeger (NIA), Jack Chong (NIA), Minjeung Kim (NIA),
Rev. Kail Ellis, OSA (NIA)
The meeting convened at 11:30 a.m.
Jay Strieb began with an opening prayer.
I. The minutes from the January 17, 2012 meeting were unanimously approved.
II.
Evaluation Report on the Committee on Faculty o Allison felt as though this committee has excelled in every capacity o This evaluation was approved unconditionally
III. Evaluation Report on the Athletic Advisory Committee o The Chair pointed out that this committee seems to have the same problems as in previous years. o It was noted that no proper names should be used in the evaluations. o Alison stated that there are many issues that are discussed that need to be kept confidential. Selma felt as though the Chair should be able to discern which matters are to be kept confidential. This would also generate more meetings. o The committee recommended that they should be re-evaluated in two years. o A decision was made that after changes were made to the evaluation it would be approved by email.
IV. Motion Regarding the Minutes of the Senate and Standing Committees
“To assure timely notification of Senate minutes to the Villanova community, minutes of the Senate and its committees shall ordinarily be prepared and voted on electronically or other means within two weeks of the meeting.”
The committee felt as though three weeks, rather than two, was a reasonable amount of
time to complete the minutes and to be approved electronically within one week.
V . Motion Regarding Eligibility to Serve on the Academic Policy Committee
Senator Mc Williams felt as though we had to open the issues as to whether the Rules and Review committee is going to discuss who would be eligible to serve on APC. She then moved to make a motion (to send it back to Rules and Review) and it was seconded by Senator Whidden .

“The faculty members shall be directly elected by their respective constituencies for two-year terms after written nominations. A plurality of the votes cast shall be necessary to win, and members may be re-elected. Elections will be administered by the Faculty Congress for University Senate faculty representatives and for faculty members of the Committee on Faculty and the Academic Policy Committee.”
A decision was made to charge another committee to address this motion such as the Executive
Committee.
VI. The Needed Amendment Concerning Nursing Representation on the Committee on Faculty
AMENDMENT REVISON
Appendix A:
Faculty membership on the Committee on Faculty would be as follows:
Arts Humanities (Senator)
Arts Humanities (non-Senator from different department)
Arts Social Science (Senator)
Arts Social Science (non-Senator from different department)
Sciences (Senator)
Sciences (non-Senator from different department)
Engineering (Senator)
Engineering (non-Senator from different department)
VSB (Senator)
VSB (non-Senator from different department)
One additional VSB member
One Nursing (non-Senator)
Law (Senator and Parliamentarian)
Vice Chair of Faculty Congress, ex officio 1 seat
The Nursing count on COF has always been two reps. We should have:
Appendix A:
Faculty membership on the Committee on Faculty is as follows:
Arts Humanities (Senator)
Arts Humanities (non-Senator from different department)
Arts Social Science (Senator)
Sciences (Senator)
Sciences (non-Senator from different department)
Engineering (Senator)
Engineering (non-Senator from different department)
VSB (Senator)
VSB (non-Senator from different department)
One additional VSB member

Nursing (non-Senator)
Two additional Nursing members
Law (Senator and Parliamentarian)
Vice Chair of Faculty Congress, ex officio 1 seat
VII. The Status of the Amendments Passed in the Senate
Bob gave a brief explanation regarding these amendments.
VIII. New Business
The Chair asked if a librarian, being on the Academic Policy Committee, had ever been resolved. Should they be staff or faculty? This topic will be discussed next semester.
Respectfully submitted,