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Minutes
Organizational Meeting 2015/2016
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Faculty Senate
2:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 05, 2015
University Center 259
http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/
1. Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 2:16 PM by 2014/15 Chair
Munro.
2. Roll Call:
1. Welcome to Newly Elected Members by Constituency: Term
2015-2017
1. Representing the College of Arts and Communication:
a. Barbara Bren, Library;
b. Karen Weston, Library;
c. Kathleen Ksobiech, Communication;
d. Linda Robinson, Communication;
2. Representing the College of Business and Economics:
a. Aditya Simha, Management;
b. Arjan Premti, Finance & Business Law;
c. Paul Ambrose, Information Technology and
Supply Chain Management;
d. Victor Barger, Marketing
e. Zaifeng (Steve) Fan, Finance & Business Law;
3. Representing the College of Education and Professional
Studies:
a. Brandi Niemeier, HPERC
b. James Collins, Special Education;
c. James Hartwick, Curriculum and Instruction;
d. Ozalle Toms, Special Education;
e. Robinson, Rowand, Special Education;
4. Representing the College of Letters and Sciences:
a. Anthony Gulig, History;
b. John McGuigan, Languages & Literatures
c. Manuel Ossers, Languages & Literatures
d. Nikki Mandell, History;
e. Paul, Adogamhe, Political Science
2. Continuing Members by Rank: Term 2014-2016
1. Representing the Rank of Professor: Mohammad
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Ahmadi; Zoreh Ghavamshahidi; Maxwell Hsu;
Hephzibah Kumpaty; Elena Levy-Navarro; Penny
Portman
2.-Representing the Rank of Associate Professor: Eric
Compas; Jonathan Ivry; David Munro; Christopher
Veldkamp; Dale Splinter
3.-Representing the Rank of Assistant Professor:
Andrew Ciganek; Alena Holmes; Loppamudra
Mukherjee; Wade Tillet, Sandra Street, Balaji
Sankaranarayanan
3. Senators present: Adogamhe, Ambrose, Barger, Brady, Bren,
Ciganek, Compas, Ghavamshahidi, Guilg, Hartwick, Holmes, Ivry,
Kumpaty, Ksobiech, Levy-Navarro, Mandell, Munro, Niemeier,
Ossers, Portman, Premti, L. Robinson, R. Robinson,
Sankaranarayanan, Simha, Splinter, Tillet, Toms, Veldkamp,
Weston
4. Senators absent: Collins, Fan*, Hsu, McGuigan, Mukherjee,
Street (*informed Secretary)
3. Election of Senate Officers
1. Elect a Faculty Senate Chair James Hartwick, Curriculum &
Instruction, submitted nomination papers. Munro called for
further nominations, there were none. Ahmadi/Compas moved
to close nominations; motion carried. Tillet/Ahmadi moved for
a unanimous vote to elect Hartwick; motion approved.
New Chair Hartwick assumed management of the remainder of
the meeting.
2. Elect a Faculty Senate Secretary R. Robinson/Munro moved to
accept Ozalle Toms, Special Education, offer to be secretary;
motion approved.
3. Select the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, representing:
1. College of Arts and Communication (chosen in caucus)
Kathy Brady, Communications
2. College of Business and Economics (chosen in caucus)
David Munro, IT Supply Chain Management
3.
College of Education (chosen in caucus)
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Penny Portman, HPERC
4. College of Letters and Sciences (chosen in caucus)
Eric Compas, Geography & Geology
4. Two At Large (elected by Senate by written ballot)
Nikki Mandell, History
Elena Levy-Navarro, Languages & Literatures
4. Announcements:
2015-2016 Senate Meeting Dates and Times
1. Faculty Senate: Meetings begin at 2:15 p.m. Faculty Senate
meetings continue until business is finished, potentially 5 PM or
later. The location(s) of the Senate meetings for Fall-2015 have not
yet been determined. 2014-2015 Faculty Senate meeting dates:
Sept. 8, 2015; Oct 13, 2015; Nov 10, 2015; Dec 8, 2015; Feb 9,
2016; Mar 9, 2016; Apr 13, 2016; May 3, 2016
2. Faculty Senate Executive Committee: Meetings of the Executive
Committee are typically at 2:15 on Tuesdays two weeks before
Senate meetings and as needed. The location(s) of the Senate
Executive Committee meetings for 2015-2016 have not yet been
determined. 2015-2016 Faculty Senate Executive meeting dates:
Aug.25, 2015; Sept. 29, 2015; Oct. 27, 2015; Nov. 24, 2015; Jan.
26, 2016; Feb. 23, 2016; Mar. 30, 2016; Apr. 20, 2016
5. The UWW Faculty Constitution Sec. 4 A. 2. specifies that "During
the intervals between meetings of the Faculty Senate the Executive
Committee shall conduct the business of the Faculty Senate subject to
the constraint imposed upon it by the Senate." Hence, those who serve
on the Executive Committee should be prepared--if not actually to
meet during the summer months--at least to be available for
communication with the chair throughout the summer months.
6. Adjourn Kumpaty/Hartwick moved for a round of thanks to outgoing
Chair Munro; motion passed. Portman/Ahmadi moved to adjourn at 2:44
PM; motion passed.
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