Dr. Ann Albrecht — President
Dr. Mark Shipman — Past President , ex-officio
Dr. Don Beach – President-Elect
Dr. Rebekah MillerLevy – Sec/Treasurer
Dr. Reggie Hall - Parliamentarian
Faculty Senate Minutes
Date: November 3, 2014
PRESENT: Alex Tanter, Manon Shockey, Randy Roisere, Allan Nelson, Rajani Srinivasan, Robert Anderson, Art
Dearing, Brittany Rodriquez, Rebekah Miller-Levy, Mircea Agapie, Richard Willey, Mark
Shipman, Paula McKeehan, Anthony Pursell, Cathy Wilterding, Reggie Hall, Keith Emmert,
Brooke Dubansky, Mary Winton, Anne Albrecht, Misty Smith (for Francine Pratt)
ABSENT: Don Beach, Jimmy Garcia, Matt Hallgarth,
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order by Dr. Albrecht at 3:03 pm
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Ms.. Shockey moved to approve the minutes of the last meeting. Dr. Pursell seconded. Motion carried.
TREASURER’S REPORT:
Current balance is $5,622.41.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dr. Pursell shared the minutes of the last meeting with the Fine Arts faculty and they raised the question of
outsourcing and would like this topic to remain on the agenda for further discussion.
Ms. Wilterding requested SGA join TSU in educating students to take care of the campus by litter control and
cleanliness.
GUESTS:
Ms. Carrie McCann, store manager, & Ms. Susan Trainham, course materials manager – Campus Store
Representatives. Came to open lines of communication between the campus bookstore and faculty. Our
mission as the official Campus Store is to support higher education by partnering with the University to
provide affordability, convenience, access and choices to lower the cost of education and increase student
success. We provide New, Used, Rental, and Digital texts. The faculty/staff play a major role in our mission.
o Fall/Summer term adoption date is March
o Spring term adoption date is October
It is important to have all book orders turned in on time because the law requires student have textbook
pricing information at registration. (See attachment for further information)
Mr. Jay Johnson (President), Ms. Delaney Olsen (Vice President of University Operations), & Ms. Ana
Gutierrez-Perez (Vice President of Academic Affairs) - Student Government Association. Came to introduce
themselves and see if there was anything SGA could do for Faculty Senate. SGA is currently working on a
faculty mixer and getting the library hours extended. SGA is extremely pleased with new smoking policy but
feel the signs are too small. SGA is interested in exploring the idea of campus wide training on sexual assault;
what it is and how to report it.
Dr. Vicky Johnson, Calendar Committee. The new policy of giving out actual diplomas will necessitate
grades for graduating seniors be turned in 24 – 48 hours earlier than normal. This is still on a voluntary basis
with strong encouragement to volunteer. The Calendar Committee is investigating several options to make
this a permanent part of grading and graduation including Saturday finals, starting finals earlier, shorter final
times, and/or extending the final day. No decision has been made.
Dr. Ann Albrecht — President
Dr. Mark Shipman — Past President , ex-officio
Dr. Don Beach – President-Elect
Dr. Rebekah MillerLevy – Sec/Treasurer
Dr. Reggie Hall - Parliamentarian
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES:
Reports/Committee assignments
A. Academic Assessment (Nelson)
No report
B. Academic Council (Albrecht)
Several curriculum issues were approved.
C. Academic Council Management Team (Albrecht)
Discussion on Orientation and summer school final schedule. Summer pay will remain the same.
D. Academic Standards (Hall & Beach)
Discussion on accepting transfer grades of D. Opinion is heavy towards not accepting grades of D but no final
decision has been made.
E. Access Equity and Diversity Committee (Pratt)
No report
F. Budget Advisory Council (Tanter)
No report
G. Campus Ethics, Compliance, and Enterprise Risk Management (Winton)
Working on identifying areas of risk on campus. Blue emergency lights removed because they did not work.
The new police chief has emergency alert system as a goal.
H. CII Advisory Council (Wilterding)
No report
I. Commencement & Convocation (Beach & Shipman)
No report
J. Curriculum Committee (Hallgarth & Miller-Levy)
Passed all curriculum matters in front of committee.
K. Developmental Education Advisory Council (McKeehan)
No report
L. Employee Benefits Committee (Shipman)
No report
M. Faculty Handbook Committee (Shipman)
Still working on Chapter 4. Each college is working on the T&P piece. Dr. Murray has set a Dec. 14 deadline
for completion of this step.
N. SEMEC (Albrecht)
Agreed to become an oversight body for the internal and external subcommittees.
O. University Calendar Committee (Pursell)
See above in Guest section
P. University Discipline Appeals (Miller-Levy)
No report
Q. University Planning Council (Shipman)
No report
R. UPMC (Albrect)
Working on rewriting the documents.
OLD BUSINESS
A. Faculty Luncheon – Ballrooms were booked so reserved Dinning Hall 218 with a limit of 90 people. Qualtrics
sign-up is being prepared. Dr. Murray has a schedule conflict so she will speak in at the Spring Luncheon.
B. Shared Governance – Concerns about Administration positions being filled without faculty representation.
Suggestion that all administration position search committees include faculty representation or, if filled
without faculty representation, Dr. Dottavio attend the next Faculty Senate meeting to give a justification as to
why position was filled without faculty representation.
C. College Tenure & Promotion – There are still major concerns about post-tenure review. Questions raised
included: Is post tenure a separate document and procedure? How will teaching and service be weighed in
comparison to scholarship? Has anyone looked at the Carnegie Foundation Report Scholarship Reconsidered?
Dr. Ann Albrecht — President
Dr. Mark Shipman — Past President , ex-officio
Dr. Don Beach – President-Elect
Dr. Rebekah MillerLevy – Sec/Treasurer
Dr. Reggie Hall - Parliamentarian
D. Parking – Still many concerns. Many questions. Many rumors but no definitive answer from Administration
communicated to faculty, staff, and students.
E. Applied Learning Experience – Dr. Albrecht is working on getting Faculty Senate representation on the ALE
Council to share the faculty concerns.
NEW BUSINESS
A. Recommendation from the Piper Professor Nomination Committee - The Piper Committee brought forth Dr.
Jason Sharp as the Piper candidate. Dr. Roisere moved to accept. Dr. Agapie seconded. Motion passed.
B. Summary of Executive Board’s Meeting with President – Dr. Dottavio very open to talking with Faculty
Senate about any concerns. Informal discussion ranged a variety of topics including retention of students, offsight locations, mentoring of students and junior faculty, faculty/student relationship building ideas, and
dorms.
C. Summary of Executive Board’s Meeting with Academic Affairs Leadership – Dr. Murray is very open and
honestly listening to Faculty Senate concerns. Discussion included parking, ALE’s, and T&P. Academic
Affairs Leadership team is giving each serious consideration.
D. Faculty Handbook Revision – See Committee Report section.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 p.m.