Faculty Senate Meeting
Thursday, May 7, 2015
12:00-2:00 pm
Ruffner Hall, Auditorium G008
Meeting commenced at 12:02pm.
1) Introduction
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Joe Garofalo, Chair, opened the meeting.
The year was productive. A non-voting faculty member will be added to BOV. The
NTTF Task Force recommendations will soon be submitted to the Provost, and they will
go through a policy review process.
Joe read the following statement aloud:
o “Nina [Solenski] and I met with John Simon this morning to discuss the contracts
of non-tenure track faculty members. John agreed to the following:
 With regard to new NTTF hires, instruct the deans to follow the Provost's
current policies on Employment of NTTF and on Conditional Offer
Letters as written.
 With regard to NTTF who were hired purportedly without eligibility for
the ECE but have been employed continuously for more than 6 years,
instruct the deans that these positions be reconsidered with regard to
eligibility for the ECE.
 Before June 15, the Provost will inform the Chair of the Faculty Senate the
actions taken to implement these two actions, and how oversight will
occur with future hiring.”
The Senate will create a task force next year to look at issues concerning race and
minority faculty.
The Senate and the General Faculty Council will create a joint task force to update each
group’s bylaws.
At least one senator will ask for Senate to have a discussion of the living wage issue.
2) Remarks by President Teresa Sullivan
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The President provided the Senate with a number of updates:
o The first cohort of 25 second-year students has been enrolled in the Meriwether
Lewis Institute for Citizen Leadership this spring. The Lewis Fellows are
participating in a series of programs to prepare them for significant levels of
leadership they will assume on Grounds, and for the lives of leadership they will
pursue after graduation.
o As part of Total Advising under the Cornerstone Plan, we are launching virtual
“Career Communities” to build online networks between our students and alumni.
The first Career Community focuses on “Creative Arts, Media and Design,” and
five more communities are coming soon. They will include: Business; Education;
Public Service; Government and Law; and, Engineering, Science, and
Technology.
o This year we created the UVA Internship Center to provide one-stop shopping for
student internships. Over 25 employers came to UVA for “Mock Interview
Week”, and we have more than 20 career programs scheduled this spring. Right
after graduation, we’ll hold our annual Fourth-Year Career Summit to help new
graduates hone their job-seeking skills.
o We also launched the Virginia Alumni Mentoring program to connect students
with UVA alumni mentors, and we have more than 250 students registered so far.
o To prepare for leadership in the global economy, our students need to have a
variety of international experiences, both curricular and extra-curricular. As part
of our curricular effort, we launched a new Global Studies major this year, with
four concentrations: Global Development; Global Public Health; Environments
and Sustainability; and, Security and Justice. 150 students enrolled in the new
major this year, and we expect that the program will have 225 majors by fall
2015, and more than 250 by fall 2016.
o Last summer, we created a new Global Internships program. During the first year,
we had 40 interns working in eight countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The
program has grown in popularity, and this summer we will have 60 students
participating in internships in 13 foreign countries.
o UVA’s other global efforts include the opening of the UVA Office in Shanghai
this past March, and the launch of a partnership with the Max Planck Institute,
which will advance research on new, renewable, environmentally friendly and
economical energy sources.
o These and other efforts resulted in UVA receiving a 2015 Senator Paul Simon
Award for Campus Internationalization. This is a prestigious award, and it’s
evidence of our progress in making UVA a truly global university. We are one of
only five institutions nationwide to win the award this year. In September of
2016, the University’s Compliance Certification report will be due to the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, or SACS-COC.
In order to receive reaccreditation, the University must complete a self-study (a
500-600 page report), and a Quality Enhancement plan must be submitted.
3) Alderman Library Update – Martha Sites, Interim Dean of Libraries
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Alderman Library is in the early stages of renovation planning, and Dean of Libraries,
Martha Sites, gave an update as to the planning progress.
Faculty will be requested to serve on a planning committee to this end, starting in the
coming months.
Full funding for the project has not yet been achieved; the BOV is considering options
and will make decisions at one of its next few meetings.
4) Faculty Employee Assistance Program – Brenda Wilson and Joyce McCusty
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Brenda Wilson and Joyce McCusty presented a number of ways that the Program can be
of benefit to the Faculty, including is various behavioral health resources and referrals for
faculty and staff.
All resources are confidential and free.
5) Academic Affairs Committee – Senator George Cohen
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The Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality proposed to add concentrations in the
WGS Major and two smaller changes
o VOTE: Following a vote taken, the Faculty Senate unanimously approved this
proposal.
The McIntire School of Commerce presented a proposal for a Master of Science in
Global Commerce Degree Program. The Program is managed jointly with Lingnan
College in Guangzhou, China and with ESADE Business School in Barcelona, Spain.
o VOTE: Following a vote taken, the Faculty Senate unanimously approved this
proposal.
6) Nomination of Chair-Elect and Presentation
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Senator Margaret F. “Mimi” Riley was nominated by the Nominating Committee to serve
as Chair-elect for the 2015-16 year. The floor was opened for further nominations, but
no further nominations were made.
Senator Riley was unanimously elected to serve as Chair-elect, 2015-16. Ms. Riley will
be the first non-tenure-track faculty member to serve as Chair of the Faculty Senate
during the 2016-17 year.
A presentation of an inscribed clock was made to Senator Chris Holstege for his
leadership of the Senate during the 2013-14 year.
Meeting adjourned at 1:42pm.