University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

University Senate Executive Committee

 

Minutes from February 5, 2002

Volume 38, Number 8

 

Present:                  Ken De Meuse, Rodd Freitag, Andrea Gapko, Susan Harrison, Robert Hooper, Rose Jadack, Donald Mash, Jane Pederson, Cleo Powers, Ronald Satz, Nick Smiar, Todd Stephens, Jodi Thesing-Ritter

 

Absent:                  Tim Lane, Kathie Schneider, Jean Wilcox

 

Guests:                   Andrew Soll, Ted Wendt

 

The meeting was called to order by Chair Harrison at 3:04 p.m. in Schofield 202

 

1.        Without objection, minutes of December 4, 2001 approved as distributed

 

2.        Open Forum – No items brought forward

 

3.        Review of tentative agenda for February 12, 2002 meeting of University Senate

·         Only item currently on agenda is special report on capital campaign by Kimera Way

·         Consensus of committee to cancel meeting, but include report from Kimera Way as attachment to notice of cancellation email

·         Apparently Academic Policies Committee has only one item left to settle on revised GE requirements before bringing forward to Senate – committee awaiting results of consultation with various campus offices

 

4.        Miscellaneous Business

·         Will also discuss composition of ad hoc committee, to be formed by Executive Committee to look at final authority issue, during closed session meeting today

 

5.        Announcements – None

 

6.        Moved and seconded at 3:11 p.m. that the committee go into closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c) to consider an exception to the emeritus standing requirements and membership on ad hoc committee looking into final authority issue

 

Motion PASSED unanimously by affirmative votes from following members: Robert Hooper, Ronald Satz, Andrea Gapko, Jane Pederson, Rodd Freitag, Todd Stephens, Nick Smiar, Rose Jadack, Cleo Powers, Jodi Thesing-Ritter, Susan Harrison (Ken De Meuse had not yet arrived at meeting)

 

·         Consensus of committee to recommend an exception to requirements for emeritus standing be granted based upon distinguished service to UW-Eau Claire

·         Make-up of ad hoc committee to be Michael Wick, Maureen Mack, Susan Harrison, Ronald Satz, Robert Hooper, and V. Thomas Dock or another dean from College of Business upon his recommendation

 

Meeting adjourned at 3:27 p.m.

 

 

Wanda Schulner

Secretary to the University Senate