UW-Eau Claire University Senate Minutes of September 11, 2001

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE

UNIVERSITY SENATE MEETING

VOL. 38, NO. 1

September 11, 2001

Members Present:

Ned Beach, Joey Bohl, Marcia Bollinger, Dick Boyum, Don Bredle, Jack Bushnell, Linda Carpenter, Ken De Meuse, Jesse Dixon, Stephen Drucker, Joel Duncan, Rodd Freitag, Andrea Gapko, Marc Goulet, Betty Hanson, Susan Harrison, Sean Hartnett, Tim Ho, Ann Hoffman, Larry Honl, Robert Hooper, Rose Jadack, Debra King, Tim Lane, Kate Lang, Robert Langer, Gene Leisz, Barbara Lozar, Barbara Mac Briar, Maureen Mack, Don Mash, Joanne Mellema, John Melrose, Rick Mickelson, Jane Pederson, Bobby Pitts, Cleo Powers, Vicki Reed, Richard Ryberg, Ron Satz, Kathie Schneider, Roger Selin, Mehdi Sheikholeslami, Nick Smiar, Lori Snyder, Linda Spaeth, George Stecher, Todd Stephens, Kent Syverson, Jodi Thesing-Ritter, Roger Tlusty, Thomas Wagener, Karen Welch, Cecilia Wendler, Michael Wick, Jean Wilcox, Steve Zantow

Members Absent:

Randy Beger, Gene Decker, Bruce Dybvik, Mitch Freymiller, Jeannie Harms, Gretchen Hutterli, Fred Kolb, Lisa La Salle, Tim Leutwiler, Nola Schmitt, Paula Stuettgen, Karen Woodward, Rebecca Wurzer

Guests:

Mark Clark, Bernard Duyfhuizen, Andy Oettinger, Andy Phillips, Sarah Schuh, Andrew Soll, Jill Steinke, Ted Wendt, Kelly Witkowski

The regular meeting of the University Senate was called to order at 3:03 p.m., Tuesday, September 11, 2001, in the Tamarack Room of Davies Center.

I. Without objection, 38^th Session of University Senate to use Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, 2000, 10^th print edition, with following Order of Business: Approval of Minutes, Chancellor's Report, Chair and Faculty Representative Report, Academic Staff Representative Report, Reports of Committees; Special Reports; Special Orders; Unfinished Business and General Orders; Miscellaneous Business of the Body; Announcements; Program; Adjournment

Moment of silence observed for victims and families of terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania today

II. Minutes of May 8, 2001 meeting approved as distributed

III. Report by Chancellor Mash

� Tragic events of today put our work into perspective

� At administrative staff meeting, talked about what campus might do in light of events that could be biggest event of students’ lifetime

� Email sent to staff and students

� TVs in open spaces for campus community to monitor events

� Walked around campus to talk with students, see how classes were going

� Candlelight vigil scheduled to follow Forum lecture tonight

� Did not cancel classes because wanted faculty present in large numbers to interact – free to conduct business as usual if possible, or engage in other appropriate activity

� Students about to leave to study abroad will not leave; International Education Office working with those students

� International students here concerned about being here; issues tended to as well

� Pay Plan - normally big item pales by comparison today

� Board of Regents proposed 4.2% pay plan in both years of biennium

� Arrived at 4.2% to bring faculty and staff to roughly market averages by end of biennium

� Raised tuition to fund 4.2% plan

� Governor and Secretary of Department of Employee Relations making recommendations about pay plan

� Was said to be some discussion about separating academic staff in pay plan from faculty

� Academic Staff Representatives discussed issue in teleconference with System administration

� UW-System already said to governor, in no uncertain terms, decoupling is terrible idea

� Pay plan accommodated by tuition increase

� Students understand need to increase tuition to attract and retain best people

� Separating pay plan does not save state money

� Continuing to push hard on issue

� State currently negotiating with unions

� Does not appear their plan heading that high

� Timing is repeat of two years ago

� System committed to base adjustment of 4.2% in each year of biennium; working hard to that end

� 35 individuals promoted effective this year

� Our promotion increases at top of comprehensives

� Since promotion dollars out of university base operating budget, no reason to delay – promotion dollars to be included in October 1^st paychecks

� Will continue to communicate as move forward on 4.2% pay plan

IV. Report of University Senate Chair and Faculty Representative – Susan Harrison

� Chair’s green report included with name tag as enter room; also available on Senate website by noon on day of Senate meetings

� To facilitate consultation, motions for upcoming Senate meetings to be posted on website the Wednesday prior to the meeting

� As result of emergency conference called by UW-System President Katharine Lyall last week, Senator Wick, faculty representative to System Compensation Committee, and Chair Harrison prepared letter to governor opposing separation of academic staff from faculty in pay plan

� Done at personal expense as illegal to lobby using university resources

� If so desire, add personal commentary to letter and send off to governor

� October Board of Regents meeting here on campus

� Attend as many meetings as possible; Senate invited to buffet dinner Thursday, October 4th

� Please make habit of reporting back to constituents about information in chair’s report, discussions held and decisions made at Senate meetings

� Encourage involvement, sharing comments, or attending meetings

� Remind them best way to remain aware is to faithfully read the pink sheet

� Minutes tell what has already happened

� To have input, must be involved at time of discussion

� April 24^th minutes of University Senate, approved on May 8^th, corrected by request upon listening to audio tape

� Noted on minutes where changed

V. Report of Academic Staff Representative – Senator Wilcox

� Teleconference last Wednesday between System administration (David Olien), Academic Staff Representatives (Jean Wilcox), and Academic Staff Representatives to System Compensation Committee (Andrea Gapko)

� Separating academic staff and faculty in pay plan not simply academic staff issue

� If governor and DER start chipping away at inclusion in pay plan will be breaking agreement reached in early 90s; down road may chip away some more

� Update on final recommendations from UW-System Instructional Academic Staff working group

� Recommendations to enhance integration of instructional academic staff into institutional life accepted

� Each institution to implement recommendations and report on progress by next June

� Recommendations to develop system-wide instructional professor and research professor titles not accepted

� Existing personnel policies permit establishment of informal working titles for instructional academic staff

� Structure of informal working titles, policies, procedures, and practices for administration may thus be established at discretion of each institution

� First official Academic Staff Representative meeting in Madison on September 20, 2001

Governance Workshop held during meeting with presentations on topics promoting better understanding of role of governance and purpose of Senate and Senate Committees interspersed with elections to various University and Senate Standing Committees

VI. Shared Governance at UWEC

Chancellor Mash began Governance Workshop by discussing role of shared governance at UWEC

� Given change in climate around country, have been calls for reform of campus governance

� Urgency of decision making in some situations requires ability to move quickly and respond to change

� Challenge of shared governance remains to make good decisions for institution

� Help move university forward

� At times special interests can get in way of best decisions for long-range future of university

� Responsible participation in governance places good institutional citizenship ahead of departmental, personal, and sometimes professional, interests

� Process is key; continuum begins with communication, moves to consultation, then consensus where possible, and eventually decision-making

� Although consensus not always possible, collaboration is

� Shared governance approach ardently supported here because number of pluses

� All of us together are smarter than any one of us

� Involvement and engagement in governance often stimulates the best thinking and yields the best decisions

� Trust also key: trust that decisions will be made in best interest of university

Chair Harrison referred to blue sheet in folders listing three aspects of shared governance found in Chapter 36 of Wisconsin Statutes

� Faculty, academic staff, and students all invested with responsibility for immediate governance of institution and active participation in institutional policy development

� Faculty primarily responsible for curriculum and faculty personnel policy

� Academic Staff primarily responsible for academic staff personnel policy

� Fortunate at UW-Eau Claire to have strong, active student government

� Current Student Senate President is Andrew Oettinger; Vice President is Kelly Witkowski

� Student Senate liaison to University Senate is Sarah Schuh

Andy Oettinger, Student Senate President, continued workshop with remarks on shared governance and working with students:

� See shared governance as process

� Will focus on communication between University Senate and Student Senate

� Regularly meet with University Senate Chair to talk about issues

� Have not come across anything that is just a student issue, or just a faculty issue

� Even things that seem so faculty oriented as pay plan of interest to students because want best faculty at our institution

� When bragging about our university, stress relationship students have with faculty here; regular students and regular faculty

� Getting involved in research; getting to know each other on a personal level

� Would like to extend that to governance, to working closely together, through me, through your chair, and through everyone in Student Senate Office

Chair Harrison noted this session of University Senate only as powerful as each senator makes it

� Will become more vibrant and respected Senate if listen to others and respond to issues they raise by formulating policies to better this university

� Phrases in statutes insure that faculty, academic staff, and students can be involved in decision-making and take an active role

� No one can force you to be involved, but it is expected

VII. Elections to Fill University-wide Vacancies

� Nominations previously published, so if no additional nominations from floor, elections to be held today; if nominations from floor, election will be held at next meeting

� Nominations for University Faculty Senator at-large

� Kathy Finder, Library

� Robert Knight, Music & Theatre Arts

� Andrew Phillips, Computer Science

� No additional nominations from floor

Elected to University Senate: Kathy Finder, Library

� Nominations for University Academic Staff Senator at-large

� Arthur Gulig, Music & Theatre Arts

� Connie Russell, Registration Services

� No additional nominations from floor

Elected to University Senate: Connie Russell, Registration Services

� Nominations for University Social Committee

� Lori Bica, Psychology

� Cheryl Starr, Music & Theatre Arts

� No additional nominations from floor

Elected to University Social Committee: Cheryl Starr, Music & Theatre Arts

� Nominations for Academic Staff Personnel Committee

� Peggy Gausman, College of Arts & Sciences

� Max Von Klein, Financial Aid

� No additional nominations from floor

Elected to Academic Staff Personnel Committee: Max Von Klein, Financial Aid

Motion 38-US-01:

Moved by Senator Mac Briar and seconded to suspend rules so might consider motion under Miscellaneous Business at this time

Vote on Motion 38-US-01: Motion PASSED by at least two-third vote

VIII. Miscellaneous Business

Report on Department Name Changes – Senator Lozar

� Academic Policies Committee considered request last week from anthropology faculty who have requested to move to geography department

� Disciplinary developments led to that logical choice

� Discussions about personnel policy, integration, and so on, have taken place

� Renaming makes sense

Motion 38-US-02:

Moved by Senator Mac Briar and seconded to suspend the rules so that we might vote on this motion today

Vote on Motion 38-US-02: Motion PASSED without dissention

Motion 38-AP-01:

Moved and seconded by Academic Policies Committee (9-0-0) that University Senate recommend the following changes in the names of departments: from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology to the Department of Sociology, and from the Department of Geography to the Department of Geography and Anthropology

Vote on Motion 38-AP-01: Motion PASSED by University Faculty Senators without dissention

IX. University Senate

One member of campus faculty has put name up for election at System-wide level

� Susan Haugen, from Accounting and Finance, running for election to membership on System University Insurance Association Board

Chair Harrison continued with Governance Workshop discussing responsibilities of senators, procedures and structure of University Senate

� Can accomplish much this year if Senators are active and fulfill responsibility

� Pay attention to what constituent say

� Be proactive – willing to bring ideas before Senate

� Prepare for each Senate meeting by reading materials and talking with constituents

� Now will be more time to do so

� First reading and discussion of motions will take place at one Senate meeting

� Second reading followed by debate and vote will occur at the next meeting

� Can still suspend rules by two-thirds vote if necessary for quicker action on an item

� Speak up during Senate meetings about various issues, ask questions, seek answers, suggest ideas, and report back to constituents

� Senate Office will keep senators informed of issues through handouts and emails

� University Senate pamphlet to be distributed soon across campus including list of all senators and contacts

� Approximately 10% of faculty and academic staff eligible to vote sit on University Senate

� New Senators

� Ned Beach, Philosophy & Religious Studies

� Joey Bohl, Admissions

� Don Bredle, Kinesiology & Athletics

� Ken De Meuse, Management & Marketing

� Jesse Dixon, Academic & Career Services

� Bruce Dybvik, Media Development Center

� Betty Hanson, Academic & Career Services

� Bob Hooper, Geology

� Gene Leisz, Media Development Center

� George Stecher, Physics & Astronomy

� Karen Welch, English

� Rebecca Wurzer, Children’s Center

� Senators Reelected for Additional Four-Year Term

� Jack Bushnell, English

� Gene Decker, Allied Health

� Stephen Drucker, Chemistry

� Larry Honl, Business Communication

� Rose Jadack, Adult Health Nursing

� Fred Kolb, Economics

� Kate Lang, History

� Roger Selin, Accounting & Finance

� Linda Spaeth, Academic & Career Services

� Paula Stuettgen, University Activities & Programs

� Continuing Senators

� From Departments

� Randy Beger, Sociology & Anthropology

� Dick Boyum, Chapter 37

� Linda Carpenter, Communication Disorders

� Rodd Freitag, Political Science

� Sean Hartnett, Geography

� Tim Ho, Biology

� Tim Lane, Music & Theatre Arts

� Robert Langer, Mathematics

� Tim Leutwiler, Communication & Journalism

� Barbara Lozar, Psychology

� Maureen Mack, Curriculum & Instruction

� John Melrose, Management Information Systems

� Jane Pederson, History

� Bobby Pitts, Art

� Cleo Powers, Library

� Nola Schmitt, Family Health Nursing

� Nick Smiar, Social Work

� Todd Stephens, Special Education

� Kent Syverson, Geology

� Roger Tlusty, Foundations of Education

� Cecilia Wendler, Nursing Systems

� Michael Wick, Computer Science

� Karen Woodward, Foreign Languages

� From Units

� Joel Duncan, Housing

� Ann Hoffman, University Advancement

� Debra King, Continuing Education

� Joanne Mellema, Health Services

� Vicki Reed, University Recreation

� Kathie Schneider, Counseling Services

� Jean Wilcox, Academic & Career Services

� Steve Zantow, Financial Aid

� At-Large – Faculty

� Marc Goulet, Mathematics

� Susan Harrison, Computer Science

� Lisa La Salle, Communication Disorders

� Barbara Mac Briar, Family Health Nursing

� Richard Ryberg, Social Work

� Mehdi Sheikholeslami, Accounting & Finance

� At-Large – Academic Staff

� Marcia Bollinger, School of Nursing

� Mitch Freymiller, Biology

� Jeannie Harms, Academic & Career Services

� Gretchen Hutterli, College of Business

� Rick Mickelson, Media Development Center

� Lori Snyder, Geology

� Jodi Thesing-Ritter, Housing

� Thomas Wagener, Art

� By Virtue of Positions

� Andrea Gapko, Vice Chair

� Ronald Satz, Provost and Vice Chancellor

� Donald Mash, Chancellor

� Senate run using parliamentary procedures, Faculty and Academic Staff Constitution, and bylaws

� Senator Smiar serving as parliamentarian

� Pamphlet in packet briefly explains procedures and motions

� Commonly-used motions listed on back of name card

� Constitution located in Faculty and Academic Staff Handbook accessible through Senate website

X. Executive Committee

Chair Harrison continued with Governance Workshop discussing role in governance of Executive Committee

� Executive Committee

� Establishes agendas for Senate meetings

� Calls special meetings of University Senate

� Makes recommendations on matters referred to it by full Senate

� Serves as negotiating body for Senate actions found unacceptable by Chancellor

� Serves as consulting body for administration when suggesting changes in reporting lines, additions to administrative structure or title changes for university-wide positions

Report of University Senate Nominating Committee – Senator Bushnell

� Nominations for Executive Committee

� From Arts & Sciences, Robert Hooper, Geology

� From Business, Ken De Meuse, Management and Marketing

� From Education, Todd Stephens, Special Education

� From Nursing, Barbara Mac Briar, Family Health Nursing

� From Academic Staff, Jodi Thesing-Ritter, Housing

� From any area, Dick Boyum, Counseling Services and Cleo Powers, Library

� Nominations from floor

� From Nursing, Rose Jadack, Adult Health Nursing

� From University Academic Staff, Marcia Bollinger, School of Nursing

� From Arts & Sciences, Jane Pederson, History

� Nominations closed without objection

Motion 38-US-03:

Moved by Senator Mac Briar and seconded to suspend the rules so the nominees from Business and Education stand as presented

Vote on Motion 38-US-03: Motion PASSED without dissention

Elected to University Senate Executive Committee:

Ken De Meuse from College of Business

Todd Stephens from School of Education

Robert Hooper from College of Arts & Sciences

Rose Jadack from School of Nursing

Jodi Thesing-Ritter from University Academic Staff

Jane Pederson and Cleo Powers from any area

XI. Academic Staff Personnel Committee

Senator Wilcox, member of Academic Staff Personnel Committee and Academic Staff Representative, continued Governance Workshop discussing role in governance of Academic Staff Personnel Committee:

� Functions of Academic Staff Personnel Committee

� Consider and recommend policies affecting academic staff in regard to status, salary, indefinite appointment, promotion, and working conditions

� Consider and recommend practices and procedures for implementation of those policies

� Agent for revision and amendment of UW-Eau Claire Academic Staff Personnel Rules

� This year will be looking at how to implement what passed last year

� First meeting scheduled for September 13, 2001

� Agenda

� Elect chair

� Schedule regular meeting time

� Discuss goals for year

� Closed session to consider appointments to search and screen committees for

� Associate Vice Chancellor of Business Services

� Director of Personnel Services

Report of University Senate Nominating Committee – Senator Bushnell

� Nominations for Academic Staff Personnel Committee

� Lori Snyder, Geology

� Joel Duncan, Housing

� Debra King, Continuing Education

� Paula Stuettgen, University Activities & Programs

� Linda Spaeth, Academic & Career Services

� Marcia Bollinger, School of Nursing

� Without objection, nominations closed

Elected to University Senate Academic Staff Personnel Committee:

Marcia Bollinger and Linda Spaeth

XII. Faculty Personnel Committee

Senator Mack, immediate past chair of committee, continued with Governance Workshop discussing role in governance of Faculty Personnel Committee:

� Work of Faculty Personnel Committee

� Examine, interpret, and construct personnel policies that are at heart of faculty life

� Encourage contacting any member directly with issues or concerns

Report of University Senate Nominating Committee – Senator Bushnell

� Nominations for Faculty Personnel Committee

� Maureen Mack, Curriculum & Instruction

� No additional nominations from floor

Motion 38-US-04:

Moved by Senator Mac Briar and seconded to suspend the rules to accept the ballot as presented

Vote on Motion 38-US-04: Motion PASSED without dissention from University Faculty

Elected to University Senate Faculty Personnel Committee:

Maureen Mack from Education

XIII. Academic Policies Committee

Senator Lozar, immediate past chair of Academic Policies Committee and former Senate Chair, continued with Governance Workshop discussing role in governance of Academic Policies Committee (APC):

� According to Chapter 36, faculty have primary responsibility for academic and educational activities

� At university level, responsibility lies with Academic Policies Committee, which makes recommendations to full University Senate

� Practically all of University Catalogue represents academic policies enacted at department, school, and college levels, and eventually through APC

� Responsible for recommendations regarding proposals for new majors and minors, new degrees, renaming degrees, renaming departments and majors, as well as eliminating degrees, majors, minors, and programs

� Responsible for all academic programs from inception to review

� In certain cases, full Senate approved policy and delegated to APC responsibility to make decisions according to that policy

� One example is policy for establishing new study abroad programs

� Last spring, APC approved establishment of two new study abroad programs at Ajou and Taegu Universities in South Korea

� Committee carries out periodic reviews of departments and programs

� This year to review departments of art, foreign languages, and history, American Indian Studies Program, and School of Nursing

� Recommends approval of various academic policies and requirements

� Recommends changes in procedures

� Committee meets almost every Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. in Schofield 202

� Coming year to look at and/or forward recommendations on

� Foreign language/foreign culture credit for study abroad program of less than semester duration

� Proposals regarding general education requirements and service-learning

� Policies regarding dual degrees and other items

Report of University Senate Nominating Committee – Senator Bushnell

� Nominations for Academic Policies Committee

� Rosemary Jadack, Adult Health Nursing

� Kent Syverson, Geology

� Roger Selin, Accounting & Finance

� Bobby Pitts, Art

� Karen Woodward, Foreign Languages

� No additional nominations from floor from College of Business

Motion 38-US-05:

Moved by Senator Mac Briar and seconded to suspend the rules to allow the name of the nominee to stand as presented on the ballot from College of Business

Vote on Motion 38-US-05: Motion PASSED without dissention by senators from University Faculty

� Senator Jadack removed name from ballot

� Nominations closed without objection

Elected to University Senate Academic Policies Committee:

Roger Selin from College of Business

Bobby Pitts and Kent Syverson from Any Area

XIV. Compensation Committee

Senator Wick, immediate past chair of Compensation Committee, continued with Governance Workshop discussing role in governance of Compensation Committee, which:

� Serves as source of compensation information for faculty and academic staff

� Collects and analyzes current compensation data

� Prepares reports on compensation, develops proposals on how to meet compensation needs on campus

� Recommends to Senate policies and procedures for compensation and salary adjustment distribution

� Topics of interest coming up

� Pay plan distribution guidelines

� Guidelines for equity awards

� Guidelines for overload and outreach rates

� Guidelines for compression adjustments

� Guidelines for summer and Winterim rates

Report of University Senate Nominating Committee – Senator Bushnell

� Nominations for Compensation Committee

� John Melrose, Management Information Systems

� Bob Hooper, Geology

� Gene Leisz, Media Development Center

� Lori Snyder, Geology

� Nominations closed without objection

Elected to University Senate Compensation Committee:

John Melrose from University Faculty

Gene Leisz from University Academic Staff

XV. Budget Committee

Senator Carpenter, past chair of the Budget Committee, continued with Governance Workshop discussing role in governance of Budget Committee

� Budget Committee

� Investigates matters related to the university budget

� Reviews current budget allocations, and budget related policies

� Investigates and initiates budget proposals

� Recommends priorities for existing programs

� Serves as advisory body to Vice Chancellor for Business and Student Services

� Two basic actions

� Establishes guidelines for planning reserve

� Important when dollars have to be returned to the state– intent on this campus is that payback comes out of planning reserves to protect curriculum and salaries dollars

� Approves basic budget reallocations if divisions in university cannot meet needs given with money allocated

� Budget practice on this campus begins at department and unit level and moves up

� Budget Committee does not dictate priorities; priorities come from people needing money

� Two additional functions

� Committee watches and monitors distribution of dollars coming to campus for specific initiatives

� Vehicle for bringing decisions back to Senate

Report of University Senate Nominating Committee – Senator Bushnell

� Nominations for Budget Committee

� For Business, Roger Selin, Accounting and Finance

� No name for Education

� For Nursing, Nola Schmitt, Family Health Nursing

� From any area

� Joel Duncan, Housing

� Steve Zantow, Financial Aid

� Dick Boyum, Counseling Services

� Nominations from Floor

� Roger Tlusty, School of Education

� Nominations closed without objection

Motion 38-US-06:

Moved by Senator Stephens and seconded to suspend the rules to allow the ballot for Business, Education, and Nursing to stand as presented

Vote on Motion 38-US-06: Motion PASSED without dissention

Elected to University Senate Budget Committee:

Roger Selin from College of Business

Roger Tlusty from School of Education

Nola Schmitt from School of Nursing

Steve Zantow from Academic Staff

Joel Duncan from Any Area

Chair Harrison noted the need to seriously consider make-up of Senate Committees, talking about representation and difficulty of staffing committees

XVI. Physical Plant Planning Committee

Senator Wagener, member of Physical Plant Planning Committee, continued with Governance Workshop discussing role in governance of Physical Plant Planning Committee:

� Committee is vehicle people on campus have to address physical plant

� In past, spent considerable hours on smoking and parking issues, but do much more

� In on planning process for academic building needs

� Go between for faculty to administration and facilities management people

Report of University Senate Nominating Committee – Senator Bushnell

� Nominations for Physical Plant Planning Committee

� Bobby Pitts, Art

� Marc Goulet, Mathematics

� Joel Duncan, Housing

� Paula Stuettgen, University Activities & Programs

� Steve Zantow, Financial Aid

Motion 38-US-07

Moved by Senator Lozar and seconded to suspend the rules to allow the names of the University Faculty members to stand

Vote on Motion 38-US-07: Motion PASSED without dissention

� Nominations closed without objection

Elected to University Senate Physical Plant Planning Committee:

Bobby Pitts and Marc Goulet from University Faculty

Joel Duncan and Paula Stuettgen from University Academic Staff

XVII. Technology Committee

Senator Lang, immediate past chair of Technology Committee, continued with Governance Workshop discussing role in governance of Technology Committee:

� Charge is on blue handout; last year was first as standing committee

� Focusing on facilitating communication from departments and units through college technology committees, up through administration, and then back down

� In response to concern last spring about possible transfer to new administrative technology system, committee forwarded recommendation to Associate Vice Chancellor Dwyer for a process of assessing current technology status and how to go about possible transfer, including suggesting bringing in a consultant

� Will bring that recommendation as motion to full Senate this fall

� Committee also sends representatives to Provost’s technology advisory committees

Report of University Senate Nominating Committee – Senator Bushnell

� Nominations for Technology Committee

� Dick Boyum, Counseling Services

� Larry Honl, Business Communication

� Richard Ryberg, Social Work

� Rick Mickelson, Media Development Center

� Joel Duncan, Housing

� Kathie Schneider, Counseling Services

� Nominations closed without objection

Elected to the University Senate Technology Committee:

Larry Honl and Richard Ryberg from University Faculty

Rick Mickelson from University Academic Staff

XVIII. Nominating Committee

Senator Bushnell, past chair of Nominating Committee, continued with Governance Workshop discussing role in governance of Nominating Committee:

� Charged with presenting nominations for all positions to be filled by University Senate elections

� Most of work happens just before new school year starts

� Occasionally during academic year when vacancies occur

Report of University Senate Nominating Committee – Senator Bushnell

� Nominations for Nominating Committee

� Ned Beach, Philosophy & Religious Studies

� Rose Jadack, Adult Health Nursing

� Cecilia Wendler, Nursing Systems

� Kathie Schneider, Counseling Services

� Linda Spaeth, Academic & Career Services

� Additional nominations from floor

� Debra King, Continuing Education

� Twink Hanson, Academic & Career Services

Motion 38-US-08

Moved by Senator Lozar and seconded to suspend the rules to allow University Faculty names to stand as submitted

Vote on Motion 38-US-08: Motion PASSED without dissention

� Nominations closed without objection

� Without objection, election for any area to be conducted using specific area ballot

Elected to the University Senate Nominating Committee:

Ned Beach, Rose Jadack, and Cecilia Wendler from University Faculty

Debra King and Linda Spaeth from University Academic Staff

Kathie Schneider from any area

XIX. Miscellaneous Business

� Discussion of future issues for Senate to explore

� Issues raised on Senate surveys, handout enclosed in packet

� Senate to continue hosting open discussions; probably fewer than last year so time to get business done

� Need to bring to completion pending items

� Executive Committee will be setting topics at next meeting; email suggestions to chair

� Additional topic brought forth from floor – collective bargaining

XX. Announcements - Chair Harrison:

� Next meeting of Senate will be in two weeks, September 25^th

� Art Department planning another fantastic trip to Chicago; tickets still available

� Provost Satz announced Service-Learning Advisory Committee being reconstituted

� On campus committee to increase faculty representation; charge to be rewritten

� Encourage anyone interested in serving on that committee to contact Academic Affairs

� Will take committee appointments to Executive Committee for consultation even though not required

Chair Harrison adjourned the meeting at 5:04 p.m.

Wanda Schulner

Secretary to the University Senate