Senate
Minutes of May 14, 2002
Meeting
WELCOME BY THE CHAIR
The meeting started at
approximately
MINUTES OF APRIL MEETING
The minutes of the April 2002
meeting were approved.
CHAIR’S REMARKS
The Chair reported that the
Promotion and Tenure Review Committee has drafted a new P & T policy and
guidelines and expressed his concerns about an email which was circulated to the
Senators about the document.
The Chair also reported that
the Senate and Faculty Assembly Chairs were invited to the President Executive
Committee meeting and have indicated in the meeting that the Senate and Faculty
Assembly would like their Chairs to be permanent members of the President
Executive Committee.
Regarding collaborative
appointments and the promotion and tenure process, the Chair discussed this in
terms how this is recognized when working at, for instance, UMES and SU.
The Chair also discussed the
status of three policies that were approved by the Senate and have been sent to
the President, two of which have minor changes and one is being reviewed by Ms.
Billie.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
(a) Promotion and Tenure Ad Hoc Committee
The Chair of the committee, Dr.
Dabipi, thanked the committee members for their work. There were three areas addressed: (1) clarity of dates; (2) how to address
wrongs; and (3) timelines – particularly informing individuals in a
positive/negative manner.
A motion was made to adopt the
policy. Discussion surrounded timelines
and the evaluation criteria used. In
particular, the evaluation criteria should be part of the guidelines, not the
policy. There was further discussion
about guidelines and how they can be changed by Department Chairs and the
administration. The vote was 8 for the
motion; 6 voted against the motion and 4 abstained. The motion passed.
(b) Academic Affairs Committee
The Chair, Ms. Demanche,
reported that the committee has reviewed course changes after Faculty Assembly
made recommendations. The courses were
for 3 internships; change in course from 310 to 309 and 3 new designations for
pre-existing courses (H to J because H is designated for Honors program). A motion was passed to accept the changes
with the caveat that the changes can be implemented provided that there is
funding for the courses (10 yea; 7 nay; 1 abstention)
The Chair also reported on
course changes for the Physician Assistant program that was sent to the
Committee. The proposals have been sent to Faculty Assembly for their review.
The final course change was in
the Criminal Justice program. There was
a numerical change and new courses were put forward for pre-existing
programs. The Chair reported that FA has
approved these changes in the Criminal Justice program. A motion was passed to accept the course
changes for the Criminal Justice program.
Student Concerns Committee
The Chair, Mr. Medley, thanked
the committee for their work, and reported that the Food Services Committee has
been set up and they have met with Dining Services to talk about some
issues. Mr. Medley also reported on the
visitation policy discussed at last month’s Senate meeting. Other policies were researched and the motion
made to approve the policy was moved so that these policies can be reviewed.
5. ELECTION OF 2002-2003 OFFICERS
The following officers were
elected by secret ballot for 2002-03:
Chair: Dr.
Vice Chair: Mrs. Theresa Dadson
Secretary: Dr. Clement Okafor
Parliamentarian: Dr. Ali Eydgahi
The following members were elected as Chairs for Standing
Committees:
Academic Affairs Committee –
Ms. Michel Demanche
Admissions Committee – Dr. C.
Dennis Ignasias
Campus Security – Ms. Hermetta
Hudson
Physical Plant – Mr. Norman
Billie
Faculty Grievance – Dr. Eugene
Bass
Athletics – Dr. Robert Walther
Library – Dr. Maryam Rahimi
Student Concerns – Mr. Patrick Enekwe
Information Technology – Dr.
Emin Yilmaz
6. AWARDS TO SENATORS AND CHAIRS OF COMMITTEES
The Senate Chair thanked
everyone for their input, service and participation in the Senate and handed
out certificates.
7. OLD BUSINESS
None
8 NEW BUSINESS
None
9 ANNOUNCEMENTS
None
The meeting adjourned at
Submitted by:
Dr. Brigid Noonan, Secretary