Executive Board
Meeting Minutes
April 05, 2005 | 3:00-5:00 p.m.
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Present: S. Agarwal (FS
President); B Allen (Provost); C. Baldwin (FS President-Elect); S.
Crase (FDAR Council Chair); J. Girton (Past-President & RPA Chair);
C. Heising (Engineering Caucus Chair); D. Holger (Assoc. Provost);
J. Maves (Design Caucus Chair); B. Mennecke (Business Caucus Chair);
G. Palermo (Academic Affairs Council Chair); B. Robinson (Judiciary
and Appeals Council Chair); E. Thacker (Vet Med Caucus Chair); D.
Vrchota (Governance Council Chair); T. Zanish-Belcher (FS Secretary)
Absent: A.M. Fiore (Family
and Consumer Sciences Caucus Chair); G. Phye (Education Caucus Chair);
A. Van Der Valk (LAS Caucus Chair); Yang, B. (Agriculture Caucus Chair)
Guest: B. Woodman, Chair
of the University Professor Committee
Call to Order - 3:10 p.m.
The meeting was called
to order at 3:15 p.m.
Consent Agenda - 3:10
p.m.
Agenda
Minutes, Executive Board,
March 22, 2005
Maves recommended
one minor correction to the minutes - "U.S. and International
Diversity Requirements."
Girton moved, Robinson
seconded, and the consent agenda was approved.
Special Items
A. University
Professor - Recommendations from Committee Bill Woodman
Girton moved, Crase seconded,
and the Executive Board went into Executive Session. B. Woodman reported
on the Committee's four nominations for the award of University Professor.
The Executive
Board discussed the criteria, particularly the issue of being a "change
agent." Girton moved, Maves seconded to forward the recommendations
to the Provost, expressing its opinion.
Regents' Awards
- Recommendations from Committee Barry Falk
Regents Faculty Excellence
Award: The Executive Board reviewed the report from the Chair of the
Faculty Senate Professional Recognition and Development Committee
with six nominations.
Robinson moved, Heising
seconded, to forward this recommendation to the Provost with approval.
Palermo moved, Crase seconded
to move the Executive Board out of Executive Session.
Announcements and Remarks
- 3:15 p.m.
President
Agarwal thanked Baldwin
and the Committee for the recent Faculty Spring Conference.
The President recently
reported that the legislature had gone up to 12 million (out of 20),
with a salary bill coming later. Palermo asked how this will impact
supplemental tuition and funding for faculty salaries, and also asked
about the merit increases as an unfunded mandate.
President-Elect
Baldwin reported that
the conference will be available on CD, and copies of specific presentations
on Powerpoint are also available.
May 25 is the date for
the retreat for the President and the Provost.
Executive Board meeting
will be on May 3 where the discussion will focus on issues for the
future.
Provost
The Provost plans to report
on the results of promotion and tenure, updated information on Non
Tenure Track teaching percentages in the departments, and an update
on faculty conduct policy.
Council Reports
A. Academic Affairs
Palermo reported and distributed
two documents:
One: This 2 page document
requested the requirement for the Biology minor to have a C- or higher
in all of the courses that contribute to the minor. There are at least
six instances already existing at the university. The Council approves
this request and forwards it on to the Executive Board.
Robinson moved, Crase
seconded to forward this to the Faculty Senate for a vote. The Executive
Board approved.
Next year, the Council
would like to look at differing grade point average requirements through
the university.
The second document is
a new degree proposal: to Restructure Graduate Nutrition Degrees at
Iowa State University. There is high support from the departmental
faculty and the new degree would have the following:
Establish a new interdepartmental
degrees program in Nutritional Sciences
2. Establish new optional
specializations within the degrees:
Animal Nutrition
Human Nutrition
Global Nutrition
Molecular and Cellular
Nutrition
3. Drop existing degrees
in Animal Nutrition (Animal Science) and Nutrition (Food Science &
Human Nutrition) graduate degree programs
Girton moved, Robinson
seconded to forward this proposal to the Senate for consideration.
Palermo will ask Diane
Birt to make a presentation being clear about the resources needed
(especially for new positions). The Provost concurred, particularly
in regards to the Deans and central administration. The Provost also
needs to know what programs will be given up, and how would a potential
PhD program fit into this? There are also additional issues to be
discussed. The Provost is concerned that if the Faculty Senate approves
it, there will be expectations that it will be fully funded.
The Board discussed and
concurred that this is conditional approval, not a mandate to expend
the funds. It is simply a recommendation to the Provost.
The Executive Board approved.
B. FDAR
In regards to the motion
recently passed by the Senate, the Executive Board needs to consider
the requests from Animal Science and Construction Engineering. This
request will be considered under Old Business. Baldwin recommended
the Departments submit updated requests.
FDAR also presented some
recommendations in regards to the Subvention Grants Program proposal.
The language revisions
limit manuscripts to topics focused on the state of Iowa and the surrounding
region. It is open to faculty, as long as they are full-time, however,
the funding will not cover the cost of writing.
The recommendation will
be sent back to the Vice President for Research Office. Agarwal suggested
that the Executive Board take some time to examine this revised policy.
C. Governance
At the last Faculty Senate
meeting, the revised policy for the Distinguished and University Professorships
was tabled. Vrchota questioned this. Holger noted that the Committee
for the University Professor wanted to schedule its discussion in
regards to the policy.
Vrchota reminded the Caucus
Chairs that they need to know who the Caucus Chairs are for next year.
Vrchota presented a proposal
regarding a Governance Proposal for a Committee for Oversight of Academic
Reorganization. This Committee will report directly to the Executive
Board.
MOTION: The Faculty Senate
Council on Governance proposes a new standing committee, the charge
of which is to provide oversight for academic reorganizations in accordance
with the “Policy for the Reorganization of Academic Units.” The committee
charge will become part of the Faculty Senate by-laws.
PROPOSED COMMITTEE CHARGE
TITLE: Committee for Oversight
of Academic Reorganization
CHARGE: Executes the Faculty
Senate's required role to monitor all phases of academic reorganization
as covered by the Policy for Academic Reorganization. The Committee
for Oversight of Academic Reorganization will report to the Faculty
Senate Executive Board.
MEMBERSHIP -
VOTING: The voting members of the committee will be the chair and
one member representing each college. Members with a conflict of interest
on a particular reorganization will recuse themselves from voting.
NON VOTING: The Faculty
Senate President.
Palermo asked about the
ad hoc committee, and why that didn't work. Vrchota stated that with
many possible reorganizations, it was decided a standing committee
would be better. Palermo asked why it can't be a task force?
Agarwal noted that the
ad hoc methods often falls on the Executive Board and that it can
be difficult to find college representatives for an ad hoc committee.
This committee will act if called on, but will have agreed to serve
in advance. They will need to be prepared to take action quickly and
will also be looking at follow up and reviews.
Girton moved, Heising
seconded, and the motion was forwarded to the Senate.
D. J&A
There was no report from
Judiciary and Appeals.
RPA
There was no report from
Resource Policy and Allocations.
Approval of the Agenda
for the Faculty Senate Meeting-April 12, 2005.
Agarwal went over the
additions to the agenda.
Girton moved, Robinson
seconded, and the agenda was approved.
Adjourn - 5:00
p.m.
The meeting was adjourned
at 5 p.m.
NEXT MEETING
April 19, 2004 3:10 -5:00
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