Faculty Senate Minutes from April 27, 2004
MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE
FACULTY SENATE AND UNIVERSITY ASSEMBLY
OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
April 27,
2004
Century Room B
Millennium
Student
Cente
r
The final regularly scheduled meeting of the 2003-04
Faculty Senate/University Assembly was called to order at
2:05
p.m.
by Chair Van Reidhead.
Minutes from the
March
16, 2004
, meeting of the Faculty Senate and minutes from the
February 17, 2004
, meeting of the University
Assembly were approved as submitted.
Chair Reidhead introduced Dr. James Breaugh,
who presented the following resolution in honor of Dr. Gary Burger, a
long-time Senate member, who is retiring from the University:
WHEREAS,
Gary Burger has, through his service on the Senate Budget and Planning
Committee, the Senate Steering Committee, and the Senate Assessment Committee,
demonstrated leadership, wisdom, and gentility;
WHEREAS,
Gary Burger has demonstrated these same traits with great patience while
serving as Chair of the Psychology Department for 20 years;
WHEREAS,
through Gary Burger’s efforts the Ph.D. program in Industrial and Organizational
Psychology was established and has flourished;
WHEREAS,
in so many ways overlooked or unknown, Gary Burger has contributed to
this campus, his profession, his family, and his friends;
BE IT
RESOLVED that the Senate of the
University
of
Missouri-St.
Louis recognizes and thanks Gary Burger for his outstanding contributions to the campus.
Approval of the motion was moved by
Dr. Lawrence Barton and seconded by Dr. Joseph Martinich. It was adopted unanimously and applauded heartily by the membership.
REPORT
FROM THE INTERCAMPUS FACULTY COUNCIL – Dr. R. Rocco Cottone
Dr. Cottone distributed the Intercampus
Faculty Council minutes from March and a brief report from the April 14
meeting. Copies of these items are appended hereto.
REPORT
FROM THE COMMITTEE ON CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION – Dr. Peter Stevens
All action items were approved without
dissent. Attention was drawn to housekeeping changes
effected by the Committee and course additions, eliminations, and other
changes. Dr. Stevens clarified
for the membership of the Faculty Senate and University Assembly that
Mathematics 1020 and Mathematics 1030, having received approval, will
officially go into effect on
January
1, 2005
.
Chair Reidhead thanked Dr. Stevens for
his hard work and acknowledged the invaluable assistance of Ms. Marcia
Blackburn, who has served as secretary to C&I since November.
REPORT
FROM THE COMMITTEE ON BYLAWS AND RULES – Dr. Timothy Farmer
The attached proposals were approved
without dissent.
Chair Reidhead expressed gratitude to
Dr. Farmer and his committee for their efforts over the entire academic
year.
REPORT
FROM THE BUDGET AND PLANNING COMMITTEE – Dr. E. Terrence Jones
(see attached)
Dr. Jones thanked Chancellor George
for the major role the Committee has played in the development of the
Action Plan for the next five years, budgetary recommendations for the
coming year, and review of the financial situation of the Performing Arts
Center. Senate and Assembly members were reminded that
the Action Plan, in its entirety, is on the web.
REPORT
FROM THE PHYSICAL FACILITIES, SPACE, AND GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE – Dr. Julius Johnson
(see attached)
It was moved by Dr. Jeanne Morgan Zarucchi
that a signature block be inserted to accommodate a sign-off by the individual
responsible for any part of the space proposal. Her motion was seconded and approved. It was clarified that decisions pertaining to departments belong
to colleges and that signatures indicate an acknowledgement of notification—not
approval for the request. If someone
refuses to sign, it creates more work for the Committee, but the work
will go on. The document, as amended, was endorsed by the
Assembly with some dissent.
REPORT
FROM THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON SUMMER OPERATIONS – Dr. Paul Speck
(see attached)
There were questions and comments offered
intermittently throughout the reading of the report.
REPORT
FROM THE CHANCELLOR – Chancellor Thomas George
The Chancellor remarked that he enjoyed
working with Chair Reidhead and is looking forward to working with Chair-Elect
Speck.
Chancellor George updated Senate/Assembly
members on the status of several ongoing searches,
including the Provost search and searches for deans of Business Administration
and Nursing. He reported that we have created a
School
of
Social Welfare
, which reports
to the Dean of Arts and Sciences, but has some autonomy. The Academic Advisory Committee was asked to
consider the fate of the
Evening
College
and has forwarded its
recommendation to the Administration.
In closing, the Chancellor praised all
who contributed to the development of the Action Plan.
It was decided to forgo reports from
the Student Government President and from the
Senate/Assembly Chair. Dr. Reidhead thanked the entire membership for
assisting him over the two years which comprised his service as Chairman. He then called to the podium Dr. Fred Willman, Senate/Assembly
Secretary, who offered the following resolution:
WHEREAS, Van A. Reidhead has, in his leadership of the University
of Missouri-St. Louis Senate and Assembly, demonstrated integrity and
commitment to the campus and to the campus’s institutions;
WHEREAS,
Van A. Reidhead has diligently worked to restore faculty, staff, and student
input into the campus governance process;
WHEREAS, Van A. Reidhead has reached out to various constituencies
to guarantee that their voices are heard;
WHEREAS, Van A. Reidhead has made the resources of the Senate and
Assembly, including the Steering Committee available to the Chancellor
in an advisory capacity;
BE IT RESOLVED that Van A. Reidhead be recognized and honored for
his leadership as the Chair of the University Senate and Assembly for
the years 2002-2004.
The resolution was adopted unanimously
with hearty applause.
Completing the business at hand, the
meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Fred Willman
Secretary
(minutes written by Ms. Joan
M. Arban, Executive
Assistant to the Senate/Assembly Chairperson)
