Faculty Senate Minutes - 3/29/2001

FACULTY SENATE MINUTES
March 29, 2001



Call to order


President Mikkelsen called the meeting to order at 4:08 p.m.


Senators present


Aschermann, Cadden, Caldwell, Fowler, Greiert, Hamzaee, Klostermeyer, McLear,
Mikkelsen, Nelson, Noynaert, Radmacher, Roberts, Tapia, Williams


Senators absent


Bargar


Ex-officio


None


Guests present


Todd Ekdahl, associate professor of biology, and chair of faculty senate
salary committee
Mike Smith, professor of education, senator-elect AY 2001-2002


Approval of minutes


The minutes of the March 22, 2001, meeting were approved as presented
(McLear/Radmacher).


Approval of agenda


The agenda for today's meeting was approved by unanimous consent
(Williams/Roberts).


Report from faculty senate executive committee


President Mikkelsen reiterated the following points regarding salary issues
under discussion: 1) The formation of the ad hoc Faculty Salary
Committee occurred in response to a recommendation received from the North
Central Association after it had examined the MWSC Self-Study Report. 2)
Recommendations forwarded by the Faculty Senate to the administration should
address long-term parity issues on a gradual basis as an alternative method to
the previous way in which the Faculty Senate dealt with parity increases. 3)
These proposals should not be pressed at the expense of any one faculty group.
Benefits should at least minimally accrue to everyone. 4) The Faculty Senate
Salary Committee has been charged to examine other issues that should be kept
separate from the proposals currently under consideration.


Mikkelsen updated everyone on the Faculty Senate Calendar. The meeting on
April 5, 2001, will focus on reports from the Faculty Senate Promotion and
Tenure Committee, the Faculty Senate Salary Committee, and the Faculty Senate
Fringe Benefits Committee. The meeting on April 12, 2001, will consider only
salary proposals put forth by both the ad hoc Faculty Salary Committee and the
Faculty Senate Salary Committee. The meeting on April 19, 2001, will focus on
reports from the Faculty Senate Scholarship Committee, the Faculty Senate
Evaluation of Faculty Committee, the Faculty Senate Academic Standards and
Regulations Committee, and the Faculty Senate General Studies Committee.


Old Business


None


New Business


Note: The following Resolutions were drafted in response to the report of the
ad hoc Faculty Salary Committee presented to the Faculty Senate at its March
1, 2001, meeting. A copy of the recommendations included in that report is
available on the Faculty Senate website at the following address:


http://www2.mwsc.edu/facsenate/scminutes/minutesit.asp?ViewFile=3


A copy of Appendix IV of the ad hoc committee's March 1, 2001, report, which
provides proposed Policy Guide language outlining the "Active Career Program"
referred to in SR00.01-10, is available on the Faculty Senate website at
the following address:


http://www2.mwsc.edu/facsenate/scminutes/minutesit.asp?ViewFile=1



SR 00-01.08 (Greiert/McLear) To support Recommendation #2 of the ad hoc
Faculty Salary Committee as submitted to the Faculty Senate at its March 1,
2001, meeting, but only on the condition that the following changes to the
recommendation are also approved: 1) The amounts listed in the column headed
"2001" for promotion to assistant professor, to associate professor, and to
full professor in the new Policy Guide (current Policy Guide, p. 90) shall be
increased by an additional $500 to $2,500, $3,500, and $4,500 respectively,
with corresponding increases, based on automatic 3% annual adjustments, to the
numbers listed in the columns headed "2002," "2003," "2004," and "2005." 2)
The base salary for new faculty shall be increased from $36,650 to $36,950 for
AY 2001-2002. (See Attachment A)


SR 00-01.09 (Williams/McLear) To support Recommendation #2 of the ad hoc
Faculty Salary Committee as submitted to the Faculty Senate at its March 1,
2001, meeting, but only on the condition that the following change to the
recommendation is also approved: All faculty who have received four
"satisfactory" ratings on their Annual Faculty Evaluation in one academic rank
shall receive a 2% pay increase over and above any other pay increases given
to the faculty as a whole. This pay increase takes effect the academic year
following the fourth "satisfactory" evaluation. (See Attachment B)


SR 00.01-10 (Radmacher/Williams) To support Recommendation #3 of the ad hoc
Faculty Salary Committee as submitted to the Faculty Senate at its March 1,
2001, meeting, on the condition that the following changes to the
recommendation are also approved: 1) The name of the initiative is changed to
"Active Career Program." 2) The amount of the base salary increase, which
shall be automatically increased by 3% in each subsequent year, is increased
to a minimum of $2,500 for AY 2001-2002. 3) The selection committee includes
four faculty members, in addition to the vice president for academic affairs,
the dean of liberal arts and sciences, and the dean of professional studies.
At least one previous recipient from each division will be appointed and
approved by the Faculty Senate, as soon as that requirement can be met. 4)
The "Performance Levels Required" section to be included in the Policy Guide
description of the program will clearly indicate that above average
performance in teaching effectiveness, professional development, and
institutional and community support is required, and exemplary achievement is
shown in at least one of these areas. 5) Application Materials for the Active
Career Program will be limited to the following: a) Annual evaluations
and relevant supporting documents for the period since being promoted to full
professor, or since the last selection to the Program. Faculty promoted more
than seven years ago should limit the annual evaluations to not more than the
most recent seven years. b) A curriculum vita. c) A one-to-five page
narrative supporting the applicant's selection for the Active Career Program.
d) Limited supporting materials. (The "Application Materials" section in the
Policy Guide shall clearly indicate that candidates who seek this recognition
will not be expected to submit a packet of materials as complete and
time-consuming as the materials required for promotion and tenure.)


Adjournment


The meeting was adjourned at 4:27 p.m. (Williams/Roberts).



Respectfully submitted,



Steven Greiert
Secretary