Faculty Senate Minutes - 4/19/2001
FACULTY SENATE MINUTES
April 19, 2001
Call to order
Vice president Nelson called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
Senators present
Aschermann, Cadden, Caldwell, Fowler, Greiert, Hamzaee, McLear, Nelson,
Noynaert, Radmacher, Roberts, Tapia, Williams
Senators absent
Bargar, Klostermeyer, Mikkelsen
Guests present
Larry Andrews, professor of criminal justice, and senator-elect
David Bennett, assistant professor of music, and chair of faculty senate
general studies committee
Kathyrne Mueller, administrative assistant to vice president for academic
affairs
Cynthia Schmidt, assistant professor of education, and chair of faculty senate
evaluation of faculty committee
Randye Williams, associate professor of health, physical education, and
recreation, and chair of faculty senate promotion and tenure committee
Carolyn Windsor, assistant professor of nursing, and senator-elect
Approval of minutes
The minutes of the April 12, 2001, meeting were approved as presented
(Tapia/McLear).
Approval of agenda
The agenda for today's meeting was approved by unanimous consent
(Williams/Radmacher).
Report from faculty senate executive committee
Vice president Nelson reported that the Faculty Senate Executive Committee had
tentatively approved the roster of new committee members proposed by Vice
president-elect Greiert.
Nelson noted that, unless the Faculty Senate completed the business that it
already had on its agenda for this meeting and the ensuing one on May 3, 2001,
another Faculty Senate meeting might be necessary on May 10, 2001.
Nelson stated that the Faculty Senate Executive Committee had discussed the
appointment of an ad hoc committee to investigate the issues involving the
lecturer position at MWSC. He said that the Faculty Senate would have to
decide if it wanted to appoint such a committee now or to wait until the
beginning of the fall semester to form that committee.
Nelson announced that a tentative list of liaisons from the Faculty Senate to
the Faculty Senate committees had been formulated by President-elect
Klostermeyer, who had distributed them to the members of the Faculty Senate.
Nelson asked for and received approval of this list by consensus. Vice
president-elect Greiert presented a list of his recommendations for membership
on Faculty Senate committees for AY 2001-2002. Nelson asked for and received
approval of this list by consensus. (See Attachment A for hard copy or See
the following website:
http://www2.mwsc.edu/facsenate/news/minutesit.asp?ViewFile=4)
Report from faculty senate promotion and tenure committee
Randye Williams, chairwoman of the Faculty Senate Promotion and Tenure
Committee, presented the final report of that committee. Included in this
report were six general recommendations from that committee to the Faculty
Senate as well as five more specific recommendations regarding MWSC Policy
Guide issues. Considerable discussion ensued. Williams was polite, concise,
and blunt in her statements. The Faculty Senate received the report from this
committee. (See Attachment B)
Report from faculty senate evaluation of faculty committee
Cynthia Schmidt, chairwoman of the Faculty Senate Evaluation of Faculty
Committee, presented the final report of that committee. Included in this
report were five proposed guidelines and three specific recommendations to the
Faculty Senate. Considerable discussion ensued. Schmidt was precise and
direct in her statements. The Faculty Senate received the report from this
committee. (See Attachment C)
Report from faculty senate general studies committee
David Bennett, chairman of the Faculty Senate General Studies Committee,
presented his report, which consisted of suggested revisions to the MWSC
Policy Guide. These revisions specifically addressed the issue of clarifying
the routing procedures for: 1) new courses being proposed for inclusion in the
general studies curriculum; 2) existing courses within the general studies
curriculum making modifications to the college catalog descriptions; 3)
existing courses being proposed for deletion or inclusion within the general
studies curriculum; and 4) proposals that make substantive changes to the
general studies curriculum by affecting an entire line or category of the
existing curriculum. Considerable discussion ensued, especially on the issue
of the point at which the Faculty Senate should be apprised of the routing
recommendations put forth by the General Studies Committee. Bennett
succinctly explained problems that had arisen concerning this issue. Senators
Cadden, Tapia, and Greiert expressed strong opinions on this matter. Bennett
also indicated that this committee will recommend the addition of one seat for
each academic division Liberal Arts and Sciences as well as Professional
Studies to the General Studies Committee. This would raise the total number
of faculty on this committee from seven to nine members, including one
at-large representative from the faculty. The Faculty Senate received the
report from this committee. (See Attachment D)
Old Business
SR00-01.11 (Tapia/Nelson) To take the 1% set aside for merit (approx.
$110,000) and distribute proportionately in a block amount, as set out in
differences for promotion as suggested in the salary committee plan, to move
salary toward parity. If the faculty (professor, associate and assistant)
were to be brought to parity using the proportions (as set out in differences
for promotion as suggested in the salary committee plan), the cost would
approximately be $145,800, calculated as follows:
Number of Faculty in Rank Difference Overall Amount
Assistant (96) $600 $57,600
Associate (46) $900 $41,400
Full (39) $1,200 $46,800
Totals: 181 Faculty $145,800
But because merit is 1% of the 2000-2001 overall budget is $110,000, the
proportions for each rank would be adjusted to .7545 of the $145,800 for the
following parity adjustment in each rank:
Number of Faculty in Rank Difference Overall Amount
Assistant (96) $452 $43,392
Associate (46) $679 $31,234
Full (39) $905 $35,295
Totals: 181 Faculty $109,921
The following year parity adjustments may be made again.
To make adjustments regarding parity every three years.
The question was called (Williams/McLear). Greiert requested a roll call
vote. Secretary Greiert read the roll: Aschermann Absent; Bargar Absent;
Cadden Yes; Caldwell Abstain; Fowler Abstain; Greiert
Yes; Hamzaee Yes; Klostermeyer Absent; McLear Yes; Nelson
Yes; Noynaert Yes; Radmacher Yes; Roberts Abstain; Tapia Yes;
Williams Yes. Total vote: Yes 9; No 0; Abstention 3; Absent 3.
The motion passed.
New Business
SR00-01.12 (Noynaert/Tapia) To support Recommendation #1 of the Faculty Salary
Fringe Benefits Committee that the life insurance benefit provided to Missouri
Western State College employees be changed from $10,000 per employee to 150%
of the annual salary of each employee. (See Attachment D of the Faculty
Senate Minutes, 4-5-01)
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m. (McLear/Roberts)
Respectfully submitted,
Steven Greiert
Secretary
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