Faculty Senate Minutes - 10/21/2004
Missouri Western State College
Faculty Senate Minutes
October 21, 2004
SU 220
Senators Present: President Andrews, Vice President Hegeman, Secretary Ottinger, Past President Greiert, Caldwell, Gregory, Haney, Heider, Holian, Hunt, Nandan, Noynaert, Tushaus, Voelkel,Williams
Senators Absent: Tapia
Ex-Officio Members Present: none
Ex-Officio Members Absent: President Scanlon, Vice-President Arnold
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Call to Order: President Larry Andrews called the meeting to order at 3:57 p.m.
Approval of October 7th, 2004 Minutes: (Haney/Hunt) Approved by voice vote.
Approval of Agenda: (Caldwell/Haney) Agenda approved by voice vote.
Report from College President:None.
Report from Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs: Since Dr. Arnold could not attend, he submitted a written report, which is included as Minutes Appendix A.
Report from Senate President: Report attached as Minutes Appendix B.
Report from Calendar Committee: Vice-President Jennifer Hegeman attended the College Calendar Committee on behalf of the faculty senate. The four-year calendar that was presented at the meeting is attached as Minutes Appendix C.
Reports from Committee Liaisons –Hunt & Williams:
Senator Hunt reported that the Fringe Benefits Committee has been meeting and is discussing several topics, including: Tuition Wavers, a Faculty Lounge, the Bridge to Retirement, Dependent Insurance Cost Coverage, Parking Stickers for Adjuncts, and Discount Tickets to Sporting Events.
Senator Williams reported that the Faculty Evaluation Committee has met twice. They are addressing two charges: Evaluation Return Procedures and Evaluation Administration Procedures.
The next liaisons to report will be Senator Heider and President Andrews.
Discussion on Parking with Vice President Olinger: Vice President Olinger was not able to attend this meeting. He will be invited to a future meeting to participate in this discussion. Several topics discussed brought up included:
· The diligence of Student Interns in giving out parking tickets. More tickets have been issued this year than in the past.
· How do we know there is enough parking? Surveys are done each year.
· In a class survey it was estimated that 20-30% of students had been late due to lack of parking between 10 am – 2 pm. It was pointed out that at 9:25 am on a Tuesday/ Thursday streams of cars can be seen entering campus. Possibly if students arrived a little earlier they would not be late. Students pointed out that they live on tight schedules and cannot afford to arrive ½ hour early to look for parking.
· It was also pointed out that the stadium parking is never full.
Old business:
SR-04-05 (Tapia/Hegeman). Motion to Endorse Special Adjustments for Assistant Professors as contained in Memorandum to Dr. James Scanlon from Dr. J. David Arnold and dated October 7, 2004. Full motion is included as Minutes Appendix D.
Motion approved by Voice Vote.
SR-05-05 (Noynaert/Ottinger) Motion to Request Parking Lot. Full motion is included as Minutes Appendix E. Senator Noynaert presented photos showing location of parking lot. It appears that about 10 parking spots would be created. Using the existing curb would minimize costs. Some faculty in the SM building oppose the motion as it could produce and “elite” faculty who can park in the “10” spots. Also concern was raised about setting precedence for parking inside the loop.
Motion was tabled (Noynaert/Hunt) to enable discussion at a later date with VP Olinger.
SB-06-05 (Ottinger/Caldwell) Motion to reword Early Warning Policy. Full motion is attached as Minutes Appendix F.
Motion approved by Voice Vote.
New business:
SR-07-05 (Caldwell/Haney). The Faculty Senate shall form a committee to examine the policy governing the assignment of laboratory and studio load hours as stated on page 51 of the Policy Guide: “Laboratory and studio contact hours are multiplied by two-thirds in calculating equated hours for teaching loads.” Justification is attached as Minutes Appendix G.
Other:
Student Regent Bob Hughes spoke to the senate regarding the need for MWSC to become a University. Discussed some work the MATRIX club is doing to create a webpage to encourage University status. Also discussed a letter writing campaign what will be started on campus to send letters to our Legislators to promote our desire to become a university.
Point was brought up that the College does not currently have a full-time nurse. The health center is covered by a part-time nurse who puts in a few hours each week. Senator Williams stated that a search had not been able to find a full time nurse, but that an extended search is ongoing.
Adjournment (Williams/Gregory): 5:30 pm.
MINUTES APPENDIX A: Report from Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs
MEMORANDUM
TO: Faculty Senate
FROM: Dr. J. David Arnold, Vice President for Academic & Student Affair s
DATE: November 8, 2004
SUBJECT: Report
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Activities by the Vice President since the last meeting of Faculty Senate include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Met with Jeff Ellison and his staff on student engagement spaces, with related bids prepared for Board of Regents approval.
· Co-chaired, with Howard McCauley, an Academic Affairs Enrollment Management Strategic Planning Community Forum. A Noel-Levitz Enrollment Management Campus Summit will be held on December 8 and will be entitled “How to start behaving like a hot college.”
· Organized two days of meetings on academic advising with consultant Tim Dodd from Case Western Reserve University and the Center for Academic Integrity on October 11 and 12.
· Interviewed candidates for the Dean of Student Development position October 12, 13, and 20.
Enrollment Facts and Figures:
· Western’s total student enrollment for Fall 2004 is 5,105 (a 2.9% increase) of which 60% are female and 40% are male. Ninety-one percent (4,646) are enrolled as degree-seeking. Seventy-four percent (3,759) are full-time students.
· Ninety-two percent (4,692) of the students are from Missouri with 72% (3,663) of the total enrollment being from our immediate ten-county service area. We have 10 international students attending Western.
· The average age of all our students is 24 years. We have 273 students under the age of 18 and 10 students who are 65 years old or older. Twenty-three percent of all students are nontraditional (age 25 and older).
· A total of 1,079 students entered Western in Fall 2004 as first-time degree-seeking freshmen. Eight percent (82) of those entering college for the first-time are 22 years old or older. Eighteen percent of the entering students were in the upper 20% of their high school graduation class.
· Twenty-one percent (286) of the new degree-seeking students at Western transfer from other institutions. There are 166 new students from approximately 20 Missouri colleges and universities, and 120 new students transferred from 23 other states to enroll at Western in the fall semester, 2004. Our major 2-year "feeder" schools in Missouri are Maple Woods Community College (38), North Central Missouri College (37), Moberly Community College (7), and St. Louis Community Colleges (6). Our major 4-year "feeder" schools are Northwest Missouri State University (28), Central Missouri State University (8), Park University (5), Southwest Missouri State University (4), and University of Missouri—Kansas City (4). There are 46 students from colleges and universities in Kansas (18 of those are from Highland Community College), 10 from Iowa colleges and universities, 11 from Nebraska, 10 are from California, and 9 from Washington.
· Western students enrolled in 60,044 semester hours of course work in the Fall 2004 semester (a 1.65% increase) for an average of 11.76 credit hours per student.
· More than 14% of our students who report their ethnic origin are minorities. Of the total enrollment, 11% are African-Americans. Caucasians comprise less than 86% of the student enrollment.
· In the 2003-2004 academic year, Western awarded 747 degrees and certificates. Of this number, 90.5% (676) were baccalaureate degrees, 7.9% (59) were associate degrees, and 1.6% (12) certificates were awarded.
MINUTES APPENDIX B: Report from Senate President
Faculty Senate President Report
October 21, 2004
The following reviews the work of the executive committee of the faculty senate since the last senate meeting on October 7, 204. The executive committee has met twice since the last meeting.
o Parking – request VP Olinger
o MAFS meeting – review
a. shared governance – unified partnership
b. unions
c. morale survey at SW
d. teaching load
e. non-tenure track—school approach and percentages
f. release time
g. budget –
h. salary
i. medical coverage – BCBS
1. savings under new plan –a. health insurance reserve, b. basic vision and dental cost reduction, 3. dependent coverage cost reduction
j. life science
k. evaluations of Deans, VPs and President
l. senate representation on cabinet
m. political information from candidates Blunt and McCaskill
MINUTES APPENDIX C: Calendars for Next 4 years:
2006-2007 Western Calendar
Fall 2006
Final Summer Registration/Orientation Program August 21 Monday
Faculty Plan Days August 22-23 Tues.-Wed.
Griffon Edge August 23-26 W-Th-F-S
General Session August 23 Wednesday
Regular Registration August 24 Thursday
Classes Begin August 28 Monday
Labor Day Holiday September 4 Monday
Family Day TBA Saturday
Mid-term Break October 13 Friday
Mid-term Grades Due October 18 Wednesday
Homecoming TBA Saturday
Pre-Registration Begin for Spring October 30 Monday
Last day to Withdraw November 3 Friday
Thanksgiving Holiday (begins @4pm 11/21) November 22-26
Last Day of classes December 8 Friday
Final Exams December 9-15
Final Grades Due December 19 2:00 PM Tuesday
Commencement December 16 Saturday
Wintersession (14 days w/ Sat. 12/16) December 16-January 11
Campus Closed December 24-January 1
· Number of class days - M=14, T=15 (14 nights), W=14, Th=14, F=13, Sa=13
· 6 Exam days
Spring 2007
Campus re-opens January 2 Tuesday
Spring Registration/Orientation January 9 Tuesday
Wintersession Ends January 11 Thursday
Spring Registration January 11 Thursday
Martin Luther King Day Holiday January 15 Monday
Classes Begin January 16 Tuesday
President's Day Holiday February 19 Monday
Spring Break (no classes) March 10-18
Mid-Term Grades Due March 21 Wednesday
Last Day to Withdraw March 30 Friday
Pre-Registration Begins for Summer/Fall April 2 Monday
Last Day of Classes April 30 Monday
Study Day May 1 Tuesday
Final Exams May 2-8 Wed-Tu
Final Grades Due May 10 2:00 PM Thursday
Commencement May 12 Saturday
· Number of class days - M=13, T=14, W=14, Th=14, F=14, Sa=14
· 6 Exam days
Intersession 2007
Classes held May 9-May 24
Final Exams May 25
Memorial Day Holiday May 28
Final Grades Due May 30
· Fourteen class days including two Saturdays and Final exam
Summer 2007
Registration May 24 Thursday
First Day of Classes May 29 Tuesday
(Eight-week & 1st four-week session)
Classes meet Monday -Thursday PLUS one Friday (June 1)
Last Day to register/add May 30 Wednesday
Exam Day for 1st Four-week session June 21 Thursday
Final Grades due for 1st Four-Week session June 27 Wednesday
Late Registration for 2nd Four-Week session June 21 Thursday
First Day of Classes for 2nd Four-Week session June 25 Monday
Independence Day Holiday July 4 Wednesday
(Classes will be held Friday, July 6)
Final Exams for Eight-week & 2nd four-week session July 19 Thursday
Final Grades Due July 25 Wednesday
· Both Four-Week Sessions will have 16 class days including Final exams.
2007-2008 Western Calendar
Fall 2007
Final Summer Registration/Orientation Program August 20 Monday
Faculty Plan Days August 21-22 Tues.-Wed.
Griffon Edge August 22-25 W-Th-F-S
General Session August 22 Wednesday
Regular Registration August 23 Thursday
Classes Begin August 27 Monday
Labor Day Holiday September 3 Monday
Family Day TBA Saturday
Mid-term Break October 12 Friday
Mid-term Grades Due October 17 Wednesday
Homecoming TBA Saturday
Pre-Registration Begin for Spring October 29 Monday
Last day to Withdraw November 2 Friday
Thanksgiving Holiday (begins @4pm 11/20) November 21-25
Last Day of classes December 7 Friday
Final Exams December 8-14
Final Grades Due December 18 2:00 PM Tuesday
Commencement December 15 Saturday
Wintersession (14 days w/ Sat. 12/16) December 15-January 10
Campus Closed December 24-January 1
· Number of class days - M=14, T=15 (14 nights), W=14, Th=14, F=13, Sa=13
· 6 Exam days
Spring 2008
Campus re-opens January 2 Wednesday
Spring Registration/Orientation January 8 Tuesday
Wintersession Ends January 10 Thursday
Spring Registration January 10 Thursday
Classes Begin January 14 Monday
Martin Luther King Day Holiday January 21 Monday
President's Day Holiday February 18 Monday
Spring Break (no classes) March 8-16
Mid-Term Grades Due March 19 Wednesday
Last Day to Withdraw March 28 Friday
Pre-Registration Begins for Summer/Fall March 31 Monday
Last Day of Classes April 28 Monday
Study Day April 29 Tuesday
Final Exams April 30- May 6 Wed-Tues
Final Grades Due May 8 2:00 PM Thursday
Commencement May 10 Saturday
· Number of class days - M=13, T=14, W=14, Th=14, F=14, Sa=14
· 6 Exam days
Intersession 2008
Classes held May 7- 22
Final Exams May 23
Memorial Day Holiday May 26
Final Grades Due May 28
· Fourteen class days including two Saturdays and Final exam
Summer 2008
Registration May 22 Thursday
First Day of Classes May 27 Tuesday
(Eight-week & 1st four-week session)
Classes meet Monday -Thursday PLUS one Friday (May 30)
Last Day to register/add May 28 Wednesday
Exam Day for 1st Four-week session June 19 Thursday
Final Grades due for 1st Four-Week session June 25 Wednesday
Late Registration for 2nd Four-Week session June 19 Thursday
First Day of Classes for 2nd Four-Week session June 23 Monday
Independence Day Holiday July 4 Friday
Final Exams for Eight-week & 2nd four-week session July 17 Thursday
Final Grades Due July 23 Wednesday
· Both Four-Week Sessions will have 16 class days including Final exams.
2008-2009 Western Calendar
Fall 2008
Final Summer Registration/Orientation Program August 18 Monday
Faculty Plan Days August 19-20 Tues.-Wed.
Griffon Edge August 20-23 W-Th-F-S
General Session August 20 Wednesday
Regular Registration August 21 Thursday
Classes Begin August 25 Monday
Labor Day Holiday September 1 Monday
Family Day TBA Saturday
Mid-term Break October 10 Friday
Mid-term Grades Due October 15 Wednesday
Homecoming TBA Saturday
Pre-Registration Begin for Spring October 27 Monday
Last day to Withdraw October 31 Friday
Thanksgiving Holiday (begins @4pm 11/25) November 26-30
Last Day of classes December 5 Friday
Final Exams December 6-12
Final Grades Due December 16 2:00 PM Tuesday
Commencement December 13 Saturday
Wintersession (14 days w/ Sat. 12/13) December 13-January 8
Campus Closed December 24-January 1
· Number of class days - M=14, T=15 (14 nights), W=14, Th=14, F=13, Sa=13
· 6 Exam days
Spring 2009
Campus re-opens January 2 Friday
Spring Registration/Orientation January 6 Tuesday
Wintersession Ends January 8 Thursday
Spring Registration January 8 Thursday
Classes Begin January 12 Monday
Martin Luther King Day Holiday January 19 Monday
President's Day Holiday February 16 Monday
Spring Break (no classes) March 7-15
Mid-Term Grades Due March 18 Wednesday
Last Day to Withdraw March 27 Friday
Pre-Registration Begins for Summer/Fall March 30 Monday
Last Day of Classes April 27 Monday
Study Day April 28 Tuesday
Final Exams April 29- May 5 Wed-Tues
Final Grades Due May 7 2:00 PM Thursday
Commencement May 9 Saturday
· Number of class days - M=13, T=14, W=14, Th=14, F=14, Sa=14
· 6 Exam days
Intersession 2009
Classes held May 6- 21
Final Exams May 22
Memorial Day Holiday May 25
Final Grades Due May 27
· Fourteen class days including two Saturdays and Final exam
Summer 2009
Registration May 21 Thursday
First Day of Classes May 26 Tuesday
(Eight-week & 1st four-week session)
Classes meet Monday -Thursday PLUS one Friday (May 29)
Last Day to register/add May 27 Wednesday
Exam Day for 1st Four-week session June 18 Thursday
Final Grades due for 1st Four-Week session June 24 Wednesday
Late Registration for 2nd Four-Week session June 18 Thursday
First Day of Classes for 2nd Four-Week session June 22 Monday
Independence Day Holiday July 3 Friday
Final Exams for Eight-week & 2nd four-week session July 16 Thursday
Final Grades Due July 22 Wednesday
· Both Four-Week Sessions will have 16 class days including Final exams.
2009-2010 Western Calendar
Fall 2009
Final Summer Registration/Orientation Program August 24 Monday
Faculty Plan Days August 25-26 Tues.-Wed.
Griffon Edge August 26-29 W-Th-F-S
General Session August 26 Wednesday
Regular Registration August 27 Thursday
Classes Begin August 31 Monday
Labor Day Holiday September 7 Monday
Family Day TBA Saturday
Mid-term Break October 9 Friday
Mid-term Grades Due October 21 Wednesday
Homecoming TBA Saturday
Pre-Registration Begin for Spring November 2 Monday
Last day to Withdraw November 6 Friday
Thanksgiving Holiday (begins @4pm 11/25) November 25-29
Last Day of classes December 11 Friday
Final Exams December 12-18
Final Grades Due December 22 2:00 PM Tuesday
Commencement December 19 Saturday
Wintersession (14 days w/ Sat. 12/19) December 19-January 14
Campus Closed December 24-January 1
· Number of class days - M=14, T=15 (14 nights), W=14, Th=14, F=13, Sa=13
· 6 Exam days
Spring 2010
Campus re-opens January 4 Monday
Spring Registration/Orientation January 12 Tuesday
Wintersession Ends January 14 Thursday
Spring Registration January 14 Thursday
Classes Begin January 19 Tuesday
Martin Luther King Day Holiday January 18 Monday
President's Day Holiday February 15 Monday
Spring Break (no classes) March 13-21
Mid-Term Grades Due March 24 Wednesday
Last Day to Withdraw April 2 Friday
Pre-Registration Begins for Summer/Fall April 5 Monday
Last Day of Classes May 3 Monday
Study Day May 4 Tuesday
Final Exams May 5-11 Wed-Tues
Final Grades Due May 13 2:00 PM Thursday
Commencement May 15 Saturday
· Number of class days - M=13, T=14, W=14, Th=14, F=14, Sa=14
· 6 Exam days
Intersession 2010
Classes held May 12-27
Final Exams May 28
Memorial Day Holiday May 31
Final Grades Due June 1
· Fourteen class days including two Saturdays and Final exam
Summer 2010
Registration May 27 Thursday
First Day of Classes June 1 Tuesday
(Eight-week & 1st four-week session)
Classes meet Monday -Thursday PLUS one Friday (June 4)
Last Day to register/add June 2 Wednesday
Exam Day for 1st Four-week session June 24 Thursday
Final Grades due for 1st Four-Week session June 30 Wednesday
Late Registration for 2nd Four-Week session June 24 Thursday
First Day of Classes for 2nd Four-Week session June 28 Monday
Independence Day Holiday July 5 Monday
(Classes held Friday, July 9)
Final Exams for Eight-week & 2nd four-week session July 22 Thursday
Final Grades Due July 28 Wednesday
· Both Four-Week Sessions will have 16 class days including Final exams.
MINUTES APPENDIX D: Special Salary Adjustment
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Dr. James Scanlon, President
FROM: Dr. J. David Arnold, Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs
DATE: October 7, 2004
SUBJECT: Review of phase one and two of faculty equity, a new recommendation for distinguished professor program (attached) and a new recommendation for special adjustment for Assistant Professors
CC: Faculty Senate
[Information on Salary Equity and Distinguished Professor Program Deleted]
Special adjustment for Assistant Professors:
In addition to the distinguished professor program, I asked the advice and consent from the Fall 2004 ad hoc committee on how to respond to the inquiries of several assistant professors to examine to what extent the Western salary average, for the assistant professor rank, is skewed by the presence of long-term assistant professors at Western. My office did extensive research of the institutional salary comparison group and the following is a summary of our findings:
· Every institution except Truman has long-term assistant professors. There is no definitive evidence to support that Western has more long-term assistants, as a percentage, than other salary peer institutions. However, one can infer, that since Western is the only institution without “up or out” tenure, that Western is more likely to have relatively more long-term assistant professors. In fact, Western has 11 of 63 assistant professors in rank for 10 or more years, or about 17% of the assistant professor cohort. Other institutions may have tenured, but not promoted assistant professors.
· Every institution uses a unique formula or process to compute starting assistant professor salaries. Thus, there is not a benchmark to compare starting assistant professor salaries (i.e., a salary scale or schedule)—this would be an indirect means of assessing market for beginning assistants with the terminal degree and no years of experience or market adjustment.
Given the results of our research, the Fall 2004 ad hoc committee recommends a special adjustment, up to $750 (up to the rank average), for assistant professors who meet the following criteria:
· are in rank seven years or less, and
· hold a tenure-track or tenured position, and
· hold the doctoral degree in their field—that is, they are not eligible for educational advancement in salary as defined by the Policy Guide, and
· are below the average salary for assistants (i.e., $45,160)
If this recommendation for a special adjustment were accepted, then the special equity adjustment for eligible assistants would be up to $750 in January 2005. As proposed, 23 of 63 Assistants would receive the full $750.
While equity recommendations are normally an information item for Faculty Senate, given that this special adjustment goes above and beyond the original model for faculty equity adjustments (based on the 2002 Faculty Senate Salary and Benefits Committee report), the ad hoc committee would prefer that this recommendation for a special adjustment receive an ‘endorsement’ from the Faculty Senate (in order to be successfully implemented as part of the phase two adjustments effective in January 2005).
The ad hoc committee will issue a final recommendation to you after the completion of the Faculty Senate and CGAC meetings in October.
MINUTES APPENDIX E: Motion on Parking Lot by SM Building
Proposed Resolution:
The Faculty Senate requests that the College President budget for and authorize the construction of a reserved parking area in the area between the Science and Mathematics Building and the Professional Studies Building.
The Faculty Senate further requests that the parking lot be enforced as reserved parking on a 24/7 basis, including periods when the College is not in session.
Need for the parking area:
Parking is often difficult on the north side of campus when major events are scheduled in the stadium or arena. Faculty and staff who come in to work evenings and weekends sometimes have no parking available on the north side of campus. The situation will probably become worse with the construction of the indoor sports facility.
The proposed area would serve the buildings most affected by sporting and other events. The location of the lot would make it convenient to the PS, SM, JGM, and the Arena.
Description of the area:
The proposed area of the parking lot is the low area between the Science and Mathematics Building and the Professional Studies Building. It would be located in the area previously occupied by the Department of Corrections temporary offices. Depending on the design, the lot would hold ten to twenty vehicles. The existing parking lot has three handicapped parking spaces which would be retained.
The area would be bounded on the north by the north curb of the existing PS driveway. The area would be bounded on the south by the existing sidewalk that connects the SM and PS buildings. The PS building would be the west boundary. The east boundary would be the base of the hill below the power transformers and the existing SM handicapped parking area.
Aesthetic considerations:
The area is well screened. There is a row of ornamental apple trees along the street side of the lot. From the Clock-tower area the area is screened by some mature fir trees. Some additional trees could be added if additional screening is desired.
This is not currently an attractive area of campus. It was the site selected for the temporary trailers used by the Department of Corrections. Since the trailers have been removed, the area has been left bare and is filling in with various weeds and volunteer grasses. Currently the existing parking area is used for vehicle storage. This side of the PS building is dominated by a large garage door that is badly in need of paint. The hill overlooking the area is dominated by electrical transformers and a large power distribution box.
As discussed below, the proposed extension of the SM building will be adjacent to this area. The greenhouse that is proposed as part of the expansion will further screen the area.
SM Building expansion:
The area is well outside the footprint of the proposed expansion of the SM building. There is an area west of the proposed expansion where air handling and other traditional “rooftop” utilities will be located. The proposed parking lot is also well outside this proposed utility area.
It is possible that the proposed low area would be a “staging area” during the construction of the SM building. If this is the case, then the area would be temporarily graveled. If construction of the new building appears imminent, then the area could be graveled for construction, and then after construction the gravel area could be replaced by a permanent lot.
Note: It is more likely that the contractor will want to stage out of the area east of the existing SM building because more space is available. In this case the proposed parking lot would not interfere with the proposed construction. If the area east of the building is used for staging, the proposed parking lot could relieve some of the additional parking stress brought on by major construction activities.
MINUTES APPENDIX F: Early Warning Proposal
Amend the 2004-2005 Missouri Western State College Policy Guide as follows:
Replace the second paragraph under "Early Warning Provision for Faculty," (p.67) with the following:
"Faculty members who have been employed full-time at Missouri Western State College for more than two years shall not fail to receive a reappointment recommendation by the administration because of an unsatisfactory evaluation in instruction, department support, professional development, or institutional and community support unless they have been advised of their shortcomings. The formal early warning shall be issued by the department chairperson, or, in the case of chairperson, by the appropriate dean, in writing on the FACULTY REAPPOINTMENT FORM and incorporated within the formal evaluation process.
A faculty member placed on early warning must demonstrate at the next annual evaluation to the satisfaction of the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, in consultation with the department chair and dean, that the shortcomings have been remedied and are not likely to reoccur. Failing to do so will result in the termination of a non-tenured faculty member effective at the end of that spring semester, or in the case of a tenured faculty member, will result in a terminal contract for the following academic year."
Replace the first bullet under “IX. TENURE” (p. 84) with the following:
“· Tenured faculty are subject to the Early Warning Provision (VII.C.2)”
Justification:
On April 18, 2002 the Faculty Senate approved unanimously SB 01-02.08 to clarify the “Early Warning Provision for Faculty”, as recommended by the Promotion and Tenure Committee. When that bill was discussed at the CGAC Meeting on May 2, 2002 it was returned to the Senate for clarification. Due to the start of a new academic year and the appointment of a new Vice-President for Academic and Student Affairs, the senate did not immediately review the bill and it was subsequently forgotten.
The original wording for the Early Warning Provision in the Policy Guide is still confusing and should be clarified.
MINUTES APPENDIX G: Justification for SB-07-05
Problem:
Faculty teaching in departments requiring laboratory, studio or practicum courses teach 30+ contact hours. This has an impact on professional development when compared to faculty teaching only the required 23-25 contact hours.
Proposed Motion:
The Faculty Senate shall form a committee to examine the policy governing the assignment of laboratory and studio load hours as stated on page 51 of the Policy Guide:
“Laboratory and studio contact hours are multiplied by two-thirds in calculating equated hours for teaching load.”
Justification:
A number of faculty feel an inequity exists in the assignment of two-thirds teaching load for laboratory studio related course work in comparison to non-laboratory or studio teaching loads. For example, faculty teaching a laboratory section for three hours each week receive only 2 hours of teaching load. As a consequence, faculty teaching laboratory and studio courses must regularly take on additional contact hours to acquire the required 23-25 hours of teaching load, whereas faculty who teach lecture style courses receive teaching loads equal to contact hours per week (or one hour of contact per one hour of load). Thus, faculty who teach laboratory and studio courses are required to take on greater teaching loads than those who do not teach these types of courses.
This committee will have the following charges:
1. Examine the practice of two-thirds teaching loads in all departments across campus.
2. Determine the impact of reassigning a 1:1 contact hour to teaching load assignment on departmental staffing needs and accreditation.
3. Attempt to compare the assignment of laboratory and studio teaching loads at peer institutions, particularly in the state of Missouri.
4. Make recommendations to Faculty Senate on whether the Senate should make recommendations to the administration to rectify possible teaching load inequities and make appropriate Policy Guide revisions.
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