Minutes
Faculty Senate Executive Committee
Emporia State University
September 30, 1999

Members Present: Akers, Calhoun, Kuehn, Moore, Schwenn, Simpson, Swanson, Wyatt
Visitors Present: None

  1. Call to Order: President Kuehn called the meeting to order at 11:45 AM, in the KSTC Room of the Memorial Union.
  2. Minutes: The Minutes of the September 23, 1999 Executive Committee Meeting were approved.
  3. Announcements and Comments:

    1. Vice President for Academic Affairs Schwenn: Schwenn distributed draft copies of the Faculty Guidebook to members of the Executive Committee. He requested members to review the Guidebook and provide preliminary feedback to either himself or Calhoun by October 11, 1999. Feedback will be considered and the Guidebook should be distributed to all faculty members by the end of October. Some discussion ensued. Schwenn announced that President Schallenkamp had appointed the university-wide committee to review the Policies and Procedures Manual. Committee members include John Schwenn Chair, Judy Calhoun, Scott Irwin, Richard Schrock, Barbara Kern, Steve Hanchsu, and Deborah Rupprecht.
    2. President of the Faculty Kuehn: Kuehn urged Committee Members to carefully review the Faculty Guidebook and provide needed feedback and suggestions for improvement. He recently attended both Faculty Affairs and Committee on Campus Governance Committee Meetings. He thanked both Akers and Simpson for inviting him.

  4. Committee Reports:

    1. Committee on Campus Governance (Akers): Senator Akers introduced herself as the new Chair of COCG replacing Robinson. Committee members welcomed her. Akers told the Executive Committee that COCG will spend most of its time this semester reviewing the Constitution and Bylaws. A report of that review will be presented to the Executive Committee.
    2. Faculty Affairs (Simpson): Progress has been made on the Grievance Policy Bill. The Statute of Limitations has been shortened from 12 months to 9 months and the academic appeal grievance has been removed. Amendments will be forwarded to Senate members in time for consideration at the next Senate Meeting. The Bill will be taken off the table, amended and possibly voted on at that time.
    3. Academic Affairs (Swanson): Swanson told the Executive Committee that a meeting had taken place with Graduate Council Penny Speedie and Dean Timothy Downs concerning midterm grades for graduate students. The consensus of this meeting was that midterm grades are not relevant to most graduate students and the requirement to provide them should be rescinded. A bill addressing this concern is forthcoming. Swanson reported preliminary findings of AA research on registration holds. He reported that 50% involved traffic tickets and 20% involved assessment tests. No decision has been made about a bill addressing registration holds.

  5. Old Business:

    1. Gender Equity Study (Schwenn): Schwenn reported that he had met with P.K. Duncan, Chair of the Gender Equity Committee for preliminary discussion about the goals of the Gender Equity Committee.
    2. Poster Route Concern (Simpson): It was determined that the document written by Simpson concerning the Poster Route Policy would be distributed to all Senate members at the next Faculty Senate Meeting.
    3. Proposal on Speaking Privileges (Wyatt): Wyatt briefly discussed his proposal for speaking privileges at Senate and Committee Meetings. The Proposal requires time to be scheduled at each meeting for members of the university community to address the Senate or Committee. Speaking privileges are a constitutional right. The Proposal also allows motions to be made for visitors to address the Senate at other times. No action was taken. More deliberation on the issue will occur.
    4. Resolution-State Board of Education (Kuehn): Discussion ensued about possible action in opposition to the Board of Education's decision concerning science standards and de-emphasizing organic evolution. Moore will spearhead the effort to develop a suitable response to the BOE's action. A resolution in opposition to the BOE's action is likely.

  6. New Business: None
  7. Other Concerns: Questions were raised about administrator evaluation. Simpson expressed concern about the differences between faculty and administrator evaluation forms. Schwenn responded that the Board of Regents mandates much of the content of faculty evaluation forms while the content of administrator evaluation forms is not subjected to BOR mandates.
  8. For the Good of the Executive Committee: None
  9. Adjournment: President Kuehn adjourned the meeting at 1 PM.

Submitted by:

Gary Wyatt
First Vice-President of the Faculty

Last updated on 28 October 1999.
Provide comments about the text to Gary Wyatt at wyattgar@emporia.edu.
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