NUMBER 3
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE
ISLAND
FACULTY SENATE
MINUTES
Faculty Senate Meeting
November 20,
2003
1. The regular meeting of the Faculty Senate
was called to order at 3:05 p.m. in the Cherry Auditorium, Chester
Kirk Building, Chairperson Beckman presiding.
All members were present except Senators Cobb,
Dewhurst, Dicioccio, Ginis, Glasow, Howard, Martin, Morin, Oviatt,
Rice, Rossby and Rowinski; Vice Presidents Barrett and Beagle; Deans
Gandel, Joseph, Letendre, Mazze and Nassersharif; Mr. Lopes and Mr.
Sutherland.
2. Chairperson Beckman asked if there were any
additions or corrections to or questions about the Minutes of Faculty Senate
Meeting #2, October 30, 2003. There
were none.
Chairperson Beckman ruled that in the absence
of additions or corrections, the Minutes were approved as
distributed.
3. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A. Chairperson Beckman said that
before proceeding with the announcements she wanted to remind
everyone to wait to be recognized before speaking and to direct
comments to the chair. She noted that she had been asked to encourage
everyone to speak clearly and loudly enough for everyone to hear. She
also asked that speakers say their names before they begin.
Chairperson Beckman then made the following
announcements:
1) She said that she was pleased
to report that Vice President Bob Beagle has graciously agreed to
work with the Faculty Senate Library Committee on developing fund
raising strategies for the Library. She asked for volunteers to serve
on the Library Committee and encouraged Senators to come forward. She
also noted that there were at least four faculty vacancies on the
Library Committee, including a chair.
Senator Narasimhan volunteered to serve on the
Library Committee
2) Chairperson Beckman announced that the
Association of Professional and Academic Women will honor Senator
Steve Grubman-Black at a tea two weeks from today, December 4, 2003,
from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Women's Center. She suggested that since
there was no Senate meeting on that day, Senators might want to take
the opportunity to stop by.
3)Chairperson Beckman noted that there would
be a reception at the University Club immediately following the
meeting. She announced that Dean David Farmer of the Graduate School
of Oceanography had graciously agreed to sponsor that afternoon's
reception.
B. Vice Chairperson Hollinshead announced that
the minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #8 and #9 appear on pages
3-8 of the Agenda. She said that corrected copies of the
Minutes of Meeting #9 were available in the front of the room. She
asked if there were any questions. There were none.
C. Vice Chairperson Hollinshead said that the
minutes of the September 18 meeting of the JSPC appeared on
pages 9 and
10 an asked if there were any
questions. There were none.
4. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
A. President Carothers announced
that he had approved Senate #03-04--3, #03-04--4 and #03-04--5 which had been forwarded to him after the October 30
Faculty Senate Meeting but not in time to appear on the printed
Agenda cover. He noted that a portion of #03-04--3 required approval
by the Board of Governors.
B. President Carothers said that he had
nothing specific to announce at that time and asked if there were any
questions. There were none.
5. REPORTS OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A. Professor Kaufman presented the
Four Hundred Seventeenth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee,
which appeared on pages 11-12 of the Agenda. He said that Section I was informational
and asked if there were any questions. There were none.
Professor Kaufman said that Section II
required confirmation by the Faculty Senate and moved approval. The
motion carried.
B. Vice Provost Trubatch presented Curricular
Report No. 2003-04-3 from the Graduate Council to the Faculty Senate,
which appeared on page 13 of the Agenda and moved approval.
Senator Thiem moved to amend the report by
deleting CVE 651 and CVE 652 from the list of courses in section A,
1, a.
Following discussion, the amendment
carried.
The motion as amended carried.
C.Professor Jackson presented the University
College and General Education Committee Report #2003-04-2, which
appeared on pages 14-15 of the Agenda.
Professor Jackson said that Sections I and II
required confirmation by the Faculty Senate and moved approval. The
motion carried.
Professor Jackson announced that workshops for
faculty members who will be proposing courses for the Mathematical
and Quantitative Reasoning (MQ) core area and the Natural Sciences
(N) core area were scheduled for the following day at the University
Club beginning at 8:30 a.m.
D. Senator Wenisch presented the Constitution,
By-Laws and University Manual Report #03-04&emdash;1, Chapter 5:
Committees of the University, which appeared on pages 16-20 of the Agenda. He said that sections I, II, and III
were informational and responded to questions.
Senator Wenisch then moved approval of Section
IV, Recommendation 1. The motion carried.
Senator Wenisch moved approval of
Recommendation 2, which was in the form of a resolution.
Following discussion, the motion
carried.
Senator Wenisch moved approval of
Recommendation 3, parts A, B, and C.
Following discussion, the motion
carried.
E.Professor Swonger presented the Report of
the Ad Hoc Committee on Admissions to the Providence Campus, which
appeared on pages 21-24 of the Agenda.
Professor Swonger moved approval of the
committee's recommendation to add a new section 8.11.12 of the UNIVERSITY
MANUAL.
Discussion ensued.
When the 15 minutes allowed for discussion
expired, a motion was made to extend debate for another 15
minutes.
Discussion resumed on the motion.
When the 15 minutes extension of debate
expired, a motion was made to extend debate another 15 minutes. The
motion carried.
Discussion resumed on the motion.
When the 15 minutes extension of debate
expired, a motion was made to extend debate another 15 minutes. The
motion failed.
The Senate voted immediately on the main
motion. The motion failed.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Chairperson Beckman announced that at the
previous meeting a motion was made to approve the following motion,
which is returned to the Senate at this time for a formal
vote:
That the Faculty Senate approve
the change in title from Vice President for Business and Finance" to
"Vice President for Administration" in all documents referring to ex
officio members of the Faculty Senate, including, but not limited to,
the membership article of the Faculty Senate Constitution (Article
III).
The motion carried.
7.NEW BUSINESS
Chairperson Beckman announced that the CBUM
Committee has asked that the Executive Committee set aside time to
discuss shared governance and reorganization planning. She briefly
outlined for the Senate the faculty governance process as an
introduction to the discussion.
Discussion ensued.
Following discussion, Chairperson Beckman
agreed on behalf of the Executive Committee to continue the
discussion of this issue at the next meeting and to place it earlier
on the Agenda. It was also agreed, with the President's permission,
to include President Carothers' November 4 memorandum to the JSPC on
academic organization.
Noting that the time for the meeting had
expired, Chairperson Beckman declared the meeting adjourned. She
reminded everyone that a reception at the University Club sponsored
by Dean Farmer immediately followed the meeting and she encouraged
everyone to attend.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sheila Black Grubman