NUMBER 5
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE
ISLAND
Kingston, Rhode
Island
FACULTY SENATE
MINUTES
Faculty Senate Meeting
January 29,
2004
1. The regular meeting of the Faculty Senate
was called to order at 3:11 p.m. in the Cherry Auditorium, Chester
Kirk Building, Chairperson Beckman presiding.
All members were present except Senators
Ginis, Glasow, Kogut, Loy, Morin, Thiem, Wang and Westin; Vice
Presidents Barrett, Beagle and Dougan; Vice Provost Swift; Deans
Farmer, Gandel, Letendre, Mazze and Taggart (Vice Provost McCray;
Deans Richmond and Seemann were represented by their designees); 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 #4, December 11, 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. Announcements:
1) Chairperson Beckman announced
that Senator Leland Jackson from the College of Engineering was
taking his seat at today's meeting and welcomed him to the
Senate.
Chairperson Beckman said that she also wanted
to welcome Commissioner Jack Warner and express the Senate's
appreciation to him for joining the Senate for that afternoon's
Special Forum. She said that she hoped that Commissioner Warner's
remarks would be followed by a good discussion.
2) Chairperson Beckman said that she had been
asked by the URI Foundation to remind everyone that Nominations are
being accepted for the Excellence Awards. She said that if anyone
would like to nominate a colleague for this honor, they should send a
letter or e-mail to the URI Foundation by Friday, February 27, 2004
at 4:00 p.m. She said that if people wanted additional information,
they should call Joy Lewis at 4-5273.
3) Chairperson Beckman reminded the Senate
that as has become our practice, the Faculty Senate meeting would be
immediately followed by a reception at the University Club. She
thanked Dean Joseph of the College of Nursing and Dean Letendre of
the College of Pharmacy, for sponsoring the reception and encouraged
everyone to join them that afternoon.
4) Chairperson Beckman announced that Vice
Chairperson Hollinshead had received a National Endowment for the
Humanities fellowship, which would enable her to work on her book
during 2004. She explained that Vice Chairperson Hollinshead had
resigned from the Senate and her position as Vice Chair effective
February 1 in order to pursue her research.
On behalf of the Executive Committee,
Chairperson Beckman then placed the following resolution on the
floor:
Whereas Mary Hollinshead has served on the Executive Committee
of the Faculty Senate for 2 and 1/2 years; and,
Whereas Mary
Hollinshead has served as Vice Chair of that Executive Committee for
1 and 1/2 years; and,
Whereas her
creative efforts in that service have consistently provided the
Executive Committee and the Faculty Senate with insightful analysis
of issues coming before them; and
Whereas her
tireless efforts in these endeavors are a source of pride to the
Faculty Senate and Executive Committee and evidence of the dedication
our faculty show in fulfilling our duties; and
Whereas she
has undertaken these service activities while maintaining a high
level of scholarship as evidenced by having been granted the
National Endowment for the Humanities
Fellowship for College Teachers for her
proposal entitled "Transforming Tradition: Hellenistic Monumental
Steps in Greece, Asia Minor and Italy";
Be it resolved that,
While we celebrate these outstanding scholarly
and service accomplishments, we acknowledge that we will sorely miss
her as she must resign her Faculty Senate position in order to
fulfill her obligations under the Fellowship.
Senator Roworth moved approval of the
resolution. The motion carried.
B. Vice Chairperson Hollinshead announced that
the minutes of Executive Committee Meetings #13, #14, and #15 appeared on pages 4-11 of the Agenda. She asked if there
were any questions.
Vice Chairperson Hollinshead and Chairperson
Beckman responded to questions about the minutes
C. Vice Chairperson Hollinshead said that the
minutes of the November 6,
2003 meeting of the JSPC appeared on
pages 12 and 13 of the Agenda and asked if there were any
questions.
Chairperson Beckman and President Carothers
responded to questions about the activities of the JSPC.
D. Vice Chairperson Hollinshead announced that
she would make several recommendations on behalf of the Executive
Committee that afternoon.
1) Vice Chairperson Hollinshead
placed the names of the two Senators in nomination for the upcoming
vacancy on the Faculty Senate Executive Committee:
Senator Celest Martin, College of
Arts and Sciences
Senator Robert Rodgers, College of
Pharmacy
Vice Chairperson Hollinshead asked if there
were any nominations from the floor. There were none.
She then moved that nominations be closed. The
motion carried.
Chairperson Beckman appointed Associate Deans
Dvorak and Rhodes to serve as tellers.
During balloting, the Senate moved to the next
item of business.
2) Vice Chairperson
Hollinshead moved approval of the following additional appointments
for the spring 2004 semester:
Council for
Research
Wayne Lee, CVE to replace Richard Brown,
CHE
Student Rights and
Responsibilities
Leo Carroll, SOC
Chet Hickox, CBA
Barbara Luebke, JOR
John Merrill, OCG
Ad Hoc Committee &endash;
Admissions to Providence Campus
Will Dvorak, Associate Dean, Arts &
Sciences
*Marshall Feldman, CPL, Chair
Edmund Ferszt, Associate Dean, ASFCCE
Cliff Katz, Assistant Provost
Barbara Newman, HDF
Kat Quina, PSY AFSCCE
Jayne Richmond, Dean, University
College
Deborah Rosen, CBA
David Taggart, Dean, Admissions
The motion carried.
3) Vice Chairperson Hollinshead
announced that the Executive Committee's report on waivers during the
final examination period appeared on pages 14-15 of the Agenda. She
then moved approval of the following resolution recommended by the
Executive Committee:
RESOLVED: In the event that the Athletics Advisory Board agrees
to issue a request to the President to waive the provisions of
sections 8.51.30-31, then the Board shall also provide the Faculty
Senate Executive Committee with appropriate documentation and
explanation as to its reasons for making the request. The explanation
to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee should be forwarded
simultaneously with the request to the President.
Discussion ensued.
During discussion, President Carothers stated
that he would be willing to accept an amendment to section 8.51.31
that included the text of the resolution before the last sentence of
the section.
Following discussion, Senator
Kirschenbaum moved to amend the motion on the floor by adding the
text of the resolution before the last sentence in section
8.51.31.
The motion carried.
The approved amendment to section 8.51.31
reads as follows (change is in boldface):
8.51.31 No waiver shall be required for participation in
conference-scheduled competitions, conference championships, and NCAA
championships; however, the Athletics Advisory Board must be notified
in advance on a timely basis when such participation, or associated
off-campus travel, is scheduled to occur during the final exam
period, on designated reading days, or on Sunday of the intra-exam
period weekend. Issues regarding special tournaments and other major
athletic competitions not controlled through University scheduling
that occur, or require associated off-campus travel, during the final
exam period, on designated reading days, or on Sunday of the
intra-exam period weekend shall be forwarded to the Athletics
Advisory Board for their recommendation to waive the above policy and
permit participation. In
the event that the Athletics Advisory Board agrees to issue a request
to the President to waive the provisions of sections 8.51.30-31, then
the Board shall also provide the Faculty Senate Executive Committee
with appropriate documentation and explanation as to its reasons for
making the request. The explanation to the Faculty Senate Executive
Committee should be forwarded simultaneously with the request to the
President. The board's recommendation shall
be forwarded to the University President for final action.
Chairperson Beckman announced that Senator
Martin had been elected to fill the vacancy on the Executive
Committee.
4.
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
President Carothers congratulated Senator
Martin and noted that Senator Martin and Senator Rodgers were
excellent nominees and he would have been pleased to have the
opportunity to work with either of them.
A. President Carothers announced
that, as indicated on the Agenda, he had approved Senate Bills
#03-04--6 through
#03-04--14 and had supported
Resolution
#03-04--1. The President noted that
Bills #03-04&emdash;11 and #03-04&emdash;13 would also require
confirmation by the Board of Governors.
B. President Carothers expressed his
appreciation to Vice Chairperson Hollinshead for her 2 1/2 years of
service to the Senate. He also thanked Commissioner Warner for
joining the Faculty Senate that afternoon and said that he looked
forward to the Commissioner's remarks, which he was certain that the
Senate would find both informative and thought provoking. The
President asked if there were any questions. There were none.
5. REPORTS OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
A. Professor Kaufman presented the
Four Hundred Nineteenth Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee,
which appeared on pages 16 and 17 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. Senator Jackson introduced the University
College and General Education Committee Report, which appeared on
pages 18 and
19 of the Agenda.
Senator Jackson moved approval of the
Committee's recommendations.
Discussion ensued.
During discussion, Senator Wenisch corrected
the title of PHL 103 to "Introduction to Philosophy."
After discussion, The Report of the UCGE
Committee was approved as follows:
I. Fine Arts and
Literature Core Area (A)
1) ENG 160 (or CLS 160)
Literatures of the World (examining
human differences, reading complex texts, writing
effectively) Diversity
2) ENG 243 The Short Story (examining human differences, reading complex texts,
writing effectively) Diversity
II. Foreign
Language/Cross-cultural Competence Core Area (FC)
1) FRN 309 French Culture and
Literature to 1789 (examining human
differences, reading complex texts, speaking effectively, using
information technology)
Diversity
2) FRN 310 Modern French Culture and
Literature (examining human differences,
reading complex texts, speaking effectively, using information
technology) Diversity
3) GRK 301 Intermediate Greek I
(examining human differences, reading
complex texts, writing effectively)
Diversity
4) GRK 302 Intermediate Greek II (examining
human differences, reading complex texts, writing effectively)
Diversity
5) HIS 374 History of Modern China
(examining human differences, reading
complex texts, writing effectively, using information
technology) Diversity
6) HIS 375 History of Modern Japan
(examining human differences, reading
complex texts, writing effectively, using information
technology) Diversity
7) LAT 301 Intermediate Latin
(examining human differences, reading
complex texts, writing effectively)
Diversity
8) LAT 302 Intermediate &endash;Advanced Latin
(examining human differences, reading
complex texts, writing effectively)
Diversity
III. Letters Core Area
(L)
1) ENG 243 The Short Story
(examining human differences, reading
complex texts, writing effectively)
Diversity
2) HIS 172 Southeast Asian Culture and History
(examining human differences, reading
complex texts, writing effectively, using information
technology) Diversity
3) PHL 103 Introduction to Philosophy
(reading complex texts, writing
effectively, speaking effectively)
4) PHL 235 (or CLS 235) Modern Thought
&endash; Philosophy and Literature (reading complex texts, writing
effectively, using qualitative data)
5) PHL 204 Theories of Human Nature
(reading complex texts, writing
effectively, using qualitative data)
6) PHL 331 East Asian Thought (examining human differences, reading complex texts,
using qualitative data)
Diversity
7) RLS 126 The Development of Christian
Thought (reading complex texts, using
qualitative data, using information technology)
IV. Social Sciences Core Area
(S)
SOC 240 Race and Ethnic Relations
(examining human differences, reading
complex texts, writing effectively)
Diversity
6. SPECIAL FORUM
Chairperson Beckman introduced Dr. Jack
Warner, Rhode Island Commissioner for Higher Education.
Commissioner Warner addressed the Senate about
national and statewide trends with regard to standards and outcomes
assessment in higher education, as well as for K-12. The Commissioner
used a series of slides to supplement his presentation.
When he finished his remarks, Commissioner
Warner asked if there were any questions or comments about some of
the information he had just provided.
Discussion ensued.
When the time for the meeting expired,
Chairperson Beckman thanked Commissioner Warner and invited the
Commissioner and the rest of those in attendance to continue the
discussion informally at the reception at the University Club
sponsored by Deans Joseph and Letendre.
A motion was made to adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,