Minutes of the University Committee
March 20, 2001

The Committee met at 2:05 in 262 CART. Members present were Walter Feldt, Laura Gellott, Fran Kavenik, Greg Mayer, and Carol Lee Saffioti-Hughes. Also present was Larry Duetsch.

The Secretary of the Faculty reported that the members of the 2001-02 University Committee (Walter Feldt, Susan Haller, Peggy James, James Kinchen, Don Kummings, and Greg Mayer) had met here at 1:05 on Friday, March 9 to elect officers and clarify terms of office. At that meeting, James Kinchen declined to accept election to a 3-year term, saying he wished to limit his commitment to one year. Consequently, the 3-year term passed to Don Kummings, who finished third in the election. Also, because John Buenker had previously declared his intention to take leave from the Committee during his upcoming year-long sabbatical, Susan Haller (the fourth-place finisher) agreed to replace him for the year. The duly- constituted Committee unanimously elected Peggy James as Chair and Walter Feldt as Vice Chair for 2001-02. After a brief review of likely issues during the coming year, the 2001-02 Committee adjourned at 1:35.

This Committee agreed on agenda items for the March 27 meeting of the Faculty Senate. Three written questions will be addressed to the Administration as part of the agenda. It was agreed that procedures recently approved by the Academic Policies Committee for the administration of internships simply clarified good practices and did not require Senate action.

Following up on a suggestion made at an earlier meeting by University Police Chief Yarbrough, the Committee directed the Chair to engage Chancellor Keating in discussion of the value of forming a judicial board to deal with cases of non-academic misconduct by students.

The Committee discussed a tentative slate of nominees for the upcoming all-Faculty elections and directed the Secretary of the Faculty to ascertain that nominees would be willing to serve.

The meeting adjourned at 3:35.