Minutes of the University Committee
for April 8, 2003

Call to Order - The meeting was called to order at 2:05 PM by Prof Peggy James, Chair. Present in addition were Profs John Buenker, James Kinchen, Don Kummings, Greg Mayer and Gary Wood, members; Vice Chancellor Bill Streeter, Associate Vice Chancellor Steve McLaughlin, and (later) Dean Donald Cress; and Walter Feldt, Secretary of the Faculty.

Business - Role of Non-Academic Misconduct in Academic Actions

Vice Chancellor Bill Streeter and Associate Vice Chancellor/Dean of Students Steve McLaughlin met with the committee to discuss the role of non-academic misconduct in the delibertions of the Academic Actions Committee and the Advising Center concerning academic issues related to students.

The guests advised the Committee that as long as a student uses a non-academic issue as a reason for readmission after a drop period, the Academic Actions Committee (AAC) can probe further into that issue. It was less clear where the bounds are when non-academic issues are not mentioned by the appelant.

It was further agreed that if a police record of an incident exists, since it is a public record, that the AAC could consider this in
so far as it is relevant to a readmission decision.

Mr McLaughlin said that he would check further with UWS General Counsel and practices on other campuses.

The Committee agreed that it should seek to meet with Prof Tom Fournelle, Chair of the AAC, for further discussions.

Resolution of the Committee on the Transformation of the Education of Educators - Follow-Up

Dean Cress advised the Committee that the Committee on the Transformation of the Education of Educators (CTEE) had met last Friday to consider the action taken at the Faculty Senate meeting of March 25. Several CTEE members, he reported, expressed interest in being members of the "workgroup" called for in the resolution approved by the Senate. See
http://uwp.edu/staff/gov/senate/psf0203/cteepsf39.cfm.

Various issues were discussed, including the appropriate distribution of members, the size of the group, how whether the workgroup should mirror the likely membership of the "entity" called for in the resolution.

Prof Feldt agreed to contact CTEE members to ascertain their interest in serving on the workgroup.

Dean Cress agreed to check on the status of the grant money used to underwrite CTEE expenses.

Senate Agenda - April 22 Meeting

The Committee approved the Agenda for the Late Spring Meeting of the Faculty Senate, scheduled for April 22 at 3:30 PM in Molinaro D137.

The discussion included a resolution from the Teacher Education Department (TEDU) asking that the Senate reconsider its action at the Mid-Spring Meeting of March 25 concerning the resolution of the CTEE (see above).

It was agreed that a reconsideration motion was out of order since those proposing it were not on the prevailing side. Furthermore, other avenues are available (see http://uwp.edu/staff/gov/facpp/chap1.cfm#108 and http://uwp.edu/staff/gov/facpp/chap1.cfm#107).

All-Faculty Election - Nominations

The Committee, after consulting results of the most recent committee preference survey conducted, prepared a slate of nominations for the all-Faculty election.

Adjournment - The meeting adjourned at 3:50 PM

Respectfully submitted,

Walter T Feldt
Secretary of the Faculty