The University Committee of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside met Tuesday May 23, 2006 in the Governance office, Moln D135.

 

Due to the need of some members to leave early, informal discussion began at 3:05 P.M. on the proposed suggestions for a First-Year Governance Committee.

 

The meeting was officially called to order at 3:20 P.M. by Doug DeVinny, Chair.  Also attending were members Chris Evans, Fran Kavenik, and Anne Statham.  Mary Lenard arrived at 3:40 P.M. and Fran Kavenik left at 3:30 P.M.  Ann Marie Durso was a guest of the Committee and Evelyn Zepp was present as Secretary of the Faculty.

 

1) MINUTES:

              The minutes of the meeting of May 9, 2006 were approved with a final revision.

 

2) ANNOUNCEMENTS:

              Summer schedules are needed from several members.

 

3) UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

   a) Governance e-mail list:   Ann Marie Durso met with the Committee.  She demonstrated the e-mail lists which have already been created and which can be accessed through the UW-P home page.  This is only e-mail communication.  Membership is dictated by criteria; limitations can also be placed on who can send to a group.  These are issues of governance, left up to whoever decides the criteria and whoever maintains the list.  We want to avoid mass mailings which go to people who are not interested in receiving the information.  On the other hand, we want to be sure that information is reaching those people who need to see it.  Suggestions have included a governance-core, a governance-optional (i.e. anyone can choose to receive Senate minutes, etc.), a meeting bulletin board, and a general bulletin board (i.e. dog to give away, etc.).  There are legal limitations upon the use of the state e-mail system--i.e. no political solicitations, etc. Members suggested the 50 KB limitation may not be reasonable.  Ms. Durso explained that this is aimed especially as mass e-mails, which have clogged up the network and storage.  Many of these could be published on the web instead.
Ms. Durso left the meeting at 4:20 P.M.

4) NEW BUSINESS:

   a) First-Year Governance Committee
  The two co-directors (Lori and DeAnne) would be ex-officio, voting members.  Mary Louise Edwards would also be ex-officio, voting.  Additional members would be five faculty, appointed by the University Committee and 3 academic staff, appointed by the Academic Staff Committee.  Appointed members should broadly represent the divisional structure, but must have significant contact with first-year students.  Staggered terms of 1-2-3 years would be appropriate for the first incarnation of the committee.  This proposal for the new committee will be presented at the first Senate meeting.  If approved, self-nominations would be solicited.

 

5) MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:

   a) The U.C. will recommend that the Committee on Teaching and Learning take up at its first meeting a policy for the teaching awards committee: criteria should be part of the nomination, no nomination will be considered if it does not come with a nomination statement.  This should also be on the agenda for the first Senate meeting.

   b) Prof. DeVinny has been unable to find a time for the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor/Provost and Dean Cress to meet with the U.C. to discuss evaluations.  Considerations of the summer schedules of those present showed windows for meeting of June 26-30 and July 31-Aug. 2.  The Secretary of the Faculty will try to set up meeting times during these periods.

 

6) ADJOURNMENT:

   The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 P.M.

 

Submitted by Evelyn Zepp, Secretary of the Faculty.