1) CALL TO ORDER

              The meeting was called to order at 11:10 A.M. by Dennis Rome, Chair.  Also attending were members Chris Evans, Greg Mayer, and Anne Statham.  Profs. Kavenik and Lenard was excused.  Evelyn Zepp was present as Secretary of the Faculty. 

2) MINUTES

              The minutes of the meeting of March 2, 2007 were approved with a minor editorial change [and the addition of the members attending]. 

3) ANNOUNCEMENTS

              a) Prof. Rome noted that a return to U.C. meetings at 3:30 P.M. on Tuesdays in the Fall would be most desirable. Current and future members should double check their schedules.

              b) The Criminal Background check remains a system mandate.  There has been a request from Kristie Zahn and Linda Busha to meet with the U.C. on this.  This will be on the April 6th agenda.

              c) New members will be asked to come to the final meeting of the U.C. this Spring, at which time the Chair and Vice-Chair will be elected.

 

4) UNFINISHED BUSINESS

              a) The next "First Friday" will be next Friday, March 30th in the Faculty-Staff lounge, 3-5:30.  We will ask Mary Lenard to handle the cheese platter again.

              b) The new date for the Spring Faculty meeting is TUESDAY, APRIL 3rd, 3:30 P.M., room to be announced.

              The agenda is: "Incoming Student Preparation and the Challenge to Parkside."

              c) Group to brainstorm on Honors Program: not everyone has responded yet: Sec. Fac. will contact these people and ask Prof. Wood to proceed with convening the group.

              d) The next U.C. meeting will be April 6th, at which time the all-faculty election ballot will be approved.  The members suggested some other names of people who could be asked to run for committees.

              e) Group to discuss student code of conduct (Steve McLaughlin): faculty members to suggest: Bob Canary, Don Cress, David Holmes, Theresa Castor, Mary Lenard, s/o from APC and Academic Actions.

              f) Administrator evaluations--suggestions were made on the four forms prepared by the ad-hoc group.  A letter of thanks will go to this group for their hard work.

              g) Tenured part-time faculty and family leave issues--Prof. Rome will check at the Fac. Reps. meeting next Friday for policies other campuses may have. 

 

5) NEW BUSINESS

              a) Electronic voting--example from Milwaukee.  The ease and convenience are apparent; response rates in past were low. 

The subject was TABLED; it can be discussed at the next Senate meeting, where Prof. Rome will try to have a demonstration.

              b) Role of faculty in the approval of WTCS transfer agreements--resolution sent from Whitewater.  The subject was TABLED pending what the Regents say (place on April 6th agenda).

              c) Committee suggestions:

                            i) Search Committee suggestions to Acting Provost for search for Director of General Education and Co-Director of First Year Experience.  The Acting Provost will be asked to consult with the First-Year Experience and General Education committees on the position descriptions.

                            ii) Sabbatical Review Committee--

CRCA: two members--Chris Evans and Siegfried Christoph

CoTL: two members--Anne Statham and Fran Kavenik

Recent recipients: two persons--Joy Wolf, Jonathan Olsen, Pat Goldsmith, Farida Khan, Simon Akindes, Megan Mullen, Judie Tucker-Snider

                            iii) Search Committee for Director of the Library--

8 faculty: Stu Hansen, Mary Lenard, John Skalbeck, David Higgs, Mary Kay Schleiter, Laura Gellott, Herb Colston, John Longeway.

                           

                            iv) Faculty members for review committee for abbreviated program review of the Advising Center:

Committee on Advising: Jonathan Olsen, Susan Takata, Dean Yohnk, Dana Oswald, Oko Elechi; those running for the committee: William Miller, Anne Gurnack, Jamie Cheatham

(Suggestions for Academic Staff--Bryan Lewis, Trudy Biehn)

6) MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

              a) Fringe Benefits Advisory Committee--TABLED until April 6th.

              b) Domestic Partner Benefits--TABLED until April 6th.

              c) Conflicts between UWP Administrative Policy # 54 and UWPF Chapter 7.  Administrative policy cannot be in conflict with UWS or UWPF.  There may be a violation of Faculty Rights; these conflicts need to be further explored. 

7) ADJOURNMENT

              The meeting was adjourned at 1:50 P.M. 

Submitted by Evelyn Zepp, Secretary of the Faculty