1) Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by Dennis Rome, Chair, at 3:35 P.M.  Also attending were members Chris Evans, Stu Hansen, Peggy James, Fran Kavenik, and Greg Mayer.  Evelyn Zepp was present as Secretary of the Faculty.  María Martínez was a guest.

2) Minutes:

The Minutes of the Meeting of February 19, 2008 were approved 6-0-0, with one correction.

Members voted 6-0-0 to suspend the agenda in order to accommodate Prof. Martínez.

4) Unfinished Business

     g) Student Behavior issues/committee

Prof. Martínez reported that a letter had been sent to the Chancellor by a group of concerned faculty regarding her appointment to the Risk Assessment and Referral Committee.  The Chancellor has responded that it was indeed his intention that she represent the faculty on this group.

The group discussed the perceived lack of action taken concerning some truly disturbing student behaviors, which included violence, stalking, and death threats.  Members expressed the belief that the campus community needs to act in unity for the protection of everyone in the community.

Noting that faculty, students, academic and classified staff have all been affected by threatening behaviors, many of which originated in the classroom and spilled out from there, the members suggested members of the campus community who could work on drafting a document which would deal specifically with classroom issues.  Frances Kavenik moved to strike an ad-hoc committee, whose potential members would be contacted by Prof. Martínez, and which would work to draft such a document.  The MOTION PASSED 6-0-0.  The ad-hoc committee will bring its recommendations back to the larger group.  It was also noted that such a document would not be effective without the drafting of its other piece—the protocols and flow-chart of actions.

The agenda was resumed.

3) Announcements

Prof. Hansen expressed some concerns about the Shared Governance Principles and Guidelines document to which the U.C. gave its approval at the last meeting.  Prof. Rome responded to these concerns and reiterated that this document represents an offer of shared governance with System that the Faculty Representatives did not have before.

4) Unfinished Business:

a) Administrator evaluations

Prof. James will continue working on the report and the administrators will be invited one by one to meet with the U.C. on the results.  After this, the results will be taken to the Senate.

               b) U.C. report for incoming Chancellor

There was nothing new to report on this topic.

    

              c) Chancellor Search and Screen Committee

Prof. Evans reported that the first deadline had been met and that the position description copy has gone to the headhunter and to several publications.  April 4th is the application target date.

              d) ) UW Madison Connection Program—incoming Freshmen

TABLED until the next meeting by a vote of 6-0-0.

              e) Project Lead the Way—middle and high school program (count as science units required for university admission)

Prof. Kavenik moved to place this item on the Senate agenda.  The MOTION WAS APPROVED by a vote of 6-0-0.

              f) Two U.C. members to serve on the Faculty Distinguished Service Award selection committee

Profs. Kavenik and James volunteered.

5) New Business

             a) Teller’s Committee for the University Committee election

Prof. Kavenik and Zepp will meet Friday Feb. 29th at 3:00 P.M. to count the ballots.

             b) Personnel Documents

The U.C. will ask PRC to prepare a summary report.

6) Miscellaneous Business

There was no additional business.

7) Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 P.M. 

Submitted by Evelyn Zepp, Secretary of the Faculty