Minutes, Faculty Policies Committee,
Present: Michelle
Benedict, Barbara Coleman, Bill Dodd, Gordon Eisenman, Cliff Gardiner, Jim Garvey,
Andy Hauger (chair), Jeff Heck (secretary), Donna Hobbs, Bill Reese, Jana Sandarg,
Sabina Widner
Minutes
of
Agenda
items: Old Business
1. Employee Benefits Tracking – Andy
Hauger met last spring with President Bloodworth about changes in documentation
of retirement benefit options for new faculty. Changes were requested by the
president, but more follow-up is needed. Hauger will request a copy of the new
faculty packet from Don O'Neal to review prior to his next meeting with
President Bloodworth.
2. Spring Break Schedule- March 6 and 7,
2003 are added as Spring Break days this year. (The break during Master’s Week
remains.) The following year’s dates are not yet selected.
3. Parking Advisory Membership Tracking – Bill
Dodd will check with Kathy Hamrick to ensure three names were received for the
group.
4. Semester Scheduling Ideas – Discussion
concluded. No action needed.
5. Cullum Committee Votes - Jana Sandarg will
submit results of the ad hoc Cullum Committee Redesign group to the FPC in
about two weeks for approval. The topic for Cullum 2004 will be voted on during
this time, as well. Michelle Benedict requested the PAT have standing unbooked
dates for some Lyceum and Cullum events; otherwise the PAT is reserved two
years in advance, and other campus venues are insufficient for speakers who
attract large audiences.
6. Promotion and Tenure Reevaluation– Andy
Hauger will copy Jim Benedict's letter to Bill Reese; he and Michelle Benedict
will implement some items immediately. Other items of concern will wait for one
more year before consideration, allowing two years of data to review.
7. Mentoring Subcommittee - Jana Sandarg and
President Bloodworth selected a menu. Sabina Widner sent luncheon announcements
which should reach everyone this week.
New
Business:
1. Library Privileges - A part-time
faculty member requests library privileges be expanded to allow full-semester
checkout and library use between teaching semesters. Cliff Gardiner suggested
department heads provide names of long-term part-timers to be given extended
privileges. Jeff Heck will report on options at the next FPC meeting.
2. Lyceum Committee Concerns - Reduction
of faculty members – sent to Committee on Committees. Programming emphasis on
music – sent to a new FPC subcommittee (Barbara Coleman, Bill Dodd [chair], Cliff
Gardiner).
3. Sexual Harassment Procedures Proposal -
The Sexual Harassment Committee will meet in two weeks with the FPC. Bill Dodd
and Michelle Benedict will look for existing examples of policies available
through the Board of Regents and other universities.
4. Goals - Hubert Van Tuyll asked the FPC
via email if the recent goals distributed by VPAA Sam Sullivan tie to the goals
for general education presented some time ago. Andy Hauger will bring this up
with Sullivan at their next meeting.
Meeting
adjourned:
Next Meeting: Monday, August 26th,