Faculty Policies Committee Minutes, November 18, 2002, 3 p.m.

 

Present: Michelle Benedict, Barbara Coleman, Bill Dodd, Gordon Eisenman, Cliff Gardiner, Jim Garvey, Andy Hauger (chair), Jeff Heck (secretary), Donna Hobbs, Bill Reese, Sabina Widner

 

 

Minutes of November 11, 2002 were approved as distributed.

 

Agenda items: Old Business

 

1. Full-Time/Part-Time Faculty Ratio – Dr. Sam Sullivan, VPAA, will be invited to meet with the FPC Monday, Nov. 25, to discuss his work with finding the best balance of full-time and part-time faculty members. Bill Dodd and Andy Hauger will request that Sullivan prepare a brief and a copy of his handouts for the committee before the meeting.

 

2. Retention/Graduation Study – The committee reviewed and made suggestions for the separate sections written by Gordon Eisenman, Andy Hauger, Sabina Widner and Michelle Benedict, for a report to go to President Bloodworth. The sections, plus additional paragraphs to be forwarded by Cliff Gardiner and Bill Reese, will go to Jim Garvey for final editing and the addition of an executive summary. The final report should be ready by Monday, Nov. 25.

 

3. Retirement Benefits Survey of New Faculty – A report presenting the results of the survey of new faculty about the retirement benefits available at ASU should be ready Monday, November 25, 2002.

 

Meeting adjourned: 4:37 p.m.

 

Next Meeting: Monday, November 25, 2002, 3 p.m., 1012 Science Building