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Home > Faculty Senate > Meeting Documentation > Faculty Senate Minutes > September 17, 1998

September 17, 1998

Chairman	Vice Chairman	Executive Secretary	Parliamentarian
President H. C. Bailey	Vice-Pres. L. Benjamin	Dr. David Boyd	Dr. Robert Hull

Minutes of September 17, 1998 Faculty Senate Meeting
(NO-ATTACHMENT VERSION)*

The Valdosta State University Faculty Senate meeting convened at 3:30 p.m. in Powell Hall Auditorium. Members present were: President and Chair - Hugh C. Bailey; Vice President, Academic Affairs - L. Benjamin (proxy L. Levy) ; Executive Secretary - D. Boyd; Parliamentarian - R. Hull ; Ex-officio Senators - J. Brignati, K. Ferrell (absent) , L. Milbrandt, T. Dasher (absent) , K. Stanley (absent) , F.D. Toth (absent) , M.A. Reichenbach (absent) , E. Clark (absent) , G. Gaumond, P. Cleveland (absent) ; College of the Arts: V. Pennington, C. Edwards, M. Harbin, T.Harding, D. Farwell, J. Wheeler (proxy V.Pennington) ; College of Arts and Sciences; S. Goel, J. Hiers, D. Bogyo, S. Childs (proxy T.Meyers) , B. Derrick, L. Hanes, M. Hardin, A. Lazari (absent) , B. Bergstrom, D. Boyd, B. Brown, J. Elza, B. Evans (proxy H.Harper) , T. Meyers, V. Soady (proxy J.Elza) , B. Adler, H. Harper, S. Seyfarth; College of Business Administration: A. Reddy (absent) , H. Ray (absent) , F. Ware, M. Holland (absent) ; College of Education: C. Backes, J. D. Thomerson, R. McClung, M. Garber (proxy S. Seyfarth) , B. Gerber, J. Hummel, P. Anderson, S. Andrews, J. Dorminey, T. Root-Sirmans (proxy S. Crawford) , A. Gibbs, E. Gillis, K. Wells, R. Hull, M. Venn; College of Nursing: D. Ebron, D. Roush (absent) ; Division of Social Work: R. Vodde (absent) ; Division of Learning Support :J. Wilkinson ; Odum Library: S. Crawford; Pres. Of SGA: J. Golden (absent)

1. The meeting was called to order by President Bailey and proxies were identified by D. Boyd.

2. The minutes of the June 25, 1998 Faculty Senate meeting were approved.

3. Unfinished Business

There was no unfinished business.

4. New Business
a. Dr. Levy presented the minutes of the July 13, 1998 meeting of the Academic Committee for the Senate’s approval. During this meeting Dr. Levy reported that new courses had been approved for the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education. The minutes were accepted.

b. Report of the Committee on Committees-S. Crawford reported that the primary action of the Committee was to review and fill any vacancies on the roster that occured during the summer. She also reported on the current membership and meeting time of the Special Senate Committee on Information Technology Issues and the Committee on Committee’s work on the Senate seat allocation formula. (S. Crawford’s report is furnished herein as Attachment #2.)

c. Report of Institutional Planning Committee-V. Pennington reported at the Committee’s first meeting this year the review of the Action Plan process was discussed, with a Sub-committee being formed to study the goals and procedures of the Action Plan document. (V. Pennington’s report is furnished herein as Attachment #3.)

d. Report of Faculty Affairs Committee-B.Brown reported that at their last meeting, the committee reviewed an agenda for the year and also reviewed a draft and additional draft of the summer pay policy. The next meeting for this committee is tentatively set for Thursday, September 26, 1998. (B.Brown’s report is furnished herein as Attachment #4.)

e. Report of Faculty Grievance Committee-There was no report from the Faculty Grievance Committee and E. Derrick stated she would reserve comments on the Interim Policy and Procedure for Scholarly Misconduct when the discussion is open for that item.

f. Report of Senate Executive Secretary

1. D. Boyd introduced Robert Hull, Parliamentarian, and Shannon Sutton, secretary.

2. D. Boyd reminded senators to sign the roster, identify themselves when speaking, speak clearly in light of the recording device and, concerning proxies, that only another senator may hold a senator’s proxy and each senator may hold at most one proxy at each meeting.

3. D. Boyd appointed the Bylaws Amendment Committee. The Senate currently has a special committee on revisions (J. Elza, D. Marks, L. Schmier) with J. Elza being the only senator. The makeup of the Bylaws Amendment Committee is to be three senators, two of which are elected and one ex-officio senator. Those appointed to the Bylaws Amendment Committee are D. Roush, F.D. Toth and J. Elza. D. Boyd asked the Senate to direct issues concerning the statutes and bylaws to J. Elza or other members of the committee.

4. D. Boyd reported that in the Executive Committee Meeting a request from the Jewish community to stop scheduling final exams on the Jewish Sabbath was remanded to the Committee on Academic Schedules and Procedures.

5. Adoption of Interim Policy and Procedures on Scholarly Misconduct. D. Boyd, at the request of Dr. Mary Watson, requested the adoption of an Interim Policy and Procedures on Scholarly Misconduct until a permanent policy is adopted by the Faculty Senate. Recommendations for changes were made by J. Hummel, D. Levy, and G.Gaumond. After more discussion motions to amend and to accept the amended document were carried. (The amended and approved Interim Policy and Procedures on Scholarly Misconduct is furnished herein as Attachment #5)

6. D. Boyd reported that the request from J. Tomberlin to have two commencement exercises was remanded to the Committee on Academic Scheduling and Procedures.

7. Dr. Boyd recommended the extending of the privilege of the floor to Mr. Ray Devry, Vice President for Advancement, Dr. Cuba McKay, Dean of Public Services, Dr. Nolan Argyle, Academic Dean at King’s Bay, and Dr. Charles Ferguson, Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning. B.Derrick moved that the privelege of the floor be given to these individuals. (This does not include voting priveleges.) This motion was carried.

8. D. Boyd reminded the Senate of the visit by Chancellor Portch on Sept. 23, 1998 at 2:00PM in Whitehead Auditorium.

5. General Discussion

Dr. Bailey discussed the decline in Summer enrollment. D.Bogyo asked if this was occurring at other universities as well. Dr. Bailey said other universities were affected the same way as students seem to be hesitant to take a full load on semester schedules.

Dr. Bailey reported that $44,000 had been found that could be realloted to the previously depleted Faculty Development fund. Dr. Levy stated that requests should be sent through the proper channels again if they had been previously denied due to lack of funding.

Dr. Levy reported that the Faculty Staff Drive was going well, that its first priority was Student Development and that participation is the goal.

Dr. Bailey asked for a round of applause for Dr. Boyd for a job well done concerning his first Faculty Senate meeting as Executive Secretary.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:25.