MINUTES--Organizational Meeting
2002/2003 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Faculty Senate
2:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2002
James R. Connor University Center 219
  1. Call to Order: Chair Erdmann called the meeting to order at 2:19 p.m.
  1. Roll call and welcome to new members Prof. Zohreh Ghavamshahidi, Asst. Prof. Neil Sawyer, and Asst. Prof. Sue Wildermuth
    1. Present: Ahmadi, Anderson, Bren, Cartwright, Chung, de Onis, Dollarhide, Ellenwood, Epps, Erdmann, Ghavamshahidi, Gruber, Gwalla-Ogisi, Heyning, Hogan, Huang, Johnson, Klug, Kozlowicz, Molloy, Oravec, Parks, Porter, Rottet, Samaranayake, Sawyer, Stinson, Topp, Wentz, Weston
    2. Absent: Anstine, Clayton, *Hanson, Hixson, Phanord, *Rogers-Adkinson, *Wildermuth (*informed the secretary)
  1. Election of Senate Officers
    1. Election of Faculty Senate Chair
      1. Epps/Dollarhide moved to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Erdmann. Erdmann was declared elected.
    2. Election of Faculty Senate Secretary
      1. Epps/Klug moved to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Bren. Bren was declared elected.
    3. Selection of Faculty Senate Executive Committee1, representing:
      1. Faculty Senate Chair (as elected in 3.a. above): Erdmann
      2. Faculty Senate Secretary (as elected in 3.b. above): Bren
      3. College of Arts and Communication (chosen in caucus): Hanson
      4. College of Business and Economics (chosen in caucus): Molloy
      5. College of Education (chosen in caucus): Epps
      6. College of Letters and Sciences (chosen in caucus): Cartwright
      7. University Library and Other (chosen in caucus): Huang
      8. At Large (elected by Senate): Porter
      9. At Large (elected by Senate): Hogan
  1. Other
    1. Customary Senate Meeting Times
      1. Meetings begin at 2:15 p.m. and continue until business is finished
      2. Regular meeting dates for 2002/2003 Faculty Senate: September 10, 2002; October 8, 2002; November 12, 2002; December 10, 2002; February 4, 2003; March 11, 2003; April 8, 2003; and May 6, 2003 (location to be announced)
      3. Regular meeting dates for 2002/2003 Faculty Senate Executive Committee:2 August  27, 2002; September 24, 2002, October 29, 2002; November 26, 2002; January 21, 2003; February 25, 2003; March 18, 2003; and April 22, 2003
  1. Adjournment: Epps/Kozlowicz moved to adjourn at 2:28 p.m.
1Meetings of the Executive Committee are typically at 2:15 in UC 65, the Governance Center (below Hamilton Center), on Tuesdays two weeks before Senate meetings and as needed.

2The UWW Faculty Constitution Sec. 4 A. 2. specifies that "During the intervals between meetings of the Faculty Senate the Executive Committee shall conduct the business of the Faculty Senate subject to the constraint imposed upon it by the Senate." Hence, those who serve on the Executive Committee should be prepared--if not actually to meet during the summer months--at least to be available for communication with the chair throughout the summer months.