MINUTES
2004/2005 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Faculty Senate
Tuesday, March 8, 2005, 2:15 p.m.
James R. Connor University Center 219
http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2004_2005/agenda/A030805.html

1. Call to Order:  Chair Erdmann called the meeting to order at 2:21 p.m.
   
   
2. Roll Call
1. Senators present:  Ahmadi, Anderson, Bren, Cartwright, Ding, Epps, Erdmann, Ferencz, Ghavamshahidi, Gruber, Habanek, Hixson, Hogan, Huang, Johnson, Klug, Kolb, Kozlowicz, Leitheiser, Moini, Molloy, Munro, Nam, Ossers, Porter, Portman, Sherlock, Weston, Wildermuth
2. Senators absent:  Aurelich, Jones, *Kapp, *Smudde, *Topp, *Valadez, White *Zhao (*informed Secretary)  
   
   
3. Approval of Minutes:  2004/2005 Faculty Senate Meeting, February 1, 2005 (attached and available at http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2004_2005/minutes/M020105.html ) Klug/Hogan moved approval.  Passed.
   
   
4. Reports of Committees
1. University Curriculum Committee:
1. Transmittal of UCC actions of Friday, February 4, 2005 (attached; please see http://acadaff.uww.edu/ucc/2004-05/020405/020405T.html  for download links): Note: all actions are "information only"; no Senate action is required.  Cartwright/Ossers moved receipt.  Passed
2. Transmittal of UCC actions of Friday, February 18, 2005 (attached; please see http://acadaff.uww.edu/ucc/2004-05/021805/021805T.html for download links).  Cartwright/Portman moved approval.  Passed.  FS0405-21.
2. Faculty Senate Executive Committee:
1. Salary Plan: approved by Senate Dec. 7, 2004, item 4.2 as FS0405-13 (see http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2004_2005/minutes/M120704.html; see also Minutes of February 1, 2005, item 7.3.2 (http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2004_2005/minutes/M020105.html) negotiated and revised by Faculty Salary Committee; approved by Faculty Senate Executive Committee Feb. 22, 2005 as FS0405-20EXEC (per UWW Constitution Article VI, Sec. 4.1.2, see http://www.uww.edu/uwwhdbk/FacConstitution.htm); please see the attached copy; the Senate Executive Committee is grateful to the Salary Committee for its thoughtfulness, creativity, and persistence in drafting and negotiating this plan.  The Salary Committee is currently in discussions with the Chancellor on the revised plan.
2. Tenure process for administrative hires (at the request of the UWW Chancellor Search and Screen Committee; for discussion, no action requested).  
1. Chair Erdmann discussed relevant Wisconsin state statutes, UWS Administrative Code, and UWW Faculty Personnel Rules.
2. Chancellor Search and Screen Committee chair Jimmy Peltier informed Senate of search timeline and progress and answered questions.    Another campus/community listening session will be held Monday, March 28, 2005 from 5-7 p.m.
3. Ad Hoc committee to study faculty concerns about course evaluations (from item 5.a., May 5, 2004 minutes,  http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2004_2005/minutes/M050404.htm; please see the attachments).  Committee member Darlene Habanek presented the report on behalf of the committee and provided a summary of the data collection process and survey results.  Epps/Wildermuth moved that this report be referred to the LEARN Center.  Motion Pending.  Cartwright/Gruber moved that the report be referred back to the ad hoc committee with the request that the ad hoc committee meet with members of the LEARN Center staff to discuss future options based on the committee report.  The Senate thanks the ad hoc committee for its hard work on this matter.  Passed.  FS0405-22
   
   
5. Old Business
   
1. University Standards Committee (please see the attachments) Weston/Epps moved approval of "Proposed Revised University Promotion Standards Document". Motion postponed from the February 1, 2005 meeting, item 4.2.2 (see http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2004_2005/minutes/M020105.html).  The Senate thanks the committee for its hard work on this matter.  Passed.  FS0405-23
   
   
6. New Business:
   
1. Retirement Resolution:
1.  Peggy Anderson, Management  Molloy/Gruber moved approval.  Passed.  FS0405-24
2. Richard Yasko, History  Cartwright/Hogan moved approval.  Passed.  FS0405-25
   
   
7. Announcements and Information (no action unless noted otherwise)
1. Report of the Chancellor:  None
2. Report of the Provost:
1. Budget Discussion.  Distributed a summary of Governor Doyle's 2005-07 Budget Recommendations for UW System with specific data on UW-Whitewater.  Discussed how UW-Whitewater may be affected by the proposed budget and some of the potential cuts that might result should the budget be passed in this form.  Provost Telfer indicated he welcomed and encouraged feedback as soon as possible because the decision-making timeline was quite short.
   
3. Report of the Senate Chair
1. Resolutions from the February 1, 2005 Faculty Senate Meeting
   
1. FS0405-16 EXEC: Senate Executive Committee will reconsider at its initial 2005-2006 meeting
2. FS0405-17: UCC of 12/3/04; Chancellor approved 
3. FS0405-18: UCC of 1/21/05; Chancellor approved 
4. FS0405-19: revisions to Faculty Personnel Rules; Chancellor approved
   
2. Other announcements:
1. The Faculty Service Award deadline was February 28.  Faculty Senators  Robert Gruber and John Valadez are serving 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 terms; Virginia Epps is serving 2004/2005 as former Service Award Recipient; Neil Sawyer and Sue Wildermuth are continuing in 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 term (see the November 9, 2004 minutes, http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2004_2005/minutes/M110904.html, item 6.2).
3. Senate Meeting Dates and Times (please see http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2004_2005/0405MeetingDates.htm)
1. Faculty Senate: April 12, 2005; May 3, 2005 
2. Faculty Senate Executive Committee: March 29, 2005; April 19, 2004
4. On Tuesday, March 15 from 2:15 to 3:30 in UC 219 the American Federation of Teachers and The Association of University of Wisconsin Professionals will host a meeting for especially for UWW faculty and academic staff, but open to all, on the issue of collective bargaining.  
   
   
8.  Adjournment: Ossers/Kolb moved to adjourn at 4:05 p.m.  Passed.