AGENDA
2005/2006 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Faculty Senate
Tuesday, September 13, 2005, 2:15 p.m.
James R. Connor University Center 219
<http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2005_2006/agenda/A091305.html>

  1. Call to Order

  2. Roll Call
    1. Senators present: 
    2. Senators absent: (* notified the Secretary)
    3. Welcome to new 2005_2006 members:
      1. Dr. Steven Albrechtsen representing Education, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Coaching (last served 2000-2001)
      2. Dr. Margarita Alario, representing  Letters and Sciences, Sociology 
      3. Dr. John Chenoweth, representing Business and Economics, Business Education, Computer Network Administration 
      4. Dr. Martha Saunders, Chancellor
      5. Dr. Neil Sawyer, representing  Letters and Sciences, Biology (last served 2003-2004)

  3. Approval of Minutes
    1. 2004/2005 Faculty Senate Meeting, May 3, 2004 (attached to the paper copy and available at <http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2005_2006/minutes/M050305.html>).
    2. 2004/2005 Faculty Senate Organizational Meeting, May 3, 2005 (attached to the paper copy and available at <http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2005_2006/OrgM050305.html>)

  4. Reports of Committees
    1. University Curriculum Committee: Transmittal of actions of Friday, May 6, 2005, (attached to the paper copy and please see  <http://acadaff.uww.edu/ucc/2004-05/050605/050605T.html> for download links)
    2. Calendar Committee: Resolved that Winterim 2006 begin Wednesday, December 28, 2005  (Registrar Dan Edelbeck explains: "It has come to my attention that the dates approved for the 2006 Winterim term will need to be adjusted to accommodate the observance of the January 1, 2006 holiday.  January 1 falls on a Sunday, and state agency observance of that holiday will occur on Monday, January 2.  The previously approved calendar for 2006 Winterim had the term starting on Thursday, December 29, 2005, and finishing on Friday, January 13, 2006, for a total of 12 class days.  The 12 days included Monday, January 2, as a class day, but we now know that there will be no classes on the 2nd.  To comply with University policy that requires the Winterim term to be 12 class days or more, I am proposing that the 2006 Winterim term begin Wednesday, December 28, 2005, one day earlier than indicated on the present schedule.  Please note, Winterim class days have typically not been scheduled on Saturdays or Sundays so that those days can be held in reserve in the event they are needed as substitutes for other class days canceled due to inclement weather or other unforeseen events.  In addition, 2006 Winterim must conclude before the start of the 2006 spring term which begins on Tuesday, January 17 [the day following the observance of the Martin Luther King holiday].")  (Please see <http://www.uww.edu/registrar/calendar/2005-06%20Academic%20Calendar.doc>.)
    3. Faculty Personnel Rules Committee:
      1. even more revisions to RULES GOVERNING FACULTY APPOINTMENTS UNDER UWS 3, WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE;  (attached to the paper copy; 
        1. FYI: the last action was under item 4.3.1 on May 3, 2005; please see <http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2005_2006/minutes/M050305.html> as FS0405-35 and item 3.2.3. below)
        2. Given the action of the Faculty at the Spring 2004 Faculty Meeting, the Faculty Appeals and Grievances Committee was renamed the Faculty Appeals, Grievances, and Disciplinary Hearing Committee.  This committee name change occurs on pages 19, 21, 24, 26, 27, 31, 33, 37, 57, and 58, but is not included in the paper copy.
        3. The paper copy includes
          1. pages 10-12: rules affecting initial faculty appointments for those who have not completed a terminal degree and faculty hired to begin in the Spring Semester
          2. page 20: rules authorizing departments to choose one or two-year renewal of probationary faculty
          3. pages 28-30: rules on the chancellor's responsibilities in reappointment, tenure and/or promotion; rules authorizing reconsideration and appeal of a chancellor's decision not to reappoint or grant tenure
      2. revised Chapter VI, Part A: Complaints Against Faculty Members (attached to the paper copy; please see http://www.uww.edu/uwwhdbk/0062j.htm#VI-A for the current rules).
    4. Faculty Senate Executive Committee: On January 12, 2005, the 2004-2005 Faculty Senate Executive Committee passed FS0405-16 EXEC requesting that the Academic Staff Assembly revise language to the UWW 3.01 of the Academic Staff Personnel Rules; at the request of the the 2004-2005 Faculty Senate Executive Committee, full Senate action was to be delayed until the September 2005 Senate meeting.  (attached to the paper copy)
      1. Whereas, s. 36.09(4) Wisconsin Statutes (available through <http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/stats.html>) specifies that faculty “shall actively participate in institutional policy development” and “[a]s such...shall have the primary responsibility for academic and educational activities”; and
      2. whereas, the Faculty Senate understands that the following proposed revision codifies what is already common practice here at UWW;
      3. be it resolved that the Faculty Senate Executive Committee expects that all hiring of instructional academic staff be done only with the consent of the department or its expressed designee; and
      4. be it resolved that the Faculty Senate requests that the Academic Staff Assembly adopt revisions to UWW 3 to make explicit the requirement that “instructional academic staff appointments may be fixed term, probationary, or indefinite upon appropriate approval by the Chancellor or his/her designee and the department or its expressed designee; and
      5. be it further resolved that the Chair of the Faculty Senate transmit this resolution to the Academic Staff Assembly with copy of suggested revisions to the first paragraph of UWW 3.01 (found in the online UWW Handbook, section V. ACADEMIC STAFF EMPLOYMENT/ B. Types of Appointments, <http://www.uww.edu/uwwhdbk/0057j.htm#3.01>
    5. Campus Landscape Planning Committee (please see the resolution and rationale attached to the paper copy)
      1. Whereas:  The Drumlin Nature Preserve and Recreation Area was established as a LAWCON site for the preservation of wildlife habitat; and
      2. whereas:  The Drumlin Nature Preserve and Recreation Area is for study and enjoyment of nature; and
      3. whereas:  The Drumlin Nature Preserve and Recreation Area must be protected from additional invasive activities such as additional trails; and
      4. whereas:  Less than 3% of original prairie remains in Wisconsin; and
      5. whereas:  The UW-Whitewater Nature Preserve Prairie area of 67 acres is designated as such and is being reconstructed to represent a natural prairie that was in existence before the plow; and
      6. whereas:  The UW-Whitewater Nature Preserve Prairie environment is being threatened with proposed redundant trails that remove existing prairie and significantly fill in a seasonal wetland that is used for breeding, feeding, resting of amphibians, ducks, geese, sandhill cranes, deer, woodcock, and other forms of wildlife; and
      7. whereas there are existing trails that serve all populations of bikers, walkers, joggers, and with a slight modification, the handicapped for access to the UW-Whitewater Preserve Prairie, the following resolution be adopted:
      8. be it resolved that, effective immediately, due to the impending additional bike (multi-purpose) trails through the prairie, no additional trails of any kind be constructed anywhere in the UW-Whitewater Nature Preserve, including the perimeter, without consultation and consent of the new UW-Whitewater Chancellor and input from the Campus Landscape Planning Committee, Whitewater Prairie Reconstruction Committee, and the Friends of the Whitewater Prairie, Inc.; and
      9. be it further resolved that this resolution take effect immediately regardless of existing grants, state projects, previous memos, or additional trail plans.

  5. Old Business
    1. Senators representing Business and Economics are to indicate their selection of a faculty member to the General Education Review Committee (please see <http://www.uww.edu/uwwhdbk/committees/FC-GenEd.htm>), term to expire 2007. (This item of business is carried over from item 5.2 of the May 3, 2005 meeting [<http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2005_2006/minutes/M050305.html>].)

  6. New Business
    1. Retirement Resolution(s)
    2. Resolution on two degrees at one commencement (the proposed Catalog Language is attached to the paper copy): Resolved
      1. that effective fall 2007, students be allowed to pursue two undergraduate degrees concurrently provided that 
        1. the degree programs reside in two different colleges
        2. that students complete all requirements for both programs, including degree, major, and unique requirements
      1. that the major from either degree may be used in place of any minor required in the other degree
      2. that if all requirements are completed concurrently, both degrees will be conferred at the same commencement.
    3. Appoint faculty to the Senate's Faculty Personnel Rules Committee (3 year terms); see <http://www.uww.edu/uwwhdbk/committees/FC-Rules.htm>
      1. One faculty member to be chosen by Senators representing Letters and Sciences from among faculty of Letters and Sciences; new exp. will be 2008 (was Bill Powell)
      2. One faculty member to be chosen at large by the full Senate; new exp. will be 2008 (was Hadley Klug)
      3. (FYI: terms continuing:
        1. Tom Colwin  [A&C] 2007
        2. Jerry Laurent [B&E] 2006
        3. Penny Portman [EDU] 2007
        4. Barbara Bren [Other] 2007
        5. Virginia Epps, Chair [At-large] 2006)
    4. Appoint three faculty at large to the Faculty Appeals, Grievances, and Disciplinary Hearing Committee (please see <http://www.uww.edu/uwwhdbk/committees/FC-FacAppeals.htm>)
    5. Appoint one faculty member from among Senate nominees to the University Center Board; see <http://www.uww.edu/uwwhdbk/committees/SC-UC.htm>: new exp. will be 2007 (was Peggy Anderson)
    6. Appoint one representative of the Faculty Senate to the Campus Landscape Planning Committee term to expire 2006 (to replace David Cartwright; the continuing Faculty Senate representative Manuel Ossers, exp. 2007).
    7. Appoint two representatives of the Faculty Senate to the Sexual Assault Prevention Advisory Committee (please see <http://www.uww.edu/uwwhdbk/committees/ac-assault.htm>)
      1. regular two-year appointment; term to expire 2007 (was Beth Lueck)
      2. replacement one-year appointment; term to expire 2006; (to replace Allison Townsend who is on sabbatical)

  7. Announcements and Information (no action unless noted otherwise)
    1. Report of the Chancellor
    2. Report of the Provost
    3. Report of the Senate Chair
      1. Senate vacancies to be filled by Faculty Elections Committee in special Fall 2005 elections:
        1. two Senators to represent Arts and Communication, terms to expire 2007
        2. two Senators to represent Business and Economics, terms to expire 2007
        3. two Senators to represent Education, terms to expire 2007
        4. two Senators to represent Professors, terms to expire 2006
      2. Resolutions from the May 3, 2005 Senate meeting <http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2005_2006/minutes/M050305.html>
        1. FS0405-33: UCC actions of Friday, April 15, 2005; Chancellor Miller approved June 10, 2005
        2. FS0405-34: resolution expressing appreciation of Chancellor John W. Miller’s accomplishments for UW-Whitewater; transmitted to Chancellor 
        3. FS0405-35: revisions to Rules Governing Faculty Appointments under UWS 3, Wisconsin Admin. Code; no action pending further revisions; see item 4.3.1. above
        4. FS0405-36: retirement resolution for Lawrence Schuetz, College of Letters and Sciences and Languages and Literatures; Chancellor Miller approved June 10, 2005
        5. FS0405-37: retirement resolution for Constance Kirk, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Coaching ; Chancellor Miller approved June 10, 2005
        6. FS0405-38: retirement resolution for Star Olderman, Women's Studies; Chancellor Miller approved June 10, 2005
        7. FS0405-39 EXEC:  2005-2007 biennial salary plan; Chancellor Miller approved May 31, 2005 (the final approved version is attached to the paper copy)
      3. Senate Meeting Dates and Times (see <http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2005_2006/0405MeetingDates.htm>)
        1. Faculty Senate: October 11, 2005; November 8,  2005; December 13, 2005; February 7, 2006; March 14, 2006; April 11, 2006; May 2, 2006
        2. Faculty Senate Executive Committee: September 27, 2005; October 25, 2005; November 29, 2005; January 24, 2006; February 28, 2006; March 21, 2006; April 18, 2006

    4. Other Announcements

  8. Adjournment