DRAFT MINUTES
2005/2006 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Faculty Senate
Tuesday, May 2, 2006, 2:15 p.m.
(immediately upon adjournment of the 2006-2007 Faculty Senate Organizational Meeting.)
James R. Connor University Center 219
http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2005_2006/agenda/A050205.html
  1. Call to Order:  Chair Erdmann called the meeting to order at 2:56 p.m.

  2. Roll Call
    1. Senators present:  Ahmadi, Alario, Albrechtsen, Aulerich, Bertozzi, Bren, Chenoweth, Epps, Erdmann, Ferencz, Gosen, Gruber, Habanek, Huang, Johnson, Kapp, Klug, Leitheiser, Molloy, Munro, Parboteeah, Portman, Sawyer, Topp, Valadez, Weston, White
    2. Senators absent:  *Cartwright, Cassidy, *Ghavamshahidi, Griffith, Hixson, Kolb, Nam, Sherlock, Wildermuth, Zhao (*informed Secretary)

  3. Approval of Minutes:  2005/2006 Faculty Senate Meeting, April 11, 2006 (available at http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2005_2006/minutes/M041106.html ).  Valadez/Klug moved approval.  Passed.

  4. Reports of Committees
    1. University Curriculum Committee: the actions of the Friday, May 5, 2006 UCC meeting will be on the agenda for the September 12, 2006 Faculty Senate meeting.  NOTE: UCC items indicated at http://acadaff.uww.edu/UCC/2005-06/040706/040706Tad.html passed by action of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee per Sec. 4 A. 2.  of the UWW Faculty Constitution (http://www.uww.edu/uwwhdbk/FacConstitution.htm) which 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."  FS0506-32EXEC
    2. Undergraduate and Graduate Audit and Review Committees' Annual Report: for discussion only                                                             Johnson/Ahmadi moved special order of business to take up agenda item 4.4 prior to 4.3.  Passed.
    3. Academic Affairs Staff: holistic admissions philosophy and process: Bertozzi/Sawyer moved to approve the Holistic Admissions Policy.  Munro/Epps moved an amendment asking that the Admissions Department provide a report to the Senate on the implementation of this policy at the May, 2008 Senate meeting.  Amendment Passed.   Main Motion Passed.  FS0506-29
    4. Strategic Planning and Budget Committee: UWW strategic plan: for discussion only
      Ahmadi/Epps moved a special order of business to take up agenda item 6.3 at this time. Passed.      
  5. Old Business
    1. Resolution on the location of the University Bookstore:  Whereas books are an integral part of a student's education; and, Whereas the development of an academic and intellectual culture requires an appreciation of books; and, Whereas the development of an appreciation of books requires constant exposure and easy access to them; and, Whereas the University Bookstore, located in Moraine Hall is out of the mainstream of student and faculty traffic that is located primarily in the University Center; Be it resolved that the University Bookstore, at least the non-textbook rental portion, be moved to the remodeled University Center after the completion of the scheduled construction.  
      At this point the Senate adjourned for lack of a quorum.  (See item 7 below).  Items 5.2 and 6.2 will be take up as Old Business at the September 12, 2006  meeting.
    2. Resolution on the deadline for adding a class: Resolved that the add deadline be extended to the sixth day of classes to allow students' opportunity to add one-day-a-week Monday evening classes.

  6. New Business:
    1. Retirement resolutions  Retirement resolutions listed as items 61.1 through 6.1.9 passed by action of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee per Sec. 4 A. 2.  of the UWW Faculty Constitution (http://www.uww.edu/uwwhdbk/FacConstitution.htm) which 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."  FS0506-31EXEC
      1. Bill Weiss, Communications
      2. John Washbush, Management
      3. Linda Hurstad, Music
      4. Harry Johansen, Music
      5. Robin Warden, Special Education
      6. Bill Keelty, Languages and Literatures 
      7. John Patterson, Geography and Geology
      8. Ronald Crabb, Finance and Business Law 
      9. Jerome Laurent, Economics 
    2. Senators in caucus by constituency are to indicate their selection of faculty members to the General Education Review Committee (for the list of current members, please see http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2005_2006/Comm0506.htm; for the by-laws, please see  http://www.uww.edu/uwwhdbk/committees/FC-GenEd.htm), all terms to expire 2008
      1. One faculty member from Arts and Communication
      2. One faculty member from Business and Economics:  
      3. Two faculty members from Letters and Sciences
      4. Two faculty members from Education
      5. One faculty member from University Library and Other
    3. Whereas the resolution of concerns and recommended revisions to the proposed UWS 7 (item 4.3 .at http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2005_2006/minutes/M031406.html), which the UW-Whitewater Faculty Senate provided to the Board of Regents on March 16, 2006 is in substantial agreement with the proposals advanced by (1) the joint efforts of The Association of University of Wisconsin Professionals (TAUWP), United Faculty and Academic Staff (Madison UFAS), and the Committee on Academic Freedom and Rights (Madison CAFR) (see http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2005_2006/TAUWP_AFT's_UWS%207.doc and by (2) the UW-Madison University Committee (Executive Committee of the Madison Faculty Senate ) (see http://www.secfac.wisc.edu/senate/2006/0501/1897a.pdf; and
      Whereas the UW-Whitewater Faculty Senate shares serious concern of the Regent Committee on Faculty Disciplinary Process;
      Therefore be it resolved that, to assist in the advancement of  compromise proposals and to speak in a coherent voice with our colleague universities, the UW-Whitewater Faculty Senate offers its endorsement to the policy submissions of TAUWP/UFAS/CAFR and of the UW-Madison University Committee; and
      Be it further resolved that this resolution with attached copies of the proposals cited here be sent to the Regent Committee on Faculty Disciplinary Process in advance of its deadline date of 5 May 2006.       Ahmadi/Topp moved approval. Passed.  FS0506-30.

  7. Adjournment:  Ahmadi/Munro moved to adjourn after a quorum call indicated a lack of a quorum.  Meeting adjourned at 4:05 p.m.  Remaining agenda items not addressed.