MINUTES
2006/2007 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Faculty Senate
Tuesday, April 10, 2:15 p.m.
Andersen Library 2254

  1. Call to Order   Meeting was called to order at 2:19 PM.
  2. Roll Call
    1. Senators present:  Ahmadi, Albrectsen, Bren, Bertozzi, Cartwright, Chenoweth, Emrey, Erdmann, Ferencz, Ghavamshahidi, Gosen, Gruber, Gunawaradena, Habanek, Hertting, Henige, Hogan, Huang, Johnson, Kapp, Leitheiser, Mercer, Molloy, Ossers, Parboteeah, Porter, Portman, Weston
    2. Senators absent:  (*informed Secretary) Alario, Griffith, Kolb*, Sawyer*, Valadez, White*
  3. Approval of Minutes: 
    1. 2006/2007 Faculty Senate Meeting, March 13, 2007 (attached to the paper copy and available at http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2006_2007/minutes/M031307.html).  Approved on a Chenoweth/Porter motion.
  4. Special Order of Business:  Due to a scheduling conflict, the Chancellor requested permission to have her report moved to the beginning of the meeting.  Approved on a Hertting/Ahmadi motion.
    Report of the Chancellor:  The Chancellor announced that her last official day would be Commencement.  She is sad to leave, but challenged by the prospect ahead of her at the University of Southern Mississippi.  She has discussed the transition period with President Reilly and decisions will be made at the May Board of Regents meeting.  The Chancellor was given a round of applause.
  5. Reports of Committees:
    1. University Curriculum Committee:
      1. Transmittal of actions of Friday, March 9, 2007 (attached to the paper copy and available at http://acadaff.uww.edu/UCC/2006-07/030907/030907T.htm for download links).  Approved on a Cartwright/Parboteeah motion. FS0607-20.
    2. Memorial Committee:
      1. Approval of naming the press box at the baseball service building after Thomas Lange (attached to the paper copy).  Approved unanimously on an Ossers/Leitheiser motion. FS0607-21.
    3. Faculty Senate Executive Committee:
      1. May 2007 "Graduation Resolution":
        Resolved that the Faculty Senate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater recommends to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents that the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students who have applied for graduation in May 2007 and who have been certified by the University Registrar to have met all academic requirements and completed all of their courses of study be granted their degrees at the May 2007 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater commencement exercises.   Approved unanimously on a Johnson/Emrey motion. FS0607-22.
      2. Resolution on Criteria for Approval of Wisconsin Technical College System Collegiate Transfers Programs:
        Whereas at its February 9, 2007, meeting, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents passed the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Criteria for Approval of Wisconsin Technical College System Collegiate Transfer Programs (Education Committee Resolution A); and,
        Whereas the Faculty "have the primary responsibility for academic and educational activities" (Wis. Stat. 36.09(4)); and,
        Whereas the Criteria do not make clear the role of the faculty in reviewing and approving either the curriculum of the Liberal Arts Programs or the Pre-Professional Programs for transfer from the Wisconsin Technical College System;
        Be it resolved that if the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater does any formal review of a Liberal Arts Program called for under II.C.1 of the Criteria: "Formal review and, if possible, approval of the curriculum for course transfer is obtained from at least one UWS institution to which students are likely to transfer following completion of the Liberal Arts degree," no such review may be completed without an assessment by and approval of the appropriate college curriculum committee or committees; the University Curriculum Committee; and, for any courses proposed for General Education credit, the General Education Review Committee; and,
        Be it further resolved that if the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater considers approving a Pre-Professional Program called for under III.C.1 of the Criteria: "Approval of the program is obtained from the WTCS and UWS partner institution(s), including the transfer and application of courses toward a degree at the institution," no such approval may be granted without an assessment by and approval of the appropriate college curriculum committee or committees; the University Curriculum Committee; and, for any courses proposed for General Education credit, the General Education Review Committee.          Approved unanimously on an Ahmadi/Gruber motion. FS0607-23.

  6. Unfinished Business:
    1. None

  7. New Business:
    1. Retirement Resolutions:   All approved unanimously with some editorial corrections.
      1. Virginia Epps (attached to the paper copy).   Ghavamshahidi/Bren motion. FS0607-24.
      2. Melissa R. Freiberg (attached to the paper copy).   Hertting/Ahmadi motion. FS0607-25.
      3. Larry Kenney (attached to the paper copy).   Ghavamshahidi/Ferencz motion. FS0607-26.
      4. Harriet Rogers (attached to the paper copy).   Portman/Bertozzi motion. FS0607-27.
      5. David Remmele (distributed at the meeting).  Henige/Parboteeah motion. FS0607-28.
      6. Donald Sorenson (distributed at the meeting).  Molloy/Porter motion. FS0607-29.

  8. Announcements and Information (no action unless noted otherwise)
    1. Report of the Chancellor   (See 4 above, Special Order of Business)
    2. Report of the Provost: The Provost noted that the new police chief had been sworn in a April 9, interviews were underway for the Vice Chancellor for Administrative Affairs, and candidates for interview for the Graduate School dean were being finalized.  The Regents Committee on Sick Leave met at UWW last week and is considering recommendations put together by the UWS Presidents Fringe Benefits Advisory Committee.  The Regents seem to be leaning toward to notion that if you are sick you need to take sick leave, but they will probably retain retirement conversion of unused sick leave.  The Provosts group is developing a form to document recruiting/retention losses due to better offers elsewhere.  Collective bargaining for faculty and academic staff will be removed from the budget and offered as a standalone bill Kim Hixson is one of the sponsors.
    3. Report of the Senate Chair: Hogan, Chenoweth, and Parboteeah volunteered for the faculty wheelchair relay team for the Tony Sabel benefit on April 17, one more member needed.  Faculty representatives are developing policies for when the shared governance groups should be consulted.  The Representatives are also concerned about recruiting/retention losses due to better offers elsewhere.Resolutions
      1. Senate Executive Committee actions August 2006
        1. FS0607-01EXEC: 08/15/06: approved the Memorial Committee's proposed naming opportunity for the Pavilion: Coulthart Family Pavilion, transmitted to the Chancellor 8/16/06
      2. from October 10, 2006, Senate Meeting http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2006_2007/minutes/M101006.html
        1. FS0607-06: approved all actionable items of the University Curriculum Committee meeting of Friday, September 22, 2006 (available at http://acadaff.uww.edu/UCC/2006-07/092206/092206T.htm for download links); transmitted to the Chancellor 10/18/06
      3. from November 14, 2006, Senate Meeting http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2006_2007/minutes/M111406.html
        1. FS0607-07: approved all actionable items of the University Curriculum Committee meeting of Friday, October 20, 2006 (available at http://acadaff.uww.edu/UCC/2006-07/102006/102006T.htm for download links); transmitteed to the Chancellor 11/22/06.
      4. from the December 12, 2006, Senate meeting http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/M121206.html
        1. FS0607-10: adopted the Campus Landscape Planning Committee report, "Reconstruction Plan for the UW-Whitewater Nature Preserve," (available at http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/preserve.mht); transmitted to the Chancellor 12/18/06.
      5. from the March 13, 2007, Senate meeting http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/archives/2006_2007/minutes/M031307.html
        1. FS0607-16: approved the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 calendars; approved by the Chancellor 03/26/07.
        2. FS0607-17: approved the Salary Plan for 2007-2009 (available at http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/FacSalPlan0709.doc); approved by the Chancellor 03/26/07.
        3. FS0607-18: approved the Criminal Background Check Policy; transmitted to the Chancellor 03/23/07.
        4. FS0607-19: approved the resolution on the C- repeat policy: A C- may be repeated under the University repeat policy; approved by the Chancellor 03/26/07.
    4. Other announcements:   Associate Vice Chancellor Monfils presented two reports.  One was a list of the 2006/07 Audit & Review recommendations.  The other concerned efforts by the Admissions and Academic Standards Committee to integrate the Advising Center into the process for working with students on academic probation or seeking readmission and to make the entire process simpler.
    5. Senate Meeting Dates and Times
      1. Faculty Senate: May 8, 2007; Meetings begin at 2:15 p.m. in Andersen Library 2254 and run until business is finished.
      2. Faculty Senate Executive Committee: April 24, 2007; Meetings of the Executive Committee are typically at 2:15 in Salisbury Hall 102 on Tuesdays two weeks before Senate meetings and as needed.
  9. Adjournment:   Adjourned at 3:17 PM on an Ossers/Kapp motion.