Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting
May 12, 1998
Agenda Items of Business
Approval of Minutes (Attachment A) and Treasurer’s Report. President Howard called the May 12, 1998, meeting to order at 11:30 PM. The minutes of the April 13 meeting were approved. The secretary reported that the senate had $1725.18 in its account. Sandy Johnson attended for Karl Chumney.
Before beginning the agenda, President Howard invited VPAA Alexander to address the senate. Dr. Alexander thanked the senate for its work. He then turned his attention to the Tarleton Central Texas Initiative. He gave an historical overview of the Central Texas area’s attempts to bring a public university into the area. Dr. Alexander explained that the Coordinating Board has a established a pathway whereby an area can apply to be a "center." With Tarleton’s presence at Ft. Hood and the Central Texas region, TAMUS has invited Tarleton to propose the establishment of Tarleton State University Center—Central Texas. Dr. Alexander emphasized that this proposal was still in the beginning implementation phase and that questions concerning faculty appointments, administrative structure, individual degree programs, tenure and assessment of rank of current faculty at UCT were still to be decided upon. Dr. Alexander did state that this initiative will not be accomplished with Tarleton money, but would require a major infusion of funds from the legislature.
Introduction of new senators. The following new senators were introduced:
Marilyn Robitaille, English and Languages (replaced Nick Lilly)
Sandy Johnson, Agriculture Services and Development (replaced Karl Chumney)
Kim Pellegrino, Management, Marketing & Administrative Systems (replaced Bill Chandler)
Bill Beaty, Business Systems (replaced Pat Smith)
C. B. Pippin, Industrial Technology (replaced John Rhoades)
Dayton Hall, Social Work, Sociology, and Criminal Justice (replaced Lesley Stanley-Stevens)
Introduction of Angela Brown, Director of Human Resources. Ms. Brown wanted to extend her helping hand to the senate. She stated that she was a Tarleton graduate and had worked for four years at Norton.
Discussion of Tarleton Center Initiative. A motion passed that Holly Lamb form a faculty committee to formulate questions concerning the Central Texas University takeover.
Proposal for 1999-2000 Academic Calendar. This agenda item was tabled until the fall.
Committee Assignment Recommendations approval. After some lengthy discussion about what a university committee is and how the departments should be represented, a motion passed to approve the Committee Assignment Recommendations with the following changes, that Fred Koestler be made an ex officio member of the International Education Advisory Committee and that Dwayne Snider be made an ex officio member of the University Committee for the Disabled. Howard pointed out that the ROTC Advisory Council recommendations were omitted. Nick Lilly stated he would include them in the recommendations to the administration.
Election of Secretary/Treasurer and President-Elect. Gene Atkinson was elected Secretary/Treasurer. Linda Duncan was elected President-Elect.
Announcements. Charles Howard reported that the university was looking at three bids for the bookstore: Wallace, Hastings, and Follett. He also stated that the Food Service Committee would meet in June. Holly Lamb reported that the second round of the Regents Professors Award had produced the same results as the first. Joe Cude inquired about the folders and notebooks the senate had considered buying for each senator. A permanent office for the senate is still in the works. It was recommended that Tom Pilkington, Pat Zelman, Jill Burk, and Jack Russell be asked to serve on a committee to look at terminal degrees. Brian Whitecotton asked the senate to get the word out about the ROTC scholarships available. Art Low stated he would serve again on the Employee Benefits Committee. Clyde Stahnke stated he would represent the senate on the Curriculum Committee.
New Business. No new business was introduced.