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Faculty Senate
MINUTES
September 18. 1989, 3:15 P.M., Ballroom, University Center

Tom Hood, Presiding

Members absent were: Anderson, Betz, Bomar, Caruthers, Cobb, Dobbs, Edmondson, Fowler, Frazier, Galloway, Gompf, Haskell, Kaufman, Kolker, Lee, Liston Lofaro, McManus, Minkel, Olins, Oliver, Patton, Pemberton, Peters, Philippatos, Pless, Pulsipher, Rader, Ratner, Smith, Wright, Wrisberg.

Hood called the meeting to order at 3:18 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Hood announced that Senate meetings hereafter would begin at 3:30 p.m. to take account of the new class times. No objection was raised.

2. Hood then called on Chancellor Quinn to report to the Senate. Quinn listed as his early priorities a clear understanding of our staffing needs (both faculty and administration/ staff); a method for evaluating faculty performance (in teaching, research, and service) and to use this for merit pay increases; the increase of faculty salaries and graduate student stipends. In response to a question on whether the examination of staffing needs included the Athletic Department, Quinn replied that the Athletic Department does not report to the Chancellor but to a committee. In response to a question about summer school making a profit, Quinn said this profit was used for library, staffing, etc. Pinckney said the faculty had been misled about the profitability of summer school and said that many thought this money could be used to increase the course offerings during summer school.

3. Hood then gave the President of the Senate's report. First, Hood recognized the services of former president Van Hook with a plaque, and senator's applause. Hood then reported on revisions on Senate Committees. Silverstein moved (2nd Grady) that revisions be approved. Bruce Robinson's name was added to the Research Council, after which revisions were approved unanimously.

MINUTES

The minutes of the Senate meeting of June 26, 1989 were approved as distributed. Hood then reviewed the minutes of the Executive Committee meeting of August 28, 1989, after which they were approved for filing. Hood announced that the committee to oversee teaching evaluations consisted of Moffett, Scott, Wirtz, Graveel, McClam, Bull, Frandsen, Hopkins, Ladd (ex-officio without vote) the names of which were approved unanimously.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

1. Educational Policy Committee (report Grimm)
Grimm reported on the progress of SAMS, which now has completed phase 1 (students' academic histories). SAMS is now in the process of implementing phase 2 (catalog, timetable and registration). The committee requested of SAMS that phase 2 be able to enforce academic policies (including prerequisites) by computer at the time of registration. In response to a question on the percentage of the campus that now has access to SAMS, Grimm said he wasn't sure, but said future access would require going through the training process. Any computer which can access the main frame can be used to access SAMS. (The computer must have the software Procomm, Procomm Plus or Versaterm and SAMS is accessed primarily through DCA lines or ETHERNET.)
2. Research Council
Phillips reported on sponsored program funding and sources of that funding (charts were distributed to senators). Copies of Sponsored Programs Report - Fiscal 1989 are available from Office of Vice Provost for Research. Total Funding for UT, Knoxville was $94.7 million from Sponsored Programs. $49.4 M on the main campus.
NEW BUSINESS

Gross moved (seconded Dietz) that:

The Senate hereby charges the joint Senate-Chancellor Committee on the Evaluation of Teaching, in its efforts to improve the Student Evaluation of Instruction, to specifically address the following two concerns:

A. Under current procedures it is not possible for the instructor to verify that the tabulated results returned to her/him are an accurate summary of student responses. [This is at odds with the statement "All evaluative material will be available to the individual faculty member and to that individual's department head." in the implementation plan approved by the Senate (Implementation of a Teaching Evaluation Program for Personnel Decision Making, page 4).]

B. The statistical comparisons given in the current form of the tabulated results are misleading and inappropriate for some departments. [This is particularly true for departments with a large service load, and for programs with very few course offerings.]

The committee shall consider methods to alleviate the above problems and report back to the Senate with recommendations at the first Senate meeting of the Spring, 1990 semester.

Gross spoke in support of motion.

In debate, Everett said he was uncomfortable with the "misleading and inappropriate" phrase, since he didn't know what that meant. Pinckney agreed, adding that he thought it was too soon to begin changing a process approved only last spring. Ladd said the committee already was aware of the problem of size of course in making comparisons.

Levering said she was concerned that untenured faculty would be unable to verify the results. Phillips disagreed and urged the process be given a chance. Hodges said that if there were problems with the process, they should be addressed right away. Ladd said there would be some 100,000 scan forms and it would be difficult and inconvenient to return them all, even though they would be available. Fisher said he was surprised that there was nothing on the tabulated results on the grade distribution in the course. In a voice vote, the motion was approved.

Meeting adjourned at 4:17 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
William Bruce Wheeler
Secretary to the Faculty Senate



Faculty Senate
MINUTES
October 16, 1989, 3:30 P.M., Ballroom, University Center

Tom Hood, Presiding

Members absent were: Avery, Caruthers, Davidson, Dietz, Edmondson, Fox, Frazier, Granger, Jennings, Kenney, Kolker, Liston, Lofaro, T. Miller, Minkel, Oliver, Paludan, Pemberton, Peters, Pinckney, Pulsipher, Scheurer, Scott, Smith, Snyder, Strange, Walker.

Hood called the meeting to order at 3:34 p.m.

1. Chancellor's Report (by Chancellor Quinn). Quinn reported that parts of the recommendations of the Committee on Race Relations are being implemented, including sensitivity sessions, increased cross-cultural contacts, and the naming of a person to speak with interviewees. Quinn further noted that he would communicate the message that racial slurs will not be tolerated on campus, nor will any actions (he did explain that this was a tricky area, given First Amendment rights).

2. President's Report (Hood). Hood reported on meetings of the Board of Trustees, Chancellor's Executive Committee retreat, and the student leader retreat. At the Trustees' meeting of September 29, the Board did amend bylaws to include faculty participation in the presidential search process, although it made such participation optional. Hood then summarized the principal issues that arose at the Executive Committee retreat with the Chancellor and his staff. At the student leader retreat, Hood said very few problems were brought up which related to the faculty.

A. Hopkins clarified the point that summer school salaries were already set for this summer (1990, at 1/32 of salary per credit hour) and that salary adjustments would be for future summers.

MINUTES

1. Senate minutes of September 18, 1989 approved as corrected.

2. On the Executive Committee meeting of October 2, Hood explained that a resolution which was to have come to the Senate regarding sale of the Chancellor's house will not, but will be postponed until the Chancellor and President could meet with the Executive Committee on October 30.

There were also questions regarding the section in the minutes dealing with Senate sponsorship of a faculty survey (both typographical and substantive). Van Hook explained that the committee simply felt that the Senate should not sponsor the survey. Schroedl said that he felt that anytime the Senate had the opportunity to get faculty opinion on issues, it should do so.

These questions being dealt with, the minutes were approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

1. Professional Development (Woods). The committee brought to the Senate recommendations on improving race relations at UTK. In response to a question about increased minority recruitment using the minority engineering program as a model and what that would cost, Woods replied that it was anticipated that many funds would come from outside the University.

Replying to a question about how soon workshops on race relations would be ready, Woods said materials were being gathered, but that no precise date could be given.

One senator said he did not believe freshman frustration in advising, getting help from faculty, etc. was confined to minority students. Woods readily agreed, but said students interviewed by his committee seemed to show that minority students were more frustrated than other students.

Report approved unanimously.

NEW BUSINESS

1. S. Wallace raised concern about the United Way, especially that other organizations have not received equal access to the University Community. He also raised the question of how the United Way distributed undesignated funds. Hood said he would bring this to the Executive Committee. In response to a question, Wallace listed several organizations who felt they lacked equal access (the only umbrella organization being Community Shares). Quinn explained that there had been conversations on this issue. After some discussion, Hood repeated that he would bring this to the Executive Committee.

Meeting adjourned at 4:12 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
William Bruce Wheeler
Secretary to the Faculty Senate



Faculty Senate
MINUTES
November 13, 1989

Tom Hood, Presiding

Members absent were: Ambrester, Anderson, Avery, Benner, Best , Bomar, Caruthers, Cook, Edmondson, Gompf, Goss, Granger, Hart, Kolker , Ladd, Lee, Levering, Liston, Lofaro, McConnel, McManus, Minkel, Oliver, Paludan, Parsons, Patton, Pemberton, Peters, Pierce, Pulsipher, Quinn, Rowell, Scheurer, Scott, Slawson, Sims, Smith, Snyder, Tompkins, Wallace, Woodruff, Wright.

Hood called the meeting to order at 3:34 p.m.

1. A representative from the Campus Blood Drive made a brief appeal for faculty participation.

2. President's Report (Hood). Hood reported that a new vice chancellor for computing and information services will be appointed. Copies of the visiting team's report on computing at UTK are available from Hood.

Hood then introduced Mary Ann Bright to the Senate, who will be replacing Nancy Knox temporarily as secretary to the president of the Senate.

Hood announced an upcoming accreditation visit by the Southern Association in 1992. Self-study committees now are being formed and faculty may ask to serve on them by contacting Hood. Self study will begin Spring 1990 and be completed by June, 1991.

MINUTES

1. Senate minutes of October 16, 1989 approved as distributed.

2. On the Executive Committee meeting of October 30, Hood said the business of the faculty club would come up later. Minutes approved as corrected.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

1. Educational Policy Committee (Grimm). Grimm introduced representative from SAMS to report on the status of SAMS. SAMS is now at Step 2 (registration, fee payments, etc.). Procedure manuals are being developed to use SAMS for advising. A comment from the floor stated that lists of advisees were inaccurate. The representative said that this was on hold at present until a "common platform" could be realized ("common platform" meaning one unified system by one vendor with one data base program).

Grimm then moved to a consideration of Graduate Council minutes of June 1 and September 14, and Undergraduate Council minutes of October 5. In response to a question, Grimm explained the policy statement for conducting research using laboratory animals, saying that the policy and new oversight committee met NIH guidelines.

There followed a discussion of UTK faculty pursuing graduate degrees at UTK while teaching, and of staff members pursuing graduate degrees while employed at UTK.

Minutes were then. approved as distributed.

Research Council (Phillips). Phillips brought to the Senate the Research Council's statement on research incentives for faculty. Dean Ratner pointed out that increased salaries for faculty and increased stipends for graduate students were not part of the report. Ratner moved (2nd Grady) that report be returned to the Research Council, which would hold an open meeting, and would then develop a list of priorities. There was also a wish expressed for more linguistic precision in the report. The Senate's priorities, it was added, should be brought forward to the administration. Phillips replied that the subject of priorities was raised, but it was felt that the Senate would not agree on a priorities list and that (in his opinion) it was the business of the administration to set priorities, based on existing resources. Motion approved to refer back to Council.

NEW BUSINESS

1. Executive Committee Resolution on Sale of Chancellor's House (L. Lester). Lester gave a history of the resolution against using part of the house sale money for an expansion of the faculty club. Hood then invited Max Robinson (President, faculty club) to present a case for the expansion, and he did so.

Ratner moved (2nd Muldowny) to strike "a more" from line 4 of the first resolution and adding "an." The phrase would then read "an appropriate allocation...." This would change the resolution so that administration and faculty study the uses of the expected house sale money and would not prohibit outright the use for an expanded faculty club. There followed a general debate of the amendment, most of it negative. In response to comments, Ratner modified his amendment to strike the final "whereas" clause (2nd concurred). After considerable discussion, Ratner withdrew his whole amendment. 2nd concurred. Dobbs then moved to modify the last "whereas" clause: strike word "highly" and phrase "and in no way enhances the" substituting for the latter the phrase "in view of the primarily." The phrase would then read Club is inappropriate in view of the primarily academic mission...." (2nd Gross). After more discussion, the motion, amendment passed.

The discussion then returned to the motion. Moffett moved previous question (several seconds). Carried by 2/3. Motion then carried 34-20.

Adjourned 5:15

Respectfully submitted,
William Bruce Wheeler
Secretary to the Faculty Senate



Faculty Senate
MINUTES
February 5, 1990, 3:30 P.M., Shiloh Room, University Center

Tom Hood, Presiding

Members present were: Benner, Best, Blalock, Bomar, Brady, Cleland, Cook, Davis, Dicer, Dobbs, Dyer, Everett, Fenske, Fisher, Fowler, Fox, Frazier, Galloway, Gompf, Goss, Grady, Grimm, Gross, Hart, Haskell, Haughton, Hood, Hopkins, Jennings, Jones, Jowers, Kaufman, Kennedy, Kenney, Kovac, Lee; Lester, Masincupp, Mayhew, McConnel, McManus, L. Miller, T. Miller, Moffett, Moore, Muldowny, Norman, Olins, Parsons, Patton, Phillips, Pierce, Pinckney, Quinn, Rader, Ratner, Rohrbach, Rowell, Silverstein, Sims, Tompkins, Van Hook, Wallace, Wheeler, Williams, Wodehouse Woodruff, Wrisberg, and Yarbrough.

Hood called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. in the Shiloh Room.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Chancellor's Report. Chancellor Quinn reported that no final percentage has been given for the impoundment, although most guesses center around 3%. The Chancellor then reported on the Governor's recommended 1990-1991 budget, which included full-formula funding and a 4% salary increase. Quinn said there will not be as much as hoped for equipment. He reported that he would try to set aside a contingency fund from the final appropriated budget to deal with any impoundment during the 1990-1991 year.

The Chancellor then reported on conversations based on department profiles. He said he would meet with each department to share his reactions to the department's profile and to hear the faculty reactions to his reactions. From these meetings will come a general "road map" that the University will follow for the next 5 years or so.

The Chancellor finally mentioned the upcoming Southern Association reaccreditation in 1992.

2. President's Report. Hood reported that the resolution on the sale of the Chancellor's house has been passed onto the Board of Trustees. Comparable resolutions have been passed and sent along by the Student Government Association and the Graduate Student Association. He will discuss the resolution with the Board at its February 7th meeting. On the upcoming reaccreditation, Hood said there still was time for interested faculty to sign up for committees.

Hood reported on President Alexander's presentation following the Governor's Budget message. Average faculty salary at UTK in 19881989 was $41,700 ($43,500 at peer institutions), which was an increase of 49.5% over past 5 years. Hood also reported that increases in state allocations to higher education did not grow as fast as state budgets (68% vs. 81%). There arose a question of whether the new chairs of excellence were included (most did not exist in 1983). It was suggested that a median rather than a mean be used in making comparisons. (Copies of charts are attached to these minutes.)

MINUTES

1. Senate minutes of November 13, 1989, Executive Committee of November 27, December 18 (1989) and January 22 (1990) were approved as corrected.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

1. Educational Policy Committee (Grimm). A resolution on including graduate teaching in distinguished teaching awards was discussed. Those teaching primarily graduate students recently have been made eligible for such awards, but this resolution intends to create awards for which only teachers of graduate students would be eligible. The resolution was passed as amended:
RESOLUTION

It is the sense of the Faculty Senate that the University should take steps to establish one or more awards specifically designated to recognize excellence in teaching at the graduate and professional level. Such recognition would emphasize the instructor's ability to organize and present material in a scholarly manner, and how well the instructor has prepared his/her students for professional life at the most advanced levels of their field.
The minutes of the Graduate Council of October 19 then were approved. Grimm then moved to the Undergraduate Council minutes of November 14. These minutes included 1) approval of one high school unit in the Arts be added as a requirement for admission in 1993, 2) the removal of advanced standing as a requirement to register for upper division courses, 3) a drop deadline of 22 calendar days, and 4) the addition of the grade IW (incomplete due to writing).

A brisk discussion followed on the extension of the drop deadline. A compromise motion by Strange ( to move drop and add deadline to 14 days from 10 days) failed for want of a second. SGA president Mr. John Claybrooks was given permission by the Senate to address the body, and spoke in favor of a 22 day drop deadline (the policy recommended by the Undergraduate Council on November 14). Motion passed 41-12.

Then the other three items were approved with approval of the minutes as recommended by the Educational Policy Committee.

2. Senate-Chancellor Committee on the Evaluation of Teaching (Moffett). Moffett reported on two concerns concerning teaching evaluations: 1) that faculty would not have access to the raw data (this will be done), and 2) that statistical comparisons are not appropriate for some departments (department heads will be requested to respond where this problem exists).

3. Athletics Committee (Jones). Jones reported on state of intramural athletics. Jones also invited Judy Bryant (Director of Recreation) to add to this report. Report was received unanimously.

NEW BUSINESS

1. Bylaws Committee (Mayhew). Mayhew brought to consideration two changes in the bylaws, which will come to the Senate at the March 5 meeting. The changes are as follows:
Article II. Section 1.B, Senate's beginning on line 8: change "The faculty of each college or division ... shall elect its representatives to the Senate in February of each year. . ." to "The faculty of each college or division ... shall elect its representatives to the Senate by February 15 ..."

Article II. Section 1.B.(l), first sentence: change "Elective seats shall be apportioned in January of each year ... to "Elective seats shall be apportioned in October of each year ..."
Both of these recommendations follow from The Report of the Senate Nominating Committee presented in April 1989.

2. Library Committee (Jolly). Jolly brought to the Senate a resolution asking Chancellor Quinn to exempt the Library from any impoundments. After some discussion, Wrisberg requested a division of the resolution between acquisitions and staff, but the parliamentarian opined it was not divisible without a specific amendment. Wrisberg then moved an amendment which would urge that resolution deal solely with acquisitions (2nd Lester). After discussion, the amendment failed. Motion then passed 24-21.

Meeting adjourned at 5:13 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
William Bruce Wheeler
Secretary to the Faculty Senate



Faculty Senate
MINUTES
March 5, 1990, 3:30 P.M., Shiloh Room, University Center

Tom Hood, Presiding

Members present were: Ambrester, Anderson, Benner, Bergeron, Betz, Blalock, Brady, Cleland, Cobb, Cook, Davis, Dicer, Dobbs, Dyer, Edmondson, Everett, Fenske, Fisher, Frazier, Galloway, Gompf, Grady, Grimm, Gross, Haughton, Hodges, Hood, Hopkins, Jones, Jowers, Karrenbrock, Kaufman, Kennedy, Kenney, Kovac, Lee, Lester, Masincupp, Mayhew, McConnel, McManus, L. Miller, T. Miller, Moffett, Moore, Muldowny, Norman, Olins, Oliver, Paludan, Patton, Philippatos, Pierce, Pinckney, Pulsipher, Ratner, Reeve, Robinson, Rohrbach, Schroedl, Silverstein, Simms, Slawson, Strange, Ungs, Tompkins, Van Hook, Wallace, B. Wheeler, Williams, and Wrisberg.

Hood called the meeting to order at 3:30 P.M. in the Shiloh Room.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. President's Report. Hood reported that he presented the Senate resolution on the sale of the Chancellor's house to the Board of Trustees on February 7. The Board said it would not reconsider the disposition of the funds until closer to the time the house is sold. At that meeting, President Alexander also presented his goals for the University:
a. An affordable top-quality education;
b. Build a major research university and ally with other research institutions;
c. Design a 21st Century land-grant institution, which would include telecommunications, life-long learning, and good teaching;
Hood then called the Senate's attention to the new draft of UTK's Statement of Mission and Mission-Related Strategies. Hood said he hoped each senator and senate committee would study this document and give feedback to him or to members of the Executive Committee. Ratner added that the strategies section has not been studied by the Campus Planning Committee as yet. Both of the documents have been given to the Board of Trustees of the University. Hood then reported on the Executive Committee meeting, especially that Quinn would appoint a joint committee to study the AAUP's call for evaluation of administration.

2. Dr. William Fox then reported the economic outlook in Tennessee. He said the state's economy was "just moving along," with manufacturing and construction inactive and cutbacks at TVA. The revenue picture, Fox said, is even worse. Revenues have declined, with the corporate income tax collections down 12% and sales tax growing only 3% per year (with a 4+% inflation). Shortfall could be as bad as $235 million, although he suspected a $175 million shortfall. The impoundment, therefore, will be of "noticeable size." The coming year will probably not be much better.

3. Undergraduate Academic Office (Norman). Norman reported on the upcoming reaccreditation by the Southern Association in April 1992. He then briefly mentioned some features of undergraduate planning. There followed a discussion of enrollment projections and who came up with the figures used as objectives in the new Mission Statement draft.

MINUTES

1. Senate minutes of February 5 and Executive Committee minutes of February 19 approved as corrected.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

1. Athletics Committee (L. Lester). Lester reported on some projects the committee was engaged in this year and asked for help:
a) Gathering of information on intercollegiate athletics is an enormous job, but general conclusion seems to be that major problems or violations do not seem to exist at UTK.

b) Lester said the committee perceived a lack of shared attitude between athletic personnel and faculty, a lack of trust and high level of suspicion. What is being proposed is putting together a list of faculty members willing to advise athletes and prospective students. Send names to Lester.

c) Lester also solicited faculty support for a "media event" Wednesday, April 18, there will be a live teleconference on "The Black Athlete: Winners or Losers in Academe?" Lester said time and place would be established. Cost and sponsorship is to be determined as well.

d) Lester also asked faculty to mark Saturday, April 21 on the calendar as orange & White football game, proceeds will benefit the library. Lester asked faculty to buy tickets, encourage students to buy tickets, and even sell tickets.
2. Faculty-Staff Benefits (Dotterweich). Dotterweich reported on the recent decision on cashability of TIAA (this was refused in a February 26 memo from V.P. Fly); the extension of longevity pay to 25 years (a proposal is making its way through the state legislature); the transfer of TIAA funds to other institutions (TIAA is increasing its own options).

3. Teaching Council (R. Strange). Strange reported on activities of the new Teaching Council in 1989-1990. Subcommittees were created on LRC advisory role; teaching evaluation problems; forms of faculty development to improve teaching; problems in administrative emphasis on research. They have requested a bylaws change to include student representatives.

4. Educational Policy Committee (Grimm). Grimm brought forward the minutes from the Graduate Council meetings on November 30th and February 1st and the Undergraduate Council meeting of January 25th, together with the committee's recommendations, which were approved. The one amendment was to change the word "freshman" to "first-year" (moved Gross, 2nd Wrisberg). Van Hook moved to change "first-year" to "freshperson," which died for lack of a 2nd. Motion passed.

OLD OR NEW BUSINESS

1. ByLaws (Mayhew). Mayhew brought forward two small bylaws changes (see Senate minutes of February 5, 1990). Changes were approved unanimously.

2. Hood deferred the matter of consultancy policy until the next meeting, the hour growing late. Senate approved this by common consent.

3. Tom Ungs was to have presented a resolution on the longevity pay issue, but said it may not be necessary, the Governor being for it. Pierce moved (2nd Grady) that Senate applaud the efforts of the state legislature to extend longevity pay to 25 years. Passed unanimously.

Adjourned 5:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
William Bruce Wheeler
Secretary to the Faculty Senate



Faculty Senate
MINUTES
April 2, 1990, 3:30 P.M., Shiloh Room, University Center

Tom Hood, Presiding

Members present were: Benner, Best, Blalock, Brady, Broadhead, Cleland, Davis, Dicer, Dobbs, Edmondson, Everett, Fenske, Fisher, Fowler, Fox, Gompf, Grady, Grimm, Gross, Haughton, Hodges, Hood, Jones, Kaufman, Kenney, Kovac, Ladd, Lee, Levering, L. Miller, T. Miller, Moffett, Moore, Muldowny, Norman, A. Olins, D. Olins, Oliver, Parsons, Patton, Pemberton, Philippatos, Phillips, Pierce, Pinckney, Pulsipher, Quinn, Ratner, Rowell, Scheurer, Schroedl, Silverstein, Slawson, Strange, Ungs, Van Hook, Wodehouse, Woodruff, Wright, and Wrisberg.

Hood called the meeting to order at 3:35 P.M.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. President's Report. Hood announced that members had been appointed for the joint Senate/Chancellor Committee on Evaluation of Administration: Frank Leuthold (chair), Jacquelyn DeJonge, John Hodges, Susan Martin, William Snyder, and Joseph Trahern. The joint committee to review department administration is in the process of appointment; it will be asked to examine the possibility of having definite terms of appointment for department heads and the consideration of alternate means whereby appointments might be made. Proceeds from the Orange and White game will benefit the Library, and Hood asked that each senator be personally responsible for selling ten tickets at $3 each.

2. Chancellor's Report. Quinn informed the Senate that the final impoundment figure will be 3% and that the base budget for the coming year will also be reduced by 3%. Searches are underway for two deanships, continuing education and communications. A search chaired by Jack Armistead has been initiated for Director of Summer Programs. Existing tenured faculty with administrative experience, including budget responsibility, and solid recommendations are sought for this half-time, twelve-month appointment to oversee summer course offerings and coordinate special summer programs already in place (Governor's School for Science, Summer School of the South, and the like). The Director will report to the Chancellor but work closely with those colleges offering summer programs. Finally, Quinn noted that the appraisal of system/campus relationships is underway after extensive and frank conversations with deans and faculty. He anticipates that changes will be made between now and the opening of fall semester.

MINUTES

Minutes from the Senate meeting of March 5, 1990, were approved as distributed. Minutes from the Executive Committee meeting of March 12, 1990, were corrected by substituting "chair system" for "headship system" in the President' s Report. The minutes were then accepted for filing.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

1. Consultantship Policy Committee Report. The proposal was presented by Hood on behalf of the committee. He noted that it came with the approval of the Executive Committee. In discussion, Gross pointed out some defects in the proposed policy, including the definition of what constitutes remuneration, restrictions on the use of equipment, and faculty freedom to engage in non-professional compensated work. Phillips agreed with the problems raised and added that defining a workday as 10 hours was insufficient when the length of a week was not defined. He foresaw problems with the government over the rules applying to full-time summer work. Strange questioned why the ten-hour rule (4b) should apply to those on official leave? Gross moved that the proposal be referred back to the Executive Committee for disposition to the appropriate committee. The motion was seconded by Dobbs and approved by voice vote.

2. Nominations Committee. In the absence of Frazier, Van Hook brought the report. Lorayne Lester and Greg Reed are the nominees selected by the committee for the position of President- elect. Hood called for nominations from the floor, but none were offered, so the slate was accepted as presented. Balloting will be done by mail.

3. Legislative Committee. Ungs reported on the conclusions of the committee's inquiry into the changes in state law needed if phased retirement were to be implemented. Three problem areas were identified: the applicability of phased retirement to all state employees, possible age discrimination, and loss of benefits when employees drop below 75% full-time. The committee recommends that the Senate or its executive committee invite state legislators to visit the campus to see first-hand the problems we encounter because of inadequate resources. 'Me Knox County delegation is sympathetic to UT's needs, but none would admit to supporting a state income tax proposal. In other action, the committee has recommended that longevity pay be extended to include those working part-time, although this is not likely to be enacted during the current legislative year.

4. Educational Policy Committee. Grimm presented a resolution on calendar changes (see Minutes of the March 5 meeting for text) which was approved on voice vote.

5. Senate/Chancellor Committee on the Evaluation of Teaching. Moffett reported that repeated equipment failures have caused delays in processing the student evaluation forms from Fall semester. Forms for Spring semester are now being distributed to departments, and it is anticipated that results from both Fall 1989 and Spring 1990 will be returned to departments early in the fall of 1990. Every care is being taken to insure accuracy in the tabulating and reporting of results.

OLD OR NEW BUSINESS Mayhew distributed ballots for election of the Committee on Committees, reminding senators of the possibility of nominations from the floor. Ballots were marked and returned as the meeting ended.

The Senate adjourned at 4:36 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,
Marian Scott Moffett
in the absence of the Secretary



Faculty Senate
MINUTES
April 30, 1990 3:30 P.M., Ballroom, University Center

Tom Hood, Presiding

Members absent were: Ambrester, Anderson, Best, Bomar, Brady, Broadhead, Caruthers, Cleland, Dietz, Dyer, Fenske, Fowler, Fox, Frazier, Galloway, Gompf, Grady, Granger, Hart, Haskell, Haughton, Kennedy, Kenney, Kolker, Ladd, Levering, Liston, Lofaro, Masincupp, Mayhew, McDaniel, Minkel, Olins, Paludan, Parsons, Patton, Peters, Phillips, Pierce, Pless, Pulsipher, Quinn, Rhodes, Robinson, Scheurer, Scott, Sims, Slawson, Smith, Snyder, Strange, Ungs, Tompkins, Walker, Wodehouse, Wright and Yarbrough

Hood called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
1 . President's Report (Hood). Hood announced the formation of a joint committee on departmental administration to evaluate the "headship. system." Next, Hood referred to a memorandum (included in the minutes) on the opening of Associate Executive Director for Academic Affairs of the THEC.

Hood urged senators to pick up, fill out, and return the preferred committee assignments.
MINUTES
1. April 2 Senate meeting minutes approved as corrected.

2. April 16 Executive Committee minutes. A question was raised with regard to faculty/administration control of athletics program. Hood said Yarbrough would report on this at a future meeting. Accepted for filing.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Student Affairs Committee (P. Pinckney). Pinckney reported that the committee decided not to recommend maximum hours a student may be employed, even though committee members agreed that students who worked more than 20 hours per week were risking poorer academic performance. The committee, however, opted for widespread circulation of those suggested guidelines, rather than more rules.

Pinckney then discussed the history of this University's efforts to establish an honor statement and honor code. The committee agreed that no full-scale honor code was possible here at this time, but the committee did feel that more awareness of our honor statement and process by students and faculty was necessary. Pinckney then brought forward the committee's two recommendations on honor (see April 11, 1990 attachment).
a) Dobbs moved (2nd McConnel) that line 4 of number 1 be changed; since a course syllabus was not mandatory. After discussion, amendment passed to change the reading to discussion /distribution in each course. The first recommendation then passed.

b) The second recommendation had to do with assigning penalty grades without informing students of appeal procedure or of sending offending students to the Office of Student Conduct. The recommendation only states that at the beginning of each year department heads will remind faculty of these procedures. After discussion, the recommendation passed.
2. Educational Policy Committee (F. Grimm).
a) Graduate Council minutes, March 15, 1990. Minutes approved, except Appendix B (which will come to the Senate later).

b) Undergraduate Council Minutes, March 29, 1990. Gross offered amendment to page 9690 which stated that "All students in this program must complete the basic program in liberal arts" (2nd Dobbs). L. Tober (Recorder of Curriculum) asked that she be allowed to alter language to make it more specific. Amendment accepted by Committee.

On same page, Gross moved to amend statement on "general education requirements," changing it to "Basic skills and distribution requirements." Amendment accepted by Committee.

Gross moved (2nd McConnel) that "Bachelor of Science" be changed to "Bachelor of Arts" in prospective K-8 teacher requirements. He said there weren't enough hours to make it a BS program. Ratner said it was important that we have this as a BS program. The amendment was seconded and failed by voice vote.

The Undergraduate Council minutes of March 29 were then adopted.
c) Report on election-Hood reported the Senate's president-elect for 1990-1991 will be Dr. Lorayne Lester.

d) Moffett then reported how faculty evaluations would be handled with the resignation of Dr. Tom Ladd from that program. UTCC will handle the computer work and someone on the Chancellor's staff will head up the work. There followed a discussion of problems with the evaluation process, and of costs.
OLD BUSINESS

1) Alternatives to the United Way (J. Jennings). Jennings reported that the University's goal was to give 80% of Campus Chest money to United Way. This means that a very large percentage (90%+) of undesignated funds this year went to United Way. Non-United Way agencies feel this unfair and should be changed. A discussion then followed. The above policy originated in the administration. Gross moved (2nd Wallace) that Executive Committee draft a resolution to be sent to the Chancellor and the Campus Chest Committee which would express the concern that the funds collected by the Campus Chest are not distributed fairly. Hood said he would appoint a committee if mover and seconder would withdraw motion, which they did. Hood then asked Gross, Jennings, Wallace, and L. Lester to form such a committee.

2) Dobbs said that refiguring of costs of having a person read evaluations and tabulate them would be $11,700.

Meeting adjourned at 5:04 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
William Bruce Wheeler
Secretary to the Faculty Senate



Faculty Senate
MINUTES
July 2, 1990, 3:30 P.M., Ballroom, University Center

Tom Hood, Presiding

Members absent were: Ambrester, Anderson, Avery, Benner, Blalock, Bomar, Broadhead, Caruthers, Cleland, Davidson, Dicer, Dietz, Dyer, Edmondson, Fisher, Fowler, Galloway, Granger, Grimm, Haskell, Haughton, Hodges, Jennings, Jowers, Karrenbrock, Kennedy, Kolker, Ladd, Levering, Liston Lofaro, Masincupp, McDaniel, McManus, L. Miller, Minkel, Moffett, Moore, Olins, Oliver, Paludan, Parsons, Peters, Philippatos, Pierce, Pless, Pulsipher, Rhodes, Robinson, Scheurer, Schroedl, Scott, Slawson, Smith, Snyder, Strange, Ungs, Van Hook, Wodehouse, Woodruff, Wright, Wrisberg and Yarbrough.

Hood called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Chancellor's Report (Quinn). Quinn began by thanking Hood and the Senate for a job well-done in 1989-90. He then explained the recent administrative changes in the campus administrative structure. He noted the ongoing search for a vice-chancellor for computer and telecommunications services, and explained that Admissions and Records will begin reporting to Trahern beginning July 1, 1991.

The Chancellor then explained how the 1990-91 budget was computed. Ultimately, the state's impoundment was 3%, but the administration took back more than that, so there is a surplus fund ($1 million). The 1990-91 budget was funded at 3% less than full formula funding. The administration, Quinn explained, held back more than that for graduate student stipend increases (ave. 11.5%); library acquisitions, faculty salaries (ave. 4.8%). He said he did not think the budget would be rosy until tax reform took place.

On computing services, the Chancellor explained that he strongly favored a single platform and that the University is moving in that direction. On long-range planning, profiles of departments are being reviewed. Finally, he said he and vice chancellor for academic affairs were planning to visit departments, about their conclusions. First they will talk with Deans. Then they will visit departments singly or in the case of small departments in clusters. They want to get faculty response on problems, needs and areas of research.

2. Hood reported that committees preparing for the SACS visit were working, as is the committee on departmental administration. Professor Nancy Goslee chairs the committee on administration. Contact her with suggestions on the evaluation of the Headship system. Hood also reported on President Alexander's report to the Board of Trustees, highlighting a 57.9% graduation rate (as opposed to 41% nationally), and a cost of university administration of just over 30% (under most other THEC peer schools).

Hood congratulated Lorayne Lester as president-elect of the Senate for 1990-91.

Hood reported the proceeds from the Orange and White game going to the Library would be $35,000, with an additional $200,000 to go to the Library from the Pigskin Classic.

Hood thanked the Senate for their work during the past year.

MINUTES

1. Minutes of Senate meeting of April 30, 1990 approved as corrected.

2. Executive Committee minutes presented and received as corrected.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

1. Ad-hoc Committee on Campus Chest (Gross)
The committee felt their major charge was to deal with the percentage of contributions that was undesignated. Currently 80% of all donated money (in effect, virtually all undesignated money) goes to United Way of Knoxville. The committee recommends that undesignated money be distributed using the same percentages as designated money (63.9% to United Way). After some discussion, Silverstein moved (2nd Betz) that report be tabled until next meeting and that resolution be distributed with the minutes. Motion carried.
2. Educational Policy Committee (Grady)
Grady highlighted the report included in minutes. On the Undergraduate Council minutes (April 26), the chair of Romance Languages withdrew the request for ABC/NC grading.

Gross moved (2nd Pinckney) that the item 4 A&B (Elementary Education Minor) go back to Educational Policy Committee, feeling the number of hours (27) was too high. Armistead urged we defeat the motion, pass 4 A&B, and "get on with it." A small discussion then arose over whether all these hours were mandated by the state or not. Wallace moved (2nd Van Hook) that 4 A&B be tabled until next meeting, at which time we could have more information. Motion to table carried 22-15. After this, Undergraduate Council minutes approved. Then Graduate Council minutes of 19 April (corrected) were approved.

Policy for administration of graduate assistance was approved.
3. Consultation Policy Report (review by Reed, with comments by Mayhew)
Reed reviewed his objections to the report. Mayhew said she would move that "10 hours per calendar week" be submitted in the report every time the words "one day" was used (2nd Cobb). There arose the question of whether the policy was much broader than merely a consultancy policy. Phillips objected strongly to the policy limiting consultancy to 10 hours per calendar week (as opposed to 10 hours per work week). Chancellor Quinn said the University considered faculty full-time employees who should give 100% of their time to the University, but might take 10 hours per calendar week to do consulting. Wallace said a faculty member who was consulting could enhance his/her teaching. Mayhew's motion carried 20-9.

Mayhew then moved (2nd Silverstein) deleting sentence at the bottom of the preamble (beginning with "In general Amendment carried.

Then whole document was discussed. Wallace moved (2nd Dobbs) that document be tabled until first fall meeting. Motion to table carried.
4. Committee on Committees (Mayhew)
Mayhew distributed list of 1990-91 senate committees. She asked Senate to approve committee's list, which the Senate quickly did.
NEW BUSINESS

1. Silverstein offered resolution expressing appreciation to Tom Hood as President of the Senate for 1989-90. Adopted by applause.

Meeting adjourned at 5:02 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
William Bruce Wheeler
Secretary to the Faculty Senate

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