EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 27834

Faculty Senate Telephone 757-6537

March 10, 1980

Chancellor Thomas B. Brewer
East Carolina University

Dear Chancellor Brewer:

At its sixth regular meeting on February 26, 1980, the Faculty Senate
of East Carolina University approved the following resolutions:

(80-7) RESOLVED that lists furnished to the Faculty Senators by
Committee for Teaching Effectiveness and the University
Research Committee showing names, projects, and amounts
granted for proposals by the committees shall be furnished
to the entire faculty as an Appendix to the Faculty Senate
minutes of the January 29, 1980 meeting.

Revisions to the Department of English Code were approved
(see attached).

The Faculty Senate and Agenda Committee Dates of Meetings
for 1980/81 were approved (see attached).

Resolution from Career Education Committee was approved
(see attached).

Revised Charge of the Faculty Welfare Committee was approved
(see attached).

Revised Charge of the University Computer Committee was
approved (see attached).

Amendment to the Health, Physical Education, Recreation and
Safety Department Code was approved (see attached).

Revision of Parks, Recreation and Conservation major and minor
was approved (see University Curriculum Committee minutes of
January 17, 1980 attached).

WHEREAS, no recourse is possible within the university system
for faculty members who have been physically or verbally abused,
harassed, or threatened by students; and

East Carolina University is a constituent institution of
The University of North Carolina

An Equal Opportunity /Affirmstive Action Employer

 
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Chancellor Brewer

WHEREAS, no task force within the planning effort of the
university is charged with development or review of faculty
life within the campus community;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate of East
Carolina University will, through effort of established or
newly-appointed committee, establish a system of redress of
grievances by faculty harassed or threatened by students.

This resolution to be referred to the Faculty Affairs Committee
who will report to the Faculty Senate not later than September,
1980.

RESOLVED that the Faculty Governance Committee shall study the
problem in unit codes where personnel committees hear appeals
on their previous action. A preliminary report shall be given
at the meeting of March 24, 1980.

The Senate appreciates your consideration of these matters.

The minutes of the Senate meeting are being prepared and will be sent to
your office at the earliest possible time.

Sincerely yours,

Thomas H. Johnson
Chairman of the Faculty

THJ/pw
Attachments

cc: All Vice Chancellors
Dean of the School of Medicine