ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FACULTY GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

DATE: May 29, 1981
TO: Faculty Senate Chair
FROM: Faculty Governance Committee

Il. Membership: Donald Sexauer, Chairman, 1982, Art

Robert Fulghun, Secretary, 1981, Medicine

J. Conner Atkeson, 1983, History

Myron S. Caspar, 1981, Chemistry

Artemis Kares, 1982, Library Services

Robert Woodside, 1982, Mathematics

Tinsley Yarbrough, 1983, Political Science

Ex Officio: Thomas Johnson, Chairman of the Faculty
Robert H. Maier, Vice Chancellor
Thomas B. Brewer, Chancellor

Committee Meetings (Dates and Members Absent)

September 4, 1980 Atkeson, Maier, Brewer

October 15, 1980 Johnson, Maier, Brewer

January 21, 1981 Brewer, Maier

February 18, 1981 Johnson, Brewer, Maier

March 4, 1981 Atkeson, Caspar, Johnson, Brewer, Maier
April 1, 1981 Brewer, Maier,

Dates of Reports to the Faculty Senate

September 30, 1980
October 21, 1980
November 18, 1980
December 9, 1980
January 27, 1981
March 17, 1981
April 21, 1981

V. Specific Instructions from the Faculty Senate

1. Senate Resolution 80-17 -- Study the problem where personnel
committees hear appeals on their previous action. (From
February 26, 1980, Faculty Senate meetiny)

Senate Resolution 80-33-- Consider the question of allowing the
immiediate past chair of the Faculty and the delegates to the
Faculty Assembly to have a vote (in Faculty Senate Moetings)

if they are not elected Faculty Senators.

Proposed Constitutional Amendment to the Constitution of the
Faculty of East Carclina University, Section XI, Agenda of the
Faculty Senate.

VI. The Committee is formally organized and conducts business using
Roberts' Rules of Order. Where necessary the Committee adjourns for
research until the next meeting or the Chair appoints subcommittees
to conduct research on specific items for the next meeting. This

 
ear research on unit cod ovisions. especially in relation
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tc Senate Resolution 80-17 a in relation to Senate reorganlzation, &

wes undertaken by subcommittees. A subcommittee to study a
grievance by the Department of Mathematics was also established.

VII. Committee Accomplishments in 1980-81

Rewriting of the Code of East Carolina University.
Study of all unit codes and code bylaws, to see if there is any
governance problems created by personnel committees which hear
appeals on their own previous action.

Decided that alJ bylaws to unit codes should be on file in the
Faculty Senate Office.
Studied the question of the advisibility of allowing voting
privileges in the Faculty Senate of the Faculty Assembly
Delegates and the immediate past Chair of the Faculty if they
are not elected Senators by their mit but took no action cue to
a split vote.
Studied the administrative reorganization of certain schools
and other units in relation to possible reorganization of the
Faculty Senate but took no action for the coming academic
year.

tudied and suggested changes in the revision of Section XI of
the Constitution of the Faculty Senate. Suggested changes were
made in the Agenda Committee memberships.

Unit Codes

A. The new unit code for the School of Art was considered

and approved.
B. Amenduents to the unit code of the Department of Health,
Physical Education, Recreation, and Safety were considered

and approved.
C. A revised code for the Department of Biology was considered

and returned with problem areas addressed and suggested
changes.

VIII. Faculty Senate Resolutions originating with the Committee:

None
IX. Work carried over to next year:

1. Biology Department code revisions.

2, Administrative reorganizations of University and relationship
to Faculty Gevernance and Faculty Senate organization.

3, Study of Department of Mathematics grievance.

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4. Continuation of Senate Resclution 89-17.
X. Evaluation of the Committee:

. Structure: Staisfactory
. Duties: Weil-ésfined
. Functions: Clear

. Personnel: Top [Erawer

Suggestions for improving the effectiveness cf the Committee:

None :
Donald Sexauer, Chairman

Robert Fulghum, Secret. ry