MINUTES FACULTY SENATE OF EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FOURTH REGULAR MEETING OF 1980/81 ACADEMIC YEAR 9 December 1980 The Faculty Senate met on Tuesday, 9 Decomber 1980, at 2:10 p.m. in Menden- hall Student Center, Room 221. The meeting was called to order by the Chair, Thomas Johnson. Upon the calling of the roll, the following members were absent: Tudor (Acrospace), Gulati and Ledbetter (Business), Mikkleson and Levey (Education), Brett (Engiish), Baker (Geography), Spruill (Geology), Gantt (HPERS), Mozley, Brinn and Barnes (Medicine), Penry (Nursing), Lambeth (University Counseling Center), Maier and Laupus (ex officio) and Pories (Medicine). The following alternates were present: Longhill for Gulati, Hankins for Baker, Finnen for Penry. Tudor, Brett, Brinn, Barnes joined the session later. Agenda Item 2: The minutes of 18 November 1980 were approved with the following addendum: Agenda Item SC: Faculty members need to be aware that they can report cases of verbal harassment, physical abuse, or threat by a student to Dean James Mallory, 210 Whichard, 757-6824. In cases of destructive or unruly behavior in class, faculty can call Campus Security, 757-6105/6294. This information was included in.the memo dated October 23, 1980, sent to all faculty by Michael Bassman, chair, Faculty Affairs Committee. It will also be made a part of the revised faculty manual. SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY Agenda Item 3A: Announcements Chair made the following remarks and announcements: 1. The Business Office is making every effort to provide faculty members with telephone service. The Chancellor also informed the Senate that Division of Purchasing Contract in Raleigh is in the process of sending out bids for the instoziation contract which is creating a three-month ———— dei ape 2. The Chancellor approved Resolutions 80-48 and 80-49 passed at the November 18, 1980, Faculty Senate meeting. Agenda Item 3B: Faculty Assembly Report (Pat Daugherty) (See attachment.) z Agenda Item 4A: Revision of ECU Code The Senate resolved to go into a Committee of the Whole to consider an amendment from the School of Home Economics as well as amendments and editorial changes resulting from recent discussions between Faculty Senate Officers and the Chancellor. A period of one hour was allowed for debate after which the Senate reconvened. Carl Adler (Physics) made a motion to postpone consideration of the amended ECU Code; the motion was seconded. Twenty-six Senators approved postponement; 14 disapproved. A revised draft will be mailed to each Senator at the beginning of Spring Semester. Agenda Item 5A: Committee on Committees Caroline Ayers presented the report from the Committee. The revised charges of the Calendar Committee (Resolution 80-50), Continuing Education (Res. 80-51) were approved. The Committee on Committees wished to postpone action on the revised University Libraries Committee charge. The revised charge of the Faculty Governance Committee was approved as amended. Professor Woodside moved to strike: 4.A: "...'calls for the required unit reevaluations as specified by the ECU Code.' subject to approval of the revised East Carolina Code.'' The motion was seconded and approved by a majority vote. (Resolution 80-52) The first reading of the revised charge of Student Scholarships, Fellow- ships, and Financial Aid Committee was presented to the Senate. Vice Chancellor Meyer moved to amend the charge by adding “'the Vice Chancellor of Student Life’ or an appointed representative" immediately following Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs or his appointed representative. The motion was seconded and adopted by a majority vote. Editorial changes were made by dropping the "s" from Danforth and Woodrow Wilson represen- tatives in Number 2 and by replacing "and" between Danforth and Woodrow (Res .80- Wilson with a"/". Grossnickle made a motion to refer the charge back 53) to the Committee on Committees; it was seconded and approved by a majority vote of the Senate. (Res. 80-54) Faulkner requested that the Senate specify what revisions were expected from the Committee on Committees. Grossnickle made the suggestion that elected membership of the Committee could be increased to exceed the number of ex officio members. A resolution concerning. dissolution of the Campus Facilities Planning and Development Committee was presented to the Senate. Final action will take place at the next Faculty Senate meeting. Agenda Item 5B: University Curriculum Committee The following revisions were approved by the Faculty Senate: - Revised B.S. Degree in Political Science . New B.S. Minor in Chemistry . Revised B.S.B.E. Degree . Revised B.S. Degree in Elementary Education (These revisions may be found in the November 6, 1980, University Curriculum Minutes.) (Resolution 80-55) I 2 3. Revised B.S. Degrees in Social Work and Corrections 4 5 3 Agenda Item 5C: Student Recruitment and Retention Edith Webber, chair, reported to the Senate concerning plans for a University Day which the committee is scheduling for April, 1981, in an effort to recruit and attract prospective students. She added that the Senate had authorized University Day in 1977. Faculty were urged to support the efforts of the Student Recruitment and Retention Committee. Agenda Item 6A: New Business As no representative from the SGA attended the meeting, this agenda item was cancelled. The fourth regular meeting of the Faculty Senate adjourned at 4:05 p.m. Rosalie Haritun Faculty Senate Secretary Helen Broaddus Office Secretary of the Faculty Senate Agenda Item 3B Attachment 4 FACULTY ASSEMBLY Report of Meeting, December 5, 1980 The University of North Carolina University Faculty Assembly met December 5, 1980, at the General Administration Building in Chapel Hild, NC. East Carolina University delegates Janice Faulkner, Eugene Ryan, Robert Hursey, and Patricia Daugherty attended. In the absence of President William Friday, who was attending ground- breaking ceremonies for the North Carolina Microelectronics Center at the Research Triangle Park, Vice President Raymond Dawson reviewed activities of the General Administration and the Board of Governors. With regard to litigation between the University and the Department of Education, the University will begin its presentation when hearings reopen in February. Draft revisions of the Long Range Plan will be con- sidered by the Planning Committee of the Board of Governors on December 19 and should be compieted in February. The Board of Governors adopted the University's 1981-83 budget request on October 10, and the Advisory Budget Committee of the General Assembly completed its recommendations on December 4. The Board requested funds for salary increases of 10% for each year of the biennium. The Advisory Budget Committee recommended instead that the state pick up 4% of state employees' retirement contributions. President Friday asked the Faculty Assembly for its view of the recommendation. The Faculty Welfare Committee presented a resolution, which was adopted by the Assembly, stating that the Assembly had insufficient information concerning the proposal to make a judgment. The resolution recommended: 1. that such a proposal should be structured so as to cause no diminution in retirement benefits and rights, and 2. that contributions assumed by the state should be credited to, and vested in the employee. Other committees met and reported to the Assembly but presented no resolutions.