EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

Faculty Senate
Greenville, North Carolina 27834
(919) 757-6537

December 2, 1982

Chancellor John Howell
Spilman
East Carolina University

Dear John:

Motions/resolutions approved by the Faculty Senate November 16, 1982,
are presented for your consideration:

82-65 Degree changes and courses approved by the University
Curriculum Committee October 14 and 28, 1982 - attached.

82-66 Resolution from the Faculty Welfare Committee - attached.

82-69 Resolution from the University Research Committee - attached.

82-70 Resolution concerning recording of drops. This resolution
was forwarded to you November 18, and you responded on
November 19, 1982. As you can see, we have now assigned
it a number.

These motions/resolutions are presented for your information; they do
not require approval:

82-63 Motion to change title of University Research Committee
to Research/Creative Activity.

82-64 Motion to recommit changingof committee titles to Committee
on Committees.

82-67 Phrase "Be it resolved" changed to "The Faculty Senate
requests" in the Faculty Affairs resolution.

82-68 Motion to recommit proposed Faculty Affairs resolution
to committee.

82-71 Motion instructing Credits Committee to consult with SGA
Student Welfare Committee concerning issue of recording
course drops.

Motion which reads: "Be it Sasakiss that the Faculty
Senate instruct the Faculty Committee to study
the possibility of removing the restriction on non-tenure
track positions which limits their length of appointment

to six years.

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

 
Chancellor Howell December 2, 1982 ey)

I appreciate your consideration of these motions/resolutions. A copy
of the minutes of the November 16, 1982, meeting is enclosed.

Sincerely yours,

Caroline L. Ayers
Chairperson of the Faculty

CLA/hrb
Enclosures

cc: Vice Chancellor Robert Maier
Vice Chancellor William Laupus
Vice Chancellor C.G. Moore
Vice Chancellor Elmer Meyer
Acting Director Doug Moore

 
Res.

RESOLUTION OF FACULTY WELFARE COMMITTEE

WHEREAS, the Committee on University Governance of the Board of Governors
of the University of North Carolina adopted on January 8, 1982,
the following policy: “With respect to any employee elected
or appointed to membership in the General Assembly, the full
period of office-holding shall be deemed to be a ‘public office
requiring full-time services,’ and the Committee accordingly
will not approve a request for a leave of absence without pay
of less than the full period of General Assembly membership
(i.e., usually two years), as an alternative to the requirement
that the employee resign from University employment;" and

WHEREAS, membership in the North Carolina General Assembly is a part-time
position paying about $7,000 per year; and

WHEREAS, the General Assembly traditionally is in session from January
through July on odd numbered years and during June and July
on even numbered years; and

WHEREAS, the North Carolina public school, community college, and technical
institute teachers who serve in the General Assembly are required
to take leaves of absence only during the periods for which the
General Assembly is in session; and

WHEREAS, few if any faculty of the sixteen institutions of the University
of North Carolina are sufficiently solvent to take a two-year
leave without pay, the above policy of the Governance Committee
effectively prevents the faculty members from exercising their
privilege as citizens of North Carolina to stand for membership
in the North Carolina General Assembly; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the East Carolina University Faculty Senate requests
President Friday to urge the Governance Committee of the
University of North Carolina Board of Governors to rescind
the above policy of January 8, 1982, and that University of
North Carolina faculty who serve in the General Assembly be
required to take a leave of absence without pay only during
the time that the General Assembly is in session.

 
Res. 82-69

RESOLUTION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH COMMITTEE

WHEREAS, the University Research Committee wishes to explore all
possible mechanisms for obtaining funds for support of
faculty research, and

WHEREAS, the University Research Committee members have established with
personal contributions an account for faculty research with
the East Carolina University Foundation (Account number 1018),

and

WHEREAS, the University Research Committee by establishing this account
wishes to stimulate the growth of these funds by support from
foundations, corporations, and individuals;

THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Committee requests its parent body,
the Faculty Senate, to authorize the Committee to develop guide-
lines for the use of this account in support of faculty research,
creative activity and development. Said guidelines to be developed
in consideration of objectives that will encourage the growth
and support for this account.