ANNUAL REPORT.OF THE. FACULTY GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

DATE: .May 26, 1983
TO: ..Caroline L. Ayers, Chairperson of the Faculty
FROM: Robert Woodside, Chair

Membership of the committee (including ex officio members):
Robert Woodside, Mathematics. (Chairman).

Judy Sadler, Library Science (Vice Chairpersan)

Tinsley Yarbrough, Political Science (Secretary)

John Atkeson, History

James Buck, Business

Pat Daugherty, Biology

Art Haney, Art

Ex officio: Caroline Ayers
Tom Johnson, past Chairman of the Faculty
Acting Vice Chancellor Angelo Volpe (Maier before 1983)
Chancellor John Howell

Committee meetings (dates and members absent):

August 23, 1982 Woodside, all ex officio members
September 29, 1982 Buck, Maier, and ‘Howell

October 6, 1982 Johnson, Maier, Howell

October 22, 1982 Johnson, Maier, Howell, Sadler, Buck
December 15, 1982 Haney, Buck, Ayers, Howell, Maier
January 21, 1983 Ayers,* Johnson, Volpe, Howell
February 4 Buck, Ayers, ‘Howell

February 18 Ayers, Johnson, Howell

April 8 Buck, Yarbrough, Ayers, Volpe, Howell
April 22 Buck, Yarbrough, Volpe, Howell

*Ayers had a class conflict Spring Semester.

Date of reports to the Faculty Senate during the year:
November 16, 1982

December 7

January 25, 1983

February 15

March 15

April 19

Specific instructions, if any, given to the committee by the Faculty
Senate, other than those found in the committee's constitutional

, charge.
None

A brief statement of committee organization, subcommittees,

research activities, etc.:

The committee is formally organized and conducts business using
Robert's Rules of Order. Among other activities, the commmittee was

 
charged with consideration of the charges made in various unit codes
because of the adoption of Appendix C. In cases where there was a
question about a unit code, a representative of the unit was invited to
meet with the committee and discuss the changes in their codes. One
subcommittee was appointed to draw up a.memorandum to be sent to each
unit, explaining to the unit what changes needed to be made on their
code in order that it agree with Appendix C.

List of committee accomplishments including ‘recommendations made to
agencies other than the Faculty Senate:
Faculty Senate Constitutional Amendment #1 12/7/82 (sub. to Senate)
#2 12/7/82
#3
(1-5) 4/19/83

Approved and sent to the Senate the following revised unit codes:
Philosophy 1/25/83
Chemistry 2/15/83
Home Economics 3/15/83
Music 3/15/83
Health Sciences Library 3/15/83
Library Services 3/15/83
English 3/15/83
Library Science 3/15/83
Physics 3/15/83
Psychology 3/15/83
Science Education 3/15/83
Biology 4/19/83
Geography 4/19/83
Mathematics 4/19/83
Art 4/19/83
Sociology 4/19/83

Cades returned to units for further revisions:
Drama and Speech
Counseling Center
History
Geography*
Health Sciences Library*
*later changed and approved.

List of committee accomplishments including recommendations made to
agencies other than the Faculty Senate:

In addition, the committee advised the Department of Foreign Languages
and Literatures concerning the appropriateness of a unit chair serving
as Chair of the Personnel Committee. The committee refused to consider
revision of unit codes from Geology and Political Science since these
Codes had never received initial approval of the ad hoc Unit Code
Screening Committee and the Faculty Senate.

 
Wa Liles

Citation of the resolution numbers of Senate resolutions that
originated with the committee:

82-76

82-78

§3-3

83-8

83-15

83-21

83-22

Proposals and/or business to be carried over to next year:

1. Examination of unit codes not approved during 1982-83 term of the
committee.

2. Study of the ECU Code relative to the failure of the "revised" ECU
Code to receive approval by the ECU Board of Trustees.

3. Seeking a formula for apportionment of faculty senators that will
treat more fairly the various professional schools; the committee
has observed that the present rule seems to give the departments in
Arts and Sciences more than their fair share of senators.

Review of the status of faculty members holding joint appointments
with respect to service in the Faculty Senate and voting for
representatives of the Faculty Senate.

Evaluation of the committee:
A. Structure: satisfactory
B. Duties: satisfactory
C. Functions: satisfactory
D. Personnel: excellent

Suggestions for improving the effectiveness of the committee:
None