FACULTY SENATE The first regular meeting of the Faculty Senate for the academic year 1985/86 will be held on Tuesday, September 17, 1985, at 2:10 p.m. in Mendenhall Student Center, Room 244, AGENDA I, Call to Order II. Approval of Minutes of April 22 and 23, 1985 III. Special Order of the Day A. Announcements B. Roger Sharpe, People for American Way C. Discussion of Chancellor Search Committee D. Elections: 1. Due Process, Hearing and Reconsideration Committees Unfinished Business A. Consideration of the nomination of fixed term faculty to Faculty Senate Committees Report of Committees: A. Faculty Computer Committee New Business A. Consideration of the appropriateness of the editorial insertion of the parenthetical comment into the statement of membership to Faculty Senate Academic Committees included in the 1985 Faculty Manual (see attached*),. B. Resolution by Senator Adler Be it resolved: That the Faculty Senate of East Carolina University notify the appropriate administrative officers that the Senate interprets that the time limit referred to in Subsection III.C.2.¢ of Appendix D, Fixed Term Employment Policy, applies only to full-time faculty in a continuous period of employment. Be it further resolved: That the Senate further interprets this section as not applying to faculty who do not meet the criteria for tenure within the unit or the University. HEARING COMMITTEE The Hearing Committee guarantees to nontenured faculty members the right of a hearing concerning an unfavorable action resulting in nonréappointment or nonconferral of permanent tenure. The Hearing Committee is composed of five members and five alternates who are full-time faculty members without administrative appointment. Within five days after receiving notice of an unfavorable action concerning nonconferral of permanent tenure resulting from the conference with the Chancellor, the faculty member may request a hearing before the Faculty Hearing Committee. The Hearing Committee's review of the faculty member's case shall be limited solely to determining whether the decision not to reappoint or confer permanent tenure was based upon any of the grounds stated to be impremissible in Section 604B of The Code of the University of North Carolina. The Hearing Committee shall consider the writtren request and grant a hearing if it determines that (a) the request contains a contention that the decision was based upon impermissible grounds under Section 6004B of The Code and that (b) the facts suggested, if established, will support the contention. Current Members: (No. to be elected: 1) Judy Sadler, Library Science Mary Fowler, Education Tinsley Yarbrough, Political Science Fred Hamblen, Business Members whose terms are expiring: Miriam Quick, Nursing Current Alternates: (No. to be elected: 1) Marsha Ironsmith, Psychology Brian Harris, Foreign Languages J. O. Smith, Business John Marshall Carter, History Alternate whose term has expired: Floyd Read, Science Education DUE PROCESS COMMITTEE (Senators will be given a list of tenured faculty members a at the meeting.) The Due Process Committee guarantees that a tenured faculty member may not be discharged or suspended from employment without good and just cause. The committee consists of five members and five alternates, all of whom must be members of the regular teaching faculty who hold permanent tenure. Within ten days of receipt of the notice from the Chancellor or his delegate of intention to discharge him/her, the faculty member may request a hearing before the Due Process Committee. The hearing deals only with those written specifications for reasons of. the intended discharge or suspension. In reaching its decision, the committee shall consider only evidence presented at the hearing and such written and oral arguments as the committee, in its discretion, may allow. The faculty member has the right of appealing the committee’s decision. Current Members: (Number to be elected: 3) TTT tate esteemed enandtonetioen : Pat Daugherty, Biology Lauretta Lewis, Allied Health and Social Work Members whose terms are expiring: Myron Caspar, Chemistry Lawrence Hough, Political Science Ione Ryan, Counseling Center Current Alternates: (No. to be elected: 3) ec ere Rees nesta eeastnatnatens Ne Se ee arate stent, Roberta Edwards, Nursing Karen Hancock, HPERS Alternates whose terms are expiring: Fred Ragan, History Robert Schellenberger, Business Robert Hause, Music RECONSIDERATION COMMITTEE This committee guarantees the right of tenured and nontenured faculty members to a hearing on termination of employment due to financial exigency or major curtailment or elimination of a teaching, research, or public service program. The membership of the committee is composed of five members and five alternates who are full-time faculty members without administrative rank. If a faculty member makes a written request within ten days after receiving notice of termination of employment, the Chancellor or his delegate shall insure that the hearing is accorded before a standing committee of the Faculty Senate, the Committee on Reconsideration of Faculty~Program Termination Decisions. The committee may consider only such evidence as is presented at the hearing and need consider only the evidence offered that it considers fair and reliable. Current Members: (No. to be elected: 1) William Grossnickle, Psycho logy Mary Kirkpatrick, Nursing Anne Briley, Library Services Sandra Wurth-Hough, Political Science Member whose term has expired: Stella Daugherty, Mathematics Current Alternates: (No. to be elected: 1) Bea Chauncey, Music Robbie Edwards, Nursing Robert Muzzarelli, Allied Health and Social Work Ray Jones, Business Alternate whose term has expired: Robert Woodside ee *Attachment 1978-79 FACULTY MANUAL Faculty Senate Academic Committees The following principles govern membership and structure of the Faculty Senate Academic Committees: Membership is limited to those faculty members holding academic rank as opposed to those holding only administrative rank, except for student members of certain committees and certain ex officio members designated by the Chancellor, The Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor for Administration and Planning, and the Chairman of the Faculty are considered to be ex officio members of all committees. 1985 FACULTY MANUAL The following principles govern membership and structure of the Academic Committees: Membership: Membership is limited to those faculty members holding academic rank (INSTRUCTOR, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR and PROFESSOR) as opposed to those holding only administrative rank, except for student members of certain committees and certain ex officio members designated by the Chancellor. The Chancellor and the Chair of the Faculty are considered to be ex officio members of all committees. The Faculty Senate nominates, with the approval of the Chancellor of the University, the elected members of the committees. Members of the committees are appointed in accordance with their ability, training, and experience rather than as representatives of their Several departments or schools.