EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE
MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 7, 1989

The third regular meeting of the Faculty Senate for the academic year 1989-90 was
held on Tuesday, November 7, 1989, in Mendenhall Student Center, room 244.

Absent were: Vice Chancellor Springer, Vice Chancellor Matthews, Woodside, (Faculty
Assembly), Terrell (Education), Swanson (History), Kruger (Industry & Technology),
Cunningham and Dudek (Medicine), Taggart (Music) and Powell (Social Work).

Alternates present were: Malby for Harris (Foreign Language), Moskop for Duckett
(Medicine) and Hough for Yarbrough (Political Science).

Agenda Item I. Call to Order
Chair Jim Joyce called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m.

Agenda Item II. Approval of the Minutes of October 10, 1989

The chair presented an editorial correction to the minutes as follows: Page 4,
Item VI, Line 11 should read "personal" not "personnel''. The minutes were
declared approved as corrected.

Agenda Item III. Special Order of the Day

B. Announcements, Jim Joyce, Chair

1. The Chancellor has approved the Senate resolution as follows:
#89-19 Curriculum Committee Report of Minutes September 28, 1989.

2. Senators have been provided a copy of the Sexual Harassment Policy and
Grievance Procedure for Complaints of Sexual Harassment. This policy
has been forwarded to the Faculty Affairs Committee to be considered along
with the Racial and Ethnic Harassment Policy.
Admissions Committee will not report today. They were unable to gather a
quorum at their last meeting and, this being a heavy recruiting time for
the Admissions office staff, the freshmen class profile had not yet been
reviewed by the Committee.
Dr. Mohammed Ahad (School of Nursing) was robbed and shot in New York
City on October 28, 1989. He is stable and improving at St. John's Jewish
Hospital in Brooklyn.
The ECU State Employees' Combined Campaign has raised over $91,000 as of
November 1 surpassing our goal of $89,000. Thanks are in order for all
those who made contributions and particular thanks to the solicitors.
Anyone interested in serving on the Traffic Appeals Board Committee is
asked to speak with Jim Joyce following the meeting. One volunteer is

needed.

C. Richard Eakin, Chancellor

Chancellor Eakin reported that the Board of Governors had approved the
expenditures of $500,000 in capital funds for improved campus lighting at ECU.
With the addition of $78,000 local funds, the lighting needs of the University
should be met, thus addressing safety considerations which have been identified.
Chancellor Eakin also reported that he had met with the Athletic Committee
regarding the “insuring of appropriate faculty oversight of the academic
performance of athletes."" He indicated that four faculty members from the
Athletic Committee and the Committee on Committees would meet with him on November
14 to develop a faculty monitoring model. The Chancellor thanked the faculty and
staff and especially Co-Chairs Jim Joyce, Bobbi Austin and Paul Mehne for a
successful State Employees' Combined Giving Campaign that exceeded $91,000 in
contributions.

 
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Lastly, he addressed the strategic planning process and assured the Senate that
the process is not intended to replace or bypass normal university approval
mechanisms. He gave an example that "curricular matters will continue to be
handled in accordance with existing governance documents." He reported that he
would consider the Strategic Planning Advisory Group's report in preparing a
statement of strategic directions for the University. The Chancellor will share
his statement widely.

D. Vice Chancellor's Report

vr. Alastair Connell, Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, reported that as part of
the overall University planning process, the Division of Health Sciences is
reviewing the impact on health professions and the implications for the education
of health professionals. He indicated that the focus is on outcome research, and
that the Centers for Health Policy, Informatics and Biostatistics is working
together in this regard. He reported that the Division, in collaboration with

Pitt County Memorial Hospital, is determining long range plans "to address the
changes in practice that are likely."

E. Approval of Fall 1989 Graduation List
Conner Atkeson (History), Past Chair of the Faculty, presented a motion to approve
the Fall 1989 graduation list. The motion was passed. (Resolution #89-21)

Agenda Item IV. Unfinished Business

There was no unfinished business.

Agenda Item V. Report of Committees
A. Faculty Affairs Committee

Paul Tschetter (Sociology), Chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee, reported that
the Committee had not yet completed it's deliberations regarding the Racial and
Ethnic Harassment Policy. He indicated that on November 28, the Committee would
be considering the development of grievance procedures as well as reviewing the
Sexual Harassment Policy and Grievance Procedure for Complaints of Sexual
Harassment. Regarding the Sexual Harassment Policy, Karns (Business) asked if
Page 2, Paragraph 2 was an administrative policy, for there were legal
implications for such action. Regarding Page 7, Line 3, Atkeson (History) asked
if a list of actions exists. Bailey (Philosophy) questioned what would happened to
the report after discussion in the Senate. Chancellor Eakin responded that the
Senate would report any action taken to the Chancellor and he in turn would report
to the Board of Trustees. Bailey expressed concern regarding the number of
students on the Board. He suggested that the composition of the Grievance Board
include 5 faculty, 2 staff and 1 administrator or if a student is permitted on
board, he/she must be at least 26 years old.

B. Educational Policies and Planning Committee

Bob Schellenberger (Business), Chair of the Educational Policies and Planning
Committee and Sue Hodges, Director of Planning and Institutional Research provided
a detailed update on the strategic planning process. Schellenberger discussed
three issues raised by the Committee after reviewing the draft planning document,
"Strategies for Distinction." These were the future directions of the strategic
planning process, the need for resources to support articulation of strategic
goals, and specific concerns regarding the content of the document itself. Hodges
gave a historical overview of the strategic planning process from September 1988
to present, and projected future progress through July 1990. Complete remarks are
available in the Faculty Senate Office. She indicated that the Chancellor, guided
by the report of the Strategic Planning Advisory Group (SPAG), will prepare a
mission statement of strategic directions and goals for the University. She
discussed unit planning (Vice Chancellors' areas, professional schools and the
College of Arts and Sciences) and acknowledged that there had been no specific

process for unit planning identified.
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It is expected that each planning unit will submit a one-page summary of strengths
and weaknesses during Spring 1990. Moskop (Faculty Assembly) asked what
strategies are being implemented by the Faculty-Staff Development work group.
Joyce responded that he chairs this Chancellor appointed work group and they have
sought input from the Department Chairs, Deans, and Vice Chancellors regarding the
faculty and staff development programs and courses being offered by the
University. Jim Smith, Chair of the Arts and Sciences Unit Planning Committee
addressed the Senate and suggested that the Chairs of each unit planning committee
be invited to the Senate during spring semester to share their process and
accomplishments. White (HPERS) questioned at what point the individual units
(departments and schools) will be involved. Chancellor Eakin responded that all
of these units will be involved in the process beginning in January, and that it
was up to the units to become actively involved. Jim Smith announced that a memo
is forthcoming to departments in the College of Arts and Sciences addressing unit
planning and that a forum had been held and another planned for January.
Schellenberger directed the discussion to the draft document itself. Sexauer
(Art) questioned if the faculty would have an opportunity to read the report
reflecting modifications resulting from the University-wide strategic planning
forums held in October. Schellenberger responded that the report would not be
available before it is submitted to the Chancellor. Sexauer (Art) expressed
concern about Strategic Goal #1 regarding the fact that "widely recognized
programs in the performing and visual arts" did not address specific units,
whereas other elements of distinction had. Bill Bloodworth, SPAG Chair, responded
that this point had also been made at the open forum by the Acting Dean of the
School of Art. Referring to Sexauer's first question, Bloodworth stated that the
final SPAG report would be distributed widely. Thomas (Allied Health Sciences)
expressed concern that there be established a mechanism for units who desire to
move forward with new proposals for doctoral programs. Additionally, he
questioned how unit plans will interface with the University-wide strategic plans.
Schellenberger responded that as unit plans are implemented, the University-wide
directions will be fulfilled. Wilson (Faculty Assembly) commented that there was
a concern on the part of some faculty that a focus on doctoral education was
incompatible with a focus on undergraduate education. Bloodworth responded that
SPAG did not see these as incompatible, but rather a distinctive feature of
linking the faculty between undergraduate and doctoral programs. Thomas (Allied
Health Sciences) questioned the time frame established for implementation of the
strategies. Hodges responded that the implementation time frame had not yet been
established. Bailey (Philosophy) expressed concern that Goal #7, Item A, should
emphasize promoting public awareness rather than increasing marketing efforts, and
that "pluralistic" in Goal #3 might be misunderstood (although defined) because of
different interpretations of the word.

C. Curriculum Committee

Since the Curriculum Committee minutes were late being distributed, Joyce ruled
that a motion was necessary to hear the report of the committee. Bailey
(Philosophy) made a motion to hear the report. Bill Grossnickle (Psychology),
Chair of the Curriculum Committee, moved the adoption of the recommendations in
the October 26, 1989, minutes of the Curriculum Committee. The Senate adopted the
recommendations. (Resolution #89-22) Grossnickle asked the units to check for
editorial corrections and to notify the Committee if necessary.

Agenda Item IV. New Business

A resolution by the College of Arts and Science Chairs was presented to the Senate
for information and discussion by Dr. Eugene Ryan, Dean of The College of Arts and
Sciences. Schellenberger (Business) questioned whether the intent of the
resolution was to focus on the instrument only or on the administrative evaluation
process as a whole. Dean Ryan responded that there has never been a clear
indication of the purposes or role of the administrative evaluation process.

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Grove (Council of Deans) asked for clarification regarding the composition of the
committee proposed by the resolution as to whether members would include
representatives of the Senate or representatives of the faculty. Dean Ryan
answered that the Senate could decide. Hough (Political Science) spoke in support
of the resolution and emphasized the need to involve the faculty. He also
suggested that now would be a good time to scrutinize the student opinion of
instruction survey instrument as well. Spickerman (Math) noted that the chairs
seem to be objecting to being subjected to the same thing (evaluation survey
instrument) that faculty have been subjected to for years. He also stated that
there has never been an administrative push to develop other alternatives to the
student opinion survey. Chamness (Faculty Assembly) agreed with Spickerman that
although Appendix C calls for the use of several evaluation sources, often times
only the Student Opinion of Instruction Survey results are used to evaluate
teaching effectiveness. Schellenberger (Business) spoke in support of developing
criteria to effectively evaluate administrative performance. Grove (Council of
Deans) suggested that discussion of implementation plans be delayed until the
December meeting so that the Deans could meet and discuss the resolution.
Schellenberger (Business) moved to refer the matter to the Committee on Committees
to determine the structure of a committee to consider the resolution and its
implementation process, and to report their recommendations at the December
meeting, if possible. The motion was passed. (Resolution #89-23)

There being no further new business, Chair Joyce adjourned the meeting at 4:00
p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

@ Barwe Aor Por ho

Belinda Lee Lori Lee
Secretary Office Secretary

Resolutions:
89-21 Approval of Fall 1989 Graduation List

89-22 Curriculum Committee Report on Minutes of October 26, 1989

B9=23 College of Arts and Science Chairs Resolution referred to the
Committee on Committees to determine the structure of a committee to
consider the resolution, its implementation process and to report
their recommendations at the December meeting, if possible.