Senate Chair Updates
President's Cabinet - Every Monday 9:00 AM
Cabinet Meetings have ended for the Academic Year. They will resume in August 2008. The Faculty Senate Chair will meet with the Upper Administration to discuss business items pertinent to Faculty Areas of Responsibility as stated in our Shared Governance Statement.
May 5th
Summer Work/Goals
The President has formed an Executive Committee to work on a number of proposals and initiatives that will be vetted to the proper constituent bodies in the Fall (Faculty Senate for Faculty issues, Staff Council for Staff issues, etc…). Some of the initiatives that will be worked on will include:
1. Analysis of Compensation/Performance related to Compensation/Merit Based Compensation
2. Faculty workload and a University Workload Policy
3. University Financing – Subcommittees will be formed representing each constituent group to provide guidance and feedback.
Holt Arena
Thoughts/suggestions were proposed on how to augment/enhance revenue for Holt Arena. Ideas are being vetted and more information will be made available as progress is made.
April 28th
2008 Legislative Update
The final budget is in place and will be submitted to the Legislature on April 30th. The Governor is taking some extra time to deal with Health Insurance compensation issues, so the finalization date for the State’s budget is yet to be determined.
Reed Gym Fee
After considerable feedback from all constituents on campus, a new fee structure will be considered for Reed Gym – one that is much lower than originally proposed and much lower than rates at other gyms in town. The date for the implementation of this fee is yet to be determined, but will not occur before Fall Semester 2008.
April 21st
General Assembly
Dr. Vailas has received a list of questions from the Faculty and Staff that isolates seven or eight main issues that he will address in his opening remarks and then open the floor for questions and debate.
Compensation Plan
Click here to read the merit-based “Salary Plan” and “Special Equity Based on Merit” Compensation Plans proposed by the Administration. These plans are intended to address compensation issues brought forth to the Administration by Faculty.
SBOE Meeting
There were no decisions or business items passed by the Board that were related to ISU. No updates to report.
April 14th
Human Subjects Training
There will now be a web-based training tool through the Office of Research website for anyone engaged in Human Subjects Training (much like the Animal Training Certification). This information has gone to researchers on the ISU campus engaging in Human Subjects research. Please visit www.isu.edu/research for more detailed information.
Campus-wide Surveys
Any survey on campus must be submitted to the Office of Research for them to determine “exempt” status before it is distributed campus-wide. A record of all surveys will be logged and kept in the Office of Research.
Academic Council - First Tuesday of each Month 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Academic Council Meetings will take on a different format during the Summer. The Faculty Senate Chair will attend meetings that have agenda items pertinent to Faculty Areas of Responsibility as stated in our Shared Governance Statement.
May 6th
There will be a subcommittee formed this summer to look at the Tenure and Promotion Process finding commonalities among Colleges/Units and their disciplines. Information in the Faculty Senate Tenure and Promotion Task Force Report will be folded into the discussions. The Office of Academic Affairs will be sending this report to the Faculty Senate in the Fall to get abundant and significant feedback on this subject in the spirit of shared governance.
There will also be a subcommittee on Time and Effort Reporting/Workload Policy. Again, once facts are gathered and a report is drafted it will go to the Faculty Senate for abundant and significant input.
State Board of Education Meeting - April 17 - 18 in Moscow
There were no decisions or business items passed by the Board that involved Idaho State University. No updates to report.