FPPC Minutes, April 17, 2003
(Approved by the FPPC via e-mail)
Present: Bhushan (Chair), Smith, Hitchcock, Keller, Rodriguez, Laquer, Leung, Merz, and McLaughlin
Absent: Burch
Excused: Egger and Hatzenbuehler
I. Minutes of March 13, 2003
Action: Moved by Rodriguez and seconded by Leung to approve the minutes of March 13, 2003. Passed unanimously.
a. Election of Chair for 2003-2004 -
Action: Moved by Rodriguez and seconded by Smith to elect Jay Keller as the Faculty Professional Policies Council Chair for 2003-2004.
Action: Moved by Smith and seconded by Leung to
close the elections. Passed
unanimously.
By secret ballot, Jay Keller was nominated for Chair of the Council for 2003-2004. 8 yes, 1 no.
b. General Faculty Vote –
The Council members were asked for feedback from their constituents on the draft policy for a general faculty vote. Rodriguez stated that his findings were for no quorum on the number of voters and that the number of 25% should be raised to 33%. Bhushan stated that at the other institutions that he looked at, the numbers ranged from 20%, 25% to 33%. Keller stated that the faculty he spoke with were more concerned with the process, not the policy. At this time, the Council is only charged with the recommendations of a policy.
There was discussion on the fact that Faculty Senate should be the voting body instead of creating a policy. If a Faculty Senator wanted to raise an issue, they could move to do so.
Action: Moved by Hitchcock and seconded by Rodriguez to adopt the draft for a general faculty vote as revised:
General Faculty Vote
Faculty of the
institution may initiate procedures for a vote of the faculty at large. For this purpose, the voting body is defined
as all continuing faculty, including: 1) tenured and tenure track faculty; 2)
full-time, non-tenure track faculty, including clinical, research and lecturer
appointments; and 3) full-time College of Technology faculty. Excluded from voting are adjunct, emeritus,
visiting, and affiliate faculty. To
initiate the procedure, a written request for the vote, signed by at least
thirty (30%) percent of the voting faculty as defined above, must be delivered
to the Chair of the Faculty Senate. The
Faculty Senate Executive Committee will conduct the vote within fifteen (15)
working days of receipt of the request.
The vote is to be conducted by secret, written ballot. Arrangements must be made to include eligible
off-campus faculty in the vote. A
committee composed of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, Faculty Ombudsman
and the University Attorney shall count the ballots. The Chair of the Faculty Senate shall notify the President and
the faculty within two (2) working days regarding the outcome of the vote. The notification shall include the number
voting yes, no, abstentions, and the number of eligible voters. Passed unanimously.
c. Summary for 2003-2004
Bhushan explained to Keller that the only order of business, that has been tabled, is that of promotion and tenure guidelines. Hatzenbuehler had sent Bhushan other institutions’ guidelines to work from.
The Chair of the Faculty Professional Policies Council does sit on the F/S Handbook committee.
III. Adjourn