FPPC Minutes, October 26, 2004

Faculty Senate Meeting Room, Red Hill Building, rm 128

(Approved by FPPC at its February 18, 2005 meeting)

 

Present: Adamcik, Anderson, Dunzik-Gouger, Gonzol, Hasenpflug, Murdock, Ottaway, Rhodes

              (Chair), and Smith

Absent: Hatzenbuehler (excused) and Pearson (excused)

 

I.  Business:

 

            a.   Council Members introduced themselves.

                                                                                                                       

b.       Charges from Faculty Senate:

i.                     To establish a rank of “Distinguished Professor” above the rank of full professor.

It was noted that there is one faculty member with the rank of “University Professor”.  That model might be used to establish a Distinguished Professor rank.

Action:  Moved by Smith and seconded by Adamcik to table this item until the faculty can be polled for ideas and more research can be found about the University Professor.  Passed unanimously.                                                          

                                                        

ii.                   Revise ISU workload policy to insure greater flexibility for time-specific, semi-specialization in scholarship/research/creative activities, teaching or service.                               

It is the wish of the Faculty Senate to make the workload policy more flexible to include the full lifespan of faculty.  Adamcik recommended visiting the accreditation team’s report.  The council will wait for this to come back to ISU.

 

                        iii.        The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 at 3:00. 

                                                                                

II.  Adjourn -  The meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m.