FPPC Meeting Minutes Dec 8, 1999

PRESENT: Beard, Hatzenbuehler, Hyde, Montgomery, Park, Sato, Horiuchi, Laquer, Campbell, Wilson ABSENT: Lawson EXCUSED: Nunn

I. Minutes of Nov. 11, 1999 were approved 9-0-0 (yes-no-abstain).

II. Old Business

This committee has not been provided secretarial support. It is suggested that someone within the committee keep track of notes and minutes.

A. Dating Policy:

This policy was forwarded from FPPC to the Faculty Senate, then to the Deans Council and back to FPPC due to significant changes in the wording from the original policy.

1. The Faculty Senate approved the 1^st draft. There was some "wording" changed in the Faculty Senate & Dean's Council.

2. Regarding the fate of the policy: the FPPC has spent 1.5 years working on this policy.

3. Issues that were discussed:

a. Do consequences of faculty-student dating need to be specifically listed or are implied consequences enough?

b. The question was asked, "Do we want to continue to re-draft this policy"? There was no answer to this question.

c. Another question, "Is there a blanket statement elsewhere in the Faculty Handbook regarding consequences?

4. Consensus: Consider the Policy as amended.

5. ACTION:

a. All were asked to review this policy for the next meeting in Jan.

b. The general statement of consequences will be looked up by David Beard and Tracy Montgomery for the next meeting.

c. Where in the handbook will this policy go? (Cindy Wilson)

B. Student Evaluation of Teaching (faculty)

1. Input from Faculty Senate was considered

2. There was a discussion of appropriate use of student evaluations. Cindy Wilson provided a review/history of the issues

3. Issues: Student evaluations of faculty should not be the sole means of assessing faculty. Find existing policy now available & draft additions and or changes if necessary.

4. ACTION:

a. Turner Laquer will review current available policy.

b. David Beard will provide a policy currently in use in the College of Business.

5. Consensus: Each College should have such a policy in force.

III. New Business

A. Post Tenure Review Process

1. This committee will be charged with reviewing current policy & then draft new one as per State mandates.

2. Accreditation Issue--must include peer review & clarify what does occur for a Post-tenure Review. Is the present policy effective?

B. The date for the next meeting will be Wednesday, Jan. 12, in the LH102 at 1:00 pm. Please inform Cindy Wilson if you cannot attend or if you need to attend by teleconference (236-3670).

Adjournment: 2:05 pm