Minutes-Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting

April 4, 2017, 2:30p – 3:50p, YU 201
Call to order
Chair Notbohm called the meeting to order 2:30 p.m.
Present: Notbohm, Cuzzo, Paul, Maguire, Jones, Sloboda, Pinnow

Approval of Agenda
Motion (Cuzzo/Maguire) to approve agenda with change, move new business 1 to before reports.
Motion carried.

Approval of Minutes03-14-17
Motion (Jones/Maguire) to approve minutes dated March 14, 2017. Motion carried.

Announcements:

  1. Cabinet/Chair Report
    No report.
  2. Faculty Rep Report
    BOR meeting in Platteville this week.
  3. Secretary Report
    Ratification of constitution in process
  4. SPCT Report
    No report.
  5. HLC Report
    On target, HLC reviewers (4) will be on campus on the 24th and 25th of April. The assurance argument is strong.
  6. Other?

Old Business:

  1. Faculty Senate Constitution RatificationUpdate
    Voting taking place, voting period ends April 12.
  2. Faculty Senate Bylaws Review Discussion
    What is the next step. Discussion of sending the by-laws to the council chair’s for review and alignment of by-law practices. There will be one master document that will track all changes, document to be ready for the April full senate meeting.
  3. Faculty Senate Chair Recruitment
    Election timeline discussed.
  4. Proposed Funding Cuts to Sea Grant and NERR Follow-up
    Not discussed, continues as old business.
  5. Statement on Segregated Fees Follow-up
    Not discussed.

New Business:

  1. PBC Memo and Guest Eleni Pinnow
    Overview of PBC’s role discussed. Where does PBC fit within the integrated planning and budgeting process, what is the value of the council. Discussion took place, it may be time to define the ongoing changing role of the council, the council is valuable to the faculty and university.
  2. Diversity, and Inclusive ExcellenceCommittee Faculty Representative
    Committee members will include one faculty member. Review of the service pool discussed. Chair to contact members.
  3. Ethics Committee Memo from the Provost (attachment 4)
    UWS is out of compliance with the system requirement. Discussion of Personnel Council.
    Agenda item full senate April meeting.
  4. Layoff Policy Charge
    Brief discussion, continues as old business.
  5. APRC Memo (attachment 5)
    Agenda item April 18.
  6. Election Calendar Discussion
    Dates discussed.
  7. Committee Issues
    Not discussed.
  8. April 18th Faculty Senate Meeting

Not discussed

Adjournment
Meeting adjourned 4:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted on this 19th day of April by Linda Sharp, Clerical Assistant Faculty Senate.