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| Tuesday, 19 March 2002 |
2:30 p.m. |
Dobo 134 |
Absent: Benedetti (Library), Byington (Fac Wel Com), Cami-Vela (FLL), Clark (CSB), Clifford (ENG), Denny (SWK), Dodd (Fin Aid Com), Dutka, (Library), Earney (Acc & Bus Law), Errante (MUS), Grindlay (ERS), Gurganus (MAT & STAT), Halls (ERS), Hayes (Curr St), Hines (Student Aff Com), Howe (Mgt & Mktg), Huntley (Pub Ser Com), King (MUS), Lawson (Acct), Narayan (CSC), Olsen (COMM), Schmid (PAR), Sigler (ECON), Sizemore (Eval Com), Tyndall (ITSD), Weber (COMM), Webster (BIO), White (CHM),
The February minutes were approved as posted.
1. Chancellor Leutze
· VP for Legal Affairs Leslie Winner has been on campus for two days and is very complimentary. When she asked what she could do to help UNCW the chancellor noted our need for money and greater diversity.
· A visiting team made up of the past chancellors of NC A&T, Fayetteville State, UNC Charlotte, and UNC Pembroke will be on campus to observe and advise re: increasing minority enrollment and other diversity issues.
· He is “overjoyed” at the outcome of the SACS review; there will be a campus party.
· UNCW students (basketball team, cheerleaders, band, etc.) represented us well in the NCAA tournament. They were well received in California, and we got good coverage.
· The recent BOG meeting was long and “depressing.” The Board approved a tuition increase of 8% for in-state and 12% for out-of-state students and designated 50% of that increase to help fund enrollment increases and 50% for return to the campuses. In addition, permission was given for individual campuses to raise tuition by $200.
· The state budget picture is no better than he reported last month; legislators know that they must raise money but are still averse to raising taxes.
· In response to a question:
o UNCW’s current minority enrollment? African-American 4.5%; total minority just over 8%.
2. President of the Senate Noland
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Noting the significant changes in the professional “landscape”
over the last few years, e.g. Post-tenure Review, Phased Retirement, and changes
in RTP policies, he urged all departments to meet and discuss the proposed
changes in the RTP document before the next Senate meeting so that the
discussion and decision can be as informed as possible.
3. Calendar Committee Chair Walker
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The BOG has voted to allow greater flexibility in the academic
calendar, moving from a mandated 75 instructional days per semester (exclusive
of exam period) to 750 minutes per credit hour (2250 minutes per 3 credit hr.
course) inclusive of exam period. The
Calendar Committee wishes broad input from faculty, students, and administrators
as they discuss how to respond to this opportunity to change the calendar.
The calendar for 2002-2003 has been published, so the most feasible time
for any change would be for the 2003-2004 AY.
A straw poll indicated that Senators support the idea of returning to the
shorter semester in place before President Spangler mandated the current one.
Committee Reports:
1.
Motion 02-7-24 from the Faculty Senate Steering Committee
concerning approval of the revised Phased-Retirement
was passed.
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