Tuesday, 11 October 2005
Meeting 2006-02

Roll Call

Absent:
Departmental senators: Virginia Adams(NSG), Ann Berkeley(ART), Jessica Berry(PAR), John Clifford(ENG), Steve Dworkin(PSY), Pamela Evers(BUS), Bill Gwin(ISOM), Ling He(ISOM), Barbara Honchell(Curricular Studies), Donna Hurdle(SWK), Diane Levy(ADV), Susan McCaffray(HST), Donna McGiboney(FLL), Nelson Reid(GRAD), Thomas Shafer(BIO), Scott Simmons(ANT), Doug Smith(MAT).

Committee chairs: Steve Emslie (Buildings & Grounds), Dargan Frierson(ISOM),Edward Graham(Budget), Arlene Hanerfeld (Bookstore), Richard Roscher(Admissions), Meghan Sweeney(LIB), Richard Veit(Faculty Handbook), David Weber(ART).

Approval of minutes

September minutes were approved as posted.

Individual reports

1. Chancellor DePaolo:NCNow will feature UNCW scientists promising treatment for cystic fibrosis. We must work together on the 7 goals of Strategic Plan, especially as we approach  our capital campaign. Unfortunately, campuses have very little control over one of these items, salary increases. Steve Pullum asked how we will measure faculty involvement in global citizenship.  Provost Hosier answered that we will support that. For instance, the provost's office has added money to International Programs for faculty travel.  The Planning Council has worked hard to achieve this goal.
   
2. Senate President Mark Spaulding reported that the web page is being updated. For instance, a draft of the Master Plan is linked there.The Building and Grounds Committee is in discussion with the Provost on Master Plan issues. They will be sending the plan to The Board of Trustees in January. Provost Hosier pointed out that since now the Plan is public and linked, everyone has an opportunity to review it.  Trustees will see the preferred alternative in October, which in its general contours is pretty complete.  Senator Olsen asked if there is evidence that faculty input has resulted in changes, or have we been primarily reacting?  The Provost responded that there have been many public venues for commenting. He wondered if the Plan's web site should have a space for comments on webpage but reiterated that it's pretty fixed in its current state.
   President Spaulding continued: We will soon have the aggregated RTP policy and procedure changes posted, and they will go to trustees later this month. There is a change in the membership of the University RPT Committee- Sarah Messer is replaced by Joann Mount.  The Senate Research Committee has taken over awarding Cahill Grants on an experimental basis. We should be seeing part of the ad hoc Basic Studies Committee's recommendations in November.  We will initiate a Face Page: Senators may elect to use existing UNCW photos,, have one made on 11/8, or not use one at all.

Committee reports:

1. Sharon Boyd of the Parking Committee reports that in 2001 we commissioned a traffic and parking study.  Commuter students and faculty/staff were identified as the stakeholders most impacted by growth in traffic, in that order.  By fall, '04 we had addressed that shortfall, but current construction has taken 383 spaces from students, some having been shifted to faculty/staff.  New nearby properties will add 302 net spaces.  So, our parking fee increase will be smaller (31% instead of 70%).  Business Affairs still has many ideas in play, with new ones coming in all the time.
   
2. Bob Blundo of the UCC introduced Raymond Burt from Academic affairs, who chairs a planning committee charged for one year to explore an early college high school.  Burt pointed out that it will not be a traditional high school, but that it will address address a problem; existing schools are not addressing our current social and economic needs.  40% of current 9th graders don't graduate, in part because they slip though the cracks in large schools.  This problem of graduation rates echoes through community colleges and universities.  Business leaders want a better-educated work force. Anticipated reforms include high schools of fewer than 400 students to allow teacher/student relationships to develop; relevant subject topics; schools focused on technology, health care or early college enrollment.  We foresee students on campus for two years of high school classes taught be NHC teachers, then they would become UNCW students for 60 transferrable hours.  This means we would have ~200 students sprinkled through Basic Stiudies classes and would therefore need close to 13 new faculty lines.  As a resultof the ensuing discussion of various advantages and disadvantages associated with any such high school, a burbling hubbub arose.  The funding grant mandates that these plans need to implemented this fall, since students need to be identified by February, 2006.

Stemming from this discussion, the senate passed the following motion offered by the Steering Committee, with one dissent:
 
           That UNCW undertake no obligations regarding the establishment of a University High School without the consent of the Faculty Senate.
 
[Motion 2006-02-02: Contemplate University High School]

President Spaulding adjourned the meeting at 3:58 pm.

Minutes by Dan Noland, Senate Secretary