Meeting of the Faculty Council
Meeting of the Faculty Council Wednesday, May 2, 2012; 5:01-6:52pm Mackin Room, Library Members present G. Porter, M. Webinger, Y. Chai, R. Clarke, T. Short, P. Shick, B. D’Ambrosia, A. Kugler, A. Imam, D. Hahn, T. Hayes, L. Curtis, C. Buchanan, K. Gygli, D. Taylor, J. Ziemke, J. Spencer, P. Mooney, J. McWeeny, N. Taylor. 1) Meeting called to order; announcements given. a) In light of retirement of E. DeZolt, Director of FYS, and in light of no faculty member being elected to assume that role, FC Officers asked that Associate Dean for CAS, Dr. P. Kvidera, serve as interim FYS Director to guide the program through the summer months. i) Action: FC approves interim Director plan via unanimous consent. 2) Items for deliberation and possible action a) Proposal for establishment of protocols for review and consideration of changes in benefits (D. Hahn, see proposals page at FC website; documents to be attached). i) Action: R. Clarke moves to adopt the protocols. Motion passes: 16Y, 0N, 2A. b) Adoption of Faculty Council representative to “Provost’s Council” (D. Hahn, see proposal on FC website, documents to be attached). i) Action: J. Ziemke moves to adopt the proposal. Motion passes: 18Y, 0N, 0A. c) Report of the EEO ad hoc Committee (J. McWeeny, J. Ziemke, see attached report). i) Action: K. Gygli moves to send a copy of the EEO report to all members of the Board. Motion passes: 17Y, 1N, 1A. ii) Action: J. Ziemke moves that: If the Faculty Council Chair is informed that the EEO report will not be distributed to the entire Board of Directors via the official channels, that he or she take appropriate measures to distribute it. Motion passes: 17Y, 1N, 1A. iii) Action: D. Taylor moves that: The Faculty Council Chair send a copy o fthe EEO report to the President, and request a response from him to the report that includes an explanation for the changes that have occurred on the JCU Website, as documented in the report. It is to be part of the request that the President send the response to the Faculty Council Chair by September 30, 2012. Motion passes: 16Y, 0N, 2A. iv) Action: J. Ziemke moves that an appropriate response to the report by the faculty be one of the first issues to be considered on the Faculty Council’s agenda in October, 2012. Motion passes: 16Y, 0N, 3A. v) Action: J. Ziemke moves to dissolve the ad hoc Committee. Motion passes by unanimous consent. vi) Action: J. Ziemke moves that Faculty Council reaffirm the Faculty Resolution of 2008, by requesting that the EEO policy include reference to sexual orientation. Motion passes: 16Y, 0N, 3A. d) Proposal to investiage and denounce censorship (D. Taylor, see attached document). i) Action: J. McWeeny moves that investigations be directed to the Gender and Diversity Committee, and that the Committee subsequently report to the Faculty Council. Motion passes: 16Y, 0N, 1A. ii) Action: K. Gygli moves that Faculty Council formulate a statement denouncing censorship in all forms, and affirm diversity and inclusiveness for all at JCU. Motion passes: 16Y, 0N, 0A.
e) Clarification of Compensation Committee Principles for Compensation (A. Kugler, see attached document). i) Principles will be posted on Proposals page of FC site. f) Proposal to allow FC officers—starting with those elected for 2012-13 academic year—to determine the distribution of CLRs/stipends among the officers and committee chairs. i) Action: J. Ziemke moves to so empower FC Officers and record in appropriate appendix of the FC Constitution. Motion passes: 15Y, 0N, 0A. g) Proposal to recommend to Provost the establishment of budget line in consultation with FC Officers for grants to compensate faculty for expenses related to development of skills related to governance. i) Note: Provost J. Day remarks that the budget line not come from other places or other budgets. It is also important to specify an amount for the budget. ii) A. Imam (RSFD) gives brief report recommending a specific amount for the budget line (see attached document). iii) Action: Budget line is approved by unanimous consent. 3) Adjourn.
e) Clarification of Compensation Committee Principles for Compensation (A. Kugler, see attached document). i) Principles will be posted on Proposals page of FC site. f) Proposal to allow FC officers—starting with those elected for 2012-13 academic year—to determine the distribution of CLRs/stipends among the officers and committee chairs. i) Action: J. Ziemke moves to so empower FC Officers and record in appropriate appendix of the FC Constitution. Motion passes: 15Y, 0N, 0A. g) Proposal to recommend to Provost the establishment of budget line in consultation with FC Officers for grants to compensate faculty for expenses related to development of skills related to governance. i) Note: Provost J. Day remarks that the budget line not come from other places or other budgets. It is also important to specify an amount for the budget. ii) A. Imam (RSFD) gives brief report recommending a specific amount for the budget line (see attached document). iii) Action: Budget line is approved by unanimous consent. 3) Adjourn.
