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[Due to the volume of business proposed, the Faculty Organization Executive
Committee at its Nov. 2, 2007, meeting voted to assign time limits for the
discussion of resolutions according to parliamentary procedure. Please note that
at the end of the agenda, there will be tracking of previous resolutions.]
I. Call to order
II. Approval of the
minutes of the October 19, 2007, meeting
III. President’s announcements
IV. Chancellor’s report (10 minutes)
V. Vice chancellors’ reports (10 minutes)
VI. Report from the Computer committee--Professor Scott (5 minutes)
VII. Report from the CT & DE committee--Professor Deleon (5 minutes). See
Survey Report.
VIII. Resolution on Gen. Ed. Outcomes from the Gen.Ed./Assessment
Committee--Professors Fischer and V. Kilibarda (10 minutes).
See
Outcomes for Breadth of
Learning Resolution and
Amendments
and Framework Resolution
IX. Resolution from the Department of Minority Studies--Prof. Contreras: The IUN
faculty organization reasserts its commitment and support for its 1997
resolution outlining the institutional process for Martin Luther King
Holiday/Black History Month activities. (the 1997 resolution is attached
and was titled Martin Luther King Day and Black History Month - the
Institutional Process) (10 minutes)
X. The five resolutions, tabled in the October meeting:
1. Dissolution of the Center for Regional Excellence, unless the center can
generate its own revenue to pay for personnel costs for at least a two year
period, beginning July 1, 2008. Such a determination will be made by a committee
appointed jointly by the Faculty Organization and the VCAA (15 minutes)
2. Dissolution of the Institute for Innovative Leadership, unless the center can
generate its own revenue to pay for personnel costs for at least a two year
period, beginning July 1, 2008. Such a determination will be made by a committee
appointed jointly by the Faculty Organization and the VCAA (15 minutes)
3. Reduction in costs associated with the Center for Excellence in Teaching and
Learning, by eliminating all salaried staff and reducing the Director position
to a part time teaching position (15 minutes)
4. No additional cost for the College of Health and Human Services be incurred,
i.e., administrative restructuring of the divisions incorporated into CHHS can
be the only way to fund the administrative structure of the CHHS (15 minutes)
5. Summer teaching stipends shall not exceed $ 7000 per course. This amount will
be indexed annually to the average faculty raise awarded in the prior academic
year.(10 minutes)
XI. New business
XII. Old business
XIII. Adjournment
Faculty Organization Tracking
Resolution 101-07
Breadth of Learning Framework, passed Oct. 19, 2007
Result: On-going Gen. Ed. initiative
Resolution 102-07
“Given the significance of the faculty voice in planning the future of the
university,
Be it resolved that faculty nominated representation on the Strategic Planning
Team be increased from 3 to 6,” passed Oct. 19, 2007
Result: 3 faculty representatives will be appointed to the Strategic Planning
Team for the spring meeting
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