1. The meeting was called to order at 12:15pm.

2. No additional agenda items were raised.

3. The meeting agenda was adopted by unanimous vote.

4. The Oct. 29 minutes were approved unanimously with no changes.

5. Updates

a. Administrative Council: Evans will give a report at the next Senate meeting.

b. Academic Council: MUW met the six NCATE standards, but have three areas to improve: faculty diversity; faculty salaries (which NCATE describes as “pathetic”); more program assessment through technology.

c. Meeting with Pres. Limbert: The recent meeting was uneventful.

d. PIE Council: Discussion and evaluation of faculty/staff satisfaction survey instruments.

e. UFSA: Nothing to report.

6. Business

a. Campus One-Card System: MUW is looking to develop a single card for students to use as an ID, library card, dining center card, dormitory pass card, and debit/cash card. Price of the whole system is the chief consideration.

b. Faculty Development Funds: The Senate unanimously approved Lea Helen Evans’ request for $500 to present a poster, attend a short course and participate in a committee at the national conference of her accrediting association in Philadelphia, PA.

c. AMP Steering Committee: AMP working groups are being formed to address four topics: students, faculty, programs, and academic support. There will be 10-12 members per group from a wide variety of campus units. A grand meeting in Dec. will set the agenda for each group’s activities in the spring semester.

d. PIE Council question about Faculty Surveys: Mark Bean (SAPPIE) would like feedback on the Faculty Satisfaction Survey. Immediate Senate comments: need to evaluate specific features of the university planning process; need to include additional support technologies (e.g., smart classrooms) for evaluation. No Senate support for filling out surveys on line, citing confidentiality concerns.

e. Reorganization concerns from faculty: Various senators reported concerns voiced in their divisions. They are summarized into these major points of concern: 1.) What will the specific job duties and salaries be for the deans and department heads? 2.) How can we maintain consistency (recruitment, retention, etc.) when department heads are not on the job for 1.5 months in the summer? 3.) Is there any clear idea so far of who exactly wants to serve as a department head? 4.) Why are areas such as Film Studies being given “named status” (e.g., Dept. of Music, Theater, and Film Studies in College of A&S) when no Film Studies major or minor exists? 5.) Has the university considered the confusion caused by name changes (e.g., Nursing to be part of the College of Health Sciences) for alumnae, employers and clients? 6.) Does MUW really need another layer of administration? 7.) How will reorganization affect job descriptions for administrative assistants and other support staff, and how will it affect allocation of office space? /// In addition, some division/program specific concerns were raised: Science/Mathematics faculty do not want to be split; most Psychology and Family Studies faculty do not want to be moved out of ED/HS; ED/HS does not want to give up control of the Governor’s School; the Library should not be reclassified as an administrative unit, as it is comprised of tenured/tenure track faculty; the Culinary Arts program does not want to merge into the Business division; if the reorganization is stalled, will we place interim division heads into HU and FPA?

f. Dr. Gingerich: Reorganization will necessitate fund reallocation. Seven departments already exist (e.g., communication, education) with the desired administrative framework in place. Ten new departments will have to be created (e.g., art and interior design, psychology) and department chairs chosen (each with a 10.5 month contract a one-course reduction and assumed salary base of $45,000 plus an extra $7,500 to account for the added 1.5 month of contract). Four deans of colleges/schools will be funded at a salary of $90,000 each (teaching one course a semester). At a minimum, $245,000 will be required for reorganization. Salaries of the four division heads “eliminated” under this proposal total $270,000 and can be reassigned to the four deans (three division heads with salary increases plus one new position) and ten new department chairs. This proposal does not cover coordinators for multidisciplinary programs and staffing (e.g., reshuffling of administrative assistants, new hires). There will be a Dec. campus wide meeting where further comments can be made. Attachment: “Financial Considerations: Reorganizing from Divisions to Colleges/Schools”. /// IHL reviewed post-tenure review policies at all member institutions and ruled that MUW needs to specify an appeals timeline in PS 3528 Faculty Appeals Committee. Gingerich’s draft proposes the committee be convened within seven working days of the petition and will complete deliberations within twenty working days. A question was raised whether the twenty days is counted from the first meeting, rather than from receipt of the petition. Gingerich agreed that it should start from the first committee meeting. The Senate voted to approve the modification of PS 3528, with language to specify the twenty day count begins with the first committee meeting. The revision will now be sent through the formal policy revision process.

 7. Announcement

-Fund A: The Executive Council met Nov. 4 and disbursed funds as follows.

Total disbursed to date:          $3,025

8. Adjournment at 1:05.