Faculty Senate Archives
Minutes 10-31-02

Lewis-Clark State College
Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes
Oct. 31, 2002
SUB 143

Present:  Chris Riggs and Dave Thiessen, Social Sciences; Mike Vernon, Matt Brady and Tris Utschig, Natural Sciences;  David McCullough, Erick Cummings,  and John Dunn, T & I; Jim Tarter, and Kathy Wilcox, Humanities; Clay Robinson, Leanne Parker, and Wayne Carroll, Education; Sheila Watkins and Mary Lou Robinson, Nursing; Chuck King, Business; Lynne Bidwell, Library; Rita Morris; Provost; Diane Johnson, Registrar; Sue Gudmunson for OBT; and Richard Moore, Chair.

Absent:   Cheryl Dunlop, Kim Flottemesch, and Tom Mayburry, OBT; Alan Marshall, Social Sciences; Larry Haapanen, and Okey Goode, Humanities; Betsy Cowin and Melinda VanHorn, ASLCSC Senate.  

  1. Call to Order:  Meeting was called to order at 3:15 by Dr. Richard Moore, Chair. 
     
  1. Introduction of Visitors:  There were no visitors to be introduced at this time.
     
  1. Approval of Minutes:  minutes from the last Senate meeting discussed and amended to reflect that the President only intends to discuss midterm grades with the faculty senate.  She wants the Senate to make a recommendation to her as to whether or not we should continue with midterm grades in the future.  It was moved and approved to accept the minutes as amended.  The senators were charged to discuss midterm grades with their divisions and bring back recommendations to senate.  A brief discussion followed about the time it takes to do midterm grades.  Then an announcement was made that assessment forms are due on Nov. 1 and Nov. 22 (another time concern).
     
  1. Old Business:  There is no old business at this time.
     
  1. New Business:  It is required by our bylaws to have a faculty association meeting each semester and we had one in the summer when Richard Moore was elected Faculty Chair.
    1. The promotion committees are all organized and the chairs have all been appointed.
    2. A scheduled for the fall and spring Senate meetings was handed out.  The Nov. 7 meeting was cancelled since we are meeting Oct. 31.  The other fall dates will be Nov. 21 and Dec. 12 (if nec.).  the spring dates will be Jan. 16 and 30, Feb. 13 and 27, Mar 13 and 27, Apr 10 and 24, and May 8.
    3. Curriculum changes are due by Nov. 18.
    4. There was a discussion about concerns about the low rate of returns on SRIs now that they are done by computer.  The importance of SRIs for promotion and tenure is understood by faculty but not by students.  It is a concern that negative students submit more than positive ones.  This can have a negative impact on faculty.  Divisions are being asked for input on how to make the SRI system more effective (how to get more students to respond) and also divisions are being asked to submit items to individualize the SRIs for the divisions.  The education division suggests that “comments” be the property of the faculty member only.  One faculty member suggested we use scantron forms for numerical SRI input and have the SRIs done in class again to increase numbers submitted.  One faculty suggested that faculty need to let the students know how important the SRIs are so that more will submit them.
    5. Faculty Association Treasury Report:  Our account had $ 2511 in it at the end of Sept. and only $2377 in it at the end of October.  Richard is looking into where the money was spent since he is unaware of any expenditures.  Also there were 54 contributers in Sept. and only 45 contributers in Oct.  He encouraged all senators to encourage their divisions to contribute to the senate treasury.
       
  1.   Reports:                                                    

Administrative Procedures – meets next week.  Six policies to be reviewed for content problems in relation to the organizational structure changes made this year.  They will be reviewing tenure, sabbatical, advancement in rank, peer performance review, faculty evaluation, and job description policies.

Budget Liaison – no report

Curriculum – They have received three proposals for first readings.  The education division would like to change the phonics course from optional to mandatory.  The social science division would like to cross list econ 300 with social science.  The nursing division would like to add one credit to nursing 205 to increase the content on medication administration.  Chris Riggs has been covering for Larry Haapanen in his absence.

Faculty Affairs – see attached written report, plus it was announced that they hope to do a workshop for faculty on how to do sabbatical leave applications later in the year.  It was also announced that they worked 12 years on a financial exigiency policy and came up with one for LCSC that the State Board of Education policy preempted.  However it has been pointed out by others in the state that some parts of the State Board’s policy is not up the standards of the AAUP. Faculty Affairs intends to respond to the State Board of Education’s policy after reviewing it in relation to the AAUP standards and in relation to the LCSC policy.  MSC to accept the Faculty Affairs written report and sabbatical leave recommendations. 

Faculty Development – the committee is working on faculty development grants and there is less money but some is available and will only do one round this year, fall semester.  They are reviewing proposals and there are a few days yet to apply.

Provost – 1)  The financial exigiency policy from LCSC has been sent to the Idaho colleges and to the State Board of Education

2) the State Board of Education is looking at the need for health care professionals and a subcommittee is reviewing institutional missions and delivery.  There are issues related to concerns that some colleges might be poaching in other colleges territories. 

3)  Watch the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Task Force – what they are reviewing and doing – we will be impacted by them.  One sub-committee is reviewing education.  The state website has information on the task force.

Student Affairs – no report

Technology – they want faculty for the Datatel Committee, which meets Tuesdays at 9:30 every other week.  If you know someone who is interested, call Dan Mayton.

  1. Good of the Order:  Wayne Carroll brought up concerns about the new registration procedures using Warrior Web.  He is concerned that students have to see an advisor to be released to register by computer, but once released they can register for whatever they want to.  He feels that juniors and seniors may not need advisising, and that we may be making things more difficult for them.  Also concerns were brought up that some faculty do not have access to the Warrior web.  The registrar said that would be quickly taken care of. 

Chris Riggs is working on the committee for the Martin Luther King/Idaho Human Rights celebration in Jan. and traditionally the faculty senate has contributed money for the celebration.  He wanted to know how much money we gave in the past.  Past senators answered $250.  Richard stated the Faculty Association will need to vote on the issue.  A meeting will be called in Jan. to do so. 

See attached report on Lecturers submitted by Mike Vernon

Over the summer there were wording changes made to the contracts given to lecturers and enhanced adjunct faculty.  Many lecturers feel threatened by the changes and feel they have no job security and they also want to have the possibility of promotion.  Much discussion followed about the report that Mike submitted.   

  1. Adjournment:  Meeting was adjourned at 4:25 by Richard Moore, Chair.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Sheila Watkins, Secretary

 

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