Topic

Discussion

Action or Resolution

Call to Order

Kathie Wilcox called the meeting to order. 

Old Business

Change to LC Constitution #1.104

 Policies #2.106 and #2.107

 #1.104, Article 4, Section 5B
 

#2.113.2c

Moved by Harold Crook and seconded (Stan Wilson) to approve minutes from meetings on 10/04/04 and 11/05/04.

Discussion of proposal to make Gen Ed answer directly to the Faculty Senate instead of through the Curriculum Committee.

Divisions in favor of this:  Nursing & Health Sciences, Social Sciences;    Divisions unsure:  Natural Sciences, Humanities

Discussion was tabled until first meeting of January 2005.  Matt Johnson said he would get it on the agenda for the Faculty Association meeting next week.

Provost Fernandez proposed that the criteria for academic promotion would be kept in the Division’s Offices and would be distributed to the faculty by the chair of the division.

The general ratings of quality of work for the rankings would be as follows:

Assistant Professor = competent
Associate Professor = superior
Full Professor = Excellent

At a minimum, in the area of teaching, the rankings would be derived form SRI’s, peer review, and chair evaluations.

Dave Thiessen argued that in the area of teaching the ratings should be excellent for associate as well as for full.

Dr. Fernandez said he would bring a modified proposal to the next meeting.

A proposal to require that all faculty on the STPRC should be tenured so that there would be no conflict of interest.

It was proposed that the portfolio for tenure and/or promotion ought to include annual evaluations, since this is what we are (at lest hypothetically) working towards each year. 

Motion carried

The two policies were approved last year.

We are asked to poll our Divisions.

 
A vote is to be taken on this proposal at the next meeting.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned.