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Faculty Association Minutes
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Williams Conference Center
I.
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 3:23
PM by the Chair, Leanne Parker
II.
Approval of Old Minutes: The minutes from the September
29, 2005 meeting were approved as presented. There were
no minutes from the December 15, 2005 meeting as there
was no quorum present. A summary of that meeting is
available online at the Faculty Association website.
III.
Information Items and Requests
a.
The next Faculty Association meeting will be held May 9,
2006 at 3:15 PM in the WCC. This meeting will be
preceded by a faculty social at 2:00 PM and followed by
an all-campus meeting at 4:00. Any policies the Senate
passes this year will be presented for a vote by the
Association at this meeting. Attendance is strongly
encouraged.
b.
There will be an Assessment Training workshop Friday,
April 7th from 12 to 5:00 PM. Lunch will be
served. Reservations can be made through Patty Leonard
in the Dean of Academic Program’s office.
c.
A
Service Learning workshop will be held Friday, April 28th.
A fifty dollar stipend is available for a limited number
of faculty that attend, depending on demand. Contact the
Lewis-Clark Service Corps office to register.
d.
The annual Faculty/Staff Survey will be available in the
coming weeks. The survey contains targeted interest
items based on feedback from last year.
e.
The issue of 4th Street parking will be
coming before the Lewiston City Council in the near
future.
f.
The Legislative Luncheon was attended by Susan Odom and
Leanne Parker. The speaker was Mike Gallagher, interim
president of Idaho State University. The model of the
guest speaker was well-received by the legislators and
over 100 attended.
g.
Chair & Chair-Elect for upcoming academic year: Susan
Odom and Leanne Parker both announced that they would
like to continue as Chair-Elect/Chair in the 2006-07
academic year. The Constitution does not prohibit a
person from serving consecutive, one year terms and the
advantages of continuity in faculty governance would be
significant. Administrative Procedures has been asked
to provide guidance on how to move forward on this in a
manner that is consistent with the Faculty Constitution.
Further discussion and action on this proposal will
occur at the last Association meeting.
IV.
Treasury Report
a.
Faculty Senate Appropriated Account: $742.40
b.
Faculty Association Account: $3877.87
i.
Expenditures to date from the Association account
include: $255 for catering at the Association Open
House in new office; $491 for travel to Higher Education
Week for Chair & Chair-Elect; $465 for LCSC’s portion of
the catering at the Legislative Luncheon; $500 donation
to Idaho Human Rights for MLK Day Celebration
c.
Faculty Benevolence Account: $1304.00
d.
The Treasury Report was accepted unanimously.
V.
New Business
a.
Important Senate Issues: All of the proposed policies
and documents listed below can be found both the Faculty
Senate and Faculty Association websites, under Agendas
and Minutes.
i.
The revised Tenure Policy 2.111 is in near final draft
form. It will be presented for first reading at Senate
on April 13th. Provide feedback to Jeff
Matthews or any Administrative Procedures Committee
members.
ii.
Proposed Salary Guidelines developed by the Compensation
Review Committee is in draft form. Comments and
feedback are sought within the next two weeks. Provide
feedback to Susan Odom or Leanne Parker.
iii.
Proposed Involuntary Withdrawal policy is in draft
form. Comments and feedback are sought within the next
two weeks. Provide feedback to Leanne Parker.
b.
Hearing Board Election
i.
Claire Davis (Humanities) was nominated to fill a
position and serve a three year term. The nominations
were closed and the Claire Davis was elected by
acclamation.
VI.
Good of the Order
a.
The next Faculty Association meeting will be held May 9,
2006 @ 3:15 PM in the Williams Conference Center
VII.
Adjournment: 3:40 PM
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