Faculty Association Minutes
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Williams Conference Center
 

I.                   Call to Order:  The meeting was called to order at 3:17 PM by the Chair, Leanne Parker

II.                 Approval of Old Minutes:  The minutes from the April 27, 2005 meeting were approved as presented.

III.              Information Items and Requests

a.      President Thomas and Dean Pharr announced that Rhett Diessner has been selected as the Carnegie Foundation Professor of the Year for Idaho. 

b.      Dean Hanson announced the dates for a series of FERPA and Financial Aid training sessions for faculty:  October 4 & 5 (FERPA); October 13 & December 7 (Financial Aid); October 26 & March 29 (Advisor training)

c.      Lana Elliot provided an overview of the Faculty Association Benevolence Fund:

                                                              i.      The account is funded solely on faculty contributions, usually in the form of payroll deductions.

                                                             ii.      The account provides for cards & flowers and in some cases, a cash gift limited to a $300 maximum

                                                           iii.      Last year, the account made six $300 gifts to people in need

                                                          iv.      The Benevolence Committee needs a third member to replace Diana Ames, who has completed her term on the committee

d.      Leanne Parker asked for a volunteer to represent the faculty on the Winter Revels planning committee

e.      Harold Crook spoke about the newly formed “Safe Zones”

                                                              i.      Door fliers announce that a faculty member’s office is a Safe Zone

                                                             ii.      There will be a training session on October 24 for interested faculty

IV.               Treasury Report

a.      Faculty Association Account:  $4145.77

b.      Faculty Benevolence Account:  $1919.32

V.                 New Business

a.      Election of the Secretary of the Faculty: 

                                                              i.      Matt Johnston was nominated for the position of Secretary of the Faculty Association.  Nominations were closed.  A motion was made that Matt be elected by acclamation.  The motion was approved.

b.      Standing Tenure and Promotion Review Committee (STPRC) Elections:

                                                              i.      Claire Davis (Humanities) and Cheryl Jurgens (Social Sciences) were nominated to fill vacant positions and serve three year terms.  John Haehl (Business) was nominated to fill a vacant position and serve a two year term.  The nominations were closed and the members were elected by acclamation.   

c.      General Education Committee Election: 

                                                              i.      The nominees for the committee are Scott Brainard (T & I), Rhett Diessner (Education), Larry Haapenen (Humanities), Eric Martin (Social Sciences), Ed Miller (Natural Sciences), Mike Owen (BTS), Sheila Watkins (Nursing).  Voting was done by ballot with each faculty member casting a vote for up to five members. 

                                                             ii.      Results to be announced Monday, October 3

VI.               Good of the Order

a.      The next Faculty Association meeting will be held December 15, 2005 @ 3:15 PM in the Williams Conference Center

VII.            Adjournment:  3:37 PM