FACULTY SENATE MINUTES
FOR FEBRUARY 10, 1998
(Vol. xxvii, No. 19)
I. CALL TO ORDER BY GAIL RICHARD AT 2:03 p.m. in the Conference Room-Booth Library
Present: J. Allison, c. Eberly, G. Foster, N. Furumo, R. Gholson, B. Irwin, G. Lockart, N. Marlow, H. Nordin, G. Richard, J. Schmidt, J. Simpson, J. Tidwell, L. Walker, A. Zahlan. Guests: D. Barker, D. Bower, C. Evans, P. Gartley, M. Jacque, M. Kelm, D. Kidwell, J. Niziolkiewicz, R. Pearson, M. Wohlrabe
II. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 3, 1998.
A MOTION (Walker/Allison) to approve the minutes of February 3, 1998, with the following additions: IV. B.5 - on line 10 of the third page to add may so the statement will read - If information is being requested for individual use then the request may need to go through FOIA. Addition to IV.D - J. Nilsen indicated that she would be happy to return to the Faculty Senate in a couple of weeks to provide a progress report on the activities of the Development Committee. (The Development Committee was formed by President Jorns to address and coordinate the fund raising activities of the university in the interim when there is no Chief Advancement Officer in place.) Yes - Allison, Eberly, Foster, Furumo, Gholson, Irwin, Marlow, Nordin, Richard, Schmidt, Simpson, Tidwell, Walker, Zahlan. Abstain - Lockart
III. COMMUNICATIONS
A. Minutes - Council on Academic Affairs - 1/29/98
B. Food Court Update - 2/3/98
C. Report to the Board of Trustees from University/Foundation Task Force-7/21/97. (The request for this report came from J. Allison)
D. Report to the Board of Trustees - Advancement Office Report - 10/20/97 (A request for this report came from J. Allison.)
E. Development Program Audit conducted for Eastern Illinois University & the Eastern Illinois University Foundation by Grenzebach Glier and Associates, Inc. April 1997. (A request for this report came from J. Allison. The audit report is on file at the Reference Desk in Booth Library.)
F. VPAA interview schedules for T. Abebe & G. Stark.
G. E-mail 2/8/98 from R. Bates regarding the decision of the Executive Committee of the Council of Chairs to continue subcommittee discussions on the Constitutional Plan process. The results of the discussion will be presented at the 2/18/98 Council of Chairs meeting.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
A. R. Pearson gave an overview of the Illinois Articulation Initiatives (IAI) and C. Evans gave an update on University Studies. ILLINOIS ARTICULATION INITIATIVES (IAI)
*The IAI was designed to help Illinois college students transfer easily.
*The development of the General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) is theprimary focus of the IAI.
*12 public institutions, 49 community colleges and 40 private institutions are involved in the IAI.
*The faculty at each participating institution are the hub of all decisions made in this program. The faculty groups are referred to as a Panel.
*There are five fields or categories within the GECC - Communication, Mathematics, Physical and Life Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences.
*The IGECC becomes effective statewide in the summer 1998.
*When issues arise that cannot be resolved by a Panel then the Illinois Board of Higher Education, in conjunction with the Illinois Community College Board, will convene the presidents of baccalaureate and associate-degree-granting institutions and system academic leadership to assess the status of state policies on articulation.
*There is a website at www.iTransfer.org which provides information on IAI. Issues which apply specifically to Eastern are:
*Eastern's Core Curriculum requires 8 semester hours of upper courses that cannot be taken at a community college for credit in Eastern's core curriculum. Eastern is developing a disclaimer which will appear on the page to alert transfer students that completion of the GECC does not fulfill all of Eastern's requirements in the core curriculum. This is an important truth in advertising.
*The A,B, C grade requirement in 3 core courses at EIU - English and Speech not consistent with IAI. The question which C. Evans has asked the IBHE to respond to in writing is whether IAI takes precedence over the university graduation requirement. The GECC Panel has been charged with looking at whether the graduation requirement is the prerogative of the institution. Also, the State Board of Education has recognized the GECC a meeting their requirements although there are additional teacher certification requirements.
*The IAI Discipline Panel may identify a course in a discipline at a lower level at the community college and a university academic department may have a similar course at a higher level and feel the student must take the course at the university. This occurs with some courses so those issues need to be resolved.
Eastern must address the issue of whether we want to continue with the core curriculum that is unique. Is this cost effective? Do we have the staffing for this?
There are no immediate plans to revise the core curriculum. The University Assessment Committee is looking at the results of their review. There will be a General Education Forum in the near future. The CAA will study the assessment results but there will be no decisions made prior to Fall 1998.
UNIVERSITY STUDIES REVIEW BY C. EVANS--C. Evans provided a handout on the Update of University Studies. Included in the handout were:
*New names for some University Studies units - Academic Advising and Learning Assistance & Academic Testing and Assessment
*Names of the University Studies Advisory Committee (USA)
*Work plan for the USA
*Names of members of the Committee of Freshmen and Students in Transition-FAST
*FAST committee charge
*Names of members of the Freshman Seminar Advisory Committee
*FS committee charge
*Actions of University Studies was identified
*The Counseling Center was moved to Student Affairs as of 2/5/98.
C. Evans was asked if plans are being made to make the Honors Program part of University Studies. C. Evans indicated that this was not a plan at EIU although one of the VPAA candidates had mentioned that this was in place at his institution. Evans was asked if there were plans to make the Freshman Seminar a full semester course. There are 30 sections of Freshman Seminar and space and cost is an issue.
B. Committee Reports--Because of time constraints not all committees gave a report.
1. Elections Committee - SEE ATTACHED INFORMATION
A MOTION (Tidwell/Nordin) to accept the report of the Elections Committee which outlines the timetable for Spring 1998 Faculty Elections.
Yes - Allison, Eberly, Foster, Furumo, Gholson, Irwin, Marlow, Nordin, Richard, Schmidt, Simpson, Tidwell, Walker, Zahlan
Call for candidates - Senate minutes Feb. 10, Feb. 17, Feb. 24
Candidacy petitions due by 5:00 p.m., February 27 to James Tidwell
Candidate answers to questions due by 5:00 p.m. Monday, March 2
Elections held Thursday, March 25 and Friday March 26.
Ballots counted March 30 with results announced and approved at the
Faculty Senate meeting of March 31.
Ron Sutliff will replace John Simpson on the Faculty Senate at the conclusion of the 1997-98 academic year.
2. Faculty-Student Relations--A MOTION (Irwin/Simpson) to send a condolence letter to the family of Andrea Will. A suggestion was made to consider the family of J. Boulay since he was also an Eastern student. G. Richard and B. Irwin will compose a letter(s) that will be brought to the Faculty Senate for review at the 2/17/98 meeting. No vote was taken on the motion.
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Agenda Items
1. Review of Constitutional Planning Process - date unspecified
2. Other items were not determined because of time constraints
VI. ADJOURN (Walker) at 4:17 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Joan K. Schmidt, Recorder
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REMINDER TO SUBMIT PETITIONS FOR NOMINATION TO UNIVERSITY COUNCILS/COMMITTEES. DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 27, 1998.
SEE ATTACHMENTS TO THESE MINUTES.
FACULTY SENATE ELECTIONS ARE MARCH 25 and 26, 1998.
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