EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MINUTES
Present: Bender, Bryant, Fuller, Humes, Jackson,
Latta, Miller, Prochaska-Cue, Scheideler,
Seikman, Whitt, Zorn
1.0 Call to Order
Scheideler
called the meeting to order at 2:03 PM.
2.0 Announcements
2.1 Administrative Salary Increases
Scheideler reported
that she received information from Acting SVCAA Brinkerhoff regarding the
salary increases for chairs in the College of Arts & Sciences. Merit-based increases were paid from the
salary pool, the average designated increase for administrators. In addition, stipend levels were increased
for each Chair. The new administrative
stipends, increases which were obtained
from internal College sources, were standardized at three levels based on unit
size. Humes pointed out that there does
not appear to be a University-wide standard formula for determining stipend
levels for chairs. Latta noted that the
increases were reported publicly in a way that denoted the amount of increase
for merit versus stipend for each chair.
2.2 Replacement of Teresita Aguilar on
Executive Committee
Scheideler reported
that she has one candidate to run for the open position on the Executive
Committee. The committee suggested
possible additional candidates for the ballot.
2.3 UAAD Meeting with David Lechner, Vice President for Business
& Finance
Scheideler announced
that UAAD were planning on meeting with David Lechner on August 17th
to discuss the increase in health care costs and the status of the health care
trust fund. Jackson volunteered to
attend the meeting for the Executive Committee. (Note: The meeting has
been rescheduled for August 30, 2000.)
2.4 Panel Discussion on 2020 Future of Research
and Graduate Education Report
Scheideler reported
that a panel discussion on the 2020 report will be held at the September 5th
Academic Senate meeting. Panel members
are John Wunder, History, Tice Miller, Theater Arts, Kathy Prochaska-Cue,
Family & Consumer Sciences, and Tom Powers, Plant Pathology. Members of the Future Task Force Committee
will be invited to attend the meeting to hear faculty input on the report, and
to address questions or issues raised by the panel.
3.0 Approval of 8/2/00
Minutes
Humes moved and
Bryant seconded approval of the 8/2/00 minutes as amended. Motion approved.
4.0 Review of Academic
Senate Strategic Agenda 1999-2001
The committee
reviewed and revised the academic Senate Strategic Agenda for 2000-2001. A copy of the revised agenda will be
provided to Senators in the September 5th packet.
5.0 Agenda Items – New
and Unfinished Business for the Academic Senate Meetings 2000-2001
The committee
discussed issues both new and old that need to be addressed by the Senate and
the Executive Committee this academic year.
6.0 Goal and Agenda Items
for Academic Senate Executive Committee
See 5.0 above.
7.0
Vice Chancellor
for Research Search Committee Suggestions
The committee
recommended potential candidates to serve on the search committee to replace
Dr. Torr. The complete list of
candidates will be forwarded to Acting SVCAA Brinkerhoff.
8.0 Political Strategies
Scheideler reported
that the committee will meet informally with Jim Hewitt, candidate for the 29th
District Legislative seat on September 6th. She stated that attempts are being made to
arrange a meeting with the opposing candidate, Michael Foley.
Bryant suggested that
the committee may want to meet with Legislative committees, as has been done in
the past, to discuss various issues. A
subcommittee of Bryant, Humes, Bender and Latta was formed to draft a statement
outlining issues and concerns important to the faculty.
The
meeting was adjourned at 4:55 PM. The
next meeting of the Executive Committee will be at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, August
23, 2000 at 3:00 in 116 Varner Hall.
Respectfully submitted, David S. Jackson, Secretary.