UNL ACADEMIC SENATE

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES

PRESENT: Albrecht, Past-President Bleed, President Ford, President-Elect Kennedy, Baum Kuska, Latta, Mayo, Sartori, Scheideler

ABSENT: Japp, Shoemaker, Williams

DATE: January 14, 1998

PLACE: 1227 R St., Academic Senate Office

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1.0 Call to Order

Ford called the meeting to order at 3:02 PM.

2.0 Announcements

2.1 Martin Luther King Celebration

Ford reminded the committee that they were all invited to attend the various activities scheduled on campus to honor Martin Luther King's birthday on Monday, January 19th.

2.2 Kellogg Conference

Ford reported that the Kellogg Conference has been scheduled for February 11^th and reminded the committee to get their RSVP's in quickly if they wanted to attend.

2.3 TKE House Update

Ford reported that there continued to be problems with the space allocation for the Senate office in the TKE house and that he was waiting for a response from Senior Vice Chancellor Edwards. Ford suggested that APC call back the plans for the TKE house since they had changed so drastically from those that were originally approved.

3.0 Approval of 1/7/98 minutes (Albrecht)

Baum Kuska moved and Mayo seconded the approval of the minutes as amended.

4.0 "University of Florida Bank" (Ford, Kennedy, Bleed, Latta)

Ford reported that Chancellor Moeser stated at the Senate meeting and at the presentation of Provost Elizabeth Capaldi that he planned on implementing the "Florida Bank" system. Ford stated that he did not think the system comfortably matched the reallocation process since it was based on the principle that departments would maintain their current budget. Albrecht stated that with reallocation, restructuring and the Florida bank system being planned that it was imperative that the Chancellor provide information regarding the process of these changes. Latta stated that the committee should take the opportunity to give formal written feedback, stressing the strengths and weaknesses of the bank and ask how it would be applied at UNL. She volunteered to write a draft letter. Bleed and Mayo stated that the bank system was more open and would be more accountable than what was currently in place and that departments would be aware of what the rewards were going to be. Kennedy stated that the bank was based on a weighted system and that it was important for faculty to be involved in determining those guidelines. Ford stated that there was a difference between quality versus productivity and asked how these were going to be weighted. Latta asked who would be the people making the decisions and Ford stated they needed to push for faculty involvement in determining what guidelines would be used. Kennedy stated that a process would need to be determined for how new funding would be allocated, and she reported that salaries were separate from the bank system. Latta stated that faculty need to be involved in determining what would be rewarded and to what degree. She stated that it should be a long process in defining what the rules will be for the decision making team.

5.0 Appointment to NN21 Committee (Ford)

Gary Meers, Vocational and Adult Education and Pat Kennedy, Marketing will be nominated for the faculty position on the NN21 Strategy Management Committee.

6.0 MLK Committee

Kennedy reported that Ken Tucker will be the guest speaker at the discussion meeting on January 19th.

7.0 New Business

7.1 Small Group Discussions

Kennedy reported that she had only received two of the group comments to date but when she received all of them they would be placed on the Senate web site.

7.2 Report of the Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Women and the Chancellor's Committee on the Status of People of Color

Kennedy reported that these two committees were no longer reporting to the Board of Regents and that President Smith has assigned a gender committee which is now reporting to the Board of Regents. She asked whether the Bylaws of the Board of Regents called for a report from these two committees. Kennedy will check into the matter.

7.3 Pepsi Endowment Fund

Scheideler asked whether any decisions have been made in regards to the Pepsi Endowment Fund. Ford reported that the committee was planning to meet later in the month to make decisions regarding the allocation of funds.

8.0 Unfinished Business

8.1 Nominating Committee to Replace Roysircar Sodowsky

Bleed reported that a ballot will be available for voting at the February Academic Senate Meeting to replace Roysircar Sodowsky on the Executive Committee.

8.2 Invitation to President Smith

Ford stated that President Smith needed to be invited to an Academic Senate meeting. The Coordinator will check on President Smith's schedule and arrange for him to meet with the Senate.

8.3 Lobbyist

Sartori asked what the status was on hiring a lobbyist. Ford stated that after President Smith's recent support of a 6% increase in faculty salaries and an increase in benefits that it may not be necessary to hire a lobbyist.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:23 PM. The next Executive Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 21, 201 Canfield Administration Building. Respectfully submitted, Julie Albrecht, Secretary.