1995-96 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA No. 2
TWIN CITIES CAMPUS ASSEMBLY MINUTES
FEBRUARY 15, 1996
The second meeting of the Twin Cities Campus Assembly for 1995-96 was
convened in the Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Center, Minneapolis campus, on
Thursday, February 15, 1996, at 3:45 p.m. Checking or signing the roll as
present were 115 voting faculty/academic professional members, 24 student
members, 7 ex officio members, and 6 nonmembers. Mr. Joel Bergstrom, Vice
Chair of the Assembly, presided.
I. ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSE TO TWIN CITIES CAMPUS ASSEMBLY ACTIONS
Information
A. 1998-99 Twin Cities Campus Calendar
Approved by: the Assembly on November 16, 1995
the Administration on January 10, 1996
the Board of Regents - no action required
II. MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 16, 1995
Action
APPROVED
III. REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE
FOR THE TWIN CITIES ASSEMBLY STEERING COMMITTEE
Action by the Faculty Assembly and UMD Faculty Senators
MOTION:
That the Faculty Assembly and UMD Faculty senators approve the following
slate: Sara Evans, Russell Hobbie, M. Janice Hogan, Robert Jones, Richard
Skaggs, Matthew Tirrell.
INFORMATION:
The Nominating Committee appointed by the Assembly November 16, 1995, to
fill three 1996-99 Twin Cities/UMD faculty positions on the Senate
Consultative/Assembly Steering Committee presents the following six names,
from which three are to be elected by mail ballot by the Twin Cities faculty
and the non-represented UMD
faculty:
SARA EVANS: 1976*, Professor of History; Adjunct Professor of American
Studies, Public Affairs, and Women's Studies; College of Liberal Arts.
University Senate member, 1994-95. Committee participation (past and
present): Senate and Faculty Consultative Committees (one year interim
appointment, 1994-95); Assembly Steering Committee (one year interim
appointment, 1994-95); Senate Equal Employment Opportunity for Women
Committee; Senate Educational Development Committee; Senate Research
Committee; CLA Assembly (chair); CLA Council of Chairs (chair); CLA Promotion
and Tenure Committee; Faculty Workload Taskforce; all-University Operations
Steering Committee; CLA Dean Search Committee (current chair); Commission on
Women Executive Committee (chair); McKnight Arts and Humanities Endowment
Committee; Search Committees for Director of Office of Equal Opportunity and
Affirmative Action and for Health Sciences Provost; Women's Salary Settlement
Committee; Strategic Planning for Research Committee; Task Force on Conflict
of Commitment and Conflict of Interest. Other: former director, Center for
Advanced Feminist Studies; former chair, Department of History.
RUSSELL HOBBIE: 1960*, Professor of Physics, Institute of Technology.
University Senate member: 1978-81, 1982-85, Senate Vice Chair, 1979-81.
Committee participation (past and present): Senate Committee on Committees
(chair); Committee to Rewrite Senate Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules;
University Computing Services Advisory Committee (chair); University Senate
Business and Rules Committee (chair); Computer Advisory Committee; Bush
Foundation Sabbatical Committee (chair); Churchill Scholarships (chair);
Senate Computing and Information Systems Committee; Liberal Education Task
Force; Council of Undergraduate Deans (chair); Development Committee for
Bachelor of Information Networking (chair); numerous IT committees. Other:
former Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Institute of Technology.
M. JANICE HOGAN: 1976*, Professor of Family Social Science, College of Human
Ecology. University Senate member, 1994-97. Committee participation (past
and present): Senate Committee on Committees; Senate Judicial Committee;
Assembly Committee on Undergraduate Education; University College Assembly;
Inter-College Program Advisory Committee; Bush Sabbatical Leave Selection
Committee; Graduate School DGS Advisory Committee; Graduate School Fellowship
Selection Committee; Women's Salary Settlement Committee; Student Code of
Conduct Ad Hoc Committee (chair); Misconduct in Research Ad Hoc Committee;
University Strategic Planning Committee; numerous search committees, including
Graduate School dean, vice provost for professional studies (chair), and
Nursing School dean. Other: current department head, Family Social Science;
former director, Graduate Studies.
ROBERT J. JONES: 1978*, Professor of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, College of
Agriculture; Associate Director of Graduate Studies and member of Graduate
School faculty, Plant Biological Sciences Program; Director, President's
Distinguished Faculty Mentor and Minority Scholars Development Programs.
University Senate member: 1993-96. Committee participation (past and
present): Senate Consultative/Assembly Steering Committees; Senate Educational
Policy Committee; Senate Research Committee; Twin Cities Campus Assembly
Council on Liberal Education; Twin Cities Campus Assembly Student Behavior
Committee; All-University Single Quarter Leave Committee; Regents' Professor
Nomination Committee; Katz, President's Outstanding Minority and Puckett
Scholarship Selection Committees (chair); College of Agriculture Faculty
Consultative Committee; five University-wide search committees; Special
Committee on Minority Programs in Support of Commitment to Focus;
Implementation Task Force on Undergraduate Education; Budget Advisory
Committee.
RICHARD H. SKAGGS: 1966*, Professor of Geography, College of Liberal Arts;
Adjunct Professor of Soil, Water, and Climate, College of Agricultural, Food,
and Environmental Sciences. University Senate member: 1979-82. Committee
participation (past and present): Senate Committee on Committees; Senate
Committee on Computing and Information Systems; University College Assembly;
Senate Committee on Summer Sessions; Assembly Committee on Intercollegiate
Athletics; Twin Cities Campus Assembly Council on Liberal Education (chair);
Graduate School Research Advisory Committee; CLA Educational Development
Review Committee (chair); Study Group on University Outreach; CLA Promotion
and Tenure Review Committee (chair); CLA Information Technology Committee.
Other: former chair, Department of Geography; former Associate Vice President
of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering.
MATTHEW TIRRELL: 1977*, Professor and Head of Chemical Engineering and
Materials Science, Institute of Technology. University Senate member: 1988-
91. Committee participation (past and present): Senate Judicial Committee;
Senate Planning Committee; Patent and Technology Transfer Council;
Presidential Task Force on the Student Experience; Task Force on Support and
Service Units; IT Awards Committee (chair); Graduate School Ad Hoc Committee
on Minor in Scientific Computation (chair); Search Committee for Assistant
Vice President for Research (chair); Twin Cities Campus Assembly Council on
Liberal Education; President's Committee on Teaching and Learning; Graduate
School Research Strategic Planning Committee; IT Dean Search Committee;
Preceptor, Combined M.D/Ph.D. Program. Other: member, Graduate Faculty--Fluid
Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering, and Biomedical Sciences Programs; Center
for Interfacial Engineering Program Leader; Polymer Microstructures; Center
for Interfacial Engineering Program Leader; Bio-Interfacial Engineering; Earl
E. Bakken Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Director of Biomedical
Engineering Institute.
The Assembly Steering Committee serves as the executive committee of the
Twin Cities Campus Assembly and forms the Twin Cities membership of the Senate
Consultative Committee. Recent Senate and Assembly legislation has merged the
Twin Cities faculty and the non-represented UMD faculty for purposes of Senate
Consultative Committee/Assembly Steering Committee elections. Should a non-
represented UMD faculty member be elected, that individual will be a member of
the Senate and Faculty Senate Consultative Committees, but shall not be a
member of the Assembly Steering Committee.
Additional nominations, certified as willing to stand for election, may
be made by (1) petition of 12 voting members of the faculties, provided that
the petition is in the hands of the Clerk of the Twin Cities Campus Assembly
the day before the Twin Cities Campus Assembly meeting, and (2) nominations on
the floor of the Assembly. The faculty representatives of the Twin Cities
Campus Assembly shall reduce by vote the slate to twice the number to be
elected.
Currently serving with terms continuing at least through next year are:
Carl Adams, School of Management
Carole Bland, Medical School
Victor Bloomfield, College of Biological Sciences
Virginia Gray, College of Liberal Arts
Michael Steffes, Medical School
The terms of John Adams (College of Liberal Arts), Robert Jones (College
of Agriculture); Geoffrey Maruyama (College of Education) expire at the end of
this academic year.
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*Date of initial appointment at the University.
THOMAS SCOTT, Chair
MURIEL BEBEAU
LESTER DREWES
JOANNE EICHER
BENJAMIN LIU
PAUL MAGEE
CHARLES SPEAKS
APPROVED
IV. FACULTY ASSEMBLY STEERING COMMITTEE
Provostal Faculty Consultative Committees
Action
MOTION:
To amend Article III of the Twin Cities Campus Assembly Bylaws as
follows: (new language is in CAPS; language to be deleted is in [brackets])
Bylaws
Article III. Twin Cities Campus Assembly Committees
1. Committee on Committees
. . . .
2. Council on Liberal Education
. . . .
3. Educaitonal Policy Committee
. . . .
4. Intercollegiate Athletics Committee
. . . .
5. PROVOSTAL FACULTY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES
THERE SHALL BE A PROVOSTAL FACULTY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE (PFCC) WITHIN EACH
OF THE PROVOSTRIES ON THE TWIN CITIES CAMPUS. EACH PFCC SHALL REPRESENT THE
FACULTY AT LARGE OF ITS RESPECTIVE PROVOSTRY AND NOT THE INDIVIDUAL
INSTITUTES, COLLEGES, SCHOOLS, OR DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE PROVOSTRY.
MEMBERSHIP
THE PROVOSTAL FACULTY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES SHALL BE COMPOSED AS FOLLOWS:
ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER: 8 FACULTY MEMBERS (2 FROM THE MEDICAL SCHOOL
AND 1 EACH FROM DENTISTRY, NURSING, PHARMACY, PUBLIC HEALTH, VETERINARY
MEDICINE, AND THE UMD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE).
ARTS, SCIENCES, AND ENGINEERING: 6 FACULTY MEMBERS (2 EACH FROM THE
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND THE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND 1 EACH FROM
THE COLLEGE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND GENERAL COLLEGE).
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES: 9 FACULTY MEMBERS (1 EACH FROM THE AGRICULTURAL,
FOOD, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE; EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN ECOLOGY; LAW;
MANAGEMENT; MINNESOTA EXTENSION SERVICE; NATURAL RESOURCES; AND PUBLIC
AFFAIRS).
MEMBERS SHALL BE NOMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED FOR THE
FACULTY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ELECTION AND ELECTED BY COLLEGE. TERMS OF
OFFICE SHALL BE THREE YEARS WITH TERMS BEGINNING JULY 1 AND TERMINATING JUNE
30. NO MEMBER IS ELIGIBLE TO SERVE MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE FULL TERMS.
ELECTIONS SHALL BE SO ADJUSTED THAT THE TERMS OF APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF
THE MEMBERS SHALL EXPIRE EACH YEAR.
IN CASE OF A FACULTY VACANCY, THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE PROVOSTAL FACULTY
CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE BY MAJORITY VOTE SHALL FILL THE VACANCY BY INTERIM
APPOINTMENT UNTIL THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION.
EACH PROVOSTAL FACULTY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE SHALL ELECT ITS CHAIR FROM
AMONGST ITS MEMBERS FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM OF OFFICE. THE CHAIR SHALL BE
ELIGIBLE FOR RE-ELECTION TO THAT POSITION.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
A. TO MEET AT LEAST MONTHLY TO DISCUSS MATTERS OF CONCERN TO THE FACULTY.
B. TO MEET REGULARLY WITH THE PROVOST AND OTHER ACADEMIC OFFICERS TO
REPRESENT THE VIEWPOINTS OF THE FACULTY.
C. TO MEET PERIODICALLY WITH FACULTY SENATE/ASSEMBLY MEMBERS FROM THE
RESPECTIVE PROVOSTRY TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION WITH THE FACULTY.
D. TO MEET WITH THE FACULTY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE/TWIN CITIES CAMPUS
FACULTY ASSEMBLY STEERING COMMITTEE AT LEAST ANNUALLY.
E. TO REPORT TO THE FACULTY ASSEMBLY STEERING COMMITTEE.
F. TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE FACULTY ASSEMBLY STEERING COMMITTEE.
THIS ARTICLE III, SECTION 5, SHALL BECOME NULL AND VOID ON JUNE 30, 1997.
[5] 6. Steering Committees
. . . .
[6] 7. Student Behavior Committee
. . . .
[7] 8. Support Services Committee
CARL ADAMS, Chair
Faculty Assembly Steering Committee
DISCUSSION:
Professor Carl Adams introduced the motion to establish Faculty
Consulative Committees in each of the three provostries on the Twin Cities
campus . He explained the rationale for establishing the committees and the
expectation that students will be bringing forth a similar amendment, which is
the reason for the sunset clause of June 30, 1997. There are a number of
important issues facing the faculty at this time, added Professor Virginia
Gray, and the Faculty Consultative Committee (FCC) believes it is critical
that the faculty committees be established as soon as possible. The FCC, she
said, is very willing to work with the student leadership to develop a
parallel structure for students.
One senator inquired about representation for academic professionals and
Professor Gray responded that the Academic Staff Advisory Committee, which
functions similar to the Faculty Consultative Committee, elected to have their
committee be the representative body for academic professionals in the
provostries. Similarly, the Civil Service Committee, which has expanded its
membership to include representatives from each provostry, will serve as the
governance mechanism for non-bargaining civil service employees.
A student senator expressed skepticism that once the faculty motion is
approved the Assembly will approve a parallel motion for students and urged
the vote be delayed until students have an opportunity to develop their
proposal.
A question was raised concerning the proposed membership of the Arts,
Sciences, and Engineering Provostal Faculty Consultative Committee and whether
just six faculty could adequately represent such a large constituency.
Professor Gray replied that the numbers for all three provostries were
determined by looking at Faculty Senate representation.
Professor Gray also clarified that while the election process will
follow the same procedure as that set forth for the Faculty Consultative
Committee, members will be elected by college rather than by the faculty as a
whole.
At this time a friendly amendment to substitute the term "provostry" for
"provostal area" in all instances was accepted.
As a bylaw amendment 94 affirmative votes were required for approval.
The vote was 85 in favor, 2 opposed; thus, the amendment will be brought back
to the Assembly on April 18 for reconsideration.
NOT APPROVED
V. FACULTY ASSEMBLY STEERING COMMITTEE
Nominating Committee, Committee on Committees
Action by Faculty/Academic Professional Assembly Members
MOTION:
To approve the membership of a Nominating Committee to select Twin
Cities faculty/academic professional candidates for election to the
Senate/Assembly Committee on Committees.
COMMENT:
The Nominating Committee is responsible for identifying Twin Cities
faculty and academic professionals interested and willing to stand for
election to the Senate/Assembly Committee on Committees. A slate of
candidates will be presented to the Assembly at its next meeting and, if
approved, the faculty/academic professional membership of the Assembly will
elect two to serve 3-year terms on the Committee on Committees.
CARL ADAMS, Chair
Faculty Assembly Steering Committee
DISCUSSION:
The following individuals were selected to form the membership of the
Nominating Committee to select Twin Cities faculty/academic professional
candidates for election to the Senate/Assembly Committee on Committees: Carole
Bland, Clarence Carter, Kenneth Heller, John Howe, Robert Jones, and Naomi
Scheman.
APPROVED
VI. OLD BUSINESS
NONE
VII. NEW BUSINESS
NONE
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m.
Martha Kvanbeck
Abstractor