MSU-BOZEMAN FACULTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES November 28, 2001 PRESENT: Sherwood, Peed, Leech, Benham, Howard, Stewart, Larsen, Jones, Ross, Nehrir, McMahon for Weaver, McClure, Lansverk, Levy, Bogar, McKinsey for Pratt, Lynch, Lynes-Hayes, Butterfield, Kempcke. ABSENT: Young, Hatfield, Morrill, Engel, White, Anderson, Kommers, Linker, Mooney, Lefcort, Locke, Henson, Jelinski, Idzerda, Fisher, Griffith, Carlstrom. The meeting was called to order at 4:10 PM by Chair John Sherwood. A quorum was present. The minutes of the November 7, 2001, meeting were approved with the following correction: Recruiting and Retention Task Force Update, last bullet, second sentence - "The Carr Report recommends that some of each tuition increase be used to fund Athletics." Chair's report - John Sherwood. - Adele Pittendrigh is scheduled to attend Faculty Council next week to discuss the new core. There will be a faculty forum, "Moving Toward Diversity" November 29, from 4:00 - 5:00 PM at the MSU Foundation. A faculty forum is also scheduled for December 13, 4:00 - 5:30 PM, at the MSU Foundation Great Room. The topic will be cross-disciplinary teaching and learning. - In response to an editorial in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the administration has learned that the t-shirts thrown away after the Bobcat-Grizzly game were not paid for by MSU but were printed, paid for, and brought to the stadium by a Bozeman sporting goods store. - The Board of Regents met in Bozeman November 14-16. - The 170 credit cap for undergraduates was rescinded. - The 6-credit limit to meet the residency requirement was not discussed due to lack of time but will be discussed at a later date. - Transfer of credit issues were discussed and that discussion will continue at future BOR meetings. - Several regents visited classes Wednesday and Friday afternoons. - Faculty Handbook Sections 602 (Review of Faculty - Definitions) and 633 (Review of Faculty - Demonstration of Effectiveness and Excellence) have been approved by the administration. The Workload Policy (Section 480) was also accepted after the administration approved the definition of "fairness". - Two committees suggested this fall are a faculty development committee and a faculty demographics committee. Because of the heavy demand they will create on data gathering, they will begin their work after a new director of institutional planning and analysis is hired. - University Governance Council Steering Committee met November 20 with Commissioner Crofts, Joyce Scott and Rod Sunsted. Discussion centered around the elimination of the 170-credit cap and raises at MSU. MSU faculty did not receive the 3% raise included in university funding in FY01 because it was used for other purposes. The intent is to provide adjustments over the next couple of years to put this money into faculty base salaries. - President Gamble is still in favor of faculty developing a pay plan, preferably one based on peer institution salaries. Faculty Affairs Committee report - Ron Larsen. - The committee is developing a proposal to use an ombudsman for a two-year trial period, if feasible. The ombudsman would replace the current Conciliation Committee. - Two members of Faculty Affairs are currently gathering information to determine if the process is feasible at MSU. Ombudsmen at other institutions are being contacted to ask if they think there is a possibility of a low-budget plan succeeding. - MSU departments would then be contacted to determine if they think the ombudsman process would be used. Survey. - Michael Peed, School of Art, distributed an informal survey to ascertain how different departments determine what to pay faculty for teaching a summer course through that particular department. Surveys are to be returned to him. Athletic Committee Nominations. - The following faculty have been nominated for three positions on the committee: - Mary Bushing, Libraries - term ends 6/04 - Linda Simonsen, Math - term ends 6/04 - Vince Smith, Ag Econ/Econ - term ends 6/03 - Ron Larsen moved the nominations be forwarded to President Gamble for approval. The motion was seconded and carried. Update from the College of Business - Dean Richard Semenik. - The College of Business (COB) has 1200 students, including 40 graduate students in accounting. The college has experienced the largest increase in student credit hours during the past several years of any college on campus. - There are 22 tenured faculty, 5 full-time adjunct faculty, and 7-10 part-time adjuncts, depending upon the semester. A large number (65 percent) of the tenured faculty have published in refereed journals. - The COB is accredited by AASCB, a distinction given to only 10% of business colleges in the nation. - The accounting program has been ranked among the top ten colleges in the U.S. for the CPA pass rate 15 out of the past 19 years. - The strategic plan for the college includes the following: - Three minors will be added to the two that already exist as part of the undergraduate program. All three will be 30-credit minors. They are: - Information Technology (data base development and management) - International Business - Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management - The Center for Entrepreneurship in the New West is housed in Tech Ranch. Individuals receive help with start-up through the Tech Ranch and from student assistants. - In three to five years, a Master's Degree in Entrepreneurship and Information Technology will be developed. - In response to a question, Dean Semenik stated the professional development opportunities within the COB include college sabbaticals (supported through MSU Foundation accounts), a teaching circle giving faculty an opportunity to discuss pedagogy, a summer research program which provides seed money for some faculty through competitive proposals, seminars, and encouragement of international faculty exchanges. As there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:00 PM. Joann Amend, Secretary John Sherwood, Chair