The April meeting of the University Senate was held at 4:05 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, 2004 in Room 7, Gamble Hall. Walter Tschacher presided.

The following members of the Senate were present:

Alfonso, Peter
Anderson, Amanda
Baker, Adam
Baldwin, Gayle
Blackburn, Royce
Boyd, Robert
Bridewell, John
Butler, Tanya
Claflin, James
Coleman, Joyce
Crawford, Richard
Dearden, Bruce
Elbert, Dennis
Elsinga, Lillian
Erickson, Daniel
Fivizzani, Albert
Gallager, Robert
Gard, Betty
Goenner, Cullen
Goodwin, Janice
Handy-Marchello, Barb
Heitkamp, Thomasine
Helgeson, Diane
Hoffmann, Mark
Hume, Wendelin
Kenville, Kimberly
Keyser, Dorothy
Krogh, Nancy
Kupchella, Charles
Lee, Randy
Lieberman, Victor
McLennan, Kathleen
Mochoruk, James
Muggli, Darrin
Munski, Doug
Murphy, Eric
Myrick, Matt
Neuerburg, Linda
Nutz, Amber
Perry, David
Picklo, Matthew
Rakow, Lana
Reese, Ty
Relling, David
Robertson, Charles
Salehfar, Hossein
Schuetzle, Jordan
Shaeffer, James
Smart, Kathy
Smith, Bruce
Stofferahn, Curtis
Stolt, Wilbur
Thureen, Faythe
Tozer, Ray
Tschacher, Walter
Venhuizen, Brett
Vestal, Amber
Watson, John

The following members of the Senate were absent:

Benoit, Joseph
Chen, Tar-Pin
DeMers, Judy
Dever, Adam
Diez, Ray
Doze, Van
Effertz, Kayla
Ettling, John
Gust, Amber
Jackson, Jon
Jenniges, Sharleen
Klumb, Travis
Kweit, Mary
LaDuke, John
Marshall, David
Myers, Bradley
Nichols, Elizabeth
Parrish, Brad
Poochigian, Donald
Potvin, Martha
Rendahl, Stephen
Rice, Daniel
Steen, Tom
Stevens, Wes
Sukalski, Katherine
Tiffany, Mark
White, Daniel
Williams, Jim
Wilson, H. David
Yurkovich, Eleanor
Zierdt, Candace

The Chair called for announcements.

A. Mr. Baker introduced the Student Body President-Elect, Jordan Schuetzle.

B. Mr. Baker announced awards from Student Government for the departments of Math, Teaching and Learning, and Nursing for getting all book orders in on time to the bookstore. Mr. Baker announced that faculty are well ahead of getting book orders in for this fall and commended the faculty for this service to students.

C. Ms. Goodwin announced that the pilot test of an expanded course description project is out on the web and encouraged Senators to take a look at it.

D. Mr. Kupchella announced that the North Dakota Attorney General ruled that any lists that Barnes and Noble possess are proprietary, but that information the University submits is an open record. He also stated that Mr. Ettling will work with the Senate Executive Committee to work on solutions.

The Chair asked for corrections or additions to the March 4, 2004 minutes. The minutes were approved as distributed.

The question period opened at 4:15 p.m. A senator asked Mr. Shaeffer about dial-in access to the modem pool for faculty. Mr. Shaeffer recognized Dorette Kerian to address the question. She stated that the institution spends about $60,000 per year on the modem pool, and that the modem pool was a business the University wanted to discontinue as it is becoming outdated. Mr. Shaeffer said that he is working with other vendors to provide other resources or solutions. Mr. Kupchella asked about national trends in providing these services. Mr. Shaeffer replied that he perceives that the trend is for universities to stop providing modem access. Ms. Coleman asked about separating some of the modems for faculty use only. Ms. Kerian replied that, in practice, that would not work well as the phone numbers would be shared and a small pool reserved for faculty would be filled quickly, rather than the more efficient means of logging into the next available modem. As a solution to the demand, they provided short-term modem pools to students and faculty to spread out the use. Mr. Lieberman asked about possible deals that might be worked out with vendors. Mr. Shaeffer replied that the discussions had included outsourcing the modem pools.

Mr. Lieberman moved that a resolution concerning the pay lag be placed on the business calendar as the first item. The motion was approved with 50 votes in favor and 5 abstentions.

The question period closed at 4:30 p.m.

Mr. Lee moved to approve the annual reports of the Senate Conflict of Interest/Scientific Misconduct Committee and the Senate Intercollegiate Athletics Committee. The motion was approved unanimously.

Mr. Lieberman moved to adopt a resolution that the UND University Senate protest the pay lag. The Senate discussed the resolution. A friendly amendment was offered by Ms. Coleman to replace the words "Beverly Clayburgh" with the words "a board member." The amendment was accepted by Mr. Lieberman. Mr. Blackburn suggested substituting the words "all affected" in the third paragraph from the bottom and this was accepted by Mr. Lieberman. Discussion continued. Mr. Lee offered a friendly amendment to strike the words "the use of their wages for 15 days" in the first paragraph of the resolution. Mr. Lieberman rejected this amendment. Ms. Coleman suggested to use the word "defer" instead of "deprive." Mr. Watson moved to table the motion indefinitely. The motion was defeated on a vote of 29 against with 25 in favor and 2 abstentions. Mr. Lieberman accepted the friendly amendment offered by Ms. Coleman. Mr. Murphy moved to table the motion until the next meeting. The motion carried on a vote of 42 in favor with 12 against and 2 abstentions.

Mr. Mochoruk moved to approve the Senate Curriculum report, and it was approved with 54 in favor and 1 abstention.

Mr. Mochoruk moved to approve the nominations for Senate Committees. The nominated committee members were approved unanimously.

Mr. Lee moved that the agenda item to consider the Policy on Faculty Pursuit of Advanced Degrees be tabled until the May agenda. The motion was approved with 53 in favor and 3 abstentions.

Mr. Mochoruk moved to approve the report from the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Experiential Learning. The Senate discussed. The motion was approved on a vote of 47 in favor and 2 against with 6 abstentions.

The Senate considered the proposal for a Center for Community Engagement. Mr. Schuetzle moved to recommend support for this proposal. The Senate discussed.

Ms. Rakow moved to extend the meeting for 10 minutes. The motion was approved.

The Senate approved the proposal for a Center for Community Engagement on a vote of 36 in favor and 9 against with 4 abstentions.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

Nancy Krogh
Secretary to the Senate