Minutes of the University Senate Meeting

May 5, 2005

The May meeting of the University Senate was held at 4:05 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, 2005 in Room 7, Gamble Hall. Jim Grijalva presided.

The following members of the Senate were present:

Alfonso, Peter

Benoit, Joseph

Berne, Jane

Boyd, Robert

Dearden, Bruce

DeMers, Judy

Doze, Van

Drewes, Mary

Elbert, Dennis

Elsinga, Lillian

Erickson, Daniel

Goodwin, Janice

Grant, Emmanuel

Grijalva, Jim

Hume, Wendelin

Jeno, Sue

Jones, Arthur

Kalbfleisch, Pamela

Knittel, David

Krogh, Nancy

La Duke, John

LeBel, Paul

Lovelace, Kent

McBride, Rosanne

Melland, Helen

Mochoruk, James

Moen, Janet

Munski, Doug

Nelson, Susan

Neuerburg, Linda

Nies, Gerry

Patton, Greg

Petros, Tom

Pierce, David

Poochigian, Donald

Potvin, Martha

Rankin, Libby

Reese, Ty

Remfert, Matt

Rice, Daniel

Robertson, Charles

Schuetzle, Jordan

Schwartz, Rhonda

Shaeffer, James

Skramstad, Allan

Smart, Kathy

Stanlake, Lowell

Watson, John

Yurkovich, Eleanor

The following members of the Senate were absent:

Anderson, Christopher

Bjerke, Elizabeth

Blackburn, Royce

Braden, Chris

Brown, Richard

Chen, Tar-Pin

Cooper, Chris

Crawford, Richard

Dever, Adam

Elbert, Danielle

El-Dweek, Daniel

Flower, Ann

Foltz, Kenneth

Gallager, Robert

Haskins, Robert

Heitkamp, Thomasine

Helgeson, Diane

Hikins, James

Kenville, Kimberly

Kupchella, Charles

Lane, Jason

LaPointe, Jennifer

Miller, Charles

Muggli, Darrin

Murphy, Eric

Myrick, Matt

Nowacki, Michael

Nutz, Amber

Picklo, Matthew

Rakow, Lana

Rex, Janet

Ross, Vicki

Sambor, Christina

Smith, Bruce

Stolt, Wilbur

Thureen, Faythe

White, Daniel

Williams, Jim

Wilson, H. David

The following announcements were made:

The Chair thanked the Senators and the Senate committee members for their work. The Chair also thanked the Secretary and her staff for supporting the University Senate.

The Chair announced that the President has approved the provisional admission policy and the non-degree admission policy.

It was announced that the University Council will meet on Wednesday, May 11 at 4:00 p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom.

Mr. Grijalva announced that the Strategic Planning II Committee met and that comments are still welcome.

Mr. Grijalva announced that the University Planning and Budget Committee affirmed its priority list to be sent to the President to guide actions. At the top of the unranked priorities is salary parity. He stated that we are making progress towards gaps in salaries with the AAUP averages, but that we are not on pace with the UND strategy for achieving those goals. The committee has also considered increased costs associated with enrollments, library, technical, and facilities costs, as well as inflation.

The Chair asked for corrections or additions to the April 7, 2005 minutes. There being none, the minutes were approved as distributed.

Ms. Potvin recognized Mr. Grijalva for his service to the Senate as chair and presented him with a plaque.

The Chair opened the question period at 4:11 p.m.

Mr. Mochoruk discussed the NCAA report about the athletic logo. He stated he would like to make a motion to introduce Leigh Jeanotte’s minority report into the Senate minutes, and he asked if any University administrator would like to comment before he did. It was mentioned that the administrators present did not have other information about the report. Mr. Boyd stated that Mr. Jeanotte’s comments are still in the draft form and stated that a draft report should not be included in minutes.

Mr. Petros suggested that since people have not had a chance to review the comments, perhaps it could be considered at the Council meeting. Mr. Mochoruk stated that the intent was not for support, but simply to append it to the minutes for information purposes. Mr. La Duke questioned whether it was appropriate to append a draft document before it was finalized. Ms. Jeno stated that she was on the committee, but the committee’s role was to provide input, not to write the report. She has not seen the final report, but believes the President heard the various concerns. She stated that the President’s goal was to put the report together in the most succinct manner possible.

Mr. Poochigian asked for clarification of what Mr. Mochoruk intended. Mr. Mochoruk stated that he wanted the report to be included in the Senate minutes. Mr. Petros suggested that the motion reflect that both documents are included when they are final.

Mr. Mochoruk moved that the final drafts of Mr. Jeanotte’s minority report and the NCAA report be attached to the minutes. The Senate discussed the motion and approved it with a vote of 42 for, 4 against and 3 abstaining.

Mr. Petros asked Ms. Jeno if the committee was informed of the depth of their editorial duties before taking part in the NCAA report. Ms Jeno started to answer and Mr. Petros withdrew the question.

The question period closed at 4:29 p.m.

Mr. Robertson moved to approve the consent calendar, including the annual reports of the Senate Scholarly Activities Committee, Senate Committee on Committees, Senate Intercollegiate Athletics Committee, and the Annual Faculty Seed Money Committee. Ms. Nelson pointed out an error in her name in the Committee on Committees report (listed as Hunter.) The motion to receive and file the reports with the correction was approved unanimously.

The report from the Senate Curriculum Committee was considered and approved unanimously.

10.

Ms. Krogh presented the list of candidates for degrees in May and moved to approve it. The list was approved unanimously with two abstentions.

11.

The report from the Ad Hoc Harassment Policy and Procedures Revision Committee was considered. There was no discussion and the Senate approved the report unanimously.

12.

The policy titled “Guidelines for Faculty Engaged in Employment Controversies with the University of North Dakota” was presented by the Standing Committee on Faculty Rights. The motion was approved unanimously.

13.

The Senate considered the faculty and academic staff sick leave policy presented by the Senate Compensation Committee. The Senate discussed. A motion to approve the policy passed on a vote of 31 for, 17 against and 1 abstention.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:05 p.m.

Nancy Krogh,

Secretary to the Senate