Minutes of the University Senate Meeting

November 2, 2006

1.

The November meeting of the University Senate was held at 4:05 p.m. on Thursday, November 2, 2006 in Room 7, Gamble Hall. Douglas Munski presided.

2.

The following members of the Senate were present:

Anderson, Cindy

Baker, Mary

Bass, Gail

Berne, Jane

Boyd, Robert

Bradley, April

Campbell, Katherine

Dewar, Graeme

Drewes, Mary

Elbert, Dennis

Elsinga, Lillian

Erickson, Daniel

Faruque, Saleh

Ferraro, Richard

Fisher, Jay

Flom-Meland, Cynthia

Folkestad, Sara

Gallager, Robert

Haskins, James

Heitkamp, Thomasine

Hume, Wendelin

Iiams, Michele

Iverson, Joneen

Jackson, Jon

Jackson, Margaret

Jacobson, Rachelle

Jeno, Sue

Jerath, Sukhvarsh

Johnson, Stefan

Kitzes, Adam

Koeser, Brandon

Kupchella, Charles

Lawrence, David

Little, Michael

Mahar, Patricia

Marasinghe, Kanishka

Martindale, Nathan

Moen, Jan

Munski, Douglas

Murphy, Eric

Olsen, Glenn

Owens, Sarah

Perkins, Dexter

Petros, Thomas

Poochigian, Donald

Rakow, Lana

Rendahl, Stephen

Rex, Janet

Rice, Daniel

Rieke, Judy

Robertson, Charles

Rosenberger, Thad

Schnellert, Gary

Seddoh, Samuel

Smart, Kathy

Smith, Bruce

Stofferahn, Curtis

Stolt, Wilbur

Streibel, Kent

Watson, John

Williams, Jim

Wittgraf, Michael

Yurkovich, Eleanor

3.

The following members of the Senate were absent:

Alfonso, Peter

Anderson, Suzanne

Benoit, Joseph

Behrmann, William

Covington, Chandice

Cripe, Haylee

Gosnold, Will

Hilliard, Nathaniel

Kelsch, Steven

Lane, Jason

LaPointe, Gary

LaVenture, Andrew

LeBel, Paul

Light, Steven

Lothspeich, Jason

Mamaghani, Iraj

Mayzer, Roni

Myers, Bradley

Nowacki, Michael

Perry, David

Picklo, Matthew

Potvin, Martha

Venhuizen, Brett

Weisenstein, Greg

Wilson, H. David

4.

The following announcements were made:

a. Mr. Munski announced that Item #6 on the business calendar regarding the proposed maternity policy had been deferred to the December meeting per a request from the Maternity Task Force.

b. Mr. Munski reminded the senators that Enrollment Services was hosting an open house on Saturday, November 4.

c. Mr. Martindale encouraged everyone to complete the Academic Integrity Survey, which is currently on-line.

5.

The Chair asked for corrections or additions to the October 5, 2006 minutes. Hearing none, the minutes were approved as distributed.

6.

Mr. Petros moved and Mr. Fisher seconded to accept the annual report of the Senate Student Policy Committee. The motion passed unanimously.

7.

Mr. Haskins moved to accept the Curriculum Committee report. The motion was seconded by Mr. Fisher and approved unanimously.

8.

President Kupchella gave a presentation on the move to Division I athletics, which included the strategic context of the move, the action strategies, the rationale for the move, the charge to the DI Commission and subgroups, and a draft of the case statement. He explained that there will be no vote on the move.

Mr. Bunning also presented on the Division I move, explaining that it will not cause a change to the mission of the University, nor to the concept of student-athlete and teacher-coach. He also reported on the athletic department budget, and explained that the athletic department is a self-supporting operation.

9.

The question period was opened at 5:03 p.m.

Mr. Perkins moved and Mr. Petros seconded to extend the question period until adjournment. The motion was approved with a vote of 44 in favor, 6 against, and 1 abstention.

President Kupchella answered various questions regarding the Division I move.

10.

Mr. Murphy moved to extend the meeting to 5:45 p.m. The motion was seconded by Ms. Jeno. Due to an inconclusive voice vote, a hand vote was conducted and the motion was defeated with a vote of 25 for and 26 against.

11.

The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

Lori Hofland for Suzanne Anderson

Secretary to the Senate