Minutes of the University Senate Meeting

March 4, 2010

 

 

1.

 

The March meeting of the University Senate was held at 4:05 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, 2010 in Room 7, Gamble Hall. Wendelin Hume presided. 

 

2.

 

The following members of the Senate were present:

 

Anderson, Ernest

Anderson, Julie Anderson, Suzanne

Bass, Gail

Bates, Sandi

Berry, Colleen

Bibel, George

Blackburn, Royce

Bonner, Melissa

Bowman, Frank

Boyd, Robert

Bridewell, John

Broedel, Hans

El-Rewini, Hesham

Erickson, Daniel

Ferraro, Richard

Fershee, Josh

Fincke, Adam

Flower, Ann

Grandstrand, Tyrone

Graziano, Rocky

Guy, Mark

Hartman, Joseph

Haskins, James

Heitkamp, Thomasine

Houdek, Sherryl

Hume, Wendelin

Iiams, Michele

Jeno, Sue

Kelley, Robert

Kenville, Kimberly

Kitzes, Adam

Knight, Barbara

Lawrence, David

LeBel, Paul

Lee, Ethan

Lei, Saobo

Liepold, Loren

Light, Steven

Lopez, Michael

Munski, Doug

Murphy, Eric

O’Keefe, Tim

Perkins, Dexter

Pohlman, Shelley

Rice, Daniel

Riedy, Joshua

Schwartz, Rhonda

Seddoh, Samuel

Smart, Kathy

Smith, Bruce

Stofferahn, Curt

Tyree, Elizabeth

Ullrich, Gary

Wang, Enru

Widmer, Donovan

Worley, Deborah

 

3.

 

The following members of the Senate were absent:

 

Bakke, Matthew

Barkhouse, Wayne

Benoit, Joseph

Borgerson, Matthew

Brekke, Alice

Christie, Isham

Crawford, Sean

Dewar, Graeme

Drewes, Mary

Elbert, Dennis

Elsinga, Lillian

Goodwin, Janice

Graham, Cody

Higgins, James

Hippen, Karyn

Johnson, Phyllis

Kenney, Lynda

Khavanin, Mohammad

Marasinghe, Kanishka

McBride, Rosanne

Pelton, Brady

Petros, Thomas

Poochigian, Donald

Potvin, Martha

Rakow, Lana

Rand, Kathryn

Smith, Wesley

Stolt, Wilbur

Werner, John

West, Jordan

Wynne, Joshua

 

4.

 

      The following announcements were made:

 

  1. Provost LeBel called attention to a handout for the UND Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, March 9 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. in the Baker Courtroom. The meeting will be a conversation about the future of UND and how we move “From Great to Exceptional.”
  2. Jon Jackson, as acting chair of the Faculty Seed Money Committee, updated senators regarding the seed money grants. He gave a report on the status of the process for granting the funds.  
  3. Jon Jackson reported as CCF representative regarding matters being addressed at the state level, including salary raises and the nickname issue.
  4. John Bridewell, Academic Policies and Admissions Committee chair, shared with the senators the current repeat policy and asked about interest in the possibility of allowing only UND courses to be used to repeat courses. He asked the senators if they were interested in moving in this direction. There was discussion both for and against the possible change. 
  5. Alice Hoffert and Philip Parnell presented information regarding recruitment of undergraduate students. Ms. Hoffert gave data on the new students over a six-year history, data on on-campus and online students, and the current status of fall 2010 freshmen and transfer applicants and admits. Ms. Hoffert then described the recruitment process and efforts for freshmen students, including the dollar amounts granted for financial aid and scholarships for 2008-2009. Philip Parnell, as director of online recruiting, described a new outreach and recruiting model that uses outreach coordinators in four regions in North Dakota and Minnesota. Their jobs are for on-campus transfer recruiting as well as online and distance education. He described the responsibilities for the units that report to him regarding online efforts. Mr. Parnell also described the duties of the outreach coordinators. He reported on their efforts to increase military recruiting. He then shared the enrollment trends. Mr. Parnell also indicated that there are recruiting partnerships with Indian Student Services for the tribal colleges.

 

5.

 

The February Senate minutes were reviewed. Approval was moved by Ms. Smart and seconded by Ms. Bass. The minutes were approved as distributed. 

 

6.

 

The question period was opened at 4:57 p.m.

 

  1. Mr. Grandstrand reported that Matt Bakke and Grant Hauschild were elected president and vice president of the 2010-11 student body.
  2. Mr. Murphy inquired about the Huron report recommendations. President Kelley indicated that the Intellectual Property (IP) policy matters are needed first and he just received a report regarding IP. After he accepts the report, it will then go to the Senate IP Committee. After those steps are completed, the Huron report recommendations will be addressed.
  3. Mr. Fincke requested permission for two students to address the senators. Corey Cariveau, freshman student representing Students for a Democratic Society, asked about the budget of UND and why it is not more accessible. President Kelley indicated that the budget is not private and is on file. It is a large document and there is an administrative cost to duplicate it. President Kelley also stated that he believed it is available on the NDUS website. Another student indicated that they had requested a copy of the budget three weeks ago and were still waiting and asked why it was not on the internet.  President Kelley indicated he will look into putting it on the internet. He stated that the budget is complex and that parts may be confusing. 

It was also reported that the student government has passed a resolution to create a committee that is equally represented by students and UND employees that will debate the increase of fees. Mr. LeBel shared information regarding the University budget and efforts to make the budget available. He also indicated that there is a group looking at tuition and fee models that are now being reviewed on the campus. He believes that in the near future fees will be rolled into tuition.

  1. Mr. Fincke asked about the scheduling of course exams outside of class times. Mr. LeBel indicated that student concerns should follow the regular process and chain of authority, i.e., begin directly with the instructor, and if a solution cannot be found, and if necessary, refer the matter to the department chair. If a resolution still cannot be reached then the dean of the college in which the department resides should be contacted.
  2. Mr. Lopez addressed the repeat policy and his concern regarding the need for concrete data for rigor and not pursuing the possible change. Mr. Bridewell shared what he heard and what he would report to the committee. It was mentioned that data does exist and that it should be gathered.    

 

The question period closed at 5:15 p.m.

 

7.

 

The Curriculum Committee report was presented. Approval was moved by Mr. Munski and seconded by Mr. Broedel to approve the report. The motion was approved unanimously.

 

8.

 

Ms. Flower, representing the Senate Committee on Committees, presented the Senate committee nomination ballot. Ms. Hume presented each committee, calling for nominations from the floor. Following the call for nominations from the floor, senators voted accordingly. 

 

9.

 

Mr. Munski moved to extend the meeting by ten minutes. The motion was seconded by Mr.Kitzes and approved unanimously.

 

10.

 

Committee elections were completed.

 

11.

 

Barbara Combs, representing the Honorary Degrees Committee, read the qualifications for the honorary degree nominee. There was a motion to approve the nominee by Mr. O’Keefe and a second by Mr. Grandstrand. The motion was approved with a vote of 44 for and 1 abstention.

 

12.

 

The meeting adjourned at 5:39 p.m.

 

Suzanne Anderson

Secretary to the Senate