Faculty Assembly Minutes
10 January 2011
B&O Auditorium 1:00 pm
Present: T. Aftanas, K. Atkins, S. Baricska, S. Beck,
R. Berry, C. Blatt, S. Buerdsell, C. Cornforth, T. Craig, D. Cresap, C. Dale,
T. Danford, M. Davis, F. DeCaria, M. Deichler, C. Eastham, G. Evans, D.
Ferrell, D. Folger, M. Goldstein, S. Gress, M. Grubor, R. Guy, D. Hans, K.
Herrington, S. Hupp, L. Ingram (presiding), J. Keyser, A. Kuca, R. Lucki, R.
Malek, M. Marlin, M. Merz, L. Miller, C. Morris, K. Musilli, B. Peterman, J. Plesa,
D. Poffenberger, R. Pusz, T. Ramsey, J. Reho, J. Remias, C. Riter, C. Rogerson,
D. Roth, D. Ryan, S. Rychlicki, P. Sharma, L. Shelek, V. Slider, J. Tully, J. VanFossan, T. Vavra, M. Watson,
G. Winland, M. Wycherley, D. Yadrick
Excused
Intersession instructors:D.
Goeddel, C. Harbert, C. Kefauver, C. Stokes
L.
Ingram called the meeting to order at 1:00 pm in the B&O auditorium.
All faculty were expected to attend in Wheeling since it
was the first day of faculty return for Spring Semester. L. Ingram reported that Carol Teaff was
awarded emeritus status and thanks the faculty.
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the 5 November
meeting were approved as published on a motion by J. Plesa with a second by D.
Cresap. T. Danford announced that a new
secretary will need to be identified for a term beginning 1 April 2011.
Committee Reports
|
Committee |
Report |
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Assessment |
Assessment committee work is
progressing. Fall Semester course
assessment reports are due 15 Feb 11. |
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Currriculum |
Work is ongoing on a lot of
curriculum changes. Stay tuned. |
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Distance Education |
No meeting |
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Enrollments Managenment |
No meeting |
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ACF |
M. Goldstein attended the most
recent ACF meeting and distributed the 2009-10 ACF report card. |
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Board of Governors |
R. Berry reported only routine
business. |
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Institutional Technologies |
Web page re-design is out on RFP. |
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LRC |
No December meeting |
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Professional Development |
No meeting |
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General Education |
No December meeting |
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Merit |
See actions taken later. |
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Budget Committee |
Met; capital request time. |
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Promotion |
No meeting |
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FERC |
No meeting |
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Textbook Affordability Committee |
No meeting |
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Self Study Steering Committee |
Meets later today… progress is
happening. |
Old business
Merit Again
L.
Ingram reported that the Merit committee has refined and revised (condensed)
some of the merit forms. There is a
question on the distribution of funds.
Two options were presented:
Option
1: 80% of allocated funds is divided among those
faculty earning Level 3
15% of allocated funds is divided among those faculty
earning Level 2
5% of allocated funds is divided among
those faculty earning Level 1
Option
2: amount per merit point = allocated funds/total points earned where
total points earned = (# faculty at Level 3 X
23) + (# faculty at Level 2 X 18) + (# faculty at Level 1 X 12)
On a motion by T. Vavra
with a second by T. Danford, Option 2 was approved.
On a motion by R. Pusz with
a second by M. Grubor, the Faculty Assembly requests final review and approval
of the merit policy once the President and Vice President of Academic Affairs
approves it. This motion passed
unanimously.
New Business
M.
Goldstein raised the question of faculty salaries and whether or not we will be
able to keep the current enhancements.
M. Goldstein asked that faculty email him with support for moving the
enhancements to a permanent raise to base salary.
Adjournment
On
a motion by S. Gress with a second by D. Cresap, the meeting was adjourned at 2:30
pm.
Respectfully
submitteed,
Thomas
R. Danford
Secretary