MSU FACULTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES April 4, 2001 PRESENT: Young, Morrill, Sherwood, McDermott, Kommers, Linker, Leech, Stewart, Larsen, Harkin, Nehrir, Mooney, Amend for McClure, Locke, Levy, Bogar, Bond, Jelinski, Francis, Lynch, Fisher, Prawdzienski, Butterfield, Scott, Griffith. ABSENT: Hatfield, White, Anderson, Peed, Benham, Howard, Jost, Lefcort, Weaver, Lansverk, McKinsey, Carlstrom. The meeting was called to order by Chair Ron Larsen at 4:10 PM. A quorum was present. The minutes of the March 28, 2001, meeting were approved as distributed. Chair's report - Ron Larsen. - UPBAC met March 27. - Core values for the university were discussed at length and agreement was reached about what the values are. - How to use Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) was discussed. Data regarding student credit hours, number of students, etc., was received. - Next week the committee will receive departmental budget worksheets and enrollment projections. - During discussion by Faculty Council, it was asked if UPBAC will see a balance sheet for the entire university budget and if the committee will see auxiliary budgets. - Adjunct and research faculty have until April 6 to participate in the administrative review. - A form to evaluate the review process is now available at http://www.montana.coe.edu/che/FacCouncil. - The Provost has been invited to attend Faculty Council to discuss the faculty line reversion policy, how it has worked this year, and how it will fit into UPBAC deliberations. - At today's meeting with the President and Provost, Ron brought up the fact the promotion and tenure decisions from the administration have missed the established deadline again this year and that this is of concern to faculty. It is difficult for faculty who might want to grieve the decision to meet that deadline when the deadline for the administration is not met. Amendments to the Faculty Handbook. - The April 6 STAFF BULLETIN will give faculty notice that they may comment on the proposed Faculty Council amendments. - Proposed amendment to Faculty Handbook Section 812.04A (Opportunity for Candidate to Respond to a Negative Recommendation...) was approved by Faculty Council last week to be forwarded to all faculty. - Proposed amendment to Handbook Section 472.00 (Right to Grieve/Time Limits) was discussed. - The amendment is proposed by University Legal Counsel Leslie Taylor, with the intent that it will minimize the need for all respondents to meet by allowing the Provost to represent the other review bodies in the grievance proceedings. It will also focus the discussion on the faculty's dossier. - During discussion, it was pointed out that due process must be maintained, and if there is difficulty in getting people together, that should be addressed as a different issue. The purpose of the grievance hearing is to make the best decisions possible, not to necessarily use the most convenient method to do so. - Ed Mooney moved the existing policy be left as it is, making no amendment to it. The motion was seconded and carried. - The faculty workload policy is proposed as Faculty Handbook Section 480 (Faculty Responsibilities: "Workload Policy". - Amendments to the proposed policy were presented (480.30 Definitions) to clarify when writing/editing will be considered as "research and creative work" and when it will be considered as"outreach and service". - Concern was expressed that by using the proposed definitions, research and creative work may not be recognized as such in all disciplines. - After several possible definitions were proposed, it was suggested the definitions be made consistent with review, promotion and tenure sections of the Faculty Handbook. - There will be further discussion of the definitions and the proposed section. - The Faculty Council By-Laws are still to be discussed before the end of the semester. As there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:00 PM. Joann Amend, Secretary Ron Larsen, Chair