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Administrative Council
November 4, 1998
Members Present
Sue Bailey Linda Maxwell
S. K. Ballal Leo McGee
Paul Bonner Allan Mills
Ed Boucher Marilyn Musacchio
Evans Brown Dave Narrie
Marc Burnett Michael Nivens
Whewon Cho Mary Beth Odom
Jann Cupp Terry Rector
Gregory Danner William Schrader
Penny Douglas Paul Semmes
Dennis George Jonathan Sprinkle
Paul Isbell Angelo Volpe
Homer Kemp Jason Wilds
Dave Larimore
Members Absent
Karen Adams Mancil Johnson
Mark Creter Regina Lee
L. K. Crouch Jeffrey Marquis
Dan Fesler Noel Tolbert
Charles Hickman Dale Wilson
Others Present
Pat King, Resource Person
Deanna Nipp
Summary of Proceedings
Approved the Agenda as Distributed.
Approved the Minutes of October 7, 1998 as corrected.
Approved Proposed Revisions in Procedures of the Instructional Improvement and Faculty
Development Committee.
Approved SGA Bill #12 - an Act to Allow Student Organizations to Provide Refreshments More
Efficiently to their Members.
Approved SGA Bill #16 - A Resolution Concerning An Amendment of the SGA Constitution
Pertaining to the Formation of House of Representatives.
Proceedings
Approval of the Agenda
Dr. Cho MOVED approval of the agenda as distributed with Dr. Schrader SECONDING.
MOTION CARRIED.
Approval of the Minutes
Dr. Schrader MOVED approval of the Minutes of October 7 with Dr. Kemp SECONDING. Dr.
Ballal called for a correction to the minutes showing he was present at the October 7 meeting.
The minutes were approved as corrected.
Proposed Revisions in Procedures of the Instructional Improvement and Faculty Development
Committee - Ms. Deanna Nipp
Ms. Nipp said the Instructional Improvement and Faculty Development Committee reviewed
their procedures and made revisions. Most changes were editorial such as changing School of
Home Economics to Human Ecology. Two substantive changes were: In Section IV. A. By
secret ballot was moved from the language on the election of the chair and in Section V. C.
Two-thirds was changed to simple majority for the adoption of the agenda. Dr. Cho MOVED
approval of the procedures with Dr. Kemp SECONDING. MOTION CARRIED.
SGA Bill #12 - An Act to Allow Student Organizations to Provide Refreshments More
Efficiently to Their Members - Mr. Marc Burnett
Mr. Burnett asked that Mr. Jonathan Sprinkle, President of the ASB, address the bill. Mr.
Sprinkle said the bill would allow student organizations to provide their own refreshments at
their functions. This would especially help "spur of the moment" situations where food is
required so students would not have to go through Food Services. Mr. Sprinkle MOVED
approval of the bill with Dr. Schrader SECONDING. MOTION CARRIED.
SGA Bill #16 - A Resolution Concerning An Amendment of the SGA Constitution Pertaining to
the Formation of House of Representatives - Mr. Marc Burnett
Mr. Burnett asked that Mr. Jonathan Sprinkle address the bill. Mr. Sprinkle said the bill to
amend the SGA Constitution pertaining to the formation of a House of Representatives has been
discussed by the Student Government Association and they would like to see what the
Administrative Council thinks of the bill before going to a student referendum. Mr. Sprinkle
MOVED approval of the bill with Mr. Boucher SECONDING. Dr. Schrader had an editorial
suggestion--that the word "majority" be deleted on the first page under Section 3.A and B and he
asked on the second page under Section G. B. If it means that this change last only for one year.
Mr. Sprinkle answered in the affirmative and said if the bill does not work out they will not have
to go through a constitutional amendment to remove it. He said the entire bill could expire after
one year. After a lengthy discussion, Dr. Kemp MOVED a vote be taken to discontinue further
debate. After hearing a SECOND, MOTION CARRIED. A vote was then taken on the motion
to approve the SGA bill. The Motion Carried with four abstentions.
Such Other Matters
Dr. Brown said the Administrative Council Procedures were previously distributed which
showed the corrections he was asked to make to reflect the committees reporting to the
Administrative Council and to show the representation of the clerical and support staff which
was approved at the meeting of October 7, l998.
Dr. Brown distributed handouts from Dean Adams regarding the proposed Ph.D. in the College
of Education which will be on the agenda for the University Assembly on November 18.
Dr. Brown congratulated Dr. S. K. Ballal on receiving a Fulbright Scholarship.
Dr. Brown commended the University and Research Office on an excellent Workshop
concerning Human Subjects research last week. He said the concluding remarks by their panel
were that all restrictions dealing with human subject research are going to get stricter and all
research projects (including those of graduate students) should be submitted to the institutional
body for review before proceeding.
The meeting adjourned at 3:40 p.m.
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Patricia King, Resource Person
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