Administrative Council

Tennessee Technological University

Minutes
Administrative Council 
February 28, 1996

Members Present

S. K. Ballal                  Linda Maxwell
Jay Banasiak                  Leo McGee
Ed Boucher                    David Narrie
Evans Brown                   Bill Pardue
Rodney Carlson                Terry Rector
Dennis George                 Barbara Reynolds
Linda Giesbrecht-Bettoli      Paul Semmes
Janell Hawkins                James Monroe Stewart
John Hitchcock                George Swisher
Regina Lee                    Angelo A. Volpe
Jeffrey Marquis               Dale Wilson
Alice Mason


Members Absent                Others Present

Karen Adams                   Ginny Chaffin from SGA
Sue Bailey                    Pat King, Resource Person
Marc Burnett                  Ron Rami for Marc Burnett
Whewon Cho                    
Cathy Cunningham              
S. Deivanayagam
Helen Hawk
Theo Hill
Paul Isbell
Homer Kemp
David Larimore
Mike Nivens
Judy Rohr
William Schrader


Summary of Proceedings

1.  The revised agenda was approved.

2.  The minutes of January 24, 1996 were approved.

3.  Dr. James Monroe Stewart was nominated as Chairperson for the
    Administrative Council for the 1996-97 academic year.

4.  SGA Bill II "A Resolution Concerning Office Hours Expected of
    SGA Senators" was approved.

5.  Submitted annual reports were approved.

Proceedings

James Monroe Stewart, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.

Approval of the Revised Agenda

Dr. Narrie and Dean Reynolds MOVED to approve the revised agenda with
Mr. Hitchcock SECONDING.  MOTION CARRIED.

Approval of Minutes

Dean Reynolds MOVED to approve the minutes of January 24, 1996 as
distributed with Dr. Narrie SECONDING.  MOTION CARRIED.

Report from Nominating Committee - Janell Hawkins

Ms. Hawkins said the Nominating Committee nominates Dr. James Monroe
Stewart as Chairperson for the 1996-97 academic year.  The Chairman then
asked for nominations from the floor.  Dr. Narrie MOVED that nominations
cease and that Dr. Stewart be elected by acclamation.  The motion was
SECONDED and CARRIED unanimously. 

SGA Bill II "A Resolution Concerning Office Hours Expected of SGA
Senators" - Ginny Chaffin

Ms. Chaffin said the current policy requires that members of the SGA
senate are required to work two hours each week assisting one of the
executive officers, writing legislation, or assisting students.  She
said when there is no executive officer present, hours are wasted.  Ms.
Chaffin proposed that senators work five hours each semester in
assisting one of the executive officers, for which they will sign up
during the regular weekly meeting, assisting or in writing legislation. 
Dr. Narrie MOVED approval of the motion with Mr. Boucher SECONDING.  Mr.
Pardue was concerned that the current two hours per week which totals
approximately thirty hours per semester will be reduced to five hours
per semester.  He felt this was a drastic reduction in hours.  Ms.
Chaffin said she didn't feel this change would make people work any less
and that it is not to reduce the amount of work they are doing.  Mr.
Banasiak said there would be forty people working five hours each
semester and that would be several person hours per semester.  Dr.
Ballal asked if any action is taken if a person does not do what he is
supposed to do.  Mr. Banasiak said if a person is not doing his or her
job, he or she can be removed from office.  It was requested that an
editorial change be made in Section 2. B and D deleting the second word
"for" in each of those paragraphs.  The MOTION CARRIED with the
editorial changes.







Approval of Submitted Annual Reports

Six annual reports were submitted for approval.  The reports submitted
were:  Commission on the Status of Blacks, Faculty and Staff Traffic
Appeals Committee, Military Affairs Advisory Committee, Sports Hall of
Fame Committee, Student Affairs Committee, and the University Recreation
and Fitness Center Advisory Committee.  Dr. Narrie MOVED to accept the
submitted annual reports with Ms. Lee SECONDING.  MOTION CARRIED.

Such Other Matters

Dr. Alice Mason was concerned with the privacy of grades now that every
student has an e-mail account that includes the last four digits of the
social security number.  When grades are submitted at the end of each
semester by social security number, any student who is interested in
another student's grade, can get on the vax, get a student's e-mail
address and find those last four numbers on the posted grade sheet. 
Dean Swisher said the new registration system is supposed to have
dialing capability to get grades as soon as they are posted, so there
might not be a need for a faculty member to post grades.  The Chairman
suggested this matter be forwarded to the Academic Council.

Dr. Volpe thanked Dr. Stewart for the excellent job he has done chairing
the Administrative Council for the l995-96 year and said he is looking
forward to working with him again next year.  

Dr. Geisbrecht-Bettoli asked why the rock-climbing wall project was
deleted from previous agendas.  Mr. Banasiak said the project was
removed from the Administrative Council agenda and referred to the
University Recreation and Fitness Center Committee.

A Motion was MOVED and SECONDED to adjourn.  The meeting adjourned at
3:20 p.m.


______________________________
Patricia King, Resource Person  
 
 
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