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Administrative Council
March 31, 1999
Members Present
Karen Adams Homer Kemp
Sue Bailey David Larimore
Paul Bonner Regina Lee
Ed Boucher Jeffrey Marquis
Evans Brown Allan Mills
Whewon Cho Marilyn Musacchio
Jann Cupp Michael Nivens
Gregory Danner William Schrader
Dan Fesler Paul Semmes
Dennis George Jonathan Sprinkle
Charles Hickman Jason Wilds
Mancil Johnson Dale Wilson
Members Absent
S. K. Ballal Leo McGee
Marc Burnett David Narrie
Mark Creter Mary Beth Odom
L. K. Crouch Terry Rector
Penny Douglas Noel Tolbert
Paul Isbell Angelo Volpe
Linda Maxwell
Others Present
Wayne Blaylock Mary Kornguth
Ken Hunter Gretta Stanger
Pat King, Resource Person
Summary of Proceedings
Approved the Agenda as Distributed.
Approved the Minutes of February 24, 1999 as Distributed.
Approved Submitted Annual Reports.
Approved a Motion that the Chair Appoint a University-Wide Representative Committee to
Investigate a Need for a Policy on Sexual Assault Awareness with Friendly Amendment.
Approved Proposed Changes in SGA Bills 4, 7, 9, and 10.
Approved Proposed Changes in Administrative Council Procedures and Academic Council
Procedures.
Approved Nominating Committee Report to Recommend Chairperson for Administrative
Council for 1999-2000 Year.
Proceedings
Dr. Evans Brown announced that Dr. Volpe sent his regrets that he could not attend the
Administrative Council Meeting since he was attending the Senate Education Committee
Meeting in Nashville.
Approval of the Agenda
Dr. Cho MOVED approval of the agenda with Dr. Schrader SECONDING. MOTION
CARRIED.
Approval of the Minutes of February 24, 1999
Dr. Schrader MOVED approval of the minutes of February 24, 1999 with Dr. Cho
SECONDING. MOTION CARRIED.
Approval of Submitted Annual Reports
Dr. Kemp MOVED that the submitted annual reports be approved en masse with Dr. Cho
SECONDING. MOTION CARRIED. Annual reports approved were: Athletics Committee,
Buildings and Grounds, Commission on the Status of Blacks, Commission on the Status of
Women, Institutional Committee for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals in
Experimentation, Institutional Review Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects, Military
Affairs Advisory Committee, Advisory Committee on Patents and Copyrights, Sports Hall of
Fame, Student Financial Aid, University Safety & Environmental, University Space Utilization
and Allocation, University Advancement, and University Art.
Resolution from Commission on Status of Women - Mary Kornguth
Ms. Kornguth, Chairperson for the Sub-Committee on Sexual Assault Awareness on campus
said the Sexual Assault Awareness sub-Committee of the Commission on the Status of Women
has been discussing campus sexual assault policy/procedures this year. At first this was in
relation to residential life, and recently in relation to the whole campus. They held an
informational meeting on campus inviting representatives from various areas, and information
gathered indicated a sporadic and uncoordinated attempt to present information on sexual assault
awareness (prevention, reporting, and follow-up) on campus. Ms. Kornguth said the
Commission is asking that a plan be developed for systematic sexual assault awareness education
to all campus constituencies annually and that Tennessee Tech develop a policy for prompt
reporting and appropriate treatment of sexual assault victims including referral for collection of
forensic evidence and medical intervention as well as crisis counseling services and follow up.
Ms. Kornguth had a copy of Chapter 28 of Higher Education Resources and Student Assistance
indicating that grants are available for campus sexual offense education but that a policy must be
in effect before applying. Ms. Kornguth also had a copy of a handout by Dr. Harry R. Hueston,
II, Chief of Police of The University of Arizona Police Department, on How to Develop a
Successful Campus Collaborative Model in Handling Incidents of Campus Sexual Assault and
Relationship Violence and how it reduced the crime rate at the University of Arizona.
Dr. Kemp MOVED that the Chair of the Administrative Council appoint a university-wide
representative committee to investigate a need for a policy and if the need exists to prepare a
proposal and report back to the Administrative Council for approval. Dr. Schrader made a
friendly amendment to the motion that the committee be composed in accordance with the
recommendations of the Commission on the Status of Women. Dr. Schrader SECONDED the
motion and said the committee need not be made up primarily of members of the Administrative
Council. Mr. Boucher volunteered to be on the committee since one of his unit goals for l999
was to review the campus sexual assault policies and procedures. He said such a proposal should
be in compliance with any federal mandates in terms of reporting offenses and in terms of having
a sexual assault policy. The MOTION CARRIED with the friendly amendment.
Changes in SGA Bills 4, 7, 9, and 10 - Jonathan Sprinkle
Mr. Sprinkle said the recommendations are to make the current policies clearer. The four bills all
made changes to the SGA Bylaws and Constitution. Two changed election procedures, one
changed the official SGA Senate Agenda, and one rewrote the format in which SGA submits
legislation to university committees. Mr. Sprinkle MOVED that all four bills be approved
en masse with Mr. Boucher SECONDING. MOTION CARRIED.
Proposed Changes in Procedures for Administrative Council - Dr. Will Schrader
Dr. Schrader said he had been told by Professor Ken Hunter that the Academic Council approved
unanimously agenda item number 7, Proposed Changes in Procedures for Academic Council, so
he requested to combine items 6 and 7. He addressed the items in the Administrative Council
Procedures. He had inadvertently included the School of Nursing in the proposed changes in the
procedures instead of the Library. He asked that each member change their copies accordingly.
Dr. Schrader said when the School of Nursing was created, it was decided that the Dean of
Nursing would sit on the Administrative Council and the Director of the Library would sit on the
Academic Council. Faculty in the library would sit on the Administrative Council and faculty in
nursing would sit on the Academic Council.
Dr. Schrader MOVED to accept the proposed changes in procedures for the Administrative
Council and Academic Council. He said they are recommending essentially one major change
and that is the abolition of alternate members in giving all members a vote. A minor change was
made in the last item on the last page to say "A majority of all members of the Council shall
constitute a quorum." Dr. Cho SECONDED the MOTION. MOTION CARRIED. Dr. Brown
pointed out that the student membership is spelled out in the proposed changes in that the
president of the SGA and the secretary would be members of the Administrative Council and
that the vice-president and treasurer would be members of the Academic Council.
Report from Nominating Committee to Recommend Chairperson for Administrative Council for
1999-2000 Year - Dr. Cho
Dr. Cho said the committee by consensus selected Professor Dale Wilson as the nominee for
Chairperson for the Administrative Council for the 1999-2000 year. Professor Wilson was
elected by acclamation.
Such Other Matters
Dr. Evans Brown thanked everyone for the honor of having served as Chairperson for the
Administrative Council for the past two years.
Mr. Sprinkle said SGA elections were held and Penny Douglas will be the new President and
Jason Wilds will be the Vice-President. Natalie Treadway will be the Secretary and Kimberly
Vance will be Treasurer.
The meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m.
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Patricia King, Resource Person
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