Administrative Council

February 21, 2007

President’s Conference Room

 

Members Present:

Melinda Anderson                    Mancil Johnson             Larry Peach                                         

Daniel Badoe                            Regina Lee                   Randy Raper

Robert Bell                               Charlie Macke              Rita Reese

Marc Burnett (sub-Ed Boucher)       Jeffery Marquis             Dean Richey

Sheila Green                             Linda Maxwell              Claire Stinson

Gary Gunter                             Leo McGee                  Tom Timmerman

Josh Hauser                              Dorothy Nash               Mark Wilson

Paula Hinton                             Mike Nivens

Glenn James                             Joseph Ojo

                       

Members Absent:

S.K. Ballal                                Susan Elkins                 Peter Li                       

John Boots                               Craft Hayes                  Jack Matson

Janice Branson                         Craig Henderson          Tyler Pannell

Rachel Burks                            David Huddleston         Sherrie Parker

Kurt Eisen                                Glen Johnson                James Stewart

 

Others Present:

Vickie Adams                           Rachel Rader               

Jann Cupp                                Sharon Whitney

Cole Hunt

 

Summary of Proceedings:

 

Approved agenda.

 

Approved minutes of November 15, 2006, as distributed.

 

Approved Constitution for the Saxophone Association at Tennessee Tech.

 

Approved Constitution for League of Student Voters at Tennessee Tech.

 

Approved annual reports for committees reporting to the Administrative Council.

 

Approved proposed revisions to membership guidelines for the Institutional Review Committee for Human Subjects.

 

Approved proposed Discrimination Complaint Procedure at Tennessee Tech.

 

Approved recommendations by the Buildings and Grounds Committee.

 

Proceedings:

 

A motion to approve the agenda of February 21, 2007, as distributed was made by Professor Johnson and seconded by Dr. Anderson.  Motion APPROVED.

 

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Mr. Wilson moved to approve the minutes of November 15, 2006, and Dr. Earles seconded.  Motion APPROVED.

 

A motion to approve the Constitution for the Saxophone Association at Tennessee Tech was made by Dr. McGee and seconded by Mr. Wilson.  Motion APPROVED

 

Dr. Bell moved to approve the Constitution for League of Student Voters at Tennessee Tech, and Dr. Earles seconded.  Motion APPROVED.

 

A motion to approve the annual reports for committees reporting to the Administrative Council as submitted by the chairs of the Faculty & Staff Traffic Court Appeals Committee, the Student Affairs Committee, and the Sports Hall of Fame Committee was made by Dr. Marquis and seconded by Mr. Wilson.  Motion APPROVED.

 

Professor Lee moved to approve the proposed revisions to membership guidelines for the

Institutional Review Committee for Human Subjects, and Dr. Green seconded. The revisions

omit a maximum membership restriction; therefore, allowing the committee to include greater

disciplinary diversity, with representatives from various departments and colleges with interests

in research involving human subjects. Motion APPROVED.

 

A motion to approve the proposed Discrimination Complaint Procedure was made by Mr. Wilson and seconded by Dr. Green.  Motion APPROVED.

 

Mr. Nivens moved to approve the recommendations by the Buildings and Grounds Committee, and Mr. Wilson seconded. The recommendations prohibit smoking and other tobacco usage within twenty-five feet of any point of entry of any campus building. Motion APPROVED.

 

Mr. Wilson was appointed to chair a sub committee responsible for nominating a chair to serve the Administrative Council for 2007-2008.  Mr. Wilson appointed Dr. Timmerman and Ms. Nash to the sub committee.

 

A motion to adjourn was made by Dr. Peach and seconded by Mr. Wilson.  The meeting ADJOURNED at 3:42 p.m.

 

_____________________

Terri Watson, Recorder

 

Documents on file with minutes:

                  Constitution for the Saxophone Association

                  Constitution for League of Student Voters

                  Annual Report Faculty & Staff Traffic Court Appeals Committee

                  Annual Report Student Affairs Committee

                  Annual Report Sports Hall of Fame Committee

                  Membership Guidelines for the Inst. Review Comm. for Human Subjects    

                  Discrimination Complaint Procedure

                  Buildings and Grounds Committee Recommendation

 

 

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