University Faculty Meeting Minutes

December 3, 2003

The Fall General Faculty Meeting was called to order by President Bell at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2003, in the Derryberry Hall Auditorium.

Committee and Council Reports

Flower and Gift Fund
President Bell stated that copies of the Flower and Gift Fund report were available at the door. The balance on hand on April 16, 2003 was $2,879.53. After deposits of $6,360.00 and expenditures/adjustments of $3,903.33, the balance on hand on November 30, 2003 was $5,336.20.

Academic Council
Jann Cupp, Chairperson of the Academic Council, presented the Academic Council report, highlighting the items that are of general interest to the faculty. The Academic Council was encouraged to review the “TTU 2015” goals which are available online. The Council approved changes in the bylaws of the College of Education Teacher Education Committee regarding committee membership. A new retention table requiring students to maintain higher minimum QPA’s for a certain number of hours attained, in order to avoid suspension, was approved. An editorial change was approved to the Agreement on Responsibilities document regarding the destination of copies of the agreement for data collection purposes. The committee for the common calendar (chaired by Paul Semmes) presented its recommendations and the Council approved the Fall 2004 and Spring 2005 schedules, along with an amended recommendation for class periods of 55 minutes for MWF classes with 10 minute intervals and 80 minute TR classes with 10 minute intervals. A committee was formed to recommend improvements in the policies on plagiarism (chaired by Christine Miller).

Administrative Council
Allan Mills, Chairperson, reported that the Administrative Council met twice during the semester and approved several constitutions of the: “Tech Track Club,” “Nontraditional Students Organization,” “Chemical Engineering Graduate Research Association,” “Go Club,” and “Formula SAE.” Approved SGA Bill F03-04 “An Act to Increase Student Volunteerism.” A subcommittee was formed to investigate the possibility of streamlining the procedures involved in purchasing computer hardware/software (chaired by Glenn James).

Faculty Senate
Linda Null, President of the Faculty Senate, reported that the Senate met six times this semester – three times in business session and three times with President Bell and Provost Barker. The Faculty Senate revised their procedures to eliminate outdated language and to change the term of the Faculty Senate representatives on the Budget Committee from one year to two. The Senate reviewed the draft document on Lottery Scholarships and presented their suggestions to Associate Vice President Tolbert. Discussion was held with President Bell regarding the extra fees charged to students who take courses in Business and Engineering. The Senate submitted a report to TBR (via Dr. Barker) regarding the draft documents on tenure, promotion, appointments, and responsibilities.

University Assembly
President Bell reported that the University Assembly met on November 19 and approved Academic Council and Administrative Council reports for Fall Semester 2003. The Assembly also approved a Virus Protection Policy as proposed by the Information Technology Committee. This policy will be implemented after the meeting today. Approved the changes in the procedures of the Faculty Senate. Received report on the updates to the common calendar which will be effective Fall 2004 as required by TBR. Received update that the final procedures for the implementation of the lottery scholarships are expected to be published on the TTU website when received. One note of particular interest is that 2003 high school grads are eligible for the scholarships.

Recognition of Retirees

The President recognized Juanita Shettlesworth, Foreign Languages, who is retiring at the end of this semester. Dr. Shettlesworth has served the University for 34 years.

Such Other Matters and Announcements

There were no questions, announcements or other matters.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 3:45 p.m.

Carol Holley, Recorder

Note: Complete committee and council reports are attached to the file copy of these minutes.

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