Meeting, July 17, 2003
Gallagher Business Building, Room 123

Approved 9/11/04

 

Members Present:

E. Ametsbichler, H. Ausland, N. Browning Bradley, K. Canty, J. Crepeau, D. Dalenberg, R. Field, S. Ganesh, L. Gillison, N. Hinman, R. Judd, S. Kalm, B. Knowles, M. Mayer,  V. Micheleto, B. Sabastian, D. Schuldberg, G. Smith, A. Sondag, H. Thompson, T. Tonev,  R. Vanita, C. Winkler

 

Ex-Officio Present:

Registrar Bain, Assistant Provost Bach 

 

Guests:


Aaron Flint-ASUM President

 

 

Chair Knowles called the meeting to order at 3:1Op.m.

The meeting was well attended.  The summer meeting is primarily to approve the summer graduation list and is an important function of the Faculty Senate.

 

Chair’s Report

Chair Knowles indicated there was an interesting dynamic at this Board of Regents meeting.  Regent Mercer and Roehm were in agreement on the curriculum issues. 

 

The PhD in History was approved on a 5-2 vote. Regents Semmens and Hamilton dissented in support of a combined University of Montana/ Montana State University program.

The reorganization in the School of Forestry was also approved unanimously with some interesting discussion regarding the name change.   Some Regents considered the change redundant.

The article in the Missoulian regarding the Regents plan to change the approach to budget planning and the legislature was accurate. 

 

New Business:

 

Assistant Provost Betsy Bach presented the corrected spring 2003 graduation list and the summer graduation list for the Senates approval. 

 

Senator Mayer questioned if the writing assessment requirement was waived for any of the students on the list.


Asst. Provost Bach stated not to her knowledge.

Registrar Bain concurred.

 

The lists were approved unanimously.

 

Good and Welfare:

 

Chair Knowles thanked ASUM President Aaron Flint for ASUM’s support of the History PhD proposal at the Board of Regents and asked if he wished to address the Senate.

 

ASUM President Aaron Flint communicated that there most likely will be a special session in January and ASUM is interested in any ideas the faculty may have.  The ASUM leadership is hoping for a collaborative approach.

 

The next Board of Regents meeting is September 25th and 26th in Billings.

Chair Knowles asked Senators to communicate with him or Vice Chair Celia Winkler any issues he or she would like taken up with the Regents.  The faculty representatives meet the night before the Thursday meeting to decide important issues to raise with the Regents.  The consensus at the last meeting was quality of education.  The Faculty have time with the Regents at every other meeting.

 

The Plus/Minus motion will be voted on in October. Chair Knowles met with ASCRC chair, Lou Hayes and they agreed sufficient time should be allowed for senators to take the issue to their constituencies.

 

Senator Field asked if ASCRC would be revising the motion to correct some of the problems raised by ECOS.

 

Chair Knowles responded that ASCRC will make an effort to change the motion, but fine tuning may be required by the Senate.

 

Chair Knowles reminded senators that Selway will be going away and Associate Vice President, Ray Ford will most likely be back in the fall with more IT updates.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 3:25p.m.