{"id":2364,"date":"2023-04-04T15:07:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T21:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/faculty-staff\/?p=2364"},"modified":"2023-04-04T15:09:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T21:09:59","slug":"january-2023-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/faculty-staff\/2023\/04\/04\/january-2023-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2023 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minutes of the Faculty Senate<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regular meeting held in Reynolds 205<\/strong><\/p>\n

January 19, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n Download<\/span><\/a>\nPresent: Senators Oden, Petty, Pfannenstiel, T. Schroeder, Tucker, White, Fanning, Paulson, Overholser, Nelson, Samples, Logan, Djiguimde, Valenzuela, Coppersmith, Hudgens, Schneiderwind, Almotairi<\/p>\n

Ex-officio and guests: David Lanoue, Donna Allen, Deborah Wilson, \u00a0Gerald Plumlee, Karen Landry, Robin Sronce, Connie Wilson, Vanda McLelland, Sheryl Edwards, Wilson Impson, Josh Kee, Jennifer Rowsam<\/p>\n

Call to order: 3:40 pm<\/p>\n

Reading of Proxies: No proxies<\/p>\n

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  1. Approval of Minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Minutes from November 17, 2022 were approved with error correction (motion \u2013 Nelson, second \u2013 Schneiderwind)<\/p>\n

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    1. Reports of Committees<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Report from the Faculty Senate Handbook Committee (Senator White)<\/u><\/p>\n

      Senator White discussed the policy regarding elections to standing committees in the University and provided a motion for approval, Senator Logan seconded the motion and the policy was approved. The Faculty Assembly will now be asked to vote on the policy later this semester.<\/p>\n

      Report from the Faculty Senate Budget Committee (Senator Tucker)<\/u><\/p>\n

      No report from the committee.<\/p>\n

      Report from the Faculty Senate Parking, Facilities and Grounds Committee (Senator Hudgens)<\/u><\/p>\n

      No report from the committee.<\/p>\n

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      1. Liaisons from other Standing and University Committees<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Academic Appeals Committee <\/u><\/p>\n

        Senator Logan noted the committee had reviewed 12 appeals. Four were approved for early reinstatement, seven suspensions were upheld and 1 was not reviewed. All recommendations had been forward to the Provost.<\/p>\n

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        1. Old Business<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Report from Ad-Hoc Committee on Student Evaluations (Senator Schroeder)<\/u><\/p>\n

          Senator Schroeder provided those present with a copy of the revised version (attachment one)<\/strong> of the student evaluation survey instrument.\u00a0 The survey had been condensed to ten questions and those present discussed question order, clarified wording throughout, reviewed the use of \u201cneutral\u201d or other options in responses, and discussed appropriateness of instrument for both online and in-person courses.\u00a0 Revisions received from this meeting are attached as attachment two.<\/strong><\/p>\n

          The ad-hoc committee will meet with ITS to create a mobile-friendly version of the survey and review formatting to ensure the best presentation of the survey to encourage full responses.<\/p>\n

          Schroeder first, Logan seconded the motion while committee, motion passed in Senate with changes agreed upon by group.<\/p>\n

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          1. New Business<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Members of the Faculty Senate took a moment to officially recognize the passing of Dr. Margaret Downing,\u00a0 a pioneer in advancing women\u2019s sports throughout Arkansas.<\/p>\n

            Charge to the Handbook Committee for integration of Mentor Platform to the Tenure and Promotion process.<\/p>\n

            President Oden asked the Handbook Committee to review the current language related to the tenure process within the handbook and update it so it reflects the current Mentor-based process.\u00a0 She asked Gerald Plumlee to serve as a member of this ad-hoc committee.<\/p>\n

            Senator Schroeder provided a first for the motion, Nelson seconded the motion, motion passed.<\/p>\n

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            1. Special orders of the day<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Provost Lanoue provided a full report of current events on campus at a recent campus-wide meeting where an endowment gift was provided in support of the College of Liberal Arts.<\/p>\n

              Questions for the Administration<\/strong><\/p>\n