Agenda

Faculty Senate, February 7, 2012

Plaza Room, Administrative Center, 3 p.m. 

1. Welcome and Informational Items
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes: 12/6/11 and 1/17/12
4. Chancellor’s Remarks:  Leo Morton
5. Provost’s Remarks:  Gail Hackett
6. Academic Policy Task Force: Cindy Pemberton
7. Discussion of Standing Operating Procedures proposed changes
8. Discussion of Consultants’ Report on ORS:  Lynda Bonewald
9. Approval of SOM Voting list at 4:00
10. Committee Reports
11. Motion to go into “Executive Session” at 4:30 or 4:40

Agenda

Faculty Senate, January 17, 2012

Plaza Room, Administrative Center, 3 p.m. 

1. Welcome and Informational Items
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Chancellor’s Remarks:  Leo Morton
5. Provost’s Remarks:  Gail Hackett
6. Academic Policy Task Force: Cindy Pemberton
7. Defined Contribution and Tax Deferred Investment Project: Betsy Rodriquez and Kelley Stuck
8. Dean’s Evaluation Process:  Sabrina Madison-Cannon and Rebecca Sherburn
9. Committee Reports

 Agenda

Faculty Senate, November 15, 2011

Plaza Room, Administrative Center, 3 p.m. 

1. Welcome and Informational Items
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Provost’s Remarks:  Gail Hackett
5. Introduction of Denis Medeiros, Vice Provost and Dean, School of Graduate Studies
6. Emeritus College:  Nancy Mills
7. General Education Oversight Committee motion: Jerry Wyckoff
8. Committee Reports

Agenda

Faculty Senate, November 1, 2011

Plaza Room, Administrative Center, 3 p.m. 

1. Welcome and Informational Items
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Vice Provost’s Remarks:  Cindy Pemberton
5. General Education Oversight Committee: Scott Baker
6. United Way Campaign: Brenda Bethman
7. Other committee reports

Agenda

Faculty Senate, October 18, 2011

Plaza Room, Administrative Center, 3 p.m. 

1. Welcome and Informational Items
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Introduction of Mayor Sly James
4. Approval of Minutes
5. Provost’s Remarks:  Gail Hackett
6. Committee Reports

Agenda

Faculty Senate, October 4, 2011

Plaza Room, Administrative Center, 3 p.m. 

1. Welcome and Informational Items
2. Provost’s Remarks:  Gail Hackett
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Approval of Minutes
5. Update from Retirement and Staff Benefits Committee  
6. Discussion item:  Should the Chair of the Faculty Senate be ex-officio or take a faculty slot on the University Budget Committee?
7. Update from General Education Oversight Committee:  Jerry Wyckoff, Scott Baker and Leah Stanley
8. Discussion items from the IFC (see attachments):

             *Revised Language for Program Review

             *Draft Statement on Academic Freedom, Classroom Discussion and Privacy

             *Executive Guideline on Program Assessment

     9.   Committee Reports

Agenda

Faculty Senate, September 20, 2011

Plaza Room, Administrative Center, 3 p.m.

 Welcome and Informational Items

1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes
3. Introduction of Sharon Lindenbaum, new Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance
4. Report from Co-Chairs Tom Stroik & Lynda Plamann on the next steps in General Education Reform.
5. Enrollment and Housing: Mel Tyler
6. Voting Eligibility for Campus Wide matters: By-Law change language
7. IFC Update: Nancy Stancel
8. Committee updates:   a. Need to elect two faculty to the University Budget Committee 

                                                         b.  Research Advisory Committee:  one Senator 

     9.  Other Committee Reports

Agenda

Faculty Senate, September 6, 2011

Plaza Room, Administrative Center, 3 p.m.

  Welcome and Informational Items

1. Approval of Agenda
2. Approval of Minutes
3. Provost’s Remarks:  Gail Hackett

Introduction of Nathan Lindsay, Assistant Vice Provost for Assessment

1. Update on Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce “Big 5” discussions and particularly downtown “Campus of the Arts” discussions: Peter Witte, Dean of Conservatory of Music and Dance
2. Report from Retirement and Staff Benefits Committee:  Karen Bame
3. Voting Eligibility for Campus Wide matters: By-Law change language*
   1. Committee updates:

Need to elect a Senator for the University Budget Committee

Research Advisory Committee:  one Senator 

1. Report from Co-Chairs Tom Stroik & Linda Plamann on the next steps in General Education Reform.
2. Charge COSCO to study and report on the athletics program
3. Other Committee Reports

*Proposed language that has been approved by the System’s Legal Department. 

300.020 Faculty Bylaws of the University of Missouri-Kansas City

B.  1.  Voting Eligibility — For purposes of campus- and University-wide elections, those individuals eligible to vote shall consist of all persons who hold regular academic appointments, either tenure track or tenured; non-tenure track (NTT) faculty, as defined in Chapter 340.070(E) of the Collected Rules and Regulations; and Librarians I, II, III and IV; provided, that any of the foregoing must be .75 FTE or greater and must hold an appointment of at least nine (9) months’ duration.  In addition, UMKC School of Medicine faculty who routinely oversee and participate in the instructional mission of the University are eligible to vote.  For the purpose of School or College elections, each School or College may grant the right to vote to additional individuals or may limit the right of any of the foregoing categories of individuals to vote pursuant to the rules of the School or College.

Dear Colleagues,

On March 16^th, 2010 the UMKC Faculty Senate unanimously approved a resolution in support of benefits for domestic partners [Sense of the Senate Resolution-Domestic Partnerships].  It was reported at the April 19, 2011 Faculty Senate meeting that the IFC has taken on this issue as well.  The IFC was unanimous, save one to move forward on this issue.  Interim President Owens was reluctant initially to proceed on this topic but is not opposed to the IFC pursuing it.  Our Senate minutes state that a grassroots letter-writing campaign referring to our core values of diversity and nondiscrimination could be initiated and may be appropriate. 

In that regard, you will find the attached resolution written by and endorsed by the UMKC Faculty Senate in 2010.  The IFC members believe that this is such an important issue that it is willing to present the argument to the Board of Curators and request that it reconsiders its discriminatory policy against domestic partners.  It is imperative that the President and the Board of Curators hear that this issue is important to you and countless others in the state of Missouri. To show your support for addition of domestic partner benefits please do the following:

1. Open the UMKC Faculty letter to Interim President Owens Word document [Owens], type your name at the bottom and email to boardofcurators@umsystem.edu.
2. Forward this email and both attachments to as many people as you desire at all four MU campuses and any other concerned citizen of the state of Missouri.

 Thank you for your consideration of this important matter,

Sent on behalf of the UMKC Faculty Senate Executive Committee and the UMKC IFC Representatives

Results of Voting Faculty Proposal Of 674 eligible voters, responses from 141 were obtained, yielding a 21% response rate. Of the 141 votes, 126 (89%) support the  ByLaw change. Thus, the motion passes. The approved definition of Voting Faculty for the Collected Rules and Regulations [Chapter 300.020.B(1)] is:  For the purposes of campus-and university-wide elections, voting faculty of UMKC shall consist of all benefit-eligible ranked faculty.  For the purpose of unit elections, the faculty of each unit shall develop their own rules, identifying eligible parties.  A unit whose Key ranked full time (.75FTE or greater) faculty members who routinely oversee and participate in the instructional mission of the University but who are not directly paid by UMKC may submit alternative criteria to determine voting faculty for campus and university-wide elections in that respective unit.  These alternative criteria determined by the faculty within their academic division must be approved by the Faculty Senate at least six weeks before any announced vote.  

Results of the IFC Election

Of the 674 eligible voters, responses were received from 95 voters, providing a 14% response rate. Of these, Nancy Stancel received 65 (68%) votes, and Kenneth S. Schmitz received 30 (32%) votes. Thus, Nancy Stancel won the election.