The Citadel Faculty Council (FC) Meeting Minutes

I. Call To Order and Agenda - Chair Rudolph called the meeting of the Faculty Council to order at 1100.

II. Attendees

III. Announcements – The plan was to have Lt. General Rosa; BG Hines; and BG Elzey, the new Executive Vice President for Finance, Administration, and Operations, attend our meeting. General Rosa could not attend because he was meeting with the family of missing Cadet Joshua Edwards. BG Elzey could not attend because he was securing the services of an outside crisis management agency. BG Hines was present.

IV. Approval of Minutes from Last Meeting - The 10/25/11 minutes were unanimously approved.

V. Business

a. BG Hines Address

1. BG Hines announced that Lt Gen Rosa will hold a town hall for the campus community at 1200 tomorrow, 16 November, in Mark Clark Hall’s Buyer Auditorium to talk about several matters facing The Citadel.
2. In response to a question by Ron Clark about cadets sleeping in class, BG Hines indicated the school is looking at a number of schedule changes to give cadets more rest. One, for example, is scaling back 0530 PT.
3. In response to the ReVille case and to avoid self-investigation, The Citadel is in the process of hiring an independent, outside investigation agency. While the outcome and consequences of the investigation are unknown, BG Hines indicated the likelihood of policy/procedure and job description changes.
4. Kristy Johnson voiced a concern about a conflict between Heroism Day and cadet availability to vote. BG Hines indicated he would look into the matter.
5. Joelle Neulander has observed that new commitments are being levied on cadet schedules (leadership training, Heroism Day, ….), however, no offsets are made resulting in less time for study and sleep. A discussion ensued with a number of inputs for administration to consider.

b. Faculty Council Nominee for Search Committee for Dean of the School of Science and Mathematics – Per the Faculty Manual, Chair Steve Nida asked for a nominee from faculty council to serve on the search committee. Scott Yost was nominated and unanimously approved.

c. Request for a Tenured Faculty Council Member on the Library Director Search Committee – Mike Barth volunteered and was approved by a unanimous vote.

d. Faculty Council Subcommittee Reports – the following also reflects the latest membership

1. Subcommittee for Faculty Council Constitution and Bylaws (Steve Cotter -Chair, Tom Dion, Siripong Potisuk) – two meetings held, Steve Cotter indicated he would transmit the Drafts of the Constitution and the Bylaws to Faculty Council memebers.
2. Subcommittee for Faculty Governance (Frances Frame, Al Finch, Wes Dudgeon, Zane Segle) – Zane Segel stated the committee had met and assigned responsibilities. The subcommittee was beginning research on governance at other institutions.
3. Subcommittee for Faculty Recognition Awards (Joelle Neulander -Chair, Kirstin Steele, Tom Thompson, Tammy Graham – Joelle Neulander is in the process of scheduling a meeting with the Provost.
4. Subcommittee to Update of Faculty Manual (Aaron Oberman -Chair, Tim Keogh, Mike Barth, George Rudolph) – Aaron Oberman stated they had a meeting last week and had initiated the process of looking at the current manual piece-by-piece.

Chair Rudolph requested subcommittees proceed with actions to study, gather information, discuss, and make recommendations. His expectation is to receive subcommittee progress reports at the next meeting.

VI. Adjournment - Chair Rudolph adjourned the meeting at 11:45.

VII. Next Meeting – Dec 13, 2011, 1100 hours Bond Hall 295

Respectfully submitted,

Steve Cotter, Secretary