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 1105.

II. Attendees

III. Announcements

a. Official policies webpage: http://www.citadel.edu/policies/

b. Adjunct Manual – Associate Provost For Academic Affairs will provide draft for Faculty Council revision. Both the Faculty Manual and the Adjunct Manual must be approved by May 2012 for SACS. Additionally, both manuals will now go on a two-year review cycle.

c. Leadership courses added to curriculum – junior and senior courses are non-credit-bearing, one-time experiences

d. The Provost has asked for a review of all adjunct procedures.

IV. Approval of Minutes from Last Meeting - The 1/24/12 minutes were unanimously approved.

V. Business

a. Awards Committee Charter – approved unanimously

b. Draft Faculty Committee Constitution – approved unanimously with the following change. The Constitution will reference the Bylaws concerning the current school/department representation. School/Department Representation will be moved to the Bylaws so the Constitution will not have to be amended every time an organizational change is made. The Secretary will transmit the Constitution change to Faculty Council members. Upon hearing no objections, the Constitution will be transmitted to the faculty for approval (2/3 vote required).

c. Faculty Awards Subcommittee Report – Joelle Neulander presented her report covering $10,000 for faculty awards and “Spotlight on the Faculty” awards. The committee discussed the number of awards, public relations of faculty recognition, and the nomination/selection process. The report was approved unanimously giving the Faculty Awards Committee discretion to fill in the details. Chair Rudolph will transmit the approved procedures to Mark Bebensee and ask Mark to transmit the procedures to the faculty ASAP.

d. Plan for an Extended Next Meeting (1100-1230) – Chair Rudolph outlined the topics that must be addressed at our next meeting on March 20^th:

(1) 30-minute presentation concerning SACS

(2) Review of Draft Faculty Manual

(3) Review of Draft Adjunct Manual

(4) Presentation by our Tenure and Promotion Subcommittee

Note: Chair Rudolph emphasized the importance of all members reviewing documents that are transmitted prior to the next meeting.

e. Policy on Electronic Faculty Committee Meetings – Chair Rudolph explained the rationale behind the draft policy which was previously transmitted to all Faculty Council members. His desire is to proceed with the approval process so the policy can be implemented AY 12-13.

f. Future Business (items we won’t have time for at this meeting but may want to address) - Chair Rudolph briefly reminded us of the following items:

(1) Regulations for online courses

(2) Budgets for graduate courses

(3) Service Requirements for Tenure-Track and Tenured Faculty

(4) IPAC

VI. Adjournment - Chair Rudolph adjourned the meeting at 12:10.

VII. Next Meeting – Mar 20, 2012, 1100 hours Bond Hall 295.

Respectfully submitted,

Steve Cotter, Secretary