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

a. Chair Rudolph asked Council members to encourage their school/department colleagues to cast a vote for the Faculty Council Constitution

b. Chair Rudolph received a request from IPAC Faculty Welfare Committee Chair Kerry Taylor soliciting faculty inputs on topics such as hazing and sexual harassment

IV. Approval of Minutes from Last Meeting - The 2/28/12 minutes were unanimously approved.

V. Business

a. Tara McNealy – SACS Accreditation and the Quality Enhancement Plan – The Citadel will be evaluated on 90 compliance items and the institution Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) which focuses on enhancing student learning. The plan must be submitted in the fall of 2013 and should focus on no more than 1-2 specific objectives that are broad-based, can be supported with data, focus on student learning, state specific learning outcomes and goal, and are linked to the Citadel’s strategic plan. After providing a brief overview, Tara then asked the Council for ideas. Council discussions revolved around writing, critical thinking, intellectual environment, and cadet sleep deprivation. Tara then shared two other ideas that have “bubbled up” as potential QEP topics: advising and international opportunities and exposure.

b. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ON PROBATIONARY REAPPOINTMENT, ACADEMIC TENURE, ACADEMIC PROMOTION, AND TERMINATION OF TENURED FACULTY - James Hutchisson and Suzanne Mabrouk – Jim explained the rewrite process. The last major rewrite of GO-4 was in 2003; since that time revisions have been made in a patchwork fashion causing the document to be very confusing and contradictory. Therefore, Memorandum Number 3-7 started with a blank sheet of paper. After fielding Council questions, the general consensus was the new document is a significant improvement. Jim explained if Faculty Council approved Memorandum Number 3-7, the document would go to Academic Board next, HR and legal (Brandenburg) at some point, college Vice Presidents, the Provost, and the President. The Council then voted unanimously to approve the Memorandum Number 3-7.

c. Provost to Delegate the Appointment Authority for Ad Hoc Committees to Associate Provost for Academic Affairs– Chair Rudolph briefed the Council on the rationale; the Council unanimously approved

d. Subcommittee report on Faculty Manual – voting on this item will occur at the April meeting.

e. Adjunct Manual – Chair Rudolph felt the current draft was redundant in some areas and needs to be streamlined. The manual will be sent back for revision.

f. Policy on Electronic Meetings – after some discussion Chair Rudolph agreed to revise the policy to allow electronic meetings as long as committee bylaws reflect the meeting procedures and minutes are recorded/kept. Chair Rudolph will provide an updated policy at the next meeting.

g. 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 12:30.

VII. Next Meeting – Apr 24, 2012, 1100 hours Bond Hall 295.

Respectfully submitted,

Steve Cotter, Secretary