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. First meeting AY 13/14 Faculty Council 4/23/13 (next week)

• All Faculty Council replacements with the exception of Joelle Neulander have been identified (see separate attached document --roster with repalcements)

b. Meeting Schedule for AY 13-14

• April 23, 2013
• August 27, 2013
• September 24, 2013
• October 22, 2013
• Nov 19, 2013
• Jan 28, 2014
• February 25, 2014
• 18 Mar 18, 2014
• Apr 22, 2014
• May 6, 2014 (first meeting for AY 14-15 faculty Council)

c.   Kirsten Steele report on Daniel Library fire suppression installation

The process will begin sometime after Jan 2014.  Faculty and staff will receive specific updates via Dog Mail when details are known.

IV. Approval of Minutes from Last Meeting – minutes for 3/26/13 were approved.

V. Business

a. A vote on new members for Committee-on-Committees was conducted.

• Jane Bishop was elected for The School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• The Schools of Engineering and Science and Mathematics were asked to bring nominees to next week’s meeting.

b.   Status of standing faculty committee reports

Eight of the eighteen end-of-year standing faculty committee reports have been received.  Chair Rudolph indicated the value of the report in assessing the effectiveness of the faculty committee process .  He summarized what he has read thus far in the FTPC and Athletic Advisory Committee reports.

Concerning service on committees, Chair Rudolph did feel that good versus bad service is not recognized; there is no incentive for good service.  He plans on sharing the information in all the reports at the end-of-year faculty meeting.

c.   George Rudolph reported for Zane Segle on Computer Services setup of Citlearn Users Group

Those duties are being formed by an established group in ITS.  The group will reveal their presence and become more visible in the near future.

d.   Steve Cotter provided some draft Bylaws considerations for improved Council efficiency for AY 13-14 Council.

The draft proposals had to do with early-year Council priorities and assigning a specific new duty to the Vice-Chair (to facilitate the submission of annual reports by standing faculty committees).

e. Subcommittee reports

1. Service requirements for tenure and tenure-track faculty; tenure and promotion process (Wes Dudgeon, Mike Barth, Frank Morris, Jr., Al Finch)
   emails have been exchanged but no formal meeting.
   
2. Adjunct policies and Adjunct Manual (Jane Bishop, Ashley Wellman) – emails exchanged, meeting scheduled, committee members are reading policies
3. Academic integrity policy (Kirsten Steele, Tom Thompson, Renee Jefferson) – the committee did not find any inconsistencies as reported by the Provost.
4. Faculty House (Steve Cotter, Zane Segle, Tim Mays) – The Council discussed and approved the following concerning Faculty House:

• The non-existence of a “Faculty House” is not an issue with the majority of the faculty
• With a price tag estimated near $1 million to repair Faculty House, the Council felt if a $1-million donor could be found, the money could be better spent elsewhere.
• A use for Faculty House is the responsibility of Staff and in particular Facilities not Faculty Council.

VI.   Other items – Chair Rudolph outlined Faculty Council Chairperson duties beyond Faculty Council and recommended the duties be placed in the Bylaws by the AY 13-14 Council

• Attend Graduate Council meetings
• Serve as a voting member on Academic Board
• Attend Presidential Staff meetings
• Attend Strategic Planning Board meetings
• Attend BOV quarterly meetings (usually only the Friday meeting 0830-1400)
• Monthly one-on-one meeting with the Provost
• Quarterly one-on-one meeting with the President

VII. Adjournment – Chair Rudolph adjourned the meeting at 12:00pm.

VII. Next Meeting – April 23, 2013, Bond Hall 295, 1100.  First meeting of the AY 13-14

Council

Steve Cotter, Secretary