UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE FACULTY SENATE MEETING M I N U T E S Thursday, November 21, 1996; 2:30 p.m.; Business N140 UWM FAC. DOC. NO. I. COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS 1. Michael W. Grebe, President of the Board of Regents, was introduced by Provost and Vice Chancellor Kenneth Watters. President Grebe addressed the assembly briefly. Among other things, he stated that current members of the board all understand the importance of education and all agree that now is the time to be more openly advocates for the system. President Grebe then received and answered questions. Some of the issues raised were the pay plan recommended by the board, workload, resources, and the identity of UWM in the system. In order to conduct the business at hand, no comments by the Provost and Vice Chancellor, the University Committee, and the Student Association were presented. President pro tem O'Bryan presided in the absence of Chancellor Schroeder. II. SENATE ROLL CALL Parliamentarian Michael Waller and thirty-six senators were present. Senators Barry Brummett, Garry Davis, Gregory Iverson, Gabrielle Verdier, George Davida, Reinhold Hutz, Leonard Levine, Rene Gratz, Hemant Jain, Carl Pope, Randall Ryder, Sara Thompson, and Judith Kenny were recorded as absent. III. AUTOMATIC CONSENT BUSINESS 1. The minutes of October 17, 1996 were corrected at the request of Senator Arora. His comment, on page 5 of the minutes, should read as follows: Senator Arora, speaking against the proposal, said that to better serve the student body, micro- computing courses like the statistics courses should be discipline specific. As an illustration, he indicated that the microcomputing courses dedicated to the social sciences are too full and have a long waiting list. The minutes were approved as corrected. IV. CHANCELLOR'S REPORT The Chancellor's report was received. V. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 1. Report of the Nominations Committee and Nominations from 2073 the Floor for a University Committee Vacancy Senator Schulz, who is also a member of the Nominations Committee, presented the names of two candidates selected by the Committee: Professors Santiago Daydi-Tolson (Spanish) and James Sappenfield (English). Additional nominees were: Ronald Perez (Mechanical Engineering) and Anastasios Tsonis. The nominations were closed. VI. BUSINESS 1. Recommendation of Senators David Mulroy and Winston 2074 Van Horne That the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Institute the Title of University Professor: Special Recognition Designation MOTION (Van Horne/seconded): To approve Fac. Doc. No. 2074. Senator Van Horne read a statement in support of the motion. (The statement is on file with the minutes in the Office of the Secretary of the University.) He emphasized that the motion is asking to create procedures for recognition of faculty and is not a new designation. Senator Mulroy, co-sponsor of the motion, said that he originally voted against this proposal, but that Professor Van Horne has convinced him that it is a good idea. Senator Nardin said that she had voted against it before and will again. She added that she is a little annoyed that its been brought back again so soon. She doesn't believe that such a designation will spur faculty on to greater things. Senator Greene also said he was against it then and against it now. He believes it will detract from those we already have, including the Distinguished Alumnus Award. Senator Schwartz, also against it then and still opposed, said that we have enough awards available. Professor Anderson asked whether the proposed title is a rank or an award. She suggested it seemed more like an award because it pits faculty against faculty and when 15 titles are given, there are no more available. Thus, it is not like rank, where anyone who qualifies is accorded the appropriate rank. Professor Dick Blau, Department of Film, was recognized. He also spoke against the motion and had opposed it in the past. He doesn't believe that service should play the same kind of role as teaching and research. Service, of course, should be appreciated and it is in his department. At 4:10 p.m., this item of business was postponed to Unfinished Business. 2. Report from the faculty Academic Planning and Budget Committee Professor David Petering, Chair of the APBC, distributed a handout which the committee's work in progress on the design and mechanism of academic program reviews. (This report is on file with the Senate minutes in the Office of the Secretary of the University.) Professor Petering briefly reviewed the three phases of the process: 1) Program review information; 2) Analysis of review information; and 3) Consequences of the review processes. Senators O'Bryan and Kritek enunciated the importance of getting the report out to everyone and having all constituents represented in making these determinations. Professor Petering indicated that there was no way to involve all constituents on the committee. He, initially, had been concerned with being the only science/research person on the committee, but has found that the committee members actually pretty well agree. Senator Teeter observed that she is fearful that the financial contribution will take on the greater weight. Time for this item of business was called. Professor Anderson announced that the discussion could continue via e-mail. VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Continuation of the discussion of the motion to approve Fac. Doc. No. 2074, University Professor Senator Van Horne asked that this item be postponed to the next meeting. MOTION (Nardin/seconded): To extend debate by 5 minutes in order to vote on Fac. Doc. No. 2074. On a show-of-hands vote, the motion to extend and vote was approved by a 2/3rd majority: 16 YES; 4 NO; 4 Abstentions. Senator Van Horne asked for a quorum count. Twenty-six (26) senators were present (quorum = 25). Senator Van Horne objected to voting on the motion. He asked that the item be carried over as a matter of common decency and colleague courtesy, since a number of senators have left. A motion by Senator Van Horne to carry this item over to the next meeting failed for lack of a second. Fac. Doc. No. 2074 was declared defeated on a voice vote. The motion was also defeated on a roll call vote, requested by Senator Van Horne: 7 YES, 18 NO, 0 Abstentions. Voting YES: Senators Mbalia, Mulroy, O'Bryan, Frank, Kritek, Van Horne, and Aborampah. Voting NO:Senators Hamilton, Nardin, Schwartz, Skalitzky, Yannay, Kojasoy, Mark McBride, Solomon, Berkman, Genevieve McBride, Murphy, Schneider, Teeter, Anderson, Bradford, Freeman, Greene, and Lima. VIII. GENERAL GOOD AND WELFARE Nothing. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:36 p.m. Marilyn E. Miller Interim Secretary of the University