UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE FACULTY SENATE MEETING M I N U T E S Thursday, May 13, 1999; 2:30 p.m.; Wisconsin Room UWM FAC. DOC. NO. I. COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS 1. University of Wisconsin System President Katharine Lyall, who was introduced by President pro tem McBride, addressed the faculty and staff, all of whom had been invited to attend. She said that she was optimistic about the budget and about UW-Milwaukee, noting that UWM was really on the move and that the Milwaukee Idea plan seemed to be answering questions about what an urban institution is. The Milwaukee Idea will have the full support and blessing of UW System which, as a partner in the implementation of the Milwaukee Idea, will provide $1.5 million in the next two years. In the Governor's budget, another $2 million will be available in the biennium for other initiatives. With regard to the biennial budget, the Joint Finance Committee will meet, perhaps next week or the week after, to review the Governor's budget which provides $60 million for the System. She has been quoted as saying that it the best budget recommendation in the past decade, which is both true and overdue. For example, in the last biennium, System suffered a $33 million cut. Some of the features of this budget recommendation are the restoration of funds to libraries, meeting technology needs, providing advising, continuation of the pre-college program, improvements in the international study abroad, and an increase in the financial aid budget of 6% per annum. The budget also provides for a 1% increase in positions, which translates into an increase of about 175-180 positions systemwide. In respect to compensation and personnel, the Board of Regents and System are absolutely committed to its recommendation of a 5.2% pay plan increase for faculty and academic staff in each year of the biennium. This is the recommendation for each institution in the system. Over one-quarter of the faculty will retire and the quality of the institutions and system will depend on the new hires. It is also recommended that newly-hired personnel receive first day health insurance coverage. Wisconsin is the only state in the Midwest, perhaps in the country, to make the newly hired wait 6 months before being eligible for health coverage. The legislature will also consider eliminating the 5% payment cap on retirement funds. UW System has also fared well in the capital budget, with $136 million recommended for the system. The Building Commission has also agreed to appropriate the lump sum to the Board of Regents and let the Board prioritize system's projects. This will result in completing projects much faster. She asked those present to send messages to their Milwaukee area legislators urging them to support the Governor's budget for the UW System. Senator Harris observed that he was pleased that a young friend of his was recently hired at UW Madison but was somewhat dismayed to find that his friend was paid more money as a new Assistant Professor than he (Professor Harris) makes as a full Professor at UWM. He has also heard that a larger pay increase for UW Madison has been requested. He asked President Lyall how this inequity can be supported. President Lyall responded that 5.2% pay plan increase has been recommended for each campus. The Madison plan, to which he is probably referring, does not include salaries. Madison has lost about 275 faculty positions, so the Madison plan money will be used for refilling faculty vacancies, for renovating laboratories and setting up new faculty, for focusing on particular research areas, and meeting competitive outside offers. Another comment to President Lyall concerned the low, non-competitive TA salaries at UWM, which are $5000 less that the midwest average. She replied that those salaries are bargained with the State Department of Employee Relations, not System nor the Board of Regents. She did note that the TA salaries are now net of tuition waivers. 2. Chancellor Zimpher observed that May 8, 1998 was the anniversary of President Lyall's announcement of her appointment as Chancellor. President Lyall is an incredible advocate of UWM. Chancellor Zimpher reviewed the report from the planning retreat which had been on the web and which was distributed at this meeting. She agreed that any excess funds must be invested in quality and that the University Committee and the Academic Planning and Budget Committee will work on establishing and stating some principles of quality. Also, the campus is going to go for Peoplesoft, although the sources of funding are not yet totally set. 3. Professor Randall Ryder, Chairperson of the University Committee, reported that Professors Leslie Schulz and Ann Snyder were elected to the University Committee and that Professor Laurie Glass has been elected Chairperson. He also reported that the University Committee will appoint an ad hoc committee to examine the policies and procedures of each school/college and to recommend possible action to ensure that all the policies and procedures guarantee full faculty participation in governance. He noted, in regard to President Lyall's request for help in urging legislators to approve the budget, that the legislators have said that they are hearing from students but not the faculty or academic staff. He echoed President Lyall's request that they contact their legislators. 4. Laty Keodouangsy, President-elect of the Student Association, reported on four projects being worked on by the Student Association: Boss escort service. They would like to see an increase in the frequency and expansion of the area of service SA peer mentoring and outreach program SA Search and Screen Committee for an SA advisor Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the SA II. SENATE ROLL CALL Parliamentarian Robert Krueger and forty senators were present. Senators Michael Gordon, Karen Riggs, Michael Day, Mahmun Hossain, Kim Baugrud, Joan Jones, Elam Nunnally, John Moore, Rhea Steinpreis, and William Velez were recorded as absent. III. AUTOMATIC CONSENT BUSINESS 1. At the request of Professor John Johnson, Secretary Miller asked that the minutes of the senate meeting on April 15, 1999 be corrected as follows: Page 2, line 20, 7) should read "John Johnson (Professor of Communication, College of Letters and Science)..." The minutes were approved as corrected. 2. The 1998-99 annual reports from the following faculty standing committees were received: Admissions and Records Policy 2189 Affirmative Action in Faculty Employment 2190 Faculty Appeals & Grievances 2191 Faculty Ethics Advisory 2192 Extension Policy 2193 Lectures 2194 University Relations 2195 IV. The Chancellor's Report was received. V. SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS 1. Election to Fill Vacancies on the Faculty Senate Subcommittee on the Evaluation of Administrators. It was announced that Senator Robert Schwartz has resigned from this subcommittee so there were three vacancies rather than two, and members of the College of Letters and Science were now eligible for one of those positions. There were no nominees. The University Committee will have to appoint members. 2. Election of Five Members to the 1999-2000 Faculty Senate Rules Committee The following senators were nominated (at least one per division needed): William Holahan (SS), Wolfgang Laufer (A&H), Carole Leonardelli-Haertlein (PR), Mark Schwartz (NS), and Winston Van Horne (PR). Since there were exactly five nominees for five vacancies, no election was necessary. VI. BUSINESS 1. The motion that the budgetary model known as 2188 tuition-based revenue or tuition-based revenue targeting shall not be implemented by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee had been postponed from the April Senate meeting and was on the floor. Professor Lex Renda, originator of the petition supporting the motion, spoke in favor of the motion, saying that there are still no procedures for ensuring that the money would be used for hiring quality faculty rather than simply increasing enrollments by using ad hoc instructors. Senator Harris said that although student credit hours is a crude yardstick for determining the distribution of resources, it is, nonetheless a known yardstick and is better than having the funding decisions made in a black box. Senator Bowers wasn't so sure, saying that she was sympathetic to Professor Renda's request that the requirements for using the money for quality instruction be spelled out. In response to questions by Senator R. Schwartz, Chancellor Zimpher pointed out that the University Committee is prepared to establish a set of principles and guidelines. Senator Van Horne stated that this issue is a "lose, lose, lose proposition." He said that in the spirit of trust, the following motion was offered: MOTION (Van Horne/Sappenfield): That the motion to approve the resolution (Fac. Doc. No. 2188) be postponed until March 2000. At that time, the Chancellor will come back to the senate and tell us what has been done to address the concerns that have been voiced. There was discussion for and against the motion to postpone. Chancellor Zimpher, speaking on the budget process, said that ultimately all suggestions will be reviewed by the Chancellor's Budget Advisory Committee and she will base her decisions on the Committee's feedback. The motion to postpone the petition until March 2000 was approved: 18 YES, 14 NO, and 4 Abstentions. 2. University Committee Recommendation to Form an Ad 2196 Hoc Program Array Review (PAR) Committee MOTION (Gratz/Mark Schwartz): To approve Fac. Doc. No. 2196. Senator Robert Schwartz asked if this would be a committee over and above the earlier evaluation committee? Professor Ryder replied that this is the evaluation committee; the original legislation called for a PAR evaluation, but did not offer any specifics. This document calls for an evaluation of the global process. Senator Lee said that the senate has not yet heard anything about the Academic Planning and Budget Committee's evaluation and recommendation about whether or not to continue the PAR. Will this proposed committee substitute for what was called for in the originating document? At 4:20 p.m., the senate was not ready for a vote, so this item was postponed to Unfinished Business. 3. University Committee Recommendation to Approve 2197 UwinteriM Sessions in Academic Years 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 MOTION (McBride/seconded): To approve Fac. Doc. No. 2197. Senator McBride pointed out that the two academic calendars, which included intersessions, had been approved by the senate earlier with the stipulation that approval of the winter interim sessions would be contingent upon a favorable review. That review was received at the April meeting, so this approval action is just pro forma. The motion to approve Fac. Doc. No. 2197 was carried on a voice vote. V. SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS (Cont'd) 3. Election of Chair for the Faculty Senate Rules Committee Nominations for Chairperson were sought from among the new Rules Committee members. Senator Laufer was nominated; however, he indicated that he would have to think it over. As there were no other candidates, it was agreed to move on to other business and if Senator Laufer found that he could not serve, the University Committee would come back to the senate with a suggestion for proceeding. VI. BUSINESS (Cont'd) 4. University Committee Recommendation to Amend the 2186 Disciplinary Procedures, UWM Policies and Procedures, Revised Sections 5.40-5.48 MOTION (Moved/Seconded): To approve Fac. Doc. No. 2186 (Revised). Professor Ryder said that Professor John (Jay) Moore had summarized the University Committee's thoughts in his e-mail message to the senate on this subject. This legislation protects the faculty in a way that is not now protected. There was some discussion that centered on Section 5.4331. At 4:40 p.m., this motion was postponed to Unfinished Business. 5. University Committee Recommendation to Approve the 2198 Discriminatory Conduct Policy MOTION (Moved/Seconded): To approve the Discriminatory Conduct Policy (Fac. Doc. No. 2198). Professor Ryder stated that this was an administrative document and asked the senate's advice on whether or not the faculty wanted to take action. As an administrative document, the senate cannot amend it; on the other hand, this document specifies how complaints are to be handled and the UWS Administrative Code gives the faculty the authority in UWS 6.01 to work with the Chancellor in determining procedures for handling complaints. MOTION ( R. Schwartz/Aborampah): To postpone Fac. Doc. No. 2198. Senator Gelfer asked that before we deal with this issue, we have someone here to explain the genesis and implications of the policy. Professor Glass stated that it made no sense to postpone consideration of this policy; she and others have spent years working with the US Government Compliance Office and there is a federal mandate to have such a policy. Senator Aborampah withdrew his second to the motion to postpone and the motion died for lack of a second. MOTION (Ryder/Sweetland): To amend the motion by changing the word "approve" to "accept" the Discriminatory Conduct Policy. The motion to amend was approved on a voice vote. The motion to accept the Discriminatory Conduct Policy (Fac. Doc. No. 2198) was approved on a voice vote. V. SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS (Cont'd) 4. A Run-off election for Chair of the Faculty Senate Rules Committee was not necessary. VI. BUSINESS (Cont'd) 6. Recommendation by the School of Allied Health 2199 Professions and the Faculty of the Occupational Therapy Program to Form the Department of Occupational Therapy MOTION (Gratz/Seconded): To approve Fac. Doc. No. 2199. Associate Professor Roger Smith, Program Director of the Occupational Therapy Program presented the rationale. The motion to approve the formation of a Department of Occupational Therapy was approved on a voice vote. 7. Recommendation by the Department of Art and the 2200 School of the Arts to Change The Name of the Art Department to the Department of Visual Art MOTION (McBride/Gratz): To approve Fac. Doc. No. 2200. Associate Professor Hall, Chairperson of the Department of Art, presented the rationale. The motion to rename the Department of Art to Department of Visual Art (Fac. Doc. No. 2200) was approved on a voice vote. VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Business Item #2: A Motion To Form an Ad Hoc PAR 2196 Evaluation Committee The motion to form an ad hoc PAR Evaluation Committee (Fac. Doc. No. 2196) was approved on a voice vote. 2. Business Item #4: Amend UWM's Disciplinary 2186 Procedures, Sections 5.40-5.48 Revised Senator Bowers said that she has heard that the Codification Committee had raised many unresolved questions about these amendments to Chapter 5. Professor Ryder replied that it had raised several questions and the University Committee met with the Codification Committee and discussed the issues one by one. The Codification Committee later approved the document. Senator Gelfer, speaking as a current member of the Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Committee (FRRC), said that she was uncomfortable with this proposal. Currently, the FRRC decides if there is a prima facie case; in the proposal, the Provost does this. She believes that the FRRC should retain it responsibilities, as should the University Committee in referring cases to the FRRC. Professor Verdier said this policy was modeled on the UW Madison policy. Senator Hamilton said she has read all the e-mail commentary on this issue and finds that there are strong differing opinions about the legal interpretation. Wouldn't it be possible of us to get some outside legal counsel? Professor Ryder said they have had the advice of UWM legal counsel and UW System counsel. MOTION (Aborampah/ R. Schwartz): To postpone Fac. Doc. No. 2186 (Revised) until September, while getting additional information. There was a request for quorum count. On a show of hands, it was determined that 27 senators were present. Twenty-six constitutes a quorum, therefore business continued. Professor Glass said that if it were postponed, senators and faculty should send to the University Committee written amendments to Fac. Doc. No. 2186 which already represents the University Committee's best efforts at dealing with the issues. The motion to postpone was defeated on a voice vote. Senator Adesso, strongly objected to the proposal, saying that it rests entirely on the interpretation of UWS 6.01 given by university lawyers who are in the service of administration, not faculty. The motion to approve Fac. Doc. No. 2186 (Revised), amending the disciplinary procedures, was passed on a show of hands: 17 YES and 8 NO. VIII. GENERAL GOOD AND WELFARE 1. Professor Ryder said that he found President Lyall's message to be very positive, both about the forthcoming budget and about UWM. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Marilyn E. Miller Interim Secretary of the University