Faculty Council Minutes
November 2, 2004

 

Present: Catalano, Erb, McDaniel, Scott, Sibicky (recorder-in-turn), R. Walker (chair), Young,

 

1.  The meeting began at 4:10 pm.

 

2.  The minutes from 10/26 were approved as amended. 

 

3. Walker announced that he might be unavailable to chair the faculty meeting on 11/8/04.  Erb nominated Sibicky to act as substitute Council chair during the faculty meeting.  There was a second by Young, and the motion passed.

 

4.  Council discussed the agenda for the up-coming faculty meeting on 11/8/04.  Council agreed to present a resolution to the faculty for their approval that thanks everyone who helped during the flood and expresses faculty appreciation to the college administration for their effective leadership during the flood emergency.

 

5. Council noted several rumors circulating on campus about the revised fall calendar.

President Scott reiterated the following points:

1. For the fall semester of 2004, there really are two weeks of classes following Thanksgiving break, and final exams are from December 13^th -16^th.

2. Fall convocation will be held on December 11, 2004. 

3. The spring calendar for this year has not changed.  Graduation will still be on Mother’s Day May 8^th.  The revised spring calendar does not begin until the spring of 2006.

 

6. Council agreed to postpone discussion of the statement of policy concerning on-line courses at Marietta College until the next Council meeting.

 

7. Erb presented revisions to the Faculty Handbook section concerning criteria for consideration for promotion to Associate Professor as receiving tenure as outlined in the Faculty Handbook (p.6.3 and 6.4, section VI.D.3).  After a minor change in wording, Council passed the following revision:

Typically, the assistant professor who meets the criteria mentioned in this section is promoted to the rank of associate professor at the time of the tenure award.

 

Walker noted that he would place this change to the Faculty Handbook on the agenda for a future faculty meeting.

 

8. Council discussed a report by Sibicky on his meeting with the human subjects committee (HSC).  It was noted that Bill Bauer (chair of the human subjects committee) is having the HSC review recommendations for changes to the HSC and Bauer will attend a future Council meeting to report on the HSC’s final recommendations for revisions to the committee.

 

9. Council discussed concerns by some faculty members that the annual sexual harassment policy training is redundant for faculty who have received the training several times.  President Scott noted the concerns of these faculty members and assured Council that she will be appointing a special committee to examine both the sexual harassment training requirements and other important conduct related policies.

 

10. President Scott informed Council that the special committee to examine the early retirement policy had met several times and was continuing with their deliberations.

 

11. Council discussed possible agenda items for the next Council meeting.

 

12. Council adjourned at 5:35 pm.