Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes February 16, 2022

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Faculty Senate
Approved Minutes Wednesday, February 16, 2022, Zoom Meeting
Presiding: Philip Auter, Secretary: Clai Rice

I. Call to Order

• 4:09

II. Quorum Call

• 47

III. Agenda Approval (Auter, Berkeley)

• Approved, no opposed.

IV. Welcome and Report from Executive Officer (P. Auter)

• VP reviewing spring semester schedule to start on Monday.
• Market Adjustment committee will be created after funding has been secured.

V. Minutes Approval

• January minutes (Auter, Berkeley)
  • Approved, 0 abstentions

VI. Committee Reports

• Faculty Senate Committees – Called for any available reports. None were forthcoming.
  • Ad Hoc Committees – no reports.
  • Faculty Full Time Salary and Compensation
  • Faculty Overload, Summer, Intersession, and Extra Pay
  • Auter introduces the Ad Hoc Committee on Tenure and Promotion Policy.
    • Membership:
      • College of the Arts: Kiwana McClung
      • College of Business Administration: Joby John
      • College of Education: Aeve Abington-Pitre
      • College of Engineering: Mark Zappi
      • College of Liberal Arts: Leah Orr
      • College of Nursing & Health Sciences: Helen Hurst
      • College of Science: Thomas Junk
      • Library: Sandy Himel
• University Committees – Call for any available reports.
  • Student Evaluation of Instruction – Autin:
    • Membership is complete.
    • Committee met this past Monday for basic orientation and goal setting.
    • Proposed renaming to “Student Feedback on Instruction Committee.”
    • Developed sub-committee structure.
  • Distance Learning Leadership Council – Crocco

VII. Old Business

• Senate budget proposal to send to provost – Jason Maloy
  • Motion: The Faculty Senate directs the Executive Committee to propose the following budget to the Administration:
    • Officer compensation, First Tier: Give the option of either a one-course release for each semester served or a salary stipend of $4,000 for each semester served.
      • Applicable to: FS President
    • Officer compensation, Second Tier: Give the option of either a one-course releasefor every two semesters served or a salary stipend of $2,000 for each semester served.
      • Applicable to: FS Vice President, Secretary, 4th Exec Cmte member.
    • Travel budget: Make available $4,000 per academic year for travel to professional meetings related to shared governance.
      • Applicable to: FS President, Vice President, Secretary, 4th Exec Cmte member.
    • Admin support: Make available a share of administrative staffing to the Senate as a whole for record-keeping, website maintenance, and other tasks of a clerical nature.
  • Discussion:
    • Some oppose stipend for this service.
    • Motion to vote for items 1-4 in proposal (Berkeley, Rouen)
      • Green: motion to amend by removing all committee chairs from motion and including 4th Executive Committee member to 2nd Tier list. Rouen seconds.
        • After discussion about how University Committee Chairs are elected, Berkeley calls the question, Rouen seconds.
        • 24-0-6 vote approves calling the question.
      • Vote on Green’s amendment to remove all comm chairs.
        • 18 yes, 4 no, 6 abstain, so amendment carries.
      • Vote on Motion as amended: 24 yes, 3 no, 2 abstain.
      • Motion to send the budget to Administration carries.
• SEI Use in APEs Faculty Handbook Attempted Change [Deans Council Visit] – Auter
  • Essentially, Deans don’t feel they can alter faculty evaluation rubrics produced by faculty. However, Academic Affairs will looking at potential handbook changes that will allow FS amendment to have some impact on the revision of evaluation rubrics.
• Maloy: The possibility exists to adjust procedures/rules on travel and reimbursement. Office of Finance is asking for faculty members with experience to advise what kinds of changes might be beneficial.

VIII. New Business

• None.

IX. Adjournment

• 5:34 (Rice, Baker)

Submitted by Clai Rice
16 Feb 2022