Faculty Senate
13 October 2009
Chuck Allison, John Balden, Virginia Bayer, Calvin Bond, Mark Borchelt, Bret Boyer, Greg
Briscoe, Clayton Brown, Alan Clarke, Geoffrey Cockerham, Joohyun Chung, Fred Davis, Lars
Eggertsen, Tom Henry, Liz Hitch, Matthew Holland, Numsiri Kunakemakorn, Todd Low,
Afsaneh Minaie, Floyd Olson, Pat Ormond, Glendon Parker, Dennis Potter, Robert Price,
Susan Rasmussen, Dyanne Riley, Hugh Rode, Tracy Sermon, Julian Smit, Ian Sorensen, Paul
Tayler, Machiel van Frankenhuijsen, Lorraine Wallace, David Wilson
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes. Minutes are approved.
3. Senate Minute
a. Senate Web Site (uvu.edu/facsenate). Chuck Allison talks about the Faculty
Senate website and demonstrates how to access minutes, the schedule, and the
policy pipeline.
b. Resolution on Shared Governance. Chuck Allison displays the Resolution on
Shared Governance and asks the senators to review it for discussion in the next
Senate meeting.
4. Announcements
a. UVU Policy 155: Consensual Relationships – Chair: John Balden. Chuck Allison
asks for volunteers to serve on this committee. Volunteers may contact John
Balden or Hugh Rode
b. UVU Policy 648: Faculty Disciplinary Action and Termination for Cause – Chair:
Hugh Rode. Chuck Allison asks for volunteers to serve on this committee.
Volunteers may contact Chuck Allison or Hugh Rode.
5. Administrative Reports
a. VPAA – Liz Hitch talks about the staffing changes in administration
assistants.
b. UVUSA - Kyle talks about a health/safety flyer.
6. Election
a. An election is held to ratify the following senators:
i. Academic Standards – Chair: Thomas Henry
ii. Budget and Benefits – Chair: John Balden, Member: Julian Smit
iii. Curriculum – Chair: Julian Smit
iv. Faculty Development – Chair: Brett Boyer
v. Personnel and Elections – Chair: Clayton Brown
7. Action Items
a. Policy 635: Faculty Rights and Professional Responsibilities. Replaces old 635
and 610 (Faculty Non-Teaching Responsibilities). Some portions handled by
other policies (Tenure, Appeals, etc.)
i. The following motion is on the floor (motion was tabled until this
meeting at the last Senate meeting): The policy committee moves that
the following recommendations be forwarded to the policy sponsor and
steward. Second. (Recommendations distributed by email).
1. Amendment: Virginia Bayer moves that we add language to
this policy that reads as follows “right to free respectful
expression, association, and assembly among colleagues” and
remove words in IV.A.2 so that the sentence reads “Faculty
Members shall be afforded due process.” Second.
a. Amendment to the Amendment: ? moves that we
change IV.A.2 to read as follows: “Faculty Members shall
be entitled to due process. Faculty members are entitled
to the presence of witnesses and representation upon
request in any meeting.” Second. All those in favor?
Amendment passes.
b. All those in favor of Virginia Bayer’s amendment as
amended? Amendment passes.
2. Amendment: Susan Rasmussen moves that we replace
language in section V from “are expected of” to “apply to.”
Second. All those in favor? Amendment passes.
3. Amendment: Virginia Bayer moves that we add language to
IV.A.4 that reads “…and have a right to be treated likewise by
others in the university community.” Second. All those in
favor? Amendment passes.
4. Amendment: Glendon Parker moves that we change one word
in IV.A.5 from “from” to “by.” Second. All those in favor?
Amendment passes.
5. Amendment: Dennis Potter moves that we add language to the
“Definitions” section that reads as follows: “Academic
Freedom. Utah Valley University accepts the concept of
academic freedom as embodied by the AAUP 1940 Statement
on Academic Freedom and Tenure.” Second. All those in
favor? Amendment passes.
6. John Balden moves that we call the question. Second. Motion
fails.
7. Amendment: Paul Tayler moves that we change language in
IV.D.2 to read as follows: “Faculty Members’ formal evaluations
of colleagues shall be conducted professionally and objectively,
respecting and defending the free inquiry of colleagues.”
Second. All those in favor. Amendment passes.
8. Amendment: Paul Tayler moves that we change the word “key”
IV.A.F.1 to “primary.” Second. All those in favor? Amendment
passes.
9. Amendment: Julian Smit moves that we change wording in
IV.A.F.2 to read as follows “Faculty Members are responsible
for evaluating and recommending their fellow Faculty a) for
academic appointments, b) for reappointments and decisions
to not reappoint, c) for promotions, d) for the granting of
tenure, and e) for or against decisions regarding dismissal for
academic reasons. Second. All those in favor? Amendment
passes.
10. Amendment: Paul Tayler moves that we delete V.2.b, which
talks about covering classes. Second. All those in favor?
Amendment passes.
11. Amendment: Paul Tayler moves that we delete the phrase in
IV.E.2 from “final review and action” to “final action.” Second.
All those in favor? Amendment passes.
12. Amendment: Paul Tayler moves that we change wording in
V.B.3, from “can” to “may” in the last sentence. Second. All
those in favor? Amendment passes.
ii. Motion to table. Second. All those in favor? Motion passes.
b. Policy 638: Post-Tenure Review
i. Tabled last Spring
ii. Standing Committee comments distributed this morning
8. Adjournment
Next Meeting: 27 October 2009