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Governance Minutes ArchiveJanuary 10, 1994
Faculty Senate Cabinet Minutes January 10, 1994 Accepted by the Faculty Senate: 25 January 1994 Present: William E. Barbeau, David R. Beagle, Don G. Creamer, David A. de Wolf, Timothy G. Gregoire, Michael T. Lambur Robert T. Sumichrast REMAINING COMMITTEE/COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS The Cabinet reviewed the remaining vacancies on committees and commissions. David de Wolf stated that he expected to fill them at the next Senate meeting. SPEAKER FOR UPCOMING SENATE MEETING David de Wolf reported that the speaker scheduled for the January Senate meeting, Minnis Ridenour, is likely to be unable to attend due to meetings in Richmond during the final shaping of the commonwealth's budget. David de Wolf circulated a list of potential replacement speakers. Significant interest in Patrick Liverpool was expressed. Bill Barbeau suggested inviting a representative of the Board of Visitors to address the Senate concerning the aborted presidential search or inviting new area legislators, such as Jim Shuler and his associates. The cabinet discussed both of these ideas. There was some sentiment that no new useful information would be gained from a representative of the BOV at this type of forum. Also expressed, was the opinion that such a forum would be useful and interesting. David de Wolf suggested that the topic of the aborted presidential search be addressed later in the Cabinet meeting. While there was interest in the suggestion of inviting local politicians, it was decided that it would be more useful to invite them to a meeting later in the year. David de Wolf said he may arrange for a meeting between the senate officers and politicians in the future. Interest was expressed in having a speaker discuss the re-organization of the registration process and related areas. David de Wolf will make arrangements for a speaker based on the Cabinet's discussion and speaker availability. EUROPEAN MODEL FOR UNIVERSITY PAY David de Wolf summarized a suggestion which he received from one of the university's professors. It was suggested that the university consider a pay system which rewards professors equally regardless of their disciplines. The letter provided examples of pay at universities in some European countries as evidence of the suggestion's practicality. A discussion of the proposal lead to the consensus that the faculty Senate has little power to promote such a change. There was some interest in promoting a discussion of pay issues on which change might occur. There was no support for pursuing the original proposal. ABORTION OF REGULAR SEARCH PROCEDURES David de Wolf distributed copies of a letter from Peter Rony which questioned the legality of terminating the presidential search prematurely. At issue was whether EO/AA guidelines had been violated. Members of the Cabinet agreed that the issue was important and should be pursued. David de Wolf will wait until the Board of Visitors has replied to him on the issue before considering further actions. There was agreement that the Board of Visitors' response should be provided to all Senators and to Dr. Rony. Respectfully submitted, Robert T. Sumichrast Secretary, Faculty Senate
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