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Governance Minutes ArchiveJanuary 10, 1989
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE 10 January 1989 (approved 14 February 1989) 32 Pamplin Hall Present: Senators Arnold, Batie, Baumgartner, Beyer, Birch, Blieszner, Bunce, Conn, Cranford, deWolf, Dudley, Dugger, Duke, Eiss, Geller, Geyer, Goss, Kingston, Knocke, Kriz, Marriott, Morrill, Neilsen, Oliver, Polan, Salvaggio, Scanlon, Snoke, Thompson, Wokutch, Falkingham (alternate for Fine), Knox (alternate for Wang) Absent: Senators Eng, Farkas, Grossman, Hansen, Killough, Sullins, White Visitors: Ms. Susan Trulove (SPECTRUM), Ms. Karen DeBord (representing Ex- tension faculty), Dr. Dennis Hinkle (Office of the Provost), Dr. Thomas Goodale, Dr. Harold Kurstedt, Mr. Martin Jones 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS President Conn called the meeting to order at 7:35 pm, welcomed guests, and made the following announcements: a. To control the length of the meetings, Commission reports should be no longer than 2 minutes and Committee reports no longer than 1 minute. Issues requiring or generating discussion should be added to the agenda under New Business. b. President Conn will meet with the Committee on Committees to begin the nomination and election process for next year's Senate. Send nominations to any member of the Committee on Committees. c. The officers met with Delegate Munford and Senator Marye to discuss "The Case for Space" on January 3. 2. AGENDA Two additions to New Business were approved: a report on VTIP Board activities and a resolution on Black History month. The agenda was adopted with these additions. 3. MINUTES The minutes of the Faculty Senate meeting of 13 December 1988 were ap- proved. 4. PROGRAM President Conn introduced Dr. Thomas G. Goodale, Vice President for Student Affairs. Dr. Goodale mentioned that he accepted the offer of a position at VPI&SU because of its heritage of academic excellence and the quality of the faculty and students. He considers his academic ap- pointment an important part of his position. The chief mandate he has received from Dr. McComas is to improve the quality of life for stu- dents. His office will address needed facility improvements by reno- vating the dorms and dining halls, moving toward live-in professional staff, and working on plans for a new recreation building, featuring a fitness center that will include Student Health Services. Dr. Goodale commented on the progress of construction on Squires and the student services building. Recreational needs in the absence of Squires are being addressed by placing lounge furniture in academic buildings and keeping the gym open from 5 am to 1 am. Regarding the future of the Corps of Cadets, Dr. Goodale has appointed a Select Committee to review it; he plans to report to the Board of Visitors in April. The entire Student Affairs staff is being reviewed and will be reorganized. Following the presentation, Dr. Goodale answered a number of questions. He acknowledged the need for housing, recreational opportunities, and child care for graduate students. He noted a concern about the con- flict between the lights on the recreation fields and the airport run- way. He will be meeting with the mayor this week to discuss town-campus cooperation on recreation facilities. He listed steps taken to improve night safety: better lighting, Student Nighttime Aux- iliary Patrol, escort services, plans for peer education programs in the dorms on acquaintance rape and a teleconference in February on ac- quaintance rape, emergency phones at various locations on campus. He stated that he expects dorm renovations and live-in staff to reduce vandalism. The Student Affairs staff is very concerned about suicide; faculty should refer any potential cases to Counseling Services. They are also concerned about extensive use of alcohol and other drugs by students. A food service priority is to hire a manager who will im- prove the quality of dining hall food. The menu at Hardees in Squires will be more extensive than usual and the restaurant in the new student services building will be open 24 hours and also cater to a variety of culinary preferences. Dr. Goodale and Mr. Braine agree about phasing out the athletic dorm, except for freshmen athletes, who will continue to live there. A ride board is available on the computer and Dr. Goodale wants to have ride boards in the large commuter lots as well. 5. COUNCIL, COMMISSION, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS UNIVERSITY COUNCIL - Senator Scanlon - no meeting COMMISSION ON EXTENSION - Senator Marriott - no meeting COMMISSION ON FACULTY AFFAIRS - Senator Baumgartner - no meeting COMMISSION ON GRADUATE STUDIES - Senator Snoke - no meeting COMMISSION ON RESEARCH - Senator Bunce - no meeting COMMISSION ON STUDENT AFFAIRS - Senator Goss - no meeting T-shirts have arrived. Two extra are available for purchase. COMMISSION ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES - Senator Dudley - 9 Jan 89 Approved 8 faculty-authored texts for 4 years. Considered 3 courses in forestry on first reading. Approved a check sheet for Communication Studies on first reading. ATHLETIC COMMITTEE - Senator Nielsen - 5 Jan 89 Reviewed the NCAA convention agenda and 147 proposed changes in the NCAA Constitution and Bylaws to provide advice to Dr. McComas. BUILDING COMMITTEE - Senator Dugger - no meeting COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK COMMITTEE - Senator Nielsen - no meeting COMPUTER COMMITTEE - Senator Kriz - no meeting EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE - Senator Thompson - no meeting EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE - no report INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES COMMITTEE - Senator Dudley - 14 Dec 88 Examined 27 patents and copyrights; decided that the University had proprietary interest in 24 and not in 3. Referred some to Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. LIBRARY COMMITTEE - Senator Duke - no meeting NATIONAL SPEAKER'S FORUM - Senator Salvaggio - no meeting SCHOLARSHIP AND STUDENT AID COMMITTEE - Alternate Knox - no meeting SELF STUDY MONITORING COMMITTEE - Senator Arnold - no meeting SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS COMMITTEE - Senator Morrill - no meeting New guidelines and application forms will be distributed to depart- ment heads this week. PARKING/TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE - Senator Oliver Suggestions from the last Faculty Senate meeting were added to the draft report as an appendix. FACULTY SENATE OF VIRGINIA - Senator Conn - no meeting PROVOST SEARCH COMMITTEE - Senator Scanlon - 14 Dec 88 and 4 Jan 89 123 applications, 115 nominations, 48 acceptances, 42 declinations, 25 nonresponses, 1 withdrawn application. Will seek references for 26 candidates. Reference screening committees and telephone con- tact committees should complete work by the end of January; inter- views will begin as soon as possible after that. 6. OLD BUSINESS FACULTY PREFERENCES FOR NUMBER OF PAY PERIODS Although many faculty would not choose to receive their salary in 9 payments, many believed the option should be available to those who would prefer 9 instead of 12 checks. Discussion centered on whether the Faculty Senate should pursue the option. A motion was made and seconded to table the issue. Discussion on the merits of the option continued. A new issue was raised: that annuity deposits are deducted on payday but are not received by the annuity companies until later in the month. Some Senators felt this is a financial loss to faculty equal to or perhaps even greater than distribution of salary payments over 12 months. The motion failed. A motion was made and seconded to refer the two issues (the option of choosing either 9 or 12 salary payments, including whether the choice would be made annually or only once, and the concern about late deposit of annuity contributions in annuity accounts) to CFA, for attention by the Employee Benefits Committee, with the request that the Committee report the status of these two issues to the Faculty Senate at the March meeting. The motion carried. FACULTY ETHICS COMMITTEE Senator Scanlon reported on a revision of item # 7 suggested by the Commission on Research. The first sentence would read "Give writ- ten credit and acknowledgement to colleagues or students who have made a contribution to published work or oral presentation." A mo- tion to approve the Resolution on Faculty Ethics with this revision was made, seconded, and carried. 7. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH Senator Salvaggio made a motion to approve the resolution. It was seconded and approved. REPORT FROM THE VTIP BOARD MEETING - Norm Eiss - 10 Jan 89 Senator Eiss provided background information on 3 actions of the Board: passed a motion authorizing establishment of a management committee to develop articles of incorporation for The Waste Insti- tute (TWI) and its board, to report to VTIP by the end of January; passed a motion to approve a teaming agreement between VTIP and Ford Aerospace/BMD Corp. for the purpose of developing a proposal for a contract with DOE; and elected a new member to the VTIP board. President Conn introduced Harold Kurstedt and Martin Jones of Man- agement Systems Laboratory, who are involved in the development of TWI, and gave them recognition to speak. Dr. Kurstedt outlined a variety of advantages and disadvantages to the university of an af- filiation with TWI. He responded to a number of questions and com- ments about its purpose, size, and activities. COST OF COMPUTER CONNECTIONS UNDER THE NEW PHONE SYSTEM Senator Knocke raised the issue that many faculty who previously had connections to the mainframe computer now are required to pay an extra monthly fee for the same service. Discussion centered on the question, What are the common resources that the university provides to all faculty? Do they include, for instance, computer access, an up-to-date library, etc? President Conn will establish a task force to clarify faculty con- cerns about the new telephone system so the Faculty Senate can ob- tain the necessary information from the administration. Also, a faculty forum on computer and library issues will be scheduled for April. The meeting adjourned at 10:25 pm. Respectfully submitted, Rosemary Blieszner, Secretary ADDENDUM Treasurer's Report 16 January 1989 Balance on hand, 13 December 1988 $ 152.49 Expenses, Volleyball T-shirts, 1/16/89 check to Rosemary Goss $ 29.48 Total $ 123.01
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