Boulder Faculty Assembly
Minutes
May 1, 2003
Attending:
Uriel Nauenberg, Chair
Martha Hanna, Vice-Chair, Bylaws Committee Chair
Bob Schulzinger, BFA at Large Representative
Mel Branch, Faculty Affairs Committee Chair
Deane M. Bowers, Secretary, Nominating Committee Chair
Cathy Comstock, Administrator Appraisal Committee Chair
Anthony Barker, Arts and Sciences Council Chair
Francis A. Beer
Barbara Bintliff
Frances Charteris
Cecile Matthey
Pamela Diggle
Kandace Einbeck
Roberta Flexer
Lakshman Guruswamy
Natalie Hedberg
Bruce Henderson
Leslie Irvine
Jean Koster
Paul Kroll
Richard Laver
Gloria Main
John McIver
Robert Parson
Terry Sawchuk
Deward Walker
William Waite
BFA members elect:
· Rodney Taylor
· David Guenther
· Jerry Peterson
· Andrew Pleszkun
Carol Deckert, Staff Council Liaison
Heather Beasley, UGGS Co-President
Erik Monsen, UGGS
Jeff Dodge, Silver and Gold Record
Sarah Jane Wilton, Colorado Daily
BFA Office Assistant Carissa Spalenka
Not Attending:
Greg Carey, BFA at Large Representative
Stein Sture, Budget and Planning Committee Chair
Ted Snow, Academic Affairs Committee Chair
Martin Walter, Student Affairs Committee Chair
Liz Bradley, Intercollegiate Athletics Committee Chair
Mark Osadjan, Gay, Lesbian, & Bisexual Affairs Cmte Chair
Mark Dubin, Libraries Committee Chair
Tom Mayer, Communications Committee Chair
Clayton Lewis, Faculty Compensation & Benefits Cmte Chair
Shu-Ling Berggreen
Anne Bliss
Bud Coleman
Fred Denny, Parliamentarian
David Fagerstrom
Kurt Gerstle
Paul Gordon
Philip Graves
Paul Herr
Roger King
Diane Martichuski
Peter Molnar
Timothy Morton
Bradley Olwin
Alex Sweetman
LTC Richard Thomas
Michael Tooley
TBD, Administrative Services Committee Chair
TBD, Minority Affairs Committee Chair
A meeting of the Boulder Faculty Assembly and Boulder Faculty Senate was held on Thursday, May 1, 2003 in the Fleming Law Building, Room 157. Chair Uriel Nauenberg presided. The meeting convened at 4:00 p.m. and adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
A. Approval of Minutes
MOVED by William Waite and seconded by Deward Walker that the minutes of the April 3, 2003 BFA meeting be approved.
The motion carried without dissent.
B. Chair’s Report
Nauenberg’s report included the following items:
Welcome newly elected BFA members:
Jerry Peterson, Physics
Rodney Taylor, Religious Studies
Rolf Norgaard Program for Writing and Rhetoric
Stein Sture, Civil Engineering (re-elected)
David Kassoy, Mechanical Engineering
Robert Kuchta, Chemistry
David Guenther, Business
Carol Cleland, Philosophy (re-elected)
John McIver, Political Science (re-elected)
Andrew Pleszkun, Electrical Engineering
This Monday Chancellor Byyny will attend the BFA Executive Committee meeting to discuss possibilities for cutting the budget. Newly elected Executive Committee members are invited to attend. Faculty Council is working on a new document regarding faculty salary adjustments. The BFA will use the opportunity to introduce the resolution from last year, calling for the institution of a faculty merit database. Nominations are needed from the Boulder Campus for 3 or 4 positions on the Faculty Senate Privilege and Tenure Committee. The following names are to be submitted if approved by the BFA: William Waite, Engineering, Paul Kroll, East Asian Languages, Hartmut Spetzler, Geography and CIRES, Roberta Flexer, Education, Keith Maskus, Economics, Anna Hasenfratz, Physics, and Sam Fitch, Political Science. [The BFA approved the list of names.]
The faculty dependent scholarship fund is growing and has reached about $46,000.
C. Committee Reports
Nauenberg called the attention of the assembly to a resolution, attached to today’s agendas:
Boulder Faculty Assembly
Executive Committee
Resolution on Possible Faculty Salary Cuts
WHEREAS
IN A SITUATION WHERE (P)otential cuts in salary or percent time of
appointment ARE MADE IN RESPONSE TO BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS AND ARE NOT
would not be based on merit, AND
FACULTY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO RE-EARN SALARY LOST DURING BUDGET CUTS, AND
FACULTY ARE ENTITLED TO THE RETURN OF THAT SALARY WITHOUT HAVING TO SHOW
ADDITIONAL MERIT,
LET IT BE RESOLVED
that any such cuts should be restored as soon as possible without regard to requirements of merit.
In other words, faculty should not have to re-earn salary lost during budget cuts. They are entitled to the return of that salary without having to show additional merit.
From: Andy Cowell
From BFA Committee: Executive Committee
Forwarded by the Executive Committee to the BFA: April 28, 2003
Discussion followed. Schulzinger suggested friendly amendments, which were accepted.
Moved by Deward Walker and seconded by Frank Beer that the resolution on Possible Faculty Salary Cuts be approved.
The motion passed with one opposed.
Faculty Affairs Committee
Branch presented the following motion:
Boulder Faculty Assembly
Executive Committee
Motion: Regarding Administration of Final Exams
Whereas, there arises from time to time uncertainty regarding the
requirements for final examinations in regular courses, and
Whereas, the final week of classes should not be used for major hourly
or other course examinations,
The Boulder Faculty Assembly strongly recommends that the following wording be added to the Final Examination Schedule in the Registration Handbook and on the CU website giving the final examination schedule:
“Final examinations are an integral part of the instructional program and may not be waived. Faculty and students should abide by the final examination schedule. Examinations should not be given during the seven days preceding the start of the final examination period. As noted in the CU Catalog, it may not be appropriate to give a final examination in some cases, such as laboratory courses, seminars, or colloquia.”
From BFA Committee: Faculty Affairs
Approved by the Executive Committee for forwarding to the BFA: March
17, 2003
Moved by Mel Branch for the Faculty Affairs Committee that the motion regarding administration of final exams be approved.
Discussion followed.
The motion passed with two opposed.
Student Affairs Committee
UGGS President Heather Beasley and Vice President Erik Monson presented the following Student Affairs Committee motion:
Boulder Faculty Assembly
Student Affairs Committee
Motion: Graduate Students’ Bill of Rights
The Student Affairs Committee recommends that the Graduate Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities be approved by the (full) Boulder Faculty Assembly.
From BFA Committee: Student Affairs
Notice of Motion to the BFA Executive Committee : March 31, 2003
Notice of Motion to the BFA: April 3, 2003
Addendum: proposed Graduate Student Bill of Rights, Draft 2/27/2003
Discussion followed, including the following:
Monsen reported that the BFA Budget and Planning Committee has examined the Bill of Rights Document and provided feedback, and that those concerns have been addressed. Beasley reported that UGGS is looking for a vote of confidence from the BFA. Beer stated that the issues raised in the document require considerable discussion, and that the mood of the BFA is to continue to discuss it. Bintliff suggested a BFA resolution in support of UGGS’s process of development of the Graduate Students’ Bill of Rights.
Schulzinger suggested the BFA pass a resolution of support of the UGGS’s process, instead of a vote on the Student Affairs Committee motion as presented.
Moved by Bob Schulzinger and seconded by Deward Walker that the BFA support the process of development of an appropriate Graduate Students’ Bill of Rights.
The motion passed without dissent.
D. BFA Election
Nauenberg yielded the floor to BFA Secretary Deane Bowers. Paper ballots were distributed and the election of BFA Officers and BFA members to fill committee vacancies for 2003-2004 proceeded with the following results:
BFA Executive Board Members (one year terms):
Chair: Barbara Bintliff, Law
Vice Chair: Stein Sture, Engineering
Secretary: Gregory Carey, Psychology
At-Large: Jerry Peterson, Physics
At-Large: Rodney Taylor, Religious Studies
BFA Representatives to Standing Committees (two year terms):
Academic Affairs:
Rolf Norgaard, Program in Writing and Rhetoric
William Waite, Electrical Engineering
Academic Technology:
Rob Guralnick, Museum
Andrew Pleszkun, Electrical Engineering
Administrator Appraisal:
Bruce Henderson, Journalism Administrative Services:
Roger “Buzz” King, Computer Science Bylaws Committee:
Robert Kuchta, Chemistry
Richard Thomas, ROTC
Committee on Women:
Carol Cleland, Philosophy
David Guenther, Business
Communications Committee:
Kandace Einbeck, Germanic and Slavic Languages Faculty Affairs:
Anthony Barker, Physics
David Kassoy, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Compensation and Benefits:
Philip Graves, Economics
Rodney Taylor, Religious Studies
Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Affairs:
Bud Coleman, Theatre and Dance Libraries:
Alex Sweetman, Fine Arts Minority Affairs:
Natalie Hedberg, RFA Nominating Committee:
Carol Cleland, Philosophy
Lakshman Guruswamy, Law
David Kassoy, Mechanical Engineering
Jerry Peterson, Physics
Student Affairs:
Terry Sawchuk, Music
Leslie Irvine
Terms officially begin July 1, the first day of the 2003-2004 senate year.
E. Next Meeting
The next regular meeting of the Boulder Faculty Assembly will be on Thursday, September 4, 2003 from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. in the Fleming Law Building room 156.
Respectfully submitted by Sierra Swearingen, BFA Administrator.
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