Francis A. Beer, Chair
Gerard Hauser, Secretary
Jinks Cooper, BFA at-large rep
Bud Coleman, BFA GLB Affairs Chair
Paul Levitt, BFA Faculty Affairs Committee Chair
Ted Snow, BFA Intercollegiate Athletics Chair
Martha Jo Sani, BFA Academic Affairs Committee Chair

Ofelia Miramontes, Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Equity
Mary Ann Sergeant, Office of Diversity and Equity
Rich Loose, Human Resources
Jane Back, Faculty Ombuds
Jack Kelso, Faculty Ombuds

Bob Schulzinger, Vice Chair
Cathy Comstock, BFA at-large rep and BFA
Communications Committee Chair
Uriel Nauenberg, BFA Budget & Planning Committee Chair
Ira Chernus, BFA Student Affairs Committee Co-Chair
Martin Walter, BFA Student Affairs Co-Chair
Bruce Henderson, BFA Academic Technology Co-Chair
Thomas Hollweck, BFA Libraries Committee Chair

Sanjai Bhagat, BFA Faculty Comp & Benefits Chair
Greg Carey, BFA Academic Technology Co-Chair
Anne Bliss, BFA Minority Affairs Chair
Ed Gac, BFA Administrative Services Chair
Kayann Short, BFA Committee on Women Chair
John W. Daily, former BFA Chair
Peter Knox, Arts and Sciences Council Chair

MOVED by Martha Jo Sani and seconded by Paul Levitt that the minutes of the Executive Committee meeting of May 1, 2000 be approved.

The motion carried with none opposed.

Boulder Faculty Assembly Election - Beer called the attention of the committee to a handout of election results [Addendum] and reported that some BFA positions to represent specific departments are vacant and will need to be filled.

Update on Campus Diversity Progress

Miramontes distributed a packet of information on diversity activities and data for 1999-2000, including
- A report to CCHE on Boulder Campus Diversity 1999-2000, reflecting that the numbers are up but the percentages are not
- A sample of the diversity report that is sent to each of the colleges and schools
- A sample of what is available on the Diversity and Equity website
- A roster of members of the Academic Affairs Diversity Advisory Committee (AADAC)
- A handout on Disability Services, to be made generally available in the fall

Miramontes gave a report on the major activities of the Department of Diversity and Equity in 1999 - 2000, commenting that while the definition of diversity in the official Diversity plan is less inclusive than what had originally been recommended, the campus has generally been working under the broader definition, giving attention to the areas of GLBT, Women, Disabilities, and Minority Affairs.

Miramontes reported on the following major objectives for 1999 - 2000:

• Faculty and Staff Recruitment and Retention
  • Academic Affairs Diversity Committee
  • Faculty Teaching Excellence Scholar for Diversity Tony Lozano, who works with the AVC for Faculty Affairs on diversity issues and conducts some mentoring of junior faculty
  • Faculty of Color gatherings
  • Work with the Faculty Ombuds and the Judicial Affairs director to talk with faculty on ways to get confidential advice and support on the privilege and tenure process
  • Work with the National Faculty Minority Identification Program (NFMIP)
  • Work with awards and grants such as IMPART, Big 12, and other Diversity grants for students, faculty and staff
  • Special Opportunity Positions
  • Exit interviews
  • Coordination of the Chancellor's Advisory Committees
  • Website for the office of Diversity and Equity
  • Staff outreach and recruitment, retention
• Student Recruitment and Retention
  • Major focus has been scholarship development
  • NSF grant of $5 million for 5 years to help recruit, retain, & support grad students of color
  • Two new high school partnerships: Montbello High School and North High School
• Climate
  • Increasing Diversity on Campus - monitoring and evaluating diversity efforts
  • Education
  • Building Community

Discussion included the following:

Cooper commented that the Disabilities Department requiring faculty to proctor special exams when they do not have the facilities or the time has produced some resentment among faculty. Beer suggested that the provision of staff support for special exams would help assuage the problem. Miramontes commented that scholarships are available for low income students and for meritorious students, but not in between. Snow asked if Diversity and Equity has been able to establish a relationship with the Department of Athletics and Miramontes responded that there may be some disconnect between the two. Miramontes continued that AVC Michael Grant and VC Ron Stump have been working with the Academics in Athletics committee.

Apparel Licensing Policy

Beer reported that the new policy was discussed at a meeting of the Campus Executive Committee but that the CEC was not asked to vote on the policy. Beer reported that his impression of the CEC is that support for the policy was mixed. Beer reported that, in response to feedback, the policy has been strengthened in relation to women's rights, and added that the new policy is a step forward but that it does not contain methods to ensure compliance. Beer reported that the policy has been signed by the Chancellor and is final.

Discussion followed.

Intercollegiate Athletics Committee

Snow gave an update on his attempts to get additional information from the Department of Athletics on Title IX compliance, and continued that without the additional information it seems clear that CU is out of compliance in terms of its level of support for women athletes, with no real improvement in this area in 5 years. Snow reported that he will meet tomorrow with Athletics Director Dick Tharp, VCAA Phil DiStefano and CU's NCAA and Big 12 representative James Corbridge.

Beer reported that CU is under scrutiny by the NCAA. Beer suggested Byyny or DiStefano be invited to a special meeting of the Athletics Committee.

Faculty Affairs

After discussion, it was agreed that Levitt would arrange a series of appearances by Teachers' Union Representatives for BFA meetings in the fall semester.

Hauser reported that this year Arts and Sciences required that when instructors are raised from .67 FTE to 100%, departments must give them the 3.01 merit increase in order to reduce the amount that the college must provide and that this means money is being taken from the merit pool in order to address an issue of instructional demand. He questioned whether this is against the rules.

Beer reported that Chancellor Byyny and VC DiStefano were not under the impression that faculty salary increases in general would have a skewed distribution.

Comparative Salary Increases: Faculty and Staff

Loose distributed a handout comparing salary increase percentages between instructional faculty, unclassified and professional exempt staff, research faculty, and classified staff. Loose reported that he had been commissioned to do this research by the pay allocation committee of a Colorado Peak Performance group looking into how to implement the pay-for-performance component of CPP.

Loose was referred to the BFA Budget Committee.

Annual Report from Faculty Ombuds

Bock gave a report of activities of the Faculty Ombuds in 1999 - 2000 [Addendum], reporting that the majority of issues dealt with were related to promotion and tenure.

Bock requested assistance from the BFA in the establishment of an official "Faculty Ombudsperson" title. Beer asked the Faculty Affairs Committee to compose a resolution on the matter and move it forward.

Bock asked if the BFA might assist the ombuds in distributing an evaluation of their work to the faculty. Beer suggested the Ombuds' annual reports be made available on the BFA website, and added that an evaluation may also be distributed via e-mail.

Beer thanked Bock and Kelso, and suggested that the Division of Student Affairs be contacted for involvement on the question of civility in the classroom.