{"id":2567,"date":"2015-04-07T11:31:54","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T15:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/senate\/?p=2567"},"modified":"2015-04-10T14:32:23","modified_gmt":"2015-04-10T18:32:23","slug":"meeting-of-april-10-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/senate\/2015\/04\/07\/meeting-of-april-10-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting of April 10, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1:00 pm<\/p>\n<p>Beck rooms<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Sign in for quorum<\/p>\n<p>2. Call to order<\/p>\n<p>3. Communications from Provost Robinson<\/p>\n<p>4. Approval of agenda<\/p>\n<p>5. Approval of the\u00a0draft minutes<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>of the <a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.shu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&amp;context=faculty-senate-minutes\">February\u00a027<\/a> meeting<\/p>\n<p>6. Executive Committee <a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.shu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1081&amp;context=faculty-senate-agendas\">report<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a.\u00a0<em>Motion:<\/em>\u00a0Lecturer Line<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px\">i.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.shu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1078&amp;context=faculty-senate-agendas&amp;preview_mode=1&amp;z=1428545685\">Faculty Guide amendment language<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px\">ii.\u00a0Proposed amendment to the Lecturer Line Proposal:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px\">In departments with 12 or more full time faculty the total number of faculty associate and lecturer appointments may not exceed one third of the total full time faculty. In departments with fewer than 12 full time faculty, the number of faculty associates and lecturers shall not exceed the fewer of 3 or 1\/3 of the full time faculty members.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px\">iii.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.shu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1079&amp;context=faculty-senate-agendas\">Memo to Senators<\/a>\u00a0regarding the proposed amendment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px\">iv. A motion to suspend the by-laws in order to approve the revised Lecturer Line without a first reading\u00a0[If the amendment is approved].<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px\">In departments with 12 or more full time faculty the total number of faculty associate and lecturer appointments may not exceed one third of the total full time faculty. In departments with fewer than 12 full time faculty, the number of\u00a0faculty associates and lecturers shall not exceed the fewer of 3 or 1\/3 of the full time faculty members.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b.\u00a0<em>Motion<\/em>: Second\u00a0reading of a motion to approve changes to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.shu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1043&amp;context=faculty-senate-agendas\">Academic Integrity Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c.<em>\u00a0Motion:\u00a0<\/em>If the proposal for a Medical School is approved by the University\u2019s Board of Regents, the Senate urges and expects that additional\u00a0resources will be made available to the academic units on the South Orange campus to accommodate potential increases in the number and quality of students and student preferences for majors and programs.<\/p>\n<p>7. Reports of standing and special committees<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. Academic Facilities Committee <a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.shu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1074&amp;context=faculty-senate-agendas\">report<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. Academic Policy Committee\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.shu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1070&amp;context=faculty-senate-agendas\">report<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. Admissions Committee <a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.shu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1077&amp;context=faculty-senate-agendas\">report<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">d. Compensation &amp; Welfare Committee <a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.shu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1076&amp;context=faculty-senate-agendas\">report<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">e. Core Curriculum Committee <a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.shu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1075&amp;context=faculty-senate-agendas\">report<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">f. Faculty Guide and Bylaws Committee\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.shu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1071&amp;context=faculty-senate-agendas&amp;preview_mode=1&amp;z=1428422285\">report<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">g. Graduate Studies Committee <a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.shu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1080&amp;context=faculty-senate-agendas\">report<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">h. Library Committee\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.shu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1072&amp;context=faculty-senate-agendas\">report<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">i. Program Review Committee\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.shu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1073&amp;context=faculty-senate-agendas\">report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>8. Committees with no reports<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">a. Calendar Committee<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. Faculty Development Committee<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">c. Faculty Grievance Committee<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">d. Instructional Technology Committee<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">e. Nominations, Elections, and Appointments Committee<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">f. Intellectual Property Task Force<\/p>\n<p>9. Committee Motions<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u00a0a. Executive Committee<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">i. <em>Motion:<\/em>\u00a0Lecturer Line<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px\">a. <a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.shu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1078&amp;context=faculty-senate-agendas&amp;preview_mode=1&amp;z=1428545685\">Faculty Guide amendment language<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px\">b.\u00a0Proposed amendment to the Lecturer Line Proposal:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px\">In departments with 12 or more full time faculty the total number of faculty associate and lecturer appointments may not exceed one third of the total full time faculty. In departments with fewer than 12 full time faculty, the number of lecturers shall not exceed the fewer of 3 or 1\/3 of the full time faculty members.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px\">c. <a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.shu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1079&amp;context=faculty-senate-agendas\">Memo to Senators<\/a> regarding the proposed amendment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px\">d. A motion to suspend the by-laws in order to approve the revised Lecturer Line without a first reading\u00a0[If the amendment is approved].<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px\">In departments with 12 or more full time faculty the total number of faculty associate and lecturer appointments may not exceed one third of the total full time faculty. In departments with fewer than 12 full time faculty, the number of lecturers shall not exceed the fewer of 3 or 1\/3 of the full time faculty members.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">ii.\u00a0<em>Motion<\/em>: Second\u00a0reading of a motion to approve changes to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.shu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1043&amp;context=faculty-senate-agendas\">Academic Integrity Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">iii.<em> Motion:\u00a0<\/em>If the proposal for a Medical School is approved by the University\u2019s Board of Regents, the Senate urges and expects that additional\u00a0resources will be made available to the academic units on the South Orange campus to accommodate potential increases in the number and quality of students and student preferences for majors and programs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">b. Faculty Guide and Bylaws Committee<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">i.\u00a0<em>Motion<\/em>: Second\u00a0reading of proposed changes to Article II in the Faculty Guide:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">The current language:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px\">NONDISCRIMINATION<br \/>\nThe university agrees to continue its policy of not discriminating against any employee of the university, or applicant for employment, because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or physical or mental impairment not directly affecting the ability of a job applicant or employee to meet her or his responsibilities and to carry out his or her duties as specified in this Faculty Guide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">should be changed to reflect the Non-Discrimination Policy on the University web site, preceded by the language in bold:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><strong>Faculty at the university are protected from all forms of discrimination:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>The University is committed to providing a working and learning environment that is free from discrimination, harassment, retaliation and other unlawful conduct and that assures the fair and equitable treatment of all individuals. The University abides by all applicable federal, state and local laws that prohibit discrimination and harassment based on any legally protected class including, but not limited to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, gender, pregnancy, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity and \/or expression, handicap and\/or disability, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, AIDS and\/or HIV status, genetic information, and veteran status or military service (the \u201cprotected classes\u201d) and that prohibit retaliation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>10. Old Business<\/p>\n<p>11. New Business<\/p>\n<p>12. Communications<\/p>\n<p>13. 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