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DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY
Following are the minutes of the special
Faculty Council meeting of May 6, 2002.
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John R. Durbin, Secretary
The General Faculty
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL FACULTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF
MAY 6, 2002
The first meeting of the voting members
of the 2002-2003 Faculty Council was held in Room 212 of the Main Building
on Monday, May 6, 2002, at 2:15 P.M. Michael H. Granof (accounting),
chair of the 2002-2003 Council, presided.
ATTENDANCE.
Present: Lawrence D. Abraham, Brigitte L. Bauer, Gerard
H. B³hague, Daniel A. Bonevac, Jennifer S. Brodbelt, Joanna M. Brooks,
Neal M. Burns, Johnny S. Butler, Michael J. Churgin, Alan K. Cline,
Ann Cvetkovich, Donald G. Davis, John R. Durbin, Kenneth Flamm, Alan
W. Friedman, John C. (Jack) Gilbert, Michael H. Granof, Sue A. Greninger,
Lita A. Guerra, Marvin L. Hackert, Julie Hallmark, Barbara J. Harlow,
Kurt O. Heinzelman, Sharon D. Horner, Raymond Bert "Rusty" Ince III,
Julie R. Irwin, Judith A. Jellison, Katherine Ann King, Anastasia "Stacey" Kounelias,
Arthur B. Markman, Dean P. Neikirk, Melvin E. L. Oakes, Bruce P. Palka,
Elmira Popova, Esther L. Raizen, Linda E. Reichl, Charles
R. Rossman, Diane L. Schallert, M. Michael Sharlot, David B. Spence,
David W. Springer, Janet Staiger, Sarah Elizabeth Tierney, Janice S.
Todd, Mary F. Wheeler, Darlene C. Wiley, James R. Yates, Michael P.
Young.
Absent: Kamran S. Aghaie, Urton L. Anderson (excused),
Begona Aretxaga, Daniela Bini, David G. Bogard (excused), Melba M. Crawford
(excused), John D. Downing, Linda Ferreira-Buckley, Charles N. Friedman
(excused), James D. Garrison, Carl T. Haas, Archie L. Holmes (excused),
Joseph M. Horn, Martin W. Kevorkian, Elliott W. Kruppa, Amarante L.
Lucero, Edward W. (Ted) Odell, Melissa L. Olive (excused), Eric C. Opiela,
David M. Parichy, Anna Coons Pyeatt, David J. Saltman, Mark R. V. Southern
(excused), Salomon A. Stavchansky, Sharon L. Strover, John M. Weinstock.
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48
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present, |
26
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absent, |
74
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total.
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I.
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO NOMINATE FACULTY COUNCIL
OFFICERS FOR 2002-2003 (D 1968-1969)
— Michael H. Granof.
The members of the nominating committee were Michael Granof (accounting,
chair), Patrick Davis (pharmacy), Linda Ferreira-Buckley (English),
Bruce Palka (mathematics), and Cynthia Shelmerdine (classics).
Before introducing the nominees, Professor Granof, chair of the
2002-2003 Council, made several observations about the Council. "The
Council is the conscience of the University. Our role is to defend
and positively assert its values, to protect free speech
and other aspects of academic freedom, to uphold academic standards
and promote excellence in teaching and research, to assure that
resources are wisely spent, and to elevate the overall quality
of
academic life. Recently, one of the deans expressed a commonly
held view: I stopped attending meetings of the Council, he said;
they
never do anything. And he got it wrong. Like a fire department,
the Council is in fact most effective when it is seemingly doing
nothing. When it is able to prevent fires, rather than to fight
them. We work best when we have a cooperative relationship with
the administration, not an adversarial one. So, if our meetings
are tedious, and deal primarily with routine matters, then so much
the better."
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Election of the Chair-elect.
The committee nominated Marvin L. Hackert (chemistry and biochemistry)
and Maurice M. Sharlot (law). There were no other nominees.
Professor Hackert was elected by secret ballot.
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Election to the Executive Committee of a
member from the Faculty Advisory Committee on Budgets.
The committee nominated Michael J. Churgin (law) and Dean
P. Neikirk (electrical and computer engineering). There were
no other nominees. Professor Neikirk was elected by secret
ballot.
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Election to the Executive Committee of a
member from the Faculty Welfare Committee.
The committee nominated Urton L. Anderson (accounting) and
Jennifer S. Brodbelt (chemistry and biochemistry). There were
no other nominees. Professor Brodbelt was elected by secret
ballot.
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Election to the Executive Committee of a
member from the Educational Policy Committee.
The committee nominated Melba M. Crawford (mechanical engineering)
and Diane Schallert (educational psychology). There were no
other nominees. Professor Crawford was elected by secret ballot.
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II.
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ADJOURNMENT.
The meeting adjourned at 2:30 P.M.
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Distributed through the Faculty Council web site
on July 18, 2002. Copies are available on request from the Office of
the General Faculty, FAC 22, F9500.
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