Faculty Senate Minutes May 13, 2021
Special Session
May 13, 2021, 3:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
Present: T. Moretti (Chair), D. DeFino (Secretary), M. Bard, G. Barry, A. Bishop, D. Brophy, M. Draeger, B. Gaines, N. Gao, H. He, A. Howerton-Fox, M. Hughes, L. Ivanov, A. Kelso, J. Klein, R. Lacey, E. Mariola, H. Park, S. Petrovic, A. Rosenfeld, M. Veyvoda
Guest: Y. Kang
Excused: C. Martins, O. Soluade
T. Moretti called the meeting to order at 3:33 p.m. Quorum was met.
Approval of Minutes
Minutes for the 4/22 Senate meeting were approved via email on 4/27
Announcement
T. Moretti welcomed new members, and thanked outgoing members
Discussion Item: Budget Prioritization Taskforce
Taskforce members Y. Kang and T. Moretti reviewed the charge of the group, outlined some of the recommendations being considered, and solicited ideas from the Senate
Discussion Item: Accessibility
The Senate agreed to put together thoughts/suggestions regarding recommitment to accessibility, and will include accessibility questions on Faculty Senate survey
Action Item: Election of Senate Secretary
D. DeFino was unanimously re-elected to serve in this role
Item closed
Action Item: Executive Committee
The Senate unanimously approved the following senators to serve as faculty representatives on College Council: M. Bard, A. Howerton-Fox, M. Hughes, T. Kelso, E. Mariola, A. Rosenfeld
Item closed
Action Item: Adjunct Promotion Criteria
D. Brophy and D. DeFino were unanimously selected to draft a memo to the Provost, deans and HR requesting that criteria be posted on the College website, and communicated to chairs
Item remains open
Action Item: Selection of the IRB Chair
The Senate voted unanimously that only the voting members of the committee shall choose its chair
Action Item: Changes to IRB Bylaws
The Senate voted unanimously to endorse the following changes (highlighted in bold):
- Change the chairperson requirements to the following to allow IRB members to select a tenure-track faculty IRB member to serve as IRB chair:
- The chairperson is chosen by the IRB members from among its members for a term of three years (or the remainder of his/her term of membership, whichever is shorter). The minimum qualifications for this position include: full-time academic appointment as tenured or tenure-track faculty and two years of active reviewing experience as a member of the IRB.
- Change the language of IRB membership appointment to reflect the process used for other college-wide committee appointments and to correct a current discrepancy in the bylaws, which states in one sentence that the Senate appoints but then in another states that the Provost’s Office appoints:
- Each Spring, the Faculty Senate will solicit nominations for any open seats and will recommend faculty to the Provost for appointment. A member may serve no more than two terms consecutively; the member will be eligible for re-appointment following a one-year leave from the IRB. There is no life-time cap on membership. Community members will be appointed by the Provost's Office for a term of three years. Consecutive terms are not limited for the community members. All IRB members (including the community members) must be trained through the CITI training site.
Item closed
Action Item: Faculty Senate Award Ad Hoc Committee
D. Brophy, D. DeFino and R. Lacey were unanimously selected to serve on the ad hoc selection committee
There being no other business, T. Moretti adjourned the Faculty Senate meeting at 5:31 p.m. The next meeting will be the Senate summer retreat, date to be determined.