WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY

GENERAL FACULTY MEETING MINUTES

SPRING QUARTER

Tuesday, May 18, 2004

I. Call to Order:

The Spring Quarter General Faculty Meeting was called to order at 3:35 pm by Faculty President Jack Dustin.

II. Approval of the Minutes:

The minutes of the Winter Quarter General Faculty Meeting, February 17, 2004 were approved as written due to lack of a quorum.

III. Faculty Senate Report with Discussion:

· President Dustin thanked the faculty for their support this year, and recognized Provost Hopkins.

· Comments on a very productive year:

o Jim Sayer is heading up a Faculty Handbook Committee.

o Quadrennial Review chaired by Virginia Nehring.

o Buildings and Grounds Committee launched an extensive review of classroom space, including Provost Hopkins’ development of a University Classrooms of the Future Committee.

o Resolution of capital projects passed, to outline a process to bring projects to a wider constituency for discussion.

o Many program changes occurred, including UGEC chaired by Dr. Henry Limouze to develop the transition module.

IV. President/Provost Report with Discussion:

(Provost Hopkins, President Goldenberg is in Washington, D.C.)

· Appreciation expressed to the faculty for the opportunity to work with them and President Dustin for his collaboration and communication. Looking forward to working with Drew Pringle next year.

· Upcoming Dialogue will contain highlights accomplishments this past year, including implementation of the Strategic Plan.

· Budget Hearing on May 13 led by Vice President Filipic centered on the three strategic goals, which are; enhance the learning experience, partnerships to enhance our collaboration with research external, and third to engage our community in a variety of ways. The last Committee meeting of the Board of Trustees Finance and Audit Committee made a unanimous approval of the budget. This will go before the Board of Trustees for a vote on June 11, 2004. This budgetary plan is to include:

o A tuition increase is being considered. Even with a 9.9% tuition increase Wright State will remain the most affordable of the ten state institutions. This will generate revenue to reinvest in WSU, including 4.8 million dollars to support the three goals of the Strategic Plan, with 2.4 million dollars designated this Fall 2004 in people, including new faculty tenure track lines for Fall 2005; diversifying and enriching the curriculum, expanding retention efforts past the First Year Experience.

o Crucial challenges ahead for the faculty to provide insight on improving the learning environment. This will require funds to support recommendations from UCOF (University Classroom of the Future) to prioritize efforts within the next six months to make a difference, now and beyond.

· North Central Association Accreditation kickoff is Wednesday, May 19 led by Dr. John Taylor from the NCA office in Chicago. The process will kickoff long-range benefits from analyzing where WSU has been and where it is headed.

· President’s highlights included:

o Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio – Educators and employers throughout the 16 county region will address the shortage of nurses in our region. We have $725,000 of federal appropriation funding that is funding part of that institute.

o Brown vs. Board of Education brought forth good conversation about what has happened since 1954, both across the country and in Dayton.

o Our Model UN team of 33 students led by Professors Schlagheck and Leuherman received the two highest awards competing against 24 countries at the UN. This is the 25^th year of awards.

o An International Friendship Affair, one of the largest in the Midwest, showcased the cultures of our students from nearly 70 countries.

· The Strategic Planning Implementation Committee will reconvene next week to summarize accomplishment of this year and discuss what will be done next year to move forward with the Strategic Plan.

V. Old Business:

VI. New Business: All moved to old business and approved due to lack of a quorum

A. General Faculty Meeting Dates for 2004-05 (3:30 p.m.)

Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Tuesday, February 15, 2005

Tuesday, May 17, 2005

B. Drop Date Policy – Tom Sav, Chair, UCAPC; KT Mechlin, Chair, Student Petitions

“The drop date for all students shall be at the end of the seventh week of each ten-week term and at the end of the second day of the fourth week for every five-week term."

C. Discipline Policy – Carole Endres

http://www.wright.edu/admin/senate/agendas/Discipline.html

D. Academic Freedom – Carole Endres

http://www.wright.edu/admin/senate/agendas/Academic Freedom.html

E. Annual Faculty Evaluations – Carole Endres

http://www.wright.edu/admin/senate/agendas/AnnualFacultyEvaluations2.html

F. CEHS Program Change: B.S. Rehabilitation Services– Tom Sav

http://www.wright.edu/~tom.sav/ucapc/0004/fsreport/rehab.pdf

G. COLA New Program: Minor in International Studies – Tom Sav

http://www.wright.edu/~tom.sav/ucapc/0004/fsreport/isminor.pdf

H. COLA Program Change: B.A. Anthropology – Tom Sav

http://www.wright.edu/~tom.sav/ucapc/0004/fsreport/athrop.pdf