Appalachian State University Faculty Senate Minutes

April 23, 2018 The Faculty Senate meeting was called to order by Chair Howard, at 3:15pm in the William Strickland Conference Room, I.G. Greer room 224, on Monday, April 23, 2018. Senators Collier, Hartley, Orkiszewski, Ortiz, Spiceland, Wilson, and Wheeler were not in attendance. I. Announcements

A. Chair Howard welcomed Senators and visitors to the meeting. Visitors were Heather Langdon (Director, IRAP), Lee Sanderlin (Watauga Democrat), Mark Ginn (Vice-Provost of Undergraduate Education), Hank Foreman (Chancellor’s Office), Lynette Orbovich (Director of Summer Sessions and Professional Development), J.J. Brown (Vice Chancellor of Student Development), Randy Edwards (Vice Chancellor of University Advancement), and James Douthit (Dean, Hayes School of Music).

II. Minutes

A. Chair Howard asked for a motion to approve the minutes from April 9, 2018. Senator Sibley moved and Senator Zrull seconded to approve the minutes from April 9, 2018. Motion to approve the April 9, 2018 minutes passed. (Vote #1)

III. Visitors’ Reports

A. Mark Ginn & Lynette Orbovich of the Calendar and Priority Registration Committee, presented information regarding the Proposed Academic Calendar for 2019-2020, 2020-2021, as shown in Appendix E.

IV. Chancellor’s Year End Report

A. Chancellor Everts thanked senators and other faculty for their dedication and commitment to their jobs at ASU. She reported that over three-thousand undergrads and almost four-hundred graduate students will soon be graduating and joining the ranks of Appalachian Alumni. Some highlights of the past year have been:

• Dr. Joe Gonzalez won an Excellence in Teaching award from the UNC Board of Governors.

• The new Innovative Scholars Project recipients have been developing innovative solutions to real world problems and improving quality of life within our community.

• In January, ASU received approval for a Doctorate of Psychology Program, which will begin accepting students in the Fall of 2019.

• This upcoming July, ASU will cheer on our amazing solar vehicle team at their fourth race.

• Chancellor Everts and Provost Kruger have been hosting productive listening sessions on a variety of topics.

Some upcoming projects of interest are:

• The Leon Levine Health Sciences building will open in Fall 2018. • Renovations to Sanford Hall will begin in 2019. • The acquisition of the old Watauga High School property will allow space

for campus expansion, including additional parking space and the ability to build an intentional community.

• ASU has received approval for the North End Zone Stadium project. • Seven residence halls need to be replaced with new residence halls, and

plans to partner with private builders are in the works. • ASU is moving forward with plans to build a National Panhellenic

Council Gathering Space outside of the IG Greer building. • ASU Founders’ Day is September 5th, and this upcoming Founder’s Day

we will start a new tradition with a ribbon cutting of a new plaza. The plaza will feature a sculpture honoring the Doughertys. Construction will take place over the summer.

V. Provost’s Report A. Provost Kruger thanked those faculty members who attended the recent open

house event with students. The third round of budget presentations was last Friday, and was well attended. Provost Kruger thanked those in the Hayes School of Music and the College of Fine and Applied Arts, who worked together to put on a wonderful production of Sweeney Todd. He encouraged all faculty to attend commencement and thanked all faculty for their work this past year.

VI. Chair’s Report

A. Chair Howard thanked Chancellor Everts, Provost Kruger, and their staff for their remarkable behind the scenes work this past year, their open door policy, and for involving faculty in their committees and decisions. She also thanked faculty members who served on committees, especially those who stepped forward to serve on ad hoc committees. She thanked senators for their work towards and accomplishment of, many of the goals that were set at the beginning of the academic year at the Faculty Senate retreat.

B. Chair Howard reported on the Faculty Assembly meeting, which was held on April 20. ASU and Faculty Assembly are continuing work on Diversity and Inclusion Resolutions, and issues of academic freedom. The results of a recent study – which found that summer school classes can help students finish college faster – has been discussed and there have been conversations regarding offering more funding for summer classes.

VII. Committee Reports (Committee Chair’s name is in bold.)

A. Academic Policy Committee (Wheeler, K. Williams, R. Williams, Fitts, Fiske, Dalton, Osinsky)

No Report B. Budget Committee (Sibley, Wright, Szeto, Dunston, Forsyth) 1. The Budget Committee submitted their end of year report for review, as shown

in Appendix A. C. Campus Planning Committee (Orkiszewski, Weddell, Ignatov, Spiceland,

Crepeau, Thaxton) No Report D. Campus Technology Committee (Fenwick, Spaulding, Hartley, Wilson, Cheney,

Hall) 1. The Campus Technology Committee submitted their end of year report for

review, as shown in Appendix B. E. Committee on Committees (Shulstad, Dubino, Frye, Lee, Gambrell, Mohr) 1. The Committee on Committees submitted many faculty names – from the

Spring Faculty Elections - for confirmation onto University Committees. Motion came from committee to confirm all the names as a block to committees, as shown in Appendix C. Motion FS 17-18/04-15 to confirm all faculty members to University Committees, as shown in Appendix C, passed. (Vote #2)

F. Faculty Governance Committee (Howard, Behrent, Gates, Rardin, Collier, Doll) No Report. G. Faculty Welfare and Morale Committee (Hester, Albinsson, Marshall, Villanova,

Salinas, Waldroup) 1. The Faculty Welfare and Morale Committee submitted their end of the year

report for review, as shown in Appendix D. H. Welfare of Students Committee (Zrull, Udogu, Ortiz, Van de Gevel) No Report

VIII. Unfinished Business IX. New Business

A. Senator Rardin requested that the senate revisit a proposed Faculty Handbook change that was amended and approved as amended, at the April 9, 2018 Faculty Senate Meeting. He was opposed to the amendment made to 3.8.3.1, at the last meeting. Parliamentarian Spaulding notified senators that a vote of at least two-thirds would be required to change this, since it had been voted on and approved at the last meeting. Senator Rardin requested that we reconsider the amendment made to 3.8.3.1, and preferred the wording originally brought before the senate by

the Faculty Governance Committee as a proposed Faculty Handbook change on April 9, 2018. Senator Rardin explained that the amendment would allow tenure-track faculty to vote on changes to promotion criteria, which could create temptation for them to change criteria for their own benefit (or the benefit of their friends). The originally proposed language for this section, presented by the Faculty Governance Committee on April 9, did not provide a way for faculty to be involved in creating promotion and tenure criteria that could be applied to themselves. Senators discussed the originally proposed language compared to the amended language, and who should be allowed to vote on promotion and tenure criteria. There was also a discussion regarding the merits of using newer promotion criteria since it is often improved over time (ie. less ambiguous, clearer), compared to the burden to faculty of considering their own promotion when voting on tenure policy changes.

Senator Rardin moved and Senator Salinas seconded to modify section 3.8.3.1

and approve it, as shown in Appendix F. Motion FS 17-18/04-16 to modify Faculty Handbook section 3.8.3.1 to the language shown in Appendix F passed. (Vote #3)

B. Chair Howard thanked all returning and departing senators. She provided

departing senators with certificates for their service.

X. Adjournment at 4:15pm Senator Marshall moved and Senator Waldroup seconded to adjourn the first session of the April 23, 2018 Faculty Senate meeting. Motion to adjourn passed. (Vote #4)

Appalachian State University Faculty Senate Agenda

Second Session April 23, 2018

I. Welcome New Senators A. Chair Howard welcomed all new senators. II. Installation of New Senators III. Election of Officers

A. Chair Howard called for nominees for Faculty Senate Secretary. Senators Dalton and Marshall self-nominated for the position. The nominees were asked to leave the room and paper ballots were collected for vote counting. Senator Dalton was elected to the position of Secretary of the Faculty Senate for 2018-2019.

B. Chair Howard called for nominees for Faculty Senate Vice-Chair. Senators Shulstad and Rardin self-nominated for the position. The nominees were asked to

leave the room and paper ballots were collected for vote counting. Senator Shulstad was elected to the position of Vice-Chair of the Faculty Senate for 2018-2019.

C. Chair Howard called for nominees for Faculty Senate Chair. Senators Howard and Cheney self-nominated for the position. The nominees were asked to leave the room and paper ballots were collected for vote counting. Senator Howard was elected to the position of Chair of the Faculty Senate for 2018-2019.

IV. Adjournment at 4:37pm

Vote Number Action

1 Motion to approve the April 9, 2018 minutes passed.

2 Motion FS 17-18/04-15 to confirm all faculty members to University Committees, as shown in Appendix C, passed.

3 Motion FS 17-18/04-16 Motion to modify Faculty Handbook section 3.8.3.1 to the language shown in Appendix F passed.

4 Motion to adjourn passed.

April 23, 2018 Faculty Senate Meeting Vote & Attendance Chart (Y=Yes; N=No; A=Abstain; excused/unexcused for absences)

Senator 1 2 3 Albinsson, Pia (MKT) A Y Y Behrent, Michael (HIS) Y Y Cheney, Amy (LES) Y Y Y Collier, Scott (HES) excused Crepeau, Richard (GHY) Y Y Y Dalton, Jennifer (CSD) Y Y Y Doll, Susan (STBE) Y Y A Dubino, Jeanne (CGGS) Y Y Y Dunston, Leigh (FBI) Y Y N

Fenwick, Jay (CS) Y Y Y Fiske, Beth (NUR) Y Y N Fitts, Shanan (C&I) Y Y Y Forsyth, Timothy (ACC) Y Y Frye, Beth (RE) Y Y Y Gambrel, Laura (HPC) Y Y N Gates, Paul (At, large COM) Y Y Y Hall, Kim (P&R) Y Y Y Hartley, Regina (CIS) excused Hester, Brooke (P&A) Y Y Y Howard, Barbara (CHAIR) Chair Ignatov, Anatoli (SD) Y Y N Lee, Cheryl (FCS) Y Y Y Marshall, Scott (GLY) Y Y Y Mines, Diane (ANT) Y Y Y Mohr, Tanga (ECO) Y Y Y Oliver, Nancy (AD) Y Y Y Orkiszewski, Paul (LIB) unexcused Ortiz, Maria (LLC) excused Osinsky, Pavel (SOC) Y Y Y Rardin, Patrick (P&R) Y Y Y Salinas, Rene (MAT) Y Y Y Shulstad, Reeves (MUS) Y Y Y Sibley, Ben (RPE) Y Y Y Spaulding, Trent (NHCM) Y Y Y Spiceland, Dave (COM) excused Szeto, Kin Yan (TD) Y Y N Thaxton, Chris (At, large P&A) Y Udogu, Emmanuel (GJS) Y N Y Van De Gevel, Saskia (At-Large) Y Y Y Villanova, Peter (MGT) Y Y Y Waldroup, Heather (ART) Y Y N Weddell, Melissa (At, large RPE) Y Y Y Wheeler, Dale (CHE) unexcused Williams, Kelly (SW) Y Y N Williams, Ray (BIO) Y Y Y Wilson, Mike (ENG) unexcused Zrull, Mark (PSY) Y Y Y

Faculty Senate Meeting April 23, 2018 - Appendix A

Budget Committee End-of-Year Report 4/23/18

2017-2018 Committee Goals: 1. Meet with the Vice Chancellor of Business Affairs for an overview of the university

budget, and to follow up with the VC for additional budget information, as deemed necessary.

2. Disseminate information regarding the university budget to Faculty Senate and the faculty at large.

3. Analyze the university budget to identify areas of concern and/or interest, as well as examine areas of concern regarding the budget raised by faculty.

Goal Progress 1. Meet with the Vice Chancellor of Business Affairs for an overview of the university

budget, and to follow up with the VC for additional budget information, as deemed necessary.

The Budget committee met with AVC Sharon Bell, David Jamison, and Ken Smith on September 27, 2017 for an overview of the university budget. This overview covered the budget process, components of funding, funds allocation process, integrated priority list, and university financials. This meeting was productive in that it provided the committee members with requisite knowledge to work towards goals 2 and 3 successfully. 1. Analyze the university budget to identify areas of concern and/or interest, as well as

examine areas of concern regarding the budget raised by faculty. Ultimately, very few areas of concern were identified. We believe university administration has done a good job communicating items of interest regarding the budget to the Faculty Senate as a whole. We did follow up with the Chancellor’s office seeking more information on P3 funding of university housing. This information was disseminated at the 11/13/17 Faculty Senate meeting. 1. Disseminate information regarding the university budget to Faculty Senate and the

faculty at large. A summary of significant budget topics is provided below. Capital Projects Leon Levine Hall, Beaver College of Health Sciences

• On Budget; Total Project Budget: $80M • Anticipated occupancy: Fall 2018

Stadium Endzone Project

• BOG Authorized Advanced Planning of $2,558,174 • Total Project costs $38,000,000 • Design Phase - Spring 2018-Spring 2019

• Construction Phase - Spring 2019 – Summer 2020 • Occupancy Fall 2020

Sanford Hall - Complete Renovation

• BOG - March 2018 Agenda – Authorization request - $18,000,000 • Funds: Self-liquidating (Student Fee) • Advertise for Designers – April 2018 • Design Phase May 2018 – May 2019 • Construction Phase May 2019 – August 2020

P3 Project Schedule

• Evaluation Committee Recommendation based on: o Request for Qualifications (RFQ)

Statement of Qualifications Submitted – October 30, 2017 Four developers invited to submit an RFP

o Request for Proposals (RFP) Proposals Submitted – January 19, 2018

• Board of Trustees and Board of Governors Approval: Spring 2018 • Construction Phase I:

o Design work begins in Summer 2018 o Construction begins in Spring 2019 o Ready for occupancy for Fall 2020

Student Tuition and Fees Tuition

Fees

Summary: $2.8MM increase from enrollment growth 2017-2018. No change in tuition for 2018-2019. Net increase in general fees of $55, which includes a new $84 fee to fund the Sanford Hall renovation. Also a net increase of $216 in other fees not subject to the BOG 3% cap. University Advancement Highlights Total gifts and pledges for 2016-17 were $18,350,000 (compared to $14,620,000 for 2015-16) University support included:

• $7.83 million in program support. Examples are: o Beaver College of Health Sciences – funding for two distinguished

professorships ($500,000 each with the state match - $1 million in total) o Hayes School of Music Professorship ($500,000 with the state match) o Appalachian Energy Summit o Solar Vehicle Team o Broadcast Television Studio Upgrade

• $4.08 million in scholarship support. Examples are: o SECU Appalachian Partnership (Reich College of Education) o Wilson Scholars o James Patterson Teacher Education Scholarship (Reich College of Education) o ACCESS Scholarship o Plemmons Leadership Fellows o Blowing Rock Country Club Scholarship

The total of Foundation and University Endowments at 12/31/17 was $104,570,000, an increase of 10.7%, or $10,130,000, from 12/31/16. The naming of the Leon Levine Hall of Health Sciences was approved by Appalachian’s Board of Trustees in December 2017. See the article at: https://today.appstate.edu/2018/01/16/leon-levine-foundation

The naming of the Mark Ricks Athletics Complex at the football stadium area was approved by Appalachian’s Board of Trustees in December 2017. See the article about Mark Ricks’ gift at https://today.appstate.edu/2017/11/09/mountaineer-imp Ongoing efforts are Athletics’ $60,000,000 Mountaineer Impact Initiative and the $15,000,000 initiative to raise funds for the Beaver College of Health Sciences.

Faculty Senate Meeting April 23, 2018 - Appendix B

Faculty Senate Campus Technology Committee (CTC) 2018 Year End Report Members Jay Fenwick (chair), Amy Cheney, Mitzi Cook (Fall 2017), Kim Hall (Spring 2018), Regina Hartley, Randy Reed (Fall 2017), Trent Spaulding, Michael Wilson. Retreat Agenda

1. Open Access statement development 2. Information security from a faculty perspective 3. Faculty Senate clicker use 4. Transparency to making tech options available for faculty 5. Further committee involvement in important tech issues impacting faculty

Committee Accomplishments

• Investigated, tested, proposed, implemented clicker use for Faculty Senate meetings • Facilitated multiple campus units on development of an Open Access policy statement.

A “recommendation for policy development” statement was drafted and approved by the Faculty Senate. Academic Affairs has embraced the recommendation and is initiating a policy development committee (containing Technology Committee representative(s)).

• Met with new CIO to establish working relationship and learn about new governance structures. Granted a seat in the IT Governance Board of Directors (Trent Spaulding attending). The IT Governance Board of Directors previews changes to IT, helps to prioritize IT projects, and provides feedback on other major IT initiatives.

• The CTC is on the list of groups to be considered as technical advisory groups. This designation is part of IT Governance which is still under development. The designation allows the CTC to bring project proposals to IT.

Faculty Senate Meeting April 23, 2018 - Appendix C University Committee Confirmations from the Committee on Committees All terms are for 2018-2021 unless otherwise stated.

Academic Integrity Board

Jennifer Luetkemeyer – RCOE

Admissions Committee

Andrea Leonard – LIB

Benjamin Sibley – HS

Jennifer Zwetsloot – HS

Hailie Bryant – CAS – as a replacement for Jeremiah Kitunda, to serve Summer 2018-Summer 2019

Arts & Cultural Programs Advisory Committee

Bo Bolick – HS

Kimberly Zahller – COB

Awards Committee

Leslie Bradbury – COE

Matthew Rogatzki – HS

Jayjit Roy – COB

Bethany Wiese – MUS

Graduate AP&P

Bradley Nash, Jr. – CAS

Jennifer Natale – LIB

Onur Ince - COB

Library Services Committee

Virginia Beth Ellington – COB

Pam Kidder-Ashley – CAS

Lisa Runner – MUS

Non-Tenure Track Faculty Committee

Yu Ju Wu – FAA

Registration & Calendar Committee

Suzanne Arnholt – CAS

Patrick Rardin – CAS

Traffic Policy Committee

Suzanne Arnholt – CAS

George Olson – COE

Tuition Appeals Committee

Sarah Donovan – HS

Jeff Foreman – COB

Undergraduate AP&P Committee

Jon Carter – CAS

Jeff Hirst – CAS

Jamie Levine – CAS

Jason Miller – FAA

Tanga Mohr – COB

Univ. Bookstore Committee

Alan Arnholt - CAS

William Gummerson - COE

Pam Kidder-Ashley - CAS

Hannah Pope - LIB

Univ. Forum Committee

Pia Albinsson – COB

Beth Davison – CAS

Martha McCaughey – CAS

Faculty Due Process Committee

Jim Deni – CAS

Gwen Robbins Schug – CAS

Faculty Grievance Assistance Committee

Maryam Ahmed – CAS

Faculty Grievance Hearing Committee

Michael Bosse – CAS – full professor

Michael Behrent – CAS – associate professor

Nancy Oliver – FAA – associate professor

Wei Xie – CAS – associate professor

Stacey Garrett – COE – assistant professor

Robyn Kondrad – CAS – assistant professor

At Large Faculty Senators

Emily Dakin – HS

Martha McCaughey – CAS

Patrick Rardin – CAS

Gifts Acceptance Committee

Saskia Van De Gevel – CAS

Margaret Gregor - LIB

Jeanne Dubino - CAS

Reeves Shulstad - MUS

Univ. Research Council

Maryam Ahmed – CAS

Pam Mitchem – LIB

Marie Hoepfl – FAA

Gabriele M. Casale – CAS - to serve summer 2018 - summer 2020.

Faculty Coordinating Committees (FCCs):

First Year Seminar FCC: Mike Wade (Prof., HIS)

Writing Across the Curriculum FCC:

Wellness Literacy FCC: Jamie Griffin (Asst. Prof., NUT) Note: Dr. Griffin is joining NUT in the Fall 2018.

Quantitative Literacy FCC: Patrick Rardin (Assoc. Prof., P&R)

Science Inquiry FCC: Ellen Cowan (Prof., GLY) for the

Fine Arts Designation FCC: Joshua White (Asst. Prof., ART)

Historical Studies Designation FCC: Joby Bell (Assoc. Prof., MUS)

Literary Studies Designation FCC: James Fogelquist (Prof., LLC)

Robert N. Brown, Assoc. Prof. from GHY, would like to serve on the Social Science Designation FCC.

Integrative Learning Experience FCC: Damiana Pyles (Assoc. Prof., C & I)

Liberal Studies Experience FCC: John Stephenson (Assoc. Prof., ART)

Liberal Studies Experience FCC: Jason White (Asst. Prof., HIS)

Liberal Studies Experience FCC: Carolyn Edy, (Assoc. Prof., COM) – as a replacement for Scott Welsh

Faculty Senate Meeting April 23, 2018 - Appendix D Annual Report of the Faculty Senate Welfare and Morale Committee 2017-2018 Members: Pia Albinsson, Heather Waldroup, Scott Marshall, Rene Salinas, Peter Villanova, Brooke Hester (chair) Brooke Hester served as the representative on the non-tenure track (NTT) faculty committee for 2017-2018. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 2017-2018 goals of the welfare and morale committee as outlined at the summer 2017 faculty senate retreat were: 1. Internal campuswide peer-observation guidelines. 2. Determine the status of the faculty benefits committee. 3. Check in and update on progress with distance education salary supplements 4. Introduce annual report from the NTT committee. Check status of NTT voting rights for special NTT faculty 5. Continue to work with Staff Senate on child care and family support efforts, especially on-campus snow day care. 6. Work with Office of Relocation and Dual Career Assistance to check on trailing spouse and family support ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Four meetings of the welfare and morale committee were held on 9/18/17, 10/2/17, 11/6/17, and 2/19/18. The list of tasks accomplished by the welfare and morale committee in 2017-2018 are listed below followed by detailed sections for each. 1. Work towards updated campus-wide peer observation guidelines 2. Benefits committee status 3. NTT faculty committee annual report and update on NTT faculty committee voting rights resolution and full faculty vote 4. Family support alliance 5. Faculty welfare and morale annual survey 6. Faculty welfare and morale committee charges

1. Updated campus-wide peer observation policy The welfare and morale committee was tasked with assembling a Peer Observation Policy (POP) subcommittee for drafting a new peer observation policy. As of fall 2017, the current Appalachian Peer observation policies were: i) the UNC System 1993 administrative memorandum at https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8b0SR8K02A_UC12RHVlYW9qems,

ii) the “Guidelines” AKA the ASU 1994 Administrative memorandum on peer observation policy at https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8b0SR8K02A_Ym5vLWtINkRYRm8 and the iii) 2015 faculty senate resolution regarding peer review of teaching at https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8b0SR8K02A_NDVDVHc0a3lIRW8 The POP committee was assembled and consisted of: 1 NTT - Genie Griffin (CAS NTT)

1 Department chair - Carl Eby - English 4 TT faculty - Peter Villanova (Business TT), Tracy Smith (CoEd TT), Susan Doll (FAA TT),

Michael Howell (Health TT) The POP committee was chaired by Susan Doll. In October 2017, the POP committee approved a resolution containing the new POP guidelines, which can be accessed here. This was shared with the governance committee. The language was revised and added to the agenda and approved by faculty senate on 4/9/18.

2. Benefits committee status We were able to find that a university-wide committee is being established and will replace the current existing benefits committee described in the faculty handbook in 7.3.4.5.

3. NTT faculty committee annual report and NTT faculty voting rights - full faculty vote The NTT faculty committee produced a report based on a survey of chairs, a survey of part time NTT faculty, and from committee discussions. The report was presented to faculty senate in November 2017 and can be found here. Excellent feedback was provided at that meeting and is summarized here. That feedback has been shared with the NTT faculty committee and will be considered by the committee next year. The NTT faculty committee is currently working on creating the requested “matrix” of NTT information based on that feedback. This matrix is being composed using data from IRAP, while the committee is also researching NTT language used in UNC system institutions and within our sister institutions. The NTT faculty committee plans to have that information ready by fall 2018. The NTT faculty committee also requested an update on the status of the upcoming full faculty vote for changing NTT faculty voting rights for special faculty, based on the 2016 faculty-senate approved NTT faculty voting rights resolution. 4. Family support alliance The welfare and morale committee is continuing to work with the staff senate on the Appalachian family support alliance. The family support alliance is a collaboration between faculty and staff senate and the HR office of relocation and dual career assistance, and is composed of volunteer members of faculty, staff, students, and community members seeking to advocate for on campus family support. The alliance met three times in 2017-2018 and will soon have an appstate.edu website and google group, opening the group to any campus member.

The alliance requested an update on childcare and snow day initiatives on campus at the March chancellor’s advisory committee meeting. Chair Howard noted that the College of Education is working on an initiative which would bridge college of ed majors with off campus facilities to offer more childcare and snow day options.

5. Faculty annual welfare and morale survey The welfare and morale committee discussed the possibility of an annual benchmarked welfare and morale survey for trend tracking. This item was moved to the list for the committee for discussion in 18-19. 6. Faculty welfare and morale committee charges The welfare and morale committee became aware that the committee charges need updating in the faculty handbook. The current handbook language describing the welfare and morale committee is as follows: -------------------------------- (CURRENT LANGUAGE) 7.2.7 Committee on Welfare and Morale. The Committee on Welfare and Morale: (a) monitors in all areas of fringe benefits and provides representation by three committee members on the Faculty/Staff Benefits Committee; (b) coordinates and participates in the orientation program for new faculty members and spouses; (c) handles other business that pertains to faculty welfare and morale; and (d) a member of the Committee on Welfare and Morale shall serve as a member of the non-tenure track faculty committee -------------------------------- As we searched through the faculty handbook, we found 12 instances of "welfare and morale" and noticed several other charges listed throughout the handbook that are not outlined in the current charges in 7.2.7. Those 12 instances are listed in a google document here. Some of those 12 instances were not surprising, such as the 7.2.7 description and the 7.3.4.10 description of NTT committee representation. However, several of the instances describe charges for the welfare and morale committee and those are currently NOT included in the main description (7.2.7) of the welfare and morale committee. Those include the following: 4.13.2.1.1 Chancellor Evaluation 4.13.2.1.2 Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Evaluation 4.13.2.1.3 Dean Evaluations 4.13.2.1.4 Other Administrative Evaluations Based on the benefits committee updates and the above information, we agreed on the following suggested language for the faculty handbook welfare and committee charges. --------------------------------------- (SUGGESTED LANGUAGE)

7.2.7 Committee on Welfare and Morale The Committee on Welfare and Morale: (a) promotes faculty governance on issues material to faculty welfare and morale; (b) provides representation in matters associated with faculty salaries and benefits; (c) a member of the Committee on Welfare and Morale shall serve as a member of the non-tenure track faculty committee; and (d) with the faculty senate executive committee, develop and revise instruments for administrative evaluation (chancellor, provost and executive vice chancellor, vice chancellors, vice provosts and deans). For example, see: 4.13.2.1.3 Dean Evaluations 4.13.2.1.1 Chancellor Evaluation 4.13.2.1.2 Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Evaluation 4.13.2.1.4 Other Administrative Evaluations ----------------------------------------- In regards to the process itself for administrative evaluations, only the 4.13.2.1.3 Dean Evaluations section is specific about how the process happens, so the welfare and morale committee also requests an update of handbook language describing the process by which administrative evaluations occur. --------------------------------------- (CURRENT LANGUAGE) 4.13.2.1.3 Dean Evaluations The task of developing and updating dean evaluation instruments will be the responsibility of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and the Committee for Welfare and Morale. Evaluation instruments will be tailored to the dean’s job description with input from the provost and executive vice chancellor. --------------------------------------

Faculty Senate Meeting April 23, 2018 - Appendix E Calendar & Priority Registration Committee

Academic calendar 2019-2020; 2020-2021

The academic calendar must adhere to the number of contact hours per semester required by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and the UNC General Administration. Those all require a minimum of 750 minutes for every semester hour of credit.

The 750 minute requirement is a minimum. Classes missed due to adverse weather, faculty conferences, or illness should be made up with online assignments. Many other schools have formal policies in place to address this requirement.

Considerations

• To meet the minimum minute requirement for all classes every day of the week needs to have 14 meetings days and one exam day.

• The full week of classes before Black & Gold Convocation increases time for the Common Reading Book discussions, enhancing the experience.

• The change to the University being closed for Good Friday coincides with the Good Friday observation of twelve other UNC system schools; UNC-Asheville and NC School of the Arts do not observe any break and NC State students have spring holiday while staff works.

• Per the Chancellor, Memorial Day will be observed. UNC-GA requires keeping a state holiday on its intended observance date unless there is an “educational” reason to move the holiday.

• Every attempt has been made to balance how breaks affect MWF and T-R classes as well as evening classes and labs that only meet one day per week.

Week Date Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Notes1 1/13/2020 1 1 1 1 12 1/20/2020 0 1 1 1 1 MLK Day Mon 143 1/27/2020 1 1 1 1 1 Tue 154 2/3/2020 1 1 1 1 1 Wed 155 2/10/2020 1 1 1 1 1 Thu 146 2/17/2020 1 1 1 1 1 Fri 137 2/24/2020 1 1 1 1 18 3/2/2020 1 1 1 1 19 3/9/2020 0 0 0 0 0 Spring break Monday-Friday

10 3/16/2020 1 1 1 1 111 3/23/2020 1 1 1 1 112 3/30/2020 1 1 1 1 113 4/6/2020 1 1 1 1 0 University closed Good Friday state holiday14 4/13/2020 1 1 1 1 115 4/20/2020 1 1 1 1 1 Meeting Days Total Days Minutes Notes16 4/27/2020 1 1 1 0 0 Wed. is last day of classes - exams begin Fri. M-W-F 42 2100 50 min periods

14 15 15 14 13 T-H 29 2175 75 min periodsM-W 29 2175 75 min periodsMon 14 2100Tue 15 2250Wed 15 2250Thu 14 2100Fri 13 1950

Meeting Days Before Finals Finals Minutes After FinalsM-W-F 2100 150 2250T-H 2175 150 2325M-W 2175 150 2325Mon 2100 150 2250Tue 2250 150 2400Wed 2250 150 2400Thu 2100 150 2250Fri 1950 150 2100

Impact of Including Finals Week Minutes

Course Meeting Days / Times as Defined by the Proposed Spring 2020 University Calendar - Appalachian State University

Number of Class Days During the Semester

Minutes Based on Class Meeting Dates (before finals)

Totals

150 min periods

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Faculty Senate Meeting April 23, 2018 - Appendix F

3.8.3.1

A faculty member appointed to the tenure-track as an assistant professor, or as an associate professor without tenure, will be bound by the department’s criteria for promotion to associate or tenure in effect at the time of hire.