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} . held in llat"d1n Mao 11 Reb ecca CrO"(.M Cent:.e..r meeeing vas called to by ab 3:30 p.m.r SOlD2.Qha1: more than 1S0 Senat:e memhe:rs (1) the Seeretary apprQtal of minutes £or meeting of 1974) ae tne carrieda . (2) reGpoJ\ded to the quesc1on: t .... ", t tr:l.ease infom the Senate what University ba.s dona t.o ace upon the raeulty rlaun1.ng COtnm1. ttea t s. of .e. p"l:lcy 'lj,th re.,gard to, cOTlcinuag edue.at:ion n t by that a reported to the in December, in 1974 and in 1975, N.D. deans considered and issues b'J:oadly Lelate to cotmrLunitr and (b) .ae v e.lopillg the t s CPWn 'Ine. dcians do not plan to allocate more funds than ourrantly to activities (a), snd vere to appointment of someona to a moneymaking university progrwm (b, above) could create sn of quality, Current well run, professional continuing-education will ba maintained should be pub11c1ted more) but wjthout allocation ox a.dditional resources to t.hem. In response to l'rofesBor J: .. Wail, the Provost said associate-alumni courses will continue as now. President said no one is against do1..ng everything p·o5sible this P area, bUb a assumed by individuAl deanst and faculties. (3) ?rotessor P. P. Jacobi General Yaculcy moved (1) !bat: of G1?C be fl:otrl t che c,ur- 15 to Such a still manageable yet nora t6 be handed out and than is poasible from a smaller committee. (2) That the schools continue to be by one eaen: Lay, Management, and Speech (Full-time contingents a range £rom approximately 25 to

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    held in llat"d1n Mao11 ~ Reb ecca CrO"(.M Cent:.e..r ~

    ~e meeeing vas called to orde~ by r~esid~nc St~ot& ab 3:30 p.m.r SOlD2.Qha1: more than 1S0 Senat:e memhe:rs ~eT~ p~escnt.

    (1) the Seeretary ~~ved apprQtal of minutes £or ~he meeting of O~tQb~ 9~ 1974) ae c)xc~lated; tne mo~~o~ carrieda .

    (2) ~ro\'ost ~c'k reGpoJ\ded to the quesc1on: t ....

    ", • t tr:l.ease infom the Senate what th~ University ba.s dona t.o ace upon the raeulty rlaun1.ng COtnm1. ttea t s. endo~$emelt~ of .e.

    (\~ore vigo~oU5- p"l:lcy 'lj,th re.,gard to, cOTlcinuag edue.at:ion n

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    by sta~i~g that a eon~u1~ant fro~ Ne~ ro~k Unive~ity reported to the Administ~~~~on in December, ~973~ E~rly in 1974 and in JBnua~y, 1975, ~ll N.D. deans considered ~le ~po~t and eont1nu~ng~educationissues ~hie.h b'J:oadly Lelate to (~) cotmrLunitr ;s~t"\1ica and (b) .aeve.lopillg the

    t ~i'Ve~$it:y' s CPWn pro~tMnG.. 'Ine. dcians do not plan to allocate more funds than ourrantly to activities £~l11ng unde~ (a), snd vere unani~ously oppps~d to appointment of someona to Bene~ate a moneymaking university progrwm (b, above) becau~~ i~ could create sn 1mag~ of ercd~ng quality, Current well run, professional continuing-education pragra~s will ba maintained a~d should be pub11c1ted more) but wjthout allocation ox a.dditional f~.hn¢~;t resources to t.hem. In response to l'rofesBor J: .. Wail, the Provost said ~be associate-alumni courses will continue as now. President St~ocz said no one is against do1..ng everything p·o5sible ~n this

    P area, bUb ~n a dQ~Qnt~01!ted m~~n~r ~itn ~espon$ibility assumed by individuAl deanst s~hools, and faculties.

    (3) ?rotessor P. P. Jacobi (Chai~~n~ General Yaculcy Co~1ttee) moved

    (1) !bat: ~he tot~l m.emberah~,p of G1?C be :ln~"te.ased fl:otrlt che c,ur~e~t 15 to 21~ Such a ai~e ~s still manageable a~d yet pe~ics nora ~o~k t6 be handed out and co~plat~d than is poasible uo~ from a smaller committee.

    (2) That the follow~g schools continue to be ~epre~en~ed by one membe~ eaen: Educa~ion~ Jo~rn~lism, Lay, Management, Musi~) and Speech (Full-time fac~lty contingents ~~ th~se sCho~~sa range £rom approximately 25 to 70~)

  • (3) That Tech !n&ti~utet h~uge of iC5 larger faculty(132), be h~n~efoJ:"th l;ep:regen:\::ed by two delegates&

    (4) That 'CoO insure. re~onable. T~?reg.et'ltatioi in the1 Medical and 'DMltxl Schools) along 1l7:i,th thai~ ~upporl::l.ng Ibs:ic S~1e\\c.e :facultY (fac.ul~ in those se.hools nUlllbe~ lllor~ t{\an. 300). GFO representa.ti~n be increased to four: one for Hedied..Denta:l Basic. Se~cmcer one for Cli:nieal Dent1s'tr;f) an.d ~~o for Cl1nica.J. :Kedieine (the :LattQr ac.ccuut:f:08 fo'r: ll\O):~ 'tha.n 150 'faoult=y membe>:s) •

    (5) Th~l'. the College of A:rts a.nd Sdenc:e..~, currently ~i~1\ three llle1I\bet's. have its delegation raised to six, a.gd.n because of the much le.rger size of its fu1l.-time teaching CO~$ (Qp~roX:l"'" ~ately 400). ~o ~llrep~eB~nt Qae~ cf tnQ Ccllega's th~e~ division·p.

    (6) ThaI: each )"c:s.r. $.~ ne-laJ:ga ~1I1ber be eJ.ec.ted by th.« University faoulty. Thb me~s, ~:i.\,)OQ GFC tn_etB aTe el~c.u.d to three-year terms, tberQ \?$,U be tht'e~ at-la.rge. delelates on the no~tteB. ~ominat~one £o~ ~t-lar8e ~bers~p ~ay he in:tt:iatel1 by 'Pe't1tion U1 tb.a GFC from grOtlJ?$ of faculty metnbers (f1'V'4:. or tnore) who feel that t:ne1r :U\t:e-rests ate not Bd~qu.~te11 represente.d 07: s~'tV"ed_ ':t'b~ c:ro alsc may nom:Ln;;tte c3ncfidat:es. If the:ce a-re more tban two nominees end 1:).0 c:andida.t~ gets a majority of those 'Voting in t:he first lIlail bal1o~ t:o the entire fnculcy) then ~be two top vote-g~tter~ f~ce e~ch other ~n a 't'UIl-off. In tha at-large nce.s, b~ckg7:ound info:ona tion on eaah candidate. '='ill be supplied ~s part of the lIlaillng.

    Election rrocedures... ..... (1) ~o aesur~ tha~ s~m11a~ and demoQ~$tie pro~eS9CS a~o US~ in ~a'r"/ $¢hool a.nd/o'"t divis:t.oD.. the ~"PC itself wiU- run. eleet10ns and ea(t1£y cheir validity_ The GF~.rep~0sentatives fr.o~ ~ g~~~~ sthool and/or ~1Vision hold~g th~ e~eceion Q1l1 be ~~ chat'~e o£ the nominating procedure and the. mail bll110ting. In ..a.t'1.y school or division. Q;f..~ction whara ther~ are. tIIore tnan WO cancIic1aces. ~f no candidate ge~s t:he majct"it.y o~ t:hQse, 'Y'Qting, tha t~o tap vcte-~e~~ar8 will go into a ~~-gf£.

    (2) As stated above in tha de6c~iption of ~he n~ ~e-~a~ge .eea.ts 7 t\'lese lJIeII10ers ~i1.l he chosen ~n an annua.l election run by the. G1'O. .

    (3) To cMng~ over to the new mernb~rsh~J> tltructu.t~) the fol1o~1ng ~imeeable--u~ilitineeXp1rationof eurr~t: merobQ~ terms"-IOUl h followed; .

    May t97,5 'i'OJ: t'QStJl~~ 3"'rea:r ta'.t"!IlS: 2 CAS (Diy. 1 and 2), La~, ~nagem~nt, Cl~ta~ ~ediciQe, Music, and At:-l~n:ge

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    For 2-yen.r tenna ~' 1 CAS OJiv ~ 3), 'Xeoh ~ Q!ld At~la.:rge

    ~Ol: 1....y&8:: t:e'(11l: . i CAS (J):llrJ- .2), Med;'c.al..Dentnl napic Sa1e1lcQ

    May 1.976 :to%" ~agula~ 3-r~-r tem&: 2. CAS (Div. 1 e:ud 3), Jour-n.a.listrt, C1ini~l Mooi~ine, Tech, Medic:al--Pen.t.a1 BasiQ S~jenee, and At-large

    May 1977 Ft>r :reg'\lla~ 3-yea:r terms: 2 CAS (Div.·l and 2), Clinieal Pet'.t:istry, Bduce.ti~n., Spe$ch~ tech. and At-la1:g~

    , }'fay 1978 Por regular 3-ye4~ terms ~ 2. ctS(Dittr tlo 2 and 3) 7 Law, l'Satlageme.nt, Clin.1cal Med.ic~e., Mt.lS:tc, and At-lsj:'ga

    'The motion W$A seconded at'4d, P,=o£esaor J. A. Ioe;$ ask.ed \r1hether the College Divis:lons were of ..suffic.i~t1y similar s1~e to justifj'" equal cro TepreSett~ tation; it. was stated that· the Divisions ra.nge from 105 to 140 faculty each" Daan 1:. 'W .. Cole suggested tllnt fai:ruats rather than "UnifortDity of e.let:!tion proeedures shou.1d be ensured: 80 as to 3.nav~ el~c.tion procedures up to sc:hoole~ he propos.ed d~letion of "E~ec.t:i.on Pt"'Qce.clure 1. u ThQ eunendment W'as gecctld~, brlefly discussed., anQ def eateil ..

    Professor E~ H~ T. Wh1tten'spok~ against the moc1on~ stating that Graduate Schoo1 representat1~es have ~ definice co~st~cuepcy (facu1~YJ studenocs) and P'rog'l:'l1lQS) that it is·' critical to have reprQsen~ed dUT1n~ the present: fin.anC:lally difficult pE!riod; tha al.leged double-7:e.preBen~G.tion. problem is unI;eal because ltloSt faeu1ty membe'I'S a're on the gtad.ttate faculty. The proposed membe.'t's at. large ~Qu.ld al~o .give doubla rel':r:e~Qntat~DT1; it $eems ill-coneeived to seek ~ep~esent~c1~es from B~ouPS who feel their 1t\tel;'e.sts- are: not adequately X"epresen.ted~-t1SS it 1ntendro that CXalnPles could be. RO'DJan Cllleuo11cs. J~s ..·'women, ~l~,et\S~ or ,"embers of the John Bitch so~iety1 El1ndnaticD of tb~ Evening Divisions ~epresentative seemed justif1ect,. but: inc:t'ea.s1n'~ the cotal GPO Size by 40% cou.ld l~a't\ 'to a ~et1$ cohesi'tj'e oommitteec 1?rofes-S'ot" F, th.!ttzah po;:n'ted out thQt special ~~t~r~st grouPs ~ould only ~om1nacE) che whole faculty would vota: Professor Jacobi thought a committee of 21 is not too large~

    ?r:oEe~~oT: J. :B" ~ll2he.rt mov-ed t"'na.1: ite.m 6 of- th~ moc:ton be voted upon separately; the seconded amend~ent ~as defeated by a sho~ of hands. ~ter iU~th~r d~cussionl Pro~es~or ~. Mathis proposed an ~~end~~t (seconded Ub1tt~n) to the effect th~t three graduat~sobQol reprepentati\Tee be SUb6t::i..t\1~ed £o~ three 1ll.ef(\bet'~ e.t hrge in item 6 of the motion .. A menibQr a~~e4 ¥That G:9C' s pur-po~~ tataG :LtJ 1..n~luding u\'O.erob~rs .at largell

    l.n its Vlocioo.; Ptof~so~ Jac.obi repl~ed that ~.t would permit .tne flexibility necessary beoause so mach change occurs in the un:{vetsity. During .further debate, De.s.n lr ... Rl Nob~e5 qu~seiotled whe.thet' the a.menc:Unet1~ \7~$. out, o£ orde~~ the ~resident ru~ed ~t to be in orde~7 but it ~ae defeac~d by voice vote A The ortg~nal motion ~as then passed by voice vote~

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    (q) Professor P. 1'. Jacobi t on behalf of the ~e.'ral 'Faculty COPllI\:ltt:ee, :requested. that its resoluciQn on faculty salaties tabl~d at: tbe OctobeT 197~ m~et1ng be b~ought ~PJ an~ he ~QYed the fc11o~ns gUb4titut~ ~~iont

    I: 11 * Res.olved, 'that: s1.nce trort:hwe$t:'exn '(Jtl.iv~l::'a:tr:yt s exce11anac dapenCl& ~Q nE1ol1'1t:tl:r on raou.lt=:r e1tce.llence, we bcliev~ the financial well-being ~f that faculty beoomes a matte'r of greatest :bnpQrtanee. 'In View of the seveN i,ncreasell ~ the .¢os;!: of livi,ng in recep,t years t U'hic:b have ~rode.d , cDmpensation gains for faculty, and thQ proje~tion chat such 1n¢.~~&$~g. ;lill COilt;1n\le.~ tha 'Univet'Sity should MClpt: .aB a ke.y obj~et:tve. nnd st:dve, to acbj.eve anuun,l f:toulty salary increase.s of not less than the 1D,c,rease$ ~eSiG1te1:e.d b annual indexes of the COS!; Qf l1v1.ng. The: GFC asks I:b~ Senate to approva a ~il b.aJ.lot in ~hic:h the ft111-till\fl: r PiIlt.d nlEmlbe:~s of"t:hri fac:ul:ty can ~~e&'a t:hclr 'lri,E!;":oYs on .

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    A.ft~ second:ln,g and ~ br:J.e~ stat~e.n;~:bY Pt'ofessoJ;' I. AO\l-Lughod, tlta, motil,)n~as ~rriad \It1~n:Ono\1s11.·' 'l're&idet1t Strotz st:ated thAt he Q'ul\~ to go 0'0. the rec:.o't'd S.E3 -tht?'t'"Oughly ~orsioe: tltb resolution..

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    (5) t'rofe1lso-r E•.,.ii., ·.T •.''Whi~~en :(C~li~1.X1».Q.O., CQ1lllIl1ttee on Rescheduling me AI;.a.c1e.tcil:: 'Year) outl:i.ned.. :the. C?IlIrirl.t't~els eomposition and ~hal:'g-e.; !:;h~ \7ic:.e Pt;e:s1de'l\ts and. aU ~ce.denuc d~aos'!ha:vf!; been. asked for input; all llndr=rgra.duate HV"ins unit:s 'ate .'being asked for inJ;lUt. n~ Vi~¥1S of 1ndi" vidual fac~ty and. srtJl,1p9 ()f Eaeult:y ':"'2:~; need.ed; because op:f.n1.ons of graduate students a~e di~~icult to obtai~~ de~artm~nt chairmen and de~~a' ll.'C~ ~s-ked to sol:td.t such infttl:lJlSt:L¢n ~Ot: the committee. '(a short :li6~ of q~eseiofts ~¢ vhi~h aasw~a a~~.need~d·~s aVailable).

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    , (6) On behalf: of the Sena.t:e Ste.er1ng COll1lllitte~t P2';'o'V'Qst: R.. Mack w-ithdrew ~b.e motion on the Ag~ali.;. i.1: dup3.:Lca:~~d the StMlse Df a InQtion passed at the May 1972 \:ll.e~ting~ ';.• ' '

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    (7) 1?'t;oEesso~ A. :a. Drlibin. 011 behalf' of the Senate Steerill8 Committee, moved that:

    'ole ,;.. * "rhe Unive)';'~;Lt:Y Se'JUI.te 'te.c:.~)JIlm.end; 1;0 the :Board of 'rruste~s that ~he waole of Ar~1cte Ittyl.b of'the rrn~~ers1ty's S4~t~te$' ~over.ning ~'b~~Mp of cihe Unt'Vei:sity SenaN:; be chang'ed to )re.ad: .. .' '

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    b. All rull~~ime ~~1d rr.ofessors,:As~oaiate ~ro£essors~ a.nd Assistant Professors. re), ".. .

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    (8) rtofesso~ A. t. Drebia t on benalf of the S~~~e Steet~ng Committe~) mo~ed cbak

    lithe lJni"lersit'1 Senal:e reccrmne.nds to the ~oard of 'Xt'ust:ees that Artic:1-e UI.3 Q~ the Un'1:'1~'tsity's S~at:utes be. changec1 to '%.'ead~ .

    3.. QUOB.UK. Fifty me.111'hers of the Senate,"

    PrQfessor R. Leopold seconded r.ne tnO tlon. Dean. 'l:. lor, 'L:i:ll!nan as~ed r.tbether, since:: thste .aTe Q'V'er 1000 mem'bera of SeJ:la.t~, etiy p$.~t~ul~ ra.£:{ona.:l.c:r guided t;;nla choice of 50 :U:l.stead of 20 de.fine~ bY' the. present statute. lrofeGt9ot llreb:l.n sa.id i't t.73-S ~ou~ht that the incre.!l.se.d size. of Se.nate de:mande.d a laI:ce.:r: q,uo1'um. 'but a number s:i.SDif:i.~t1ntly mea's than. 50 would be unrea!U:tic. The motion M'tr:i.ed by voiee 'Ilott!. ,

    (~) 'rb,e n~ mee:r:;,ng of StmQlte uilJ. 'be ou l1ay 1, 1975 (not: May a~ as Qt'iginally scheduled).

    (J.O) Prc&1.dent: Strotz asked those not votillilllembers of Sens.t:e to uithd~'7 befoJ:'e Profesaor D. )? _ J.acob~ present~d On bahal£ of the: ·llonot'4l:Y negree C~~ttee the l~Gt of tho~e ~om~nated fo~ BOnc~aty Pegr.ees in 1975. M. a. ~~S:tl1t of a I'Aper ballot_ the. ent1t'e list t.rD,S np~tovQd.. 'J.'h~'te. vas a.n :i.nfo~mal diseussion of the tational~ oM. t1minS Q£ Uotlors.%}' De.g;r;e:e a~ar~s at N-U. during oounti~g of the: ~ote~. .

    (11) P'l:Ofe8S0r D. Sheln:fn said that he "(rlaheet t:o el:tp'r'css & vote "f. thanks to those who bail mad~ the ne\