The meeting was called to order by the Chair, Dr. Anne Kilpatrick at 7:45 AM on Tuesday, July 1, 2003 in Room 100 Admin/Library Building. A quorum was present.

MEMBERSHIP ROSTER

          College of Medicine, Basic Sciences
          Present: Philippe Arnaud, Debra J. Hazen-Martin
          Absent: Lucille London, Sally Self (excused), Eberhard Voit (Exec Committee member)

College of Medicine, Clinical Sciences
Present: Susan Ackerman, Gary Gilkeson, Paul Gold, George M. Johnson, Dana King, Benjamin Saunders, Dean Schuyler, Aljoeson Walker
Absent: Connie Best (excused), DeAnna Cheek, Arthur J. Crumbley, Mark Green, Barry Hainer, Shailendra B. Patel, P.R. Rajagopalan (Alternate), Alberto B. Santos (Alternate), Thomas Steele, Renan Uflacker, Michael Zile (Exec Committee member)

College of Dental Medicine
Present: Richard Albenesius, Peter Kobes, Stephen Malley
Absent: Carlos Salinas (Exec Committee member)

College of Health Professions
Present: Libby Dismuke (Alternate), Jennifer Horner, Anne Kilpatrick (Exec Committee member), Jack K. Thomas, Andrea White
Absent: none

Library Sciences and Informatics
Present: Geoffrey Freeman, Mary P. Mauldin (Exec Committee member), Nancy McKeehan
Absent: Starr Hazard (Alternate), Joann Sullivan (excused)

College of Nursing
Present: Julia Ball, Tara Hulsey (Exec Committee member), John M. Welton (Alternate) 
Absent: Elaine Amella (excused), Elizabeth Erkel 

College of Pharmacy
Present: Kathy Chessman (Exec Committee member), Joli Fermo
Absent: John Bosso (alternate), Marc Lapointe (excused), Kristi Lenz

The meeting minutes of June 3, 2003 were approved without change and posted on the web site.

MEETING PROCEEDINGS

I.  Governance Committee - Jennifer Horner 

The revised Constitution and Bylaws that have never been officially ratified will be presented to the Senate at the September 2, 2003 meeting.  The Committee would also like to encourage current Senators to run for re-election in August if they are eligible.

II.  University Affairs Committee - Mary Mauldin

The Committee is planning a Faculty Senate Retreat on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 from 4PM to 8PM.  All newly elected Senators as well as current Senators whether outgoing or continuing will be invited to attend the retreat.  Strategic planning for 2003-04 will be a major focus.  All current and prospective Senators should save the date for this very important meeting.

Also, the Information Technology survey results will be published and presented to Administration soon.

III.  Gender Equity Committee - Tara Hulsey

A written recommendation to the Senate from the Gender Equity Committee was presented.  Using the College of Medicine's current system as a model with additional variables collected was suggested as the best way to collect data for this type of evaluation in the future.  It was also suggested that the Faculty Senate Executive Committee have access to the data collected.  Several recommendations were made regarding variables to be included in a list of those requested on an annual basis from each college.  These additions included:  degree, profession, overall evaluation, and citizenship. 

Action: The Faculty Senate voted unanimously to accept the report from the committee.  The report will now be forwarded to the Provost.

IV.  Drug Free Work Place Policy - Paul Gold

A written report outlining outstanding issues regarding the Drug Free Workplace Policy Report was presented by Paul Gold.  Drug testing appears to be the most contentious issue.

Action: The Faculty Senate voted unanimously to accept the report.  The report will now be forwarded to the Provost.

V.  Chair's Report

• Dr. Kilpatrick updated the Senate on the tenure issue.  John Raymond plans to empower a group to define tenure and address issues related to tenure such as tenurable salary.  The group will consist of members of administration and representatives from the Faculty Senate Executive Committee.  The Administrative representatives are Deans Ripitch and Stewart, Jack Forsner, and Tom Higerd.
• Faculty contracts:  It was noted by show of hands that not everyone has signed a contract at this point.  The deadline has been extended to August.  A non-compete clause has been included in the contracts for new hires.

ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 AM.

Next meeting: 7:45 AM, Tuesday, August 12, 2003, Administration/Library Building Room 107 

Respectfully Submitted by: 
Kathy Chessman 
Secretary to the Faculty Senate