CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Daniel Knapp, Vice Chair of the Faculty Senate, on Tuesday, August 1, 2000, at 7:55 am.
The meeting was held in Admin./Library Room 107.

The minutes for June and July meetings were discussed.  According to Dr. Philip Privitera, the June minutes as posted on the Web (with the addendum) are inaccurate. It was asked whether  the addendum could take the place of corrected minutes, and many senators disagreed.  Andrea White said minutes are supposed to reflect what happened in a meeting.

A motion was made and carried that the June minutes be corrected to reflect what was discussed at the June meeting, rather than using an addendum.

Several suggestions were made about  how meeting minutes can be corrected. Dr. Andrea White and  Dr. Privitera said they are willing to revise the wording, including removing the "appropriateness" section from the minutes.

Another motion was made and carried that minutes not be posted on the Web site or published in the Catalyst until they have been approved. Some discussion centered around whether this change would delay communication, and others suggested that actions be posted promptly on the Web site. Dr. Knapp said it would be increasingly difficult to recruit people to serve as secretary given these suggested changes.

Dr. Privitera asked about the duties and responsibilities of the Executive Committee, and someone pointed out that these duties are defined in the bylaws.

In discussing the July meeting, Dr. Dennis Cope disagreed with the second paragraph of the July minutes. A motion was made and carried to defer revision and corrections of the July minutes until the September meeting.

A comment was made that the September meeting will be spent discussing minutes.

SENATORS PRESENT

Basic Sciences: Daniel Knapp, Kathryn Meier, Philip Privitera

Clinical Sciences: Patrick Flume, Thomas Gettys, Leonie Gordon, Mark Lyles, Timothy Lyons, Paul Pritchard, Maria Lopes-Virella, Dennis Cope

Dental Medicine: Luis Leite

Health Professions:  Andrea White, Richard Hernandez

Library Science & Informatics:  Jennie Ariail, Elizabeth Connor, Joann Sullivan

Nursing:  Francine Margolius, Elaine Amella, Sally Stroud

Pharmacy:  Deborah Carson, Kurt Lorenz, Anne Spencer

UNIVERSITY BUDGET REPORT

Dr. Knapp reported that this is the first year that the Senate was briefed over a full budget cycle. The final budget  report was presented to the President's Council on July 19, 2000.

REPORT ON THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL

Following a town hall meeting, Dr. Greenberg decided to invite a representative from the Faculty Senate to serve as a non-voting member of the President¹s Council. President's Council minutes are posted on the President's Web site http://www2.edserv.musc.edu/president/. Some recent items from the President's Council include:

• A new policy concerning zero tolerance to violence in the workplace has been mandated by OSHA. This includes verbal violence and the potential to be violent.

• The new weather plan  that was passed on July 19, 2000 focuses on appropriate notification of people and coordination with other educational institutions in the Charleston area.

• A new PhD program in Nursing is being developed and will go to the Board at the August meeting for approval prior to submission to the CHE for final approval.

At the July 26, 2000 meeting, the Health Sciences Foundation reported an 18 percent increase in gifts this year, with higher figures projected for next year.

VOTE ON TERM OF APPOINTMENT SECTION

The Term of Appointment Section revision was distributed too late to discuss at this meeting but will be discussed at the September 12th meeting.  The September meeting was shifted from the 5th to September 12th due to the Labor Day holiday weekend.

UPCOMING ELECTIONS

Dr. Margolius reported some difficulties with getting the e-mail addresses of all faculty in each college.  We should have them by August 18th but elections may be delayed.

Dr. Knapp reviewed the procedure for changing bylaws:

• voting on changes at a faculty Senate meeting
• distributing the changes to all faculty for ten days
• calling for a vote at a general faculty meeting

A motion was made and carried to change the wording related to consecutive terms on officers and senators serving on committees. Acceptance of the new wording was seconded and carried.

To bring this bylaws change before the entire faculty, we need to ask Dr. Greenberg to call a General Faculty Meeting. Someone suggested that this meeting could be conducted as part of Convocation.

WOMEN'S GENDER ISSUES

Dr Deborah Carson reported on the slow process of collecting data on a cohort of faculty hired between 1985 and 1995. The South Carolina Freedom of Information Act will provide access to the data, but it may cost as much as $5K to extract data and another $5K  to analyze the information.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 a.m. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 12, 2000 at 7:45 a.m. in Admin./Library Room 100.