Minutes of Faculty Council Meeting

4 May 2000 - 12:00 noon

Abercrombie Lab A227

Present: Ambler, Bayazitoglu, Caldwell, Cox, Dailey, Droxler, Ghorbel, Patten, West, Wiener, Wilson, Wittenberg. Absent: Akin, Dharan, Mutchler, Rea.

The agenda consisted of: (1) Report on Actions Taken to the President, (2) Salary Report, (3) Kinesiology Department Report, (4) New Business.

(1) Report on Actions Taken to the President: Wilson reported on the following three items which had been discussed in Faculty Council's April 13 meeting and subsequently given to the administration.

A. Policy 324-99, Research Misconduct: the new language, as presented in the previous Proceeding of Faculty Council, was accepted.

B. Sexual Harassment Policy: under review by the administration.

C. Sale of Class Notes: the administration agrees with Faculty Council's recommendation to prohibit the sale of class notes or other materials by students for commercial collection or dissemination or for other commercial purposes.

(2) Salary Report: attached is copy of the report distributed by Bayazitoglu. Following discussion, the recommendation that Council place on its agenda for 2000-2001 the topic of effective faculty recruitment was moved, seconded and unanimously approved.

(3) Kinesiology Department Report: members were given a copy of the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Kinesiology Department to the Provost which will be placed on next year's agenda.

(4) New Business: the issue of a paid maternity leave was brought up. After discussion, Wilson stated that he would ask the University Standing Committee on Faculty and Staff Benefits to examine the issue.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:15 p.m.

Joan Reid, Secretary