TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY SENATE MEETING

OCTOBER 28, 2004

Present:  Senator William Hayslett, Presiding, Senator Festus Olorunniwo, Senator Rodney Stanley, Senator Frank Jones (representing Valeria Matlock)), Senator Benny Washington, Senator Adebayo Oyebade, Senator Deborah Burris Kitchen, Senator Samuel Dunson, Senator Mohsen Shirani, Senator Sandria Godwin, Senator Anita Etheridge, Senator Hope Mitchell-Oliver, Senator Celeste William, Senator Koen Vercruysse, Senator Orville Bignall, Senator E. Kelly Sanford, Senator. Samantha Morgan Curtis, Senator Dharmendra Dhakal, Dr. Amiri Al-Hadid, Senator Barbara Buchanan-Covington, Senator Jane Asamani, Dr. Harriette Insignares, and Senator Janet Finch

I.  Called to Order:   Senator Hayslett called the meeting to order at 2:45 p.m.

II. Approval of Minutes from September 16, 2004 meeting:  Corrections were made to several senators’ names.  The Faculty Senate Secretary requested that each senator print their name to ensure correct spelling.  Senator Sanford made a motion to accept the minutes with the necessary corrections; Senator Hope Mitchell-Oliver seconded the motion.  Motion carried.

III. Old Business:  No old business.

IV. New Business: 

Feedback on TSU Homepage: Senators voiced several concerns relative to the new homepage which included items such as the following:

1.      Homepage unattractive

2.      Difficult to navigate

3.      Difficult to access My TSU

Senate Olorunniwo made a motion that the faculty chair submit a recommendation to the President’s Council stating that since the current website is not user friendly, the Senate recommends that a comprehensive survey be developed, and administered to faculty, staff, and students for the purpose of identifying specific problems.  Senator Asamani seconded.  Motion passed.

Compensation Study (Faculty, Staff, and Administration:  The university is about to embark upon another salary study to be done by an outside consultant.  Senator Morgan-Curtis suggested that rather than hire a consultant, conduct the study using existing capable individuals who are already on campus to conduct the study. Senator Vercruysse amended the motion to include “use existing data.”  The motion with the attached amendment was accepted and motion was carried.

Senate Updates:  Senator Al-Hadid presented curriculum proposals approved by the Curriculum Committee to the Senate.  These proposals included:

                     Proposals                                                                   Action

            DHYG 2014 Clinical Dental Hygiene

            (Change credit hours from 4 to 3)  The

            Committee expressed concerns that the

            Students must have 13 hours of class

            time remained constant                                                    Approved

            DHYG 2024 Dental Clinic (Change

            credit hours) The name is confusing.

            Maybe the name could be clinic/seminar II.

            Committee expressed concern about the

            similarity with DHYG 2014.                                              Approved

            SPTH 557 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech

             (establish alternative delivery system)                               Approved

             SPTH 580 Speech Science and Instrumentation

             (establish alternative delivery system)                                Approved

              Master of Occupational Therapy                                        Approved

              (Review changes recommended by the

              Graduate Council)                                                               

Senator Al-Hadid made a motion to accept, Dr. Stanley seconded.  Motion carried.

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Senator Morgan-Curtis:  Reported that the Academic Integrity Committee has met twice and will have some information out soon.

Senator Asamani – Requested that the Constitution Committee meet on Nov. 4, 2004 in the LRC 212.

Senator Hayslett requested that all committee chairs schedule their committee meetings in the faculty Senate room through Colonel Laird.

Senator Asamani requested that the first Thursday in each month be scheduled for the Constitution Committee.

Presidential Search – Senator Hayslett provided the senate with an overview of the process as well as provided an opportunity for the senate to review the applications.  Senators were encouraged to attend the meetings which are held on the campus.  He encouraged the senators to continue to identify capable individuals and encourage them to apply.  A motion was made that a Senate subcommittee be formed to review the applications and provide a report to the senate.  The following persons volunteered to serve on a special subcommittee.  They include:

             Senator Al-Hadid - Chair

             Senator Sanford

             Senator Mitchell-Oliver

             Senator Buchanan-Covington

             Senator Washington

             Senator Godwin

             Senator Asamani

             Senator Olorunniwo-

TSU Mission Statement Update – If the senate has some input relative to the update of the mission, senators should be prepared to discuss in the next meeting.

V. Items for good and welfare of Senate: None

Meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Senator Finch, Secretary

Faculty Senate