Sept 7, 2005 Minutes
Approved Faculty Senate Minutes 09/07/05
Members present: Chair Stone, Senators Brennan, Davidson, Hindson, Hohmeyer McCall, McKinney, Montondon, Rao, Shah, Sorensen, Warms, Winek
Updates and Announcements
Enrollment for Fall, 05
Texas State
RHEC
Undergraduate: up 2.9%
Undergraduate: down 6.9%
Graduate: down 6.1%
Graduate: down 27.2%
Overall: up 1.5%
Overall: down19.5%
Undergraduate enrollment: 23,257
Undergraduate enrollment: 577
Graduate enrollment:,963
Graduate enrollment:740
Total enrollment: 27,220
Total enrollment: 1317
There is a 10% increase in new freshman enrollment
PAAG dates:
October 5
November 9
December 7
Liaisons Elections: Chair Stone announced the need to get Senate Liaisons elected from Theatre/Dance, Communication Studies, and Health Professions. The first meeting with the liaisons will be September 28.
Alliance Group Letter: Senators who chose to were invited to sign a letter endorsing a member of Texas State Alliance Group to be a member of the Equity and Access Committee.
Discussion of PAAG Agenda Items
Chair Stone encouraged Senators to suggest items for the upcoming PAAG Agenda. Items to be brought forward include:
1. Enrollment concerns:
a. What has happened to the RRHEC enrollment?
b. Are other universities experiencing declining graduate enrollment?
2. Construction plans
a. What is the building maintenance plan?
b. What is the status of construction of the Performing Arts Center?
c. What are the plans for other new construction? (i.e. undergraduate classroom building)
3. Carnegie classification update
During the discussion of PAAG agenda items, "'to do" items arose. These include:
1. Report on Equity/Market adjustments to salaries
2. Tenure/Promotion statistics for 2004-5
Senate Priorities and Action Items for 2005
Acquiring workload audits from each Department Chair
By 2008, degree audits must be 120 hours. Senator Winek asked that Dr. Ron Brown be invited to the Senate to discuss Coordinating Board determinations of the rules regarding this mandate. It was suggested that perhaps professional programs would be exempt from the new 120 limit due to accreditation requirements.
Clarification regarding student records retention
Constitutional Amendment Balloting
Senator Rao seconded the motion.
The motion failed with 3 votes cast for not publishing comments to 9 votes for publishing comments.
This information will be released by 9/21/05.
Executive Session ended
Senator Hohmeyer moved that a letter of commendation be sent to retired College of Education Dean John Beck regarding his achievement of being ranked #1 Dean for 3 years. Senator Shah 2nd the motion. Vote was unanimous to send the letter.