The Citadel Faculty Council – Meeting Minutes of September 22, 2005

Prof. Harry Davakos, Chair of Faculty Council, called meeting to order at 11:00AM in Jenkins Hall, Board of Visitors Conference Room.

Members Attending: Professors Trautman, Comer, Woolsey, Thompson, Calloway, Brown, Murray, Sinisi, Greiner, McKinney, Zuraw, Davakos, Heisser, Brown, Richardson, Davis, Hurren, and Darden.

Approval of Agenda: approved by those present.

Approval of Minutes: minor revisions were noted, after which minutes from May 5, 2005 Faculty Council meeting were approved.

New Business

1. Board of Visitors Education Committee: Col. Allison Love, Chair, BOV Education Committee provided an overview of committee activities, and invited faculty to submit ideas or issues to the committee through Provost Donald Steven, Faculty Council Chair, Harry Davakos, or directly to her as Chair. Prof. Lisa Zuraw inquired about the possibility of holding a social between BOV members and faculty as held in years past during the month of January. This recommendation will be given consideration.
   
   
2. Provost Report: BG Donald Steven provided an update on a variety of academic and faculty related issues including: student retention, current faculty searches, Distinguished Professor designation, faculty research, commencement/greater issues speakers, cadet 24-hr schedule issues and campus facility planning.
   
   
3. Constitution of the Citadel Faculty Council: Proposed changes to the Faculty Council Constitution were discussed. Formal changes to the text, specifically Article III, part A and Part B, will be drafted and discussed at the October meeting.
   
   
4. Faculty House Board of Trustees: A variety of issues regarding the Faculty House were discussed. The need to re-appoint a Board of Trustees is the most pressing issue. Faculty Council members were asked to recruit interested nominees to serve on the Board of Trustees. Prof. Harry Davakos will review the charter to make sure the Board of Trustees is required to report to Faculty Council. The plan is for Faculty Council to appoint trustees this time and then for elections to occur as per the charter for following appointments.
   
   
5. SC Faculty Chairs’ Meeting: Prof. Harry Davakos provided a report on the recent Faculty Chairs’ meeting attended by his counterparts at other South Carolina colleges and universities. Issues discussed included: affect of cap on tuition, strong movement from state legislators for accountability vs. considerable work already conducted for accreditation agencies/boards.
   
   
6. Uniform Survey Update: A draft survey has been completed and is being reviewed. Anticipated schedule for distribution is during the month of October.
   
   
7. Committee Assignments: Various committee assignments were reviewed including: Awards – Speakers for Commencement and Greater Issues; Campus Affairs – Parking; and Student Evaluation of Teaching – New computerized student evaluation of teaching system.
   
   
8. Next Meeting invited Guests: Prof. Davakos has invited LTC Jeff Weart and Col. Don Tomasik to speak at the October Faculty Council meeting. Next meeting is scheduled for October 27.

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 12:10 pm