COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE MINUTES October 7, 2015

COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY SENATE MINUTES
October 7, 2015
4:30 p.m. in WALL 309
www.coastal.edu/facultysenate
Note: The remarks of the senators and others are summarized and not verbatim. The recording of this
meeting is available in the senate recorder’s office or in the University Archives and Records Center.
PRESENT: Janice Black, Jessica Doll, Monica Fine, Kurt Hozak, Richard Martin, Tom Secrest, Lee
Shinaberger, Todd Cherner, Richard Costner, John Delport, Ogul Arslan, Brian Bunton, Rajendra Dahal,
Wanda Dooley, Michael Dunn, Jean French, Jenna Hill, Billy Hills, John Hutchens, Satish Kumar, Megan
McIlreavy, Kevin McWilliams, Scott Parker, Amanda Siegrist, Richard Viso, Keith Walters, Sandy
Wilson, Richard Aidoo, Jim Arendt, Ellen Arnold, Aneilya Barnes, Susan Bergeron, Suheir Daoud, Mark
Flynn, Kyle Holody, Emma Howes, Yun Sil Jeon, David Kellogg, Stephanie Miller, John Navin, Joseph
Oestreich, Kimberly Schumacher, Renee Smith, Jonathan Trerise, Dan Turner, Jesse Willis, Terri
Artemchik, Jennifer Hughes, Wes Fondren, Jeremy Killian, Michael Ruse, and John Beard.
SUBSTITUTIONS: Dodi Hodges for Kimberly Carroll, Mike Pierce for Steve Firsing, Sara Brallier for
Matt Wilkinson, Paul Peterson for Adam Chamberlain, and Adam Pelty for Gwendolyn Schwinke.
ABSENT: Chris Becker, Cathy Jones, Lindsey Pritchard, Jennifer Jackson, and Daniel Hasty.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Approval of the September 2, 2015 minutes were moved by Jonathan
Trerise and seconded by Wanda Dooley. The minutes passed (47 in favor, 0 not in favor, 0 abstain).
CONSENT AGENDA: All items from the October 7, 2015 Consent Agenda passed.
PRESIDENT, PROVOST AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
President DeCenzo:
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The President stated there were some areas in the county that were still impassable due to the
recent flooding. He thanked the faculty for their understanding and working with their students
during this difficult time.
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The President asked Darla Domke-Damonte to provide an update on strategic planning. Darla
explained that an e-mail would be sent tomorrow providing more details about the strategic plan
for 2016-2021. The committee’s goal is to have a revised plan to bring to the Faculty Senate in
May for comments and feedback, brought back for a vote to the senate in July, and for a vote at
the August Board of Trustees meeting. A list of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee
members, meeting information, agendas, minutes, reports, and feedback received may be found
on the committee’s website at www.coastal.edu/administration/strategicplanning2016_2021/.
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Provost Byington:
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The Provost reported information he shared with the Board of Trustees at their October meeting
concerning student affairs and retention. His PowerPoint presentation is included as an attachment
to the minutes titled: “Faculty Senate 10-7-15”. The attachment is also available on the Faculty
Senate website under the “Miscellaneous Important Documents” quick links.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT:
Brian Bunton, Chair, reported the following:
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Approval of administrative action number one, a statement of correction for the sociology minor,
and the committee members have been identified for the new Faculty Development and Faculty
Welfare standing committees.
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Due to a state law requirement, the Chair reminded all senators that voting clickers now have their
names on the back of them. The information can only be made available through a FOIA request
to the Faculty Senate Chair. This data is only on the senate computer and the Chair is the only one
with access to it. The voting information is also coded by recording the number of the device
instead of names.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: None.
OLD BUSINESS: None.
NEW BUSINESS:
Refer to the Oct. 7, 2015 Order of Business for complete details on the following:
A. Faculty Manual Review Committee
1. Motion to approve clarifying membership restrictions for the University Promotion and Tenure
standing faculty committee. The motion passed (49 in favor, 2 not in favor, 0 abstain).
QUASI COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE:
Discussions were held on the following topics:
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Reducing senate representation
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Policy for having standing days and times for meetings for standing committees. The Faculty
Manual Review Committee asked for anyone with comments or input on this topic to e-mail
[email protected].
ANNOUNCEMENTS: None.
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With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Monica Streicher, Faculty Senate Recorder
Approved by Brian Bunton, Faculty Senate Chair
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