Meeting Minutes 

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PRESENT: Andrews, Arend, Banchoff, Bates, D. Betz, P. Betz, Cole, Cuddington, Curran, Danielson, Davis, Diamond, Ernst, Fink, Glavin, Glazer, Goldfrank, Iglarsh, Jacobs, Martire, McCabe, McFadden,S.J., McGrail, Moran Cruz, Morris, J. Murphy, Noyes, O'Donnell, Puto, Rameh, Regan, Serene, Sitterson, Soudee, Temple, Tracy, T. Walsh, Witek,
Zuccarelli (Baigis, & Suyderhoud, new senators)

ABSENT: Alatis, Angel, Areen, Bloch, Breall, Dorothy Brown, Douglas Brown, Byrne, Cohn, Collea, DeGioia, Dover, Evans, Fasold, Gallucci, Gerli, Haft, Haramati, Harter, Hauser, Ingebretsen,S.J., Kopac, Kromer, Lauerman, Lepgold, Lieber, McAuliffe, Mujal-Leon, Nelson, O'Connor,
Oakley, Pfeiffer, Picken, Richardson, Ronkainen, Rothstein, Sanz, Spiegel, Viksnins, Vroman, Weidenbruch, Whittington, Wiesel

GUESTS: M. Lumpkin, N. Scribanu

The meeting was called to order at 4:25 p.m. by Prof. Bates.  Minutes of the prior meetings of the Faculty Senate (2/14, 2/28 & 4/10) were approved.

New senators were introduced.

Senate Service Awards were presented to Prof. JoAnn Moran Cruz and Prof. Richard Diamond.  Prof. Wayne Davis asked the Senate to express appreciation for Prof. Bates' service as well.

Prof. Bates described the process by which the draft of the University Mission Statement was developed.  Several groups have discussed and some have approved the statement.  After brief discussion, the Senate approved the draft, 30-5, with two abstaining.

Senate appointments to committees were considered.  The following were approved:

Harvey J. Iglarsh, reappointed to Administrative Services Faculty Advisory Comm.; 
James Slevin, reappointed to Advisory Board, Center for Minority Education Affairs;
Richard Ross, reappointed to Bookstore Committee;
Ilkka A. Ronkainen, reappointed to Executive Council Georgetown College;

Wilfred VerEecke, reappointed to Executive Council, School of Business; 
Stefan R. Fink, reappointed to SFS School Council; 
Michael T. Pope, reappointed to Executive Council, School of Nursing; 
Dorothy Betz, Anthony Arend & Clea Rameh (3 MC) and Aviad Haramati (Med.), reappointed to Faculty Club Advisory Committee;
John Witek, reappointed to Library Faculty Advisory Committee; 
Michael Bailey, Theresa Liedtka, Douglas Reed, and Frederick J. Ruf,  reappointed to MC Judicial Hearing Board; Richard D. Bates (reappointed for 1 yr. to stagger appointments), and Wayne A. Davis, appointed to MC Planning Committee; 
Ronald L. Cihlar & Susan Mulroney, reappointed to Medical Sch. Admissions Comm.; 
Herbert B. Herscowitz, reappointed to Medical Sch. Comm. on Education; 
Aviad Haramati & Carol Colton, reappointed to Medical Center Comm. on Faculty; 
Thomas Sherman & Ronald L. Cihlar, reappointed to Med. Center Graduate Advisory Comm.;
Karen Gale & Michael Cole, reappointed to Medical Center Research Comm.; 
Anthony Arend & John G. Murphy, reappointed to Speech &  Expression; 
Madeleine Soudee (reappointed) and Peter C. Pfeiffer,  appointed to Student Affairs Disciplinary Review Comm.; Peter Byrne, reappointed to University Affirmative Action; 
Julia A. Lamm (MC), Joseph Page (Law), & Benjamin Shaffer (Med.), reappointed to University Athletic Board;
James Feinerman (Law), Douglas McCabe (MC), & Kevin McGrail (Med.), reappointed to Univ. Comm. on Investments & Soc. Responsibility; Nina Scribanu was reappointed to the University Grievance Code Committee.

Paul Betz was appointed for 3 years to the University Rank & Tenure Committee.
Alfonso Gomez-Lobo was appointed for one year.  
Thomas Walsh was appointed as a one year replacement for Marcia Morris on that committee.

The Senate voted unanimously to recommend that Richard Stites, of History Department, be appointed to the University Rank & Tenure by the University President.

Joseph Verbalis and Leonard Rosenthal were appointed to the University Rank & Tenure Committee by a voice vote, with none against and one abstaining.

David Andrews and Veronica Salles-Reese were appointed by voice vote to the Search Committee for the Director of OIP.

Julie Cohen and Theresa Liedtka will be suggested as appointments by the Provost to the Provost's Committee on Technology Transfer.

Robert Glazer or Mark Danielson were approved as Senate suggestions for the Medical Center Technology Transfer Committee.

The terms of Professors Tracy and Cole as co-VP's for the Medical Center in the University Faculty Senate were extended for one year by voice vote, with none against and one abstaining.

Prof. Bates announced that an additional Senate meeting might be called before July 1.

Prof. Bates raised the issue of parking changes necessitated by the MedStar Health deal.  He and Prof. Arend are discussing ways to handle the problems with the administration.  2,500 spaces are being transferred to MedStar, and the University will be approximately 500 short.

Some changes in the Faculty Handbook will be necessary, the Senate Constitution revision is pending; and changes in the Grievance Code will be necessary in the near future.

Finally, a new ten year master plan is under development and faculty input might be appropriate or necessary in the coming months.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:40 p.m.
 

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