Wednesday, May 26, 1999
PRESENT: Andrews, Arend, Bates, D.Betz, P.Betz, Davis, Fisher,
Fort, Gerli, Goldfrank, Iglarsh, Jacobs, Lieber, Martire, McFadden,S.J.,
Morris, Mujal-Leon, Noyes, Pfeiffer, Pinkard, Rameh, Richardson,
Sitterson, Soudee, Viksnins, J.Walsh,S.J., T.Walsh
ABSENT: Angel, Dover, Fasold, Finkel, Joyner, Lepgold, McCabe,
Peck, Ronkainen, Stent, Terrio, Vroman
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting of May 13 were
approved with the substitutions of "may serve" and "may replace"
for "will" concerning Rank and Tenure appointments and with
the correction of the spelling of the name of Susanne Kord.
On p. 5, par. 4, it was suggested that the first line read
"objections were made" to clarify that the objections were separate.
This was approved.
Rank and Tenure Committee: JoAnn Moran Cruz asked whether
the Caucus was willing to revisit nominations. This was approved.
Then she asked if nominations could be closed on the existing
list.
At this point, Marcia Morris asked that her name be withdrawn
because of an objection to service by Associate Professors.
Paul Betz noted that Associate Professors were eligible to serve.
George Vicksnins seconded this.
The Caucus voted to close nominations.
Marcia Morris withdrew while the Caucus discussed the issue
of Associate Professors. Dick Bates noted that the Committee
had discussed this during the past year and had decided not
to change its rules.
JoAnn Moran Cruz then presented a Voting Procedure drawn up
by the Steering Committee to cover this appointment.
Voting Procedure for Senate Appointments and Elections
The Senate Steering Committee in its regular meeting on Monday,
May 24, 1999 approved the following as the recommended procedure
for voting in instances when there are multiple nominations
for one or more positions, and the number of nominees exceeds
the number of positions by two or more.
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Positions will be filled sequentially, filling
first the position (or one of the positions) of longest term
as follows, then proceeding one position at a time until all
positions are filled;
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For each position, votes will be taken on
all candidates. If one candidate receives a majority of the
votes cast, that person becomes the appointee. If no candidate
receives a majority of the votes cast, the candidate with
the fewest votes will be dropped and another vote taken. This
procedure will be followed in successive rounds until a candidate
receives a majority of the votes cast.
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Once the first seat is filled, all original
nominees but the person appointed to the first seat will be
voted on for the second seat; again, if no majority exists,
additional rounds of voting will be taken after dropping the
candidate with fewest votes.
- The third seat will likewise be filled, as will any additional
seats.
The Steering Committee recommends that this be adopted as
an approved rule of procedure for use in the Senate and/or Caucus
as provided for in paragraph "H" Procedure of The Constitution
of the University Faculty Senate: "H.3. The Senate shall
establish and may amend its rules of procedure by majority vote."
Paul Betz noted that this procedure could prove tedious. JoAnn
Moran Cruz assured the Caucus that this was a one-time procedure.
Harvey Iglarsh cited the failure of the Main Campus to appoint
representatives of the Business School. They have been given Presidential
appointments. He asked why, then, it is a problem that another
school not be represented.
The Voting Procedure was approved with three opposed and two
abstentions.
JoAnn Moran Cruz opened the floor to discussion of the nominees.
George Viksnins spoke against reopening a decision once it had
been taken. He also mentioned the Jeff Peck would be on leave
for only a year; then a language representative will return.
Leona Fisher endorsed Lucy Maddox as open to varied kinds of
scholarship. She cited her expertise in history and American studies.
Peter Pfeiffer stressed that Susanna Kord also covered varied
forms of scholarship. He also mentioned that it had taken her
only nine years to rise form her Ph.D to the rank of full Professor.
Bob Lieber cited the fact that Marcia Morris had been very close
to selection at the previous Caucus meeting.
David Goldfrank spoke of the importance of field representation.
He endorsed Marcia Morris and cited her work as chairman of Slavic
Languages. Joe Sitterson and Dan Martire also spoke on field representation.
There was then a discussion of whether the numbers of votes should
be revealed. They should be.
The results of the first round: Chickering 7, Kord 3, Maddox
3, McNelis 1, Morris 9, Yang 5, eliminated McNelis.
The second ballot: Chickering 7, Kord 1, Maddox 2, Morris 14,
Yang 4, eliminated Kord.
The third ballot: Chickering 7, Maddox 2, Morris 15, Yang 4,
endorsed Morris.
This reopened the voting for the second position with the five
remaining candidates. This produced: Chickering 10, Kord 4, Maddox
3, McNelis 2, Yang 8. McNelis was out.
The next ballot produced: Chickering 9, Kord 3, Maddox 3, Yang
12. It was agreed that both Kord and Maddox be dropped.
A vote between Chickering and Yang for the second full three-year
term endorsed Yang 15 to 12.
Voting for the replacement for Jeff Peck produced: Chickering
14, Kord 5, Maddox 4, McNelis 4. Chickering will replace Peck.
Medical Center: JoAnn Moran Cruz made a brief report on
her organization of Linkages Committees to oversee the Medical
School transition. DB/jhg
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