EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

PPM 8-16 
Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee B Frank Guliuzza, Chair.
The APAFT Committee approved the recommendation of the Executive Committee to include Afull@ prior to Aprofessor@ in PPM 8-16 on December 8, 2000.

MOTION
 Gene Sessions: Moved to forward to the Faculty Senate for the January 25, 2001 meeting the change in PPM 8-16 which includes Afull@ prior to Aprofessor.@
Second: Dan Schroeder
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

BRUCE DAVIS
 Bruce Davis on behalf of the National Advisory Council solicited information from the Executive Committee on resource needs of faculty.

Executive Committee members were asked what attracted them to Weber State. Positive aspects included: location/region, primarily a teaching school, place bound, early opportunities here for junior faculty, climate, recreational opportunities, strong intellectual department, good colleagues.

Why Do Faculty Leave Weber State?
Don=t like Utah culture
Interested more in research than teaching
Pressures for women faculty balancing heavy teaching load and raising a family
Not felt needed at Weber State
Underappreciated
Not enough opportunities intellectually
Need for collegiality
Pressure for academic work to be tenured balanced with course revision and teaching
No joy associated with scholarship (Ahave to@ rather than Awant to@)
Not allowed to grow intellectually within the department
Money

FINAL EXAMS
 Complaints have been received regarding faculty scheduling finals early, on a different day, or during a different time than printed in the final exam schedule. Also some classes are being held during finals week.
President Thompson expressed his concern. There needs to be an obligation of the faculty members to each other. Faculty members are not being responsible to each other. The final exam policy needs to be discussed at department meetings. The grade deadline after finals was also discussed.

HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING
 Information on the Governor=s announcement for a funding increase for higher education was distributed to the Executive Committee. Included in the packet was the Utah State Board of Regents proposal for a funding formula. Included in the Governor=s budget is a comprehensive formula that funds salaries and enrollment growth, a base adjustment, engineering and technology funding, and facilities funding.

FACULTY REPRESENTATION
Judith Mitchell passed out a copy of the Utah Council of Faculty Senate Leaders= resolution for participation of faculty on the Board of Trustees. This resolution reads: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: In the interest of fostering better working relationships between the institutional Board of Trustees in each USHE institution and the Faculty of that institution, the Utah Council of Faculty Senate Leaders strongly urges the Regents to modify the state statutes in order to approve the appointment of the faculty senate leader to be a voting member of each institutional Board of Trustees.

EVALUATION OF FACULTY 
The standard faculty evaluation form was discussed and suggestions made. Judith Mitchell will write a memo to department chairs and include a copy of the standard form with the two questions passed by the Faculty Senate. The results from the evaluation will be compiled by Steve Kerr and kept in the Library at the Reserve Desk.

ASSOCIATE PROVOST CANDIDATES 
The schedule for the two candidates applying for the Associate Provost position is as follows:

Dr. Bruce Bowen is scheduled to meet with the faculty at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 17 in the SAGE Room of the Education Building.

Dr. Charlotte Tullos is scheduled to meet with the faculty at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 22 in the SAGE Room of the Education Building.