EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES                                            Approved 2-4-99

Thursday, January 28, 1999
SS115, 2:00 p.m.

PRESENT:  Karen Dewey, Judy Elsley, Thom Kuehls, Monica Mize, Diane Pugmire, Candadai Seshachari - Chair, Alden Talbot, President Thompson, Kay Brown - Secretary

EXCUSED:  Dave Eisler, Bruce Handley, Judith Mitchell

MINUTES

Alden Talbot: Moved to accept the minutes of January 14, 1999
Second: Karen Dewey
Outcome: The minutes were approved.

The Provost requested that the following agenda items be postponed until the February 4 Executive Committee meeting: Computer Literacy, Davis Director, and Assistant and Associate Dean Appointments.

PPM 3-1

There is an inconsistency in the wording of the University=s discrimination statement in the University catalog, and in PPM 3-1.

Statement of Policy on page 8 of the catalog reads: Weber State University is committed to providing an environment free from harassment and other forms of discrimination based upon race, color, ethnic back ground, national origin, religion, creed, age, lack of American citizenship, disability, status of veteran of the Viet Nam era, sexual orientation or preference, or gender, including sexual/gender harassment. . . .

PPM 3-1 reads: . . . It is the policy of the University to follow a concept of non-discrimination in the hiring and promotion of employees without regard to their race, religion, sex, age, color, national origin or veteran or handicapped status. . .

. . The University will not discriminate in the compensation of its personnel because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or veteran or handicapped status. . .

MOTION

Judy Elsley: Moved to send the discrimination statements to Frank Guliuzza, Chair of the Appointment, Promotion, Academic Freedom, and Tenure Committee, as an official charge to the committee to review the policy and the inconsistency of the wording in the PPM and the Policy Statement in the catalog.
Second: Karen Dewey
Outcome: The motion passed unanimously.

FINAL EXAMS

Concern was expressed that some departments offer courses in between semesters, including finals week.

Students had to make special arrangements in December to take their Fall Semester finals early so that they could attend a course offered through the Education Department.

EVALUATION OF PROVOST

Dave Eisler is in his 3rd year at the University. The policy of the University calls for the review of the Provost . . . by the third year of a provost's initial appointment and at five-year intervals thereafter. Using a form which provides both qualitative and quantitative data, the president will solicit input from the following:

1 Vice presidents, deans, current members of the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate and the Board of Trustees.

2. Faculty, which could include department chairs, a representative sample of the faculty, members of previous Executive Committees or any interested faculty who wish to provide input.

3. Appropriate outside sources (i.e., Board of Regents, local service clubs, etc.).

The evaluative data will be reviewed and interpreted by the president who will be assisted in this by a four-person advisory committee. This advisory committee will consist of two members each from the Dean's Council and the current Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate.

Executive committee members suggested that the Chair, Dr. Seshachari, and the Vice Chair, Judith Mitchell represent the Executive Committee as members of the advisory committee.

DECEMBER COMMENCEMENT

When the Browning Center closed for renovations, the University began holding two commencements, one in June and one in December (under the quarter system). The Browning Center will be finished in June or July of this year. This academic year Winter commencement was held December 18 and Spring commencement will be held May 7 and 8. The committee discussed the advantages and disadvantages of continuing to hold two commencements. Approximately 400 students attended the December 1998 commencement. December commencement expenditures run around $15,000. This issue will be brought before the Faculty Senate at the February 18 meeting.

ADJOURN

The meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m.