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Kutztown UniversityKutztown , Pe nnsylvaniaMINUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATEApri l 24, 1990(Continuation of April 17 , 1990 Meeting)I.Call to OrderJ. Schellenberg ca ll ed the meeting to order at 4:03 P.M . inroom 210 de Francesco.·.- : '7·:: Present were: Margaret M. Apostolos , Rob Ast l e, William E.Bateman, Gary B. Brey, Mary F. Burkett , James G. Chaney , Mark K.Dinger, Edward J. Earley, Jr., Edward W. Evans, Kathy M. Lynch(for Barry J. Fetterman), Adam Godoy, James M. Hvidding, Paul C.Lainez, E. Annette Mazzaferri, Michael F. Piova ne, Marc W. Renzema, Thomas F. Schantz , John P. Schellenberg , Rogers.Whitcomb, Robert J. Wittman.Absent were:Linda K. Goldberg, Robert A. Gray, H. AlbertMargolis, Eileen L. Shultz, David L. Valuska.Others in attendance were:The Committee on Committees : PearlM. Briere, A. Charles Cl ark, Gerard G. Innocenti, Evan J. Kern;Richard H. Rugen, Assistant to the President for InstitutionalResearch arid Strategic Planning and Robert G. Rauenzahn,President of AFSCME .II.Continuation of the report by t h e Committee on CommitteesA.Strategic Plann ing CommitteeW. Bateman moved, M. Apostolos seconded , the proposal on theStrategic Planning Committee. W. Bateman moved, M. Apostolosseconded, to amend the motion by adding a member appointed byAPSCUF and the Assistant to the President. Discussionfollowed over t h e representation on this committee; whetherFinancial Aid, the Dean of Advancement, : Student Affairs,including the ratio of faculty to adm inistrato rs, should beincluded in the membership. The relationship of APSCUF tothe Committee o n Committees was discussed concerning theappo intment of members. The following persons spoke : R.Astle, W. Bateman, G. Brey , M. Burkett, E. Earley, G.Innocenti, K. Lynch, M. Piovane , M. Renz e ma, R. Rugen,T. Schantz, R . Whitcomb, a nd R. Wittman.

M. Piovane moved, E. Earley seconded, t o amend the amendm ntby adding a member from each of the following:Vi cePresident for Student Affairs or designee, Vice President forAdvanceme nt or designee, and Vice Preside nt forAdmi nistrati on and Finance o r designee. The motion passed.P. Lainez moved , E . Earl e y seconded, to amend the orig in almotion by having APSCUF appoi nt three members rather thanorie . The motion passed;R. Whitcomb moved, E. Evan s seco nd ed, to ame nd the originalmotion by a dding a representative f rom AFSCME. The motionpassed.R. As tle moved, A. Godoy seconded, to divide the o riginalmotion into two separate mo tions, that is, to vote onmembers hip fr om Student Affairs, Advancement, a ndAdministration a nd Finance separately from a vote onadditional APSCUF and AFSCME representation. The motion wasdefeated.The original motion, with its ame ndments increasing thememb ers h i p by adding eight additional positions, wasapproved.III.Old BusinessA.J. Schellenberg introduced the University Senate stenog-rapher , Donna Trabosh. He informed members that thetelephone to the new Senate office will become active onMonday , April 30. Reach her at ext. 4675, on Mo nday,Wednesday and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00.B.Campus Police FirearmsJ. Schellenberg reported that President McFarland believesthat there must be just cause before security poli ce arepermitted to car ry firearms.The President plans to meetwith the Director of Public Safety about the matter.C.Drop and AddJ. Schellenberg r e ported that t h e investigation by Chairnetinto the Drop and Add proposal, submitted by George Paternoand the Registrar, suggests that we may be head i ng f or amixed system. Discussion followed on whether an ad hoccommittee shou ld be established to lo o k into the situationor whether a committee should b e appoint e d who would reportback to the Senate. Discussion co ntinued on whether thesuggested changes in Drop and Add are policy and/ormechani ca l c hanges.

R. Wittman mov e d, R. Whit co mb seco nd ed , to request ofChairnet a time fr a me by wh ic h a r e o rt could b e issued tot h e Se n ate o n its findings.Th e moti o n passed.J. Sc h el lenberg asked that R. Astle put t he Drop and Addsystem o n the Student Government Ass oc i ation a genda so t hat,when a report comes fr o m Chairnet , a stud e nt report ca n alsocome fr om s.G.A .D. dministration a nd Professional UnitA list was distributed of those people from th eAdministratio n and Professio nal Unit who wo uld be eligib l efor e l ect i o n to the University Senate .Dis c ussi o n follow e das to th e accura cy of the list.R. Wittm a n suggested a review of the l ist , avai labl e i n hiso ffi ce , o f individuals inc luding manageme nt and o thers whoare considered admi nist rators for inteinal purpo ses. J.Schellenberg indi ca t e d that the qu estio n o n how theprofes s ional staff is going to be defined f o r th e Committeeon Committee s will be left up t o them.E.ElectionsJ. Schellenberg indicated tha t the willingness-to-serveforms for Senator-At-Large have b een distributed.El ctio nsfrom the colleges h ave been comp leted. The following havebeen e l ec ted with three-year terms beginning in the Fa llSemester:College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Linda GoldbergCollege of Business - David Wa gamanCo ll ege of Education - Davi d PetersonCollege of Visual and Performing Arts - James ChaneyAdmin ist rative a nd Professiona l Staff - Kath y Ly nchF.IV.Roger Whitcomb stated that the APSCUF Repr ese ntative Counci lwanted it to go on record that they believe very stronglythat t h e Strategic Planning Co mmit tee sho uld not be mer e ly aglorified Middle States Review Committee. They propose th ecreation o f a second Middle State s review sub- com itteecharged wi t h pr e paring and overseein g periodic reviews ofthe institution as r e quir e d by the ac c redita t io n agency.New BusinessA.May Comm e nceme nt CandidatesR. Wittma n moved , E. Ear l ey seconded, the approval of thelist o f ca ndidates f or degree based upon the foll o wingstateme nt presented by R. Wittman:On b e h a l f of t h e f ac ul t y and th e Unive rsitySenate , I move the a pp rova l of a ll candidatesfor d e gree as spec ifi e d s ub jec t to the satis f actory3

comp let i on of a l l requ ireme n ts fo r specificd egrees as verifie d by t he Regis t tar o f t h eUnive r s i ty .The motio n passed .B.F ac ulty Eva l ua ti o n Rev j ewSc h e ll e nherg re f e r red to a me mo d i stributed a t t h e la stmeet in g f rom E. Ea rl ei r e g ard in g f ac ul ty eva l uat i o nprocedur es.E . Ea rl ey moved , M. Re n zerur.1 seco nd ed , that aj o i n t commi t t ee be for me d compris e d o f a s u b-comm i t tee o fth e Uni ve r s jty Se n ate a nd AP SCU F Re p t n ta t ive Coun c il t ostudy i nstr ume nt a nd proce dur es t h a t ' i t e u sed thr oug h o u tt h e uni v e rsity to eva lua t e f acu l ty m mbe rs.J .R. Whitco mb move d, G . Brey seco nd e d, t o ta bl e th e matterun t il suc h t- imP. as th e APS CtJ P Re pre r; p n1- ative Council cr.1 nh av e an opp o rtunit y to me e t a n d d iscuss t h e s j t: u a t io n.Th emot i o n l?ass e d .C.Researc h Co mmi t t eew.Bat e ma n move r.I, E. Eva ns s eco nded, t o unt a bl e th e Resea r c hCo mmittee r ecomm e ndatio n.Th e mot i o n p as s ed .W. BatPma nr eported t h at b ot h t h e Pr o f ess i o n a l Deve l o pme nt Co mm it t eeand th e Resea r c h Commi t t ee r ecomme nde d th at t hey be s p aratee ntit ies , b oth repo rti n g dir ectl y to the Un ive rs it y S e n a t e .J. Sc h e ll e nber g quest i o n e d wh eth er th e Se n a t e ca n p r ocee dwith th e Res e a r c h Co mmi t t ee repo rt until t h e rep o r t o n t h eP ro f ess i o n a l DP ve l o pment Co mmitte e i s h ea rd.R . Wh itco mbmov ed, R. Wittma n seco nde d, to r etabl e t h e mo ti o n.Themot i o n p asse d .O.F i na n c i a l Aid Committe eW. Bate man mo v e d, E. Eva n s s eco nded, the approv,3 J r; f i) ev np e r s on Fi n a nc i a l Ai d Co mm ittee .E. Ke rn expl ai n e d that t h eCbmm ittee o n Co mm i t t ees b e l iev es t h at t h e c u r r e nt F in a n cia lAi d Co mmitt ee i s t oo l ar g e .Th e pr oposa l i d e n tifies t h ebasi c me mb e r s n ee d e d .R. As tl e moved , A. God o y eco nde d,tha t th e Se nate accept a me mbe r s hip o f · eve ntee n si mj l ar tothe c urr e n t co mmittee .E. Ea rl ey ca ll ed poi nt o f o r der o nt h e mot i o n.Di sc u s si o n co n t inue d ove r th e n ee d foradd i t io n a l me mbers to t h e Commi ttee .W. Batema n exp l ai n e dth a t th e di recto r o f th e Fin a n c i a l Aid Commi ttee cou ldreq u est exp e r ts t o a t te nd mee tings wh e n n e e ded i n l ieu o fi n creasi n g t h e s i ze of t h e comm ittee .R. Wh i t comb moved, P. La inez seco nde d , t o a me nd th e mo ti o nt o in c r ease t h e numbe r of stude n t r e prese n tat ives o n hec ommi ttee to three , includi n g n o n- t r aditio nal a n d minoritystud e n ts.Th e a me ndme n t passed.rnr,tio n 'r,, t ndi 11,·n i 11e mc-- r,1bc r r. nm,uj ttr e passed .'T'hP or- 1 11 :11411·,r a ri1r"1d l'' ' ' tt onow 11a k ' i ta

.V.Adjournme ntJ. Sc h e ll e nberg a nnounced that the ne x t me e ting of theUniversity Senate will be Thu rs d ay , May 3 , 1990.T. Scha nt z moved, R. Wittman seconded, t h at the meeting beadjourned.The mot ion pas sed a t 5:55 p.m.Respectfu l ly su bmitted ,P·esident5

Advanceme nt or designee, and Vice Preside nt for Administration and Finance o r designee. The motion passed. P. Lainez moved, E. Earley seconded, to amend the original motion by having APSCUF appoint three members rather than orie. The motion passed; R. Whitcomb moved, E. Evans seconded, to ame nd the original