These are unofficial minutes, issued in the name of timely reporting to the
faculty and a request for corrections for the final minutes, which will be
distributed shortly before the next meeting on January 22, at 3:15: please
mark your calendars now.

Due to the fact that most sat in the extreme rear of the large Benwood
Auditorium, you will note that I could not identify everyone: please email
me if you wish to be identified. My apologies.

Note also that you will soon be contacted as a quorum was not present to
approve graduation candidates in December.

Richard Rice
Faculty Secretary

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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Faculty Minutes

November 12, 2003

Prof. Marvin Ernst, President of the Faculty Senate, called to order the
second regular faculty meeting of the 2003-2004 academic year at 3:18 P.M.

First item was approval of the minutes of September 9 and 11, 2003.
Professor Leroy Fanning moved approval, seconded by Prof. ---------?  Prof.
Ernst noted that the four new EDO standards are now called ratings, not
categories. The priorities consultant mentioned by Chancellor Stacy at the
September 11 meeting is Dickeson, not Dickerson. Before the minutes were
voted on, a question from the floor suspended action. Technically those
minutes have not been technically approved lacking a full vote for the
following reason.

Prof. Schlereth called for a quroum and one was not present (150 faculty
constitute a quorum and only about 100 were present). Your secretary noted
that we would have to meet again next week. Since no one objected, Prof
Ernst continued the meeting as a non-faculty meeting.

Prof. Rushing suggested department heads ask faculty to approve the
graduation list. Bruce Hutchinson called for direct faculty input to the
registrar's office. The Registrar's Office will poll faculty on the 580
candiates who expect to graduate in December. Our goal is to get them
graduated.

Faculty: Are we willing to deny graduation to students due to this lack of
a quorum. There is another agenda here. Prof Ernst suggested that polling
is needed.

Faculty:  What we do should not have adverse impact on students. We should
not punish students for other reasons.

Prof. Hiestand: The problem is not with people who are here, but those who
are not here. Marvin could rule that we have a quorum if there was no
objection.

Prof. Ernst: I assume people come if they are interested, but it is
possible that we will not approve candidate for fall semester. Urge your
colleagues to participate in governance. Only 20 faculty came to the search
committee meeting yesterday. I will work with the Registrar to get the vote
done on candidates. [Traditionally approving candidates at the appropriate
faculty meeting was a prerogative of the faculty. It will now be done
electronically]

Second item was approval of Graduation Candidates for December 2003, which
was deferred as stated above.

Third item was a report from the Faculty Senate President Marvin Ernst. He
spoke about the pending approval of the doctorate Education: it was
approved by THEC, being our third doctoral program.

The Senate has looked into the Faculty/Staff External Funding Incentive
Program: Prof. Jim Henry chaired a committee which will report to the next
Faculty Senate. They tried to look at all options.

Prof. Ernst announced that nominations for Faculty Senate President (due
December 1-15) will be entertained for a vote at the first Faculty Meeting
in January. Biographies will be collected. It is a two year term. He would
be glad to advise candidates about the job.

The Senate 120 hour rule Steering Committee has looked at the mandate under
leadership of Prof. John Trimpey. Dr. Johnson's memo has some threatening
aspects if we do not comply.  There will be a report soon.

Prof. Ernst announced a new Academic Advisory Award that will be will be
initiated this year: please nominate colleagues. There is a $1000 stipend.
Linda Harris in the Chancellor's Office will accept the nominations.

The Faculty Senate and other employee bodies mean to engage in a serious
dialogue with the administration to establish priorities at UTC. This will
begin in January. He asked for any input about priorities.

The Fourth item was a report from Provost John Friedl. He made two brief
announcements. Sacs approved UTC for the first doctorate and will have a
review site visit on November 24-25th. The physical therapy program will be
their focus. We will schedule meetings with various groups.

Second, at the last Budget Committee, Stacy approved $100,000 for salary
adjustments

Dr. Friedl asked the Faculty Senate for advise about equity adjustments,
including compression. Mike Bell headed a committee whose report was shared
with the Dean's Council. The Deans will make decisions within their
colleges in consultation with their department heads. Adjustments will be
effective January 1, 2004, to be reflected in the January paycheck.

The Academic Affairs budget is complicated, but we all need to understand
the process by making it public to encourage a broad-based discussion
within the university. It is a two-step process of learning the amount
available and allocating it among units. All Vice-Chancelors have a role
allocating funds in their units.

Of the $41,395,197 total, 92 per cent of academic affairs is
personnel.  There is no fat to cut out as many items are already at zero or
minimal budgeting. If our budget is reduced again, it has to come from
personnel. This year attrition helped the funding gap. If next year's
budget is better from the state, tuition, or increased enrollment, what do
we do with the extra money? It is not an easy question.

The Academic Affairs web page has this information; please  download and
discuss it with your colleagues. It is under the proposed new budget items
rubric.  Keep in mind this is not a budget proposal, but a tentative plan
for a budget that must be based on priority decisions. We have many
unfunded needs amounting to $8 million. We will not have that amount, so we
have to make decisions about priorities.

Chairs of Excellence are underfunded by the state, so we have to make up
the difference. Each one per cent raise for academic salaries $310,600. For
example, a hypothetical 5% raise would cost $1,553,000. An Adjuncts
increase of 10% would cost $116,000. Equity and compression adjustments
might cost $500,000.

Sim Center faculty (5) who now have soft money, and a sixth will require
state funding after the soft money is over. Rollovers to our state budget
including benefits equals $1,008,000. A 5% raise for them would cost
$50,400. [Note that the state budget for these six faculty would equal an
across the board raise to all other faculty of nearly 4%]

Graduate assistantship increase might be $250,000. To convert 10 adjuncts
to full time would also be another option. Travel funds and equipment both
need some restoration, perhaps $500,000 each. A 10% increase in department
operating budgets would cost $250,000. The summer school budget might need
enhancement by $100,000. Sabbaticals might be increased by $125,000.

We made up a number of chronic deficits this year through salary savings.
We have to make up the deficits in these areas, such as adult services, the
writing center and others.

Last year's cut came from vacant staff and administrative lines. Heavier
teaching and advising loads, loss of classes and curriculum are the
inevitable result. Unfunded vacancies must be filled to the level of two
years ago. $1,844,080 would be required. So our total deficit is nearly $8
million dollars.

I would like each department to add to the list or delete items according
to priorities. We will not reach consensus, but everyone will have been
part of the process. In January the Dean's Council will discuss the budget
priorities and take those results to the Budget Committee. I do not have
control over how much is available, only how it is spent.

I am trying thereby to initiate a process where everyone will have time to
ask questions and engage in the process before the budget hearings.

Faculty: At some point we need to look at the budget beyond academic
affairs. Is there willingness to look at the entire university budget?

Stacy: The budget is open and under review.

Prof. Effaw: Is the total budget on line?

Stacy: Yes it can be loaded.

Prof. Spratt: Will the new Ph.D. programs put us into a higher category of
funding?

Provost Friedl: the Carnegie Foundation ranks institutions, but that does
not mean we will   get more money, but we will receive more tuition, and
the funding formal is based on different faculty/student ratios depending
on level of instruction.

Prof. Rice: Would we be in a different peer group?

Dr. Stacy: Most of our THEC peers have small doctoral programs such as ours.

Dr. Friedl: I have discussed with THEC the peer group situation, because
this would enhance our state compensation.

Prof. Geevarghese: What about the 120 hours rule?

Dr. Friedl: States are doing this everywhere according to The Chronicle of
Higher Education, to lower state costs of education.

Prof. Schlereth: The Sim Center costs seem high.

Dr. Friedl: Yes, we have to put about $1 million on the state budget, but
the teaching  faculty in the Computational Engineering Program came here
with the expectation that a large portion of their salary would come from
external funds. Yet we have to pay them out of state funds and recapture
their grant monies. We hope to recapture as much as 3/4 of it.

Prof. Schlereth: Is there a time line for this to happen?

Dr. Friedl:  The original plan was self-support within five years.

Faculty: I know a professor with soft money and some hard.

Dr. Friedl: Some medical schools follow that model: the base salary is
small. Grants pay the rest.

Fifth item was a report from Chancellor Bill Stacy. He spoke about
technology funds that have provided video projection systems via classroom
podiums, networks in student residences, and other venues. All electronics
measures at UTC have increased greatly, with 3415 computers now on campus.
Student use has increased and lab use as well: 525 classes now used
Blackboard. More journals are available electronically. We continue to
access technology: grades will be on line this December.

The Walker Center has helped  improve good teaching and learning.

Outside consultants have said how great our new programs are. Lupton  funds
are being audited; we have spent about $18 million with about $6 million
left to spend. We have spent about $5.5 million on the Sim Center, but we
hope to recover $3 million from grants.

The Chancellor then shared a Brookings Institution study that shows that
college education numbers are most the most important factor in urban
income growth, along with age cohorts and business opportunities.

He announced that $97,000 was given in the United Way campaign.

Provost Friedl will establish a committee to advise spending on the last $6
million of the Lupton funds. Chancellors Brown and McDougal will do some
investigation of needs.

Prof. Rice: It was announced that construction of the basketball training
facility promised in the contract with coach Lebo would soon begin financed
by donors. What about maintenance and utility costs?

Dr. Stacy: That Echo article suggested the basketball center might be donor
gift. After it is on line, the state [UTC] will assume utilities and other
operating costs.

Sixth item was information on the impact of the Tennessee Lottery presented
by Jonathan Looney. He said that present and incoming students will have
opportunities. About 1050 would have qualified this year. Next fall they
will need a 19 ACT (890 SAT) or have a correspondingly high school GPA. May
1, 2004 is deadline if funding is short, so you should advise students to
apply early. Students will have to be careful not to go below full time
status to continue their lottery status: the statute is rigid on this point.

Prof. Wigal: why should students fill out the FAFSA?

Mr. Looney: State officials want students to qualify for federal funds if
possible. 3.0 GPA is required after 40 hours. After 24 hours 2.75 GPA.
There will be some students playing GPA games.

Prof. Meyer : What about hours brought in from other schools?

Mr. Looney: We will not count those hours for the lottery purposes.

There was no other business

There were no announcements

The Bookstore Prize drawing, a $25 Book Gift Certificate at any Barnes and
Noble store, was won by Jocelyn Sanders.

Prof. Ernst announced adjournment at 4:50 P.M.

Respectfully Submitted,

Richard Rice
Faculty Secretary

Note: The next regular faculty meeting will be Thursday, January 22, at 3:15

P.M.  Please mark your calendar now!