MINUTES

 

LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY SENATE

Volume 13                   March 2004                 Number 7

 

1.                  Call to Order:  Rick Simmons

The March 29, 2004 meeting of the University Senate was called to order at 4:00 p.m. in Ropp Center, Room 105, by President Rick Simmons.

 

2.                  Roll Call:  Rose Butler

Senators absent from the meeting:  Travis Willis, Peter Gallagher, Jeff Walczyk, Lamar Wilkinson, Tim Morse, Beverly Johnson and Donnie Bell.

 

3.                  Adoption of Agenda

A motion was made to accept the agenda.  The motion was seconded and approved.

 

4.                  Adoption of the February 16, 2004 minutes.

A motion was made to accept the minutes.  The motion was seconded and approved.

 

5.                  Announcements:  Rick Simmons

A.                 Administrative and Planning Council Update-None

 

B.                 Organizational Changes – Terri McConathy has been named Executive Vice President and dean of the Graduate School.  Les Guice has been named vice president for Research and Development and director of information technology.  Stan Napper has been named interim dean of the College of Engineering and Science.  Walter Wicker has been named head of the Prescott Library.

 

C.                 Class time changes– A proposed change to starting class times at 8:30 a.m. has been postponed pending further study. 

 

D.                 CLCU update – Rick Simmons, D’eane Sheehan, Dean Ed Jacobs, and Dr. Ken Rea attended this meeting in New Orleans.  People from all over the state attended.  The governor attended and addressed the attendees as did some undersecretaries.  The governor did not say there wouldn’t be budget cuts.

 

6.                  Treasurer’s report  - A motion was made to accept the Treasurer’s report.  A motion was seconded and approved

 

7.                  Unfinished Business –

A.        Amendments to the Constitution – Dr. Reneau approved the amendments to the University Senate’s constitution pertaining to absences by Senate members from Senate meetings.

 

B.     Honor Code Procedures – Dr. Dee Dee Anderson addressed the Senate on the Honor Code and the procedures for it.  She stated that some students come to Tech with bad habits such as plagiarism, cheating, stealing, etc.  That is why there is such a need for the Honor Code.  An Honor Council has not been convened yet.  Students will be given the information in the Honor Code in several ways, one of which will be in the student bulletin.

 

A question and answer period followed on this matter. 

 

8.                  New Business

A.        F. J. Taylor Nominations – Rick Simmons asked for nominations from the floor for the F. J. Taylor award.  Nominated were:  Pat Gaston, Karen Jacobs, Bill Jordan, Danny Eddy, Robert Fakelman, Helen Baxter, Gary Stokley, David Jordan and Ron Thompson. 

 

            D’eane Sheehan reported that she received 29 ballots back from all the ones sent out.  She asked the members to please vote and encourage their department to vote.

 

9.         Voluntary Remarks

 

Alexis Wreden asked the members if they had problems getting timely help from the Technical Services Department.  She felt that this department is understaffed which causes delays in service.  After a discussion, Rick Simmons volunteered to meet with Dr. Rea and discuss this problem.

 

Charles Robinson announced that he would be inducted into Unesco in Paris.

 

A motion was made to adjourn, motion seconded.  

 

 

The meeting was adjourned at 5:03 pm.

 

Rose Butler, Recording Secretary