University of Idaho University Faculty Meeting Minutes 2012-13 Meeting #3, Tuesday, April 30, 2013

President M. Duane Nellis, presiding

[Video available at: http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/facultycouncil/General_Faculty_Meetings/FlashVideos/flashvideo04-30- 13.htm]

Call to Order: President M. Duane Nellis called the meeting to order at 3:11pm (Pacific) and welcomed all faculty in Moscow and across the state.

President Nellis announced that he will be meeting with the search committee for the interim provost position on Monday, May 6, and he anticipates a decision will be forthcoming soon afterwards. There are three finalists for the position: Katherine Aiken, dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences, Jan Boll, director of the Environmental Science Program and Steven Daley-Laursen, senior executive to the vice president for research and economic development. Interim President Don Burnett chairs the search committee. President Nellis also invited a round of applause for Faculty Senate Chair Kenton Bird, who has done an admirable job providing important leadership this year.

In Memoriam: President Nellis asked for a moment of silence as he read the names and affiliations of faculty who had passed away.

George Belt Professor Emeritus of Forest Resources -February 2012-

Craig MacPhee Professor Emeritus of Fish and Wildlife Sciences -October 2012-

Peter South Professor of Animal and Veterinary Science -January 2012-

Alan Williams Associate Professor of Law -December 2012-

There being 91 faculty members present, including 14 at University of Idaho centers and Twin Falls, a quorum was not achieved initially. The minutes of the November 27, 2012, meeting stand approved as submitted by the Faculty Secretary. University Faculty Meeting – April 30, 2013 – Page 2

President Nellis began his reflective comments about his four years at University of Idaho by acknowledging Executive Vice President and Provost Doug Baker, who has served in this position for eight years and who has been named President at Northern Illinois University. President Nellis then introduced Interim President Don Burnett as his successor and a person with a distinguished career in his own right who will provide solid leadership as we move through the transition. President Nellis also commended Trish Hartzell, vice chair of Faculty Senate and potentially the incoming chair of senate, and Gail Eckwright, Faculty Secretary, who have done outstanding work. Faculty applauded for all of the above mentioned.

President Nellis then continued his reflections by making the point that the faculty at the University of Idaho do exemplary work and could go anywhere they might choose to go, but they choose to be at the University of Idaho. President Nellis is very proud of all University of Idaho faculty who continually demonstrate a commitment to students, research, outreach and creative activities. This year we bestowed the rank of University Distinguished Professor (UDP) on two faculty members, Larry Forney, professor of biological sciences, and Sanford Eigenbrode, chair of plant, soil and entomological sciences, for a total of seven U-Idaho distinguished professors. Professor Nellis established the UDP a few years ago along with the mid-career awards to recognize those faculty who are rising stars. He will continue to be a fan and celebrate the successes of the University of Idaho, Idaho’s land-grant and flagship research university.

President Nellis and Ruthie arrived at U-Idaho in the wake of the national economic collapse in 2008- 2009 and since then have worked to preserve the central missions of the university while paring $30 million from the budget. While we have not made up the $30 million in cuts, the legislature has gained a better understanding of the importance of U-Idaho’s land grant status. Through partnering with others we have been able to continue vital programs, such as the agricultural research and extension centers at Parma and Tetonia, and we now have more than 200 partners in businesses and communities across the state. A disappointment has been the legislature’s unwillingness to fund more than one pay raise in the past four years. During his exit interview President Nellis stated that a critical issue facing U-Idaho is the need to reward faculty and staff. U-Idaho also needed to change the way we financially plan and to that end President Nellis established the office of planning and budget and appointed Keith Ickes as executive director. Mr. Ickes has done an excellent job and as a result, we have a much better understanding of our financial situation.

Enrollment growth is a goal not only for President Nellis, but for all of us, and it is also a goal of the State Board of Education. SBOE’s goal by 2020 is for 60% of Idaho adults to have some post-secondary education. During President Nellis’ second year at U-Idaho we successfully championed a change in the state constitution, with 64% approval, to allow U-Idaho to charge tuition as well as fees. Additionally, in the past four years we have:  Improved access to health care for the university community;  Improved the common core curriculum;  Developed shared vision and community based on a five-year strategic plan;  Developed goals to enhance learning, research and creative activities and greater outreach and engagement which will provide a foundation for the accreditation visit by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities in fall 2014.

Our U-Idaho community has been enriched by a more diverse student body with an increase in students who are first year, first generation, and first in their family to go to college. Hispanic student population has grown by 65% and we have more international students, as well. A few years ago President Nellis created the President’s Diversity Council which has successfully made the university more inclusive. University Faculty Meeting – April 30, 2013 – Page 3

We offer $125 million in financial aid with more than $29 million in scholarships and last fall the Washington Monthly ranked U-Idaho 65th in the nation among universities in providing social mobility, research, service and value to students.

U-Idaho student veterans nearly doubled in the last four years and we have opened a new veterans’ resource center and added staff to the operation education program that works with the unique needs of disabled veterans. We have exceeded $1 million in funding for operation education and we are now in the top 50 veteran-friendly institutions in the country.

The quality of our students remains high:  U-Idaho’s 57 National Merit scholars is second only to the University of Washington in the Pacific Northwest.  A University of Idaho student was selected as the state’s only Udall scholar this year. Wieteke Holthuijzen is the 15th U-Idaho Udall scholar since the program began in 1992.  Two University of Idaho students were named Goldwater scholars this year: sophomore Rebecca Winzer, physics, and junior Kevin Witkoe, mechanical engineering.  Recently a faculty member and a student were named Fulbright scholars for a total of 21 scholars in the past 20 years – tied with Oregon State and University of Oregon. On a per capita basis U-Idaho is near the top with the University of Washington in Fulbright scholar awards.  We have 270 student athletes who have both academic and athletic success. o U-Idaho student athletes have won eight Stan Bates awards, the most of any university in the history of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). o We are currently in first place for the WAC Commissioner’s Cup, an annual award given to the best-performing school in all WAC sponsored sports.

Other highlights:  Two years ago President Nellis extended outreach when he created the Office of Community Partnerships, led by Director Priscilla Salant. The state, campus communities and extension networks benefit from the work done by this office. o U-Idaho outreach has received national recognition with a number of White House awards including twice receiving a “University of Distinction” designation for outstanding student volunteerism.  Since 1972 we have been able to offer only 20 seats in the WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho) medical program, but this year we were able to get funding for an additional five seats. In the past four years we have also created a third-year law program in Boise, a tremendous success, and we will continue to work to make all three years available there.  Karen Launchbaugh, professor of forest, rangeland and fire sciences, leads the recently created Rangeland Center which has received $165,000 in base funding from the legislature.  SBOE continues to debate how to divide the enrollment workload adjustment funding among the four institutions.  We are receiving occupancy costs this year which help fund custodial services and maintenance issues.  $1 million has been restored to the base funding for Agricultural Research and Extension Services that was cut by $6 million in 2009.  Over $80 million in campus infrastructure improvements has been secured through the efforts of many over the past four years.  We will break ground on IRIC (Integrated Research and Innovation Center) in 2014, which will keep U-Idaho on the cutting edge of research activities. University Faculty Meeting – April 30, 2013 – Page 4

 Sanford Eigenbrode, chair of plant, soil and entomological sciences, was awarded a $20 million USDA grant to lead a team of researchers from Oregon, Washington and Idaho to study the effects of climate change on wheat and barley production.  In a partnership with the South China University of Technology in Guangzhou, China, the University of Idaho has established a Confucius Institute, housed in the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS). The South China University of Technology is one of the top 50 universities in China.  Inspiring Futures $225 million capital campaign is nearing completion with about $187 million given to date.  U-Idaho purchased the McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) property which we had previously leased.  National data shows that the University of Idaho is among the safest institutions in the country and student safety remains a priority. In the aftermath of the Katy Benoit tragedy President Nellis implemented further measures to ensure student safety. He recently established two new task forces to evaluate university policies regarding alcohol and substance abuse among students university-wide and to examine the university’s relationship with fraternities and sororities.  Vision 2020 Task Force, co-chaired by Bob Smith, associate vice president-Idaho Falls Center, and Keith Ickes, executive director for planning and budget, is looking at ways to grow system- wide enrollment to 16,000 and increase research expenditures by 50% by 2020.  We are also looking into creating an event center, a multipurpose facility on the edge of the Moscow campus, which would be funded entirely through private donations.  Reclassification study for staff is in process and we want to ensure that it is done correctly.  University of Idaho 125th anniversary celebration task force has made its recommendations and we will be moving forward with plans to celebrate Idaho’s first and flagship university in 2014.

President Nellis concluded his final reflections by saying that he will be forever positive about his experiences at the University of Idaho and his work with the great faculty here. The U-Idaho will always hold a special place in the hearts of President Nellis and Ruthie, and they will miss the faculty, staff, alumni and friends.

Tom Bitterwolf, professor of chemistry, was then invited to the microphone and he began by thanking President Nellis for his leadership over the past years. Professor Bitterwolf then made a brief announcement as a representative of the Inspiring Futures campaign/faculty-staff committee. He observed that we all have a passion for the university and the committee is asking us to honor that passion by giving back financially to whatever areas we feel strongly about – departments, programs, music, arts, and so on. Our financial support enables us to make a difference in the lives of our students.

President Nellis then invited Senate Chair Kenton Bird to the podium. Senate Chair Bird noted that we now had a quorum with 99 or 100 faculty present and could conduct business. He explained that the faculty, staff and students, through their elected representatives on senate, have had a major voice in shaping policy and influencing executive decisions. He attributed senate’s success this year to three factors:

 The willingness of President Nellis and Provost Baker to seek out and hear the Senate’s concerns: Provost Baker through his faithful attendance at weekly meetings; President Nellis through scheduled and impromptu consultation. This has been echoed in the cooperation we have received from the other university vice presidents along with other administrative officers. Senate exercises a major oversight rule in the governance of the university. Chair Bird expects University Faculty Meeting – April 30, 2013 – Page 5

this productive partnership to continue with interim President Burnett and the soon-to-be- named interim provost.  Senate committee structure. Senate is only as strong as the committees that report to it, and we have been well served this year by pro-active leadership of committees. Of the dozens of committees, he recognized the work of five chairs who have done extraordinary work: o Miranda Anderson, Teaching and Advising Committee o Bahman Shafii, University Curriculum Committee o Tom Bitterwolf, Administrative Hearing Board o Robert Perret, Faculty Affairs Committee o Ralph Budwig, University Budget & Finance Committee  The senators, for their punctual attendance, close scrutiny of proposals and willingness to ask tough questions and engage in spirited discussions. He also thanked Trish Hartzell, vice chair; Gail Eckwright, the secretary of the University Faculty and of the senate, and Ann Thompson, who kept the Senate Leadership on track this year. The faculty rewarded all of the aforementioned with a warm round of applause.

Chair Bird then turned to the business at hand, presented for consideration in three groups.

Group 1 is comprised of two items relating to Student Bar Association representation on Faculty Senate.

FS-13-045: Student Bar Association Representation on Faculty Senate. FSH 1520 – Constitution of the University Faculty. This amendment requires a quorum and a 2/3 majority vote of voting faculty in attendance. Senate passed a similar amendment last year but it failed to receive a 2/3 majority vote at the University Faculty Meeting in April 2012. Senator John Hasko from the College of Law introduced this proposed constitutional amendment by noting that student representation on Faculty Senate currently consists of two undergraduate students and one graduate student. The Student Bar Association (SBA) is requesting representation on senate in order to give law students a voice in university governance. Ivar Gunderson, president of SBA, was invited to provide additional information. Mr. Gunderson said he had attended senate meetings this past year and that many issues that come to senate have an impact on all students, including law students, for example: parking, student safety, videoconferencing technologies in classrooms, and so on. He asked faculty to accept the proposed amendment to the constitution to allow an SBA student to be elected to senate. Approved with 84 in favor, 2 opposed.

FSH 1580 – By-laws of Faculty Senate (requires a majority vote of faculty in attendance). This item is a corresponding change to the bylaws of senate to reflect the constitutional change allowing for SBA representation on Faculty Senate. Approved with no opposing votes.

Group 2 items are a series of amendments to the Faculty-Staff Handbook.

FS-13-011 & FS-13-038: FSH 1565 H. Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. The purpose of these changes is to better define graduate research assistants and to distinguish the work of Research Assistants from the work done by Teaching Assistants. These changes were scrutinized at several levels. Approved unanimously.

FS-13-035. FSH 3720. Sabbatical Leave. This proposed change will require electronic submission of sabbatical leave reports for faculty returning from sabbatical leaves. Approved unanimously. University Faculty Meeting – April 30, 2013 – Page 6

FS-13-039. FSH 3520 G-5. Tenure committee student member. State Board of Education (SBOE) policy no longer requires student participation on tenure committees. Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC) felt that students should continue to be involved in the overall process but leaves to each academic unit the nature of student participation. Students may participate depending upon the unit bylaws. A faculty member asked what happens when a unit does not have bylaws? Kent Nelson, General Counsel, responded that in the absence of bylaws, there is no provision for student participation. Chair Bird observed that units, departments, colleges need to specifically address student participation in their bylaws. He added that the faculty secretary will be coordinating a college bylaws revision project over the next several years. Approved with one opposing vote.

FS-13-040. FSH 1700. College of Graduate Studies Bylaws. The College of Graduate Studies (COGS) is the only college whose bylaws are part of the FSH, reflecting the university-wide representation of graduate faculty. The last revision of these bylaws was in 1995. These proposed changes were reviewed by the Faculty Affairs Committee and discussed at senate with further editorial work done by the dean and associate dean of COGS and senate leadership. These revisions to the bylaws were approved earlier this afternoon by the graduate faculty. Approved with one opposing vote.

FS-13-051. FSH 4220. Academic Cooperation between UI and Institutions of Higher Education. These procedures are being revised to update processes and create more effective ways to manage, organize and report data from these cooperative courses. Senate has invited the registrar to give a progress report next fall on the status of our cooperative relationship with Washington State University. Approved with no opposing votes.

FS-13-042. FSH 1565 D-1. Faculty Ranks – Instructors. FS-13-043. FSH 3560 D-1. Faculty Promotion. FS- 13-050. FSH 3570. Professional Portfolio. These three items were stricken from the agenda because Faculty Senate was unable to reach a consensus on the up-or-out policy for instructors and on the cap for the number of senior instructors per unit. Senate had a spirited discussion about the nature of faculty ranks, including distinctions between the professoriate and instructors. There is growing concern over potential erosion in numbers of tenured and tenure-track faculty members. These policies have been referred back to the Faculty Affairs Committee and will return to senate again next year. All faculty members are urged to bring concerns on this matter to their senators and units or colleges.

FS-13-052. Catalog J-3-d. Change General Core to Integral Studies. This item was stricken from the agenda because senate referred the item back to committee for reconsideration. Senators found the term “integral studies” to be ambiguous and asked University Committee for General Education (UCGE) to come up with a better term.

Group 3 are informational items that do not require the vote of senate or of the faculty. Administrative Procedures Manual (APM) changes are not voted on by senate but senators do review the changes may request changes from the sponsoring office. If any faculty members have questions about these items they should raise them at this time.

FS-13-031. APM 45.22. Eligibility, Competency and Effort Requirements for Principal Investigators, Co- principal Investigators, and/or Project Directors. This change will allow emeritus faculty or postdoctoral scholars to serve as Principal Investigator or co-Principal Investigator with the permission of the vice- president for research and economic development.

FS-13-044. FSH 1640.06. Administrative Hearing Board. This is a change to the structure and function of the Administrative Hearing Board (AdHB), which hears appeals from students of decisions made by administrative offices. Professor Tom Bitterwolf chairs the AdHB and his committee found that there University Faculty Meeting – April 30, 2013 – Page 7 was no formal channel for AdHB to communicate recommendations to senate. AdHB adopted language from a similar board, the Academic Hearing Board. The intent of the changes is to allow the board to address root causes of some appeals and suggest policy and procedural changes that might reduce the appeals while being fiscally responsible and preserving students’ rights. Chair Bird noted that Professor Bitterwolf nodded enthusiastically as this change was introduced.

The remaining four agenda items pertain to proposed changes in the General Catalog. Chair Bird asked that all four items be voted on as a group, unless any faculty objected.

FS-13-034. (UCC-13-056). Regulation J-3 – General Education requirements for all students in their first year. This item deals with the requirement for first year students to complete the U-Idaho core and we have simplified the way it is expressed at the beginning of this regulation. There is an exception for transfer students that is defined near the end of the regulation in the section labeled “Admission to the University.”

FS-13-047. (UCC-13-064). Regulation B-2 – admission of visitors to classes. The Teaching and Advising Committee has reviewed this proposal, which began as a request from the Alumni Office for parents to accompany students to classes during mom’s and dad’s weekends. Interest in this change broadened when it was recognized that it also could be part of recruitment efforts as some prospective students may ask to sit in on classes. The language now grants U-Idaho professors the authority to allow access to parents, students and prospective students access to their classes. Faculty members retain the final prerogative regarding visitors to their classes.

FS-13-048. (UCC-13-065). BS in Physical Education name change. This name change, to BS in Exercise Science and Health, provides prospective students with a better idea of what they may be able to do with the degree after they complete their education.

FS-13-049. (UCC-13-066). HVAC Systems Certificate – discontinue. This change will delete references to the HVAC system certificate, a program that has had no enrollment since 2008 and only five completed certificates since its inception in 2000-2001.

As there were no objections to Chair Bird’s request to vote on these catalog changes as a group, faculty then voted unanimously to accept all four catalog changes.

Chair Bird thanked faculty for their participation and patience as we worked through the lengthy agenda. Chair Bird then returned the gavel to President Nellis who thanked Chair Bird for his work and senate for their productivity.

President Nellis observed that commencement activities around the state begin tomorrow in Boise, followed by Idaho Falls on Thursday, next week in Coeur d’Alene and May 11 in Moscow. President Nellis thanked all colleagues throughout the state for their participation in these events.

Meeting adjourned at 4:15 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Gail Z. Eckwright Faculty Secretary and Secretary to Faculty Senate University Faculty Meeting – April 30, 2013 – Page 8