Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes October 18, 2016, 11:00 AM Byrd Hall Auditorium

Call to Order Joelle Neulander The meeting was called to order at 11:00am.

Approval of Minutes from 9-20-2016 Joelle Neulander Motion was made to approve the minutes from the 9-20-2016 meeting. Motion was seconded. Vote passed all in favor.

Leadership Committee Charter David Allen David Allen spoke briefly about the Committee Charter. Motion to approve the Charter. Seconded. Discussion. The question was asked, “Why do we (the Faculty Senate) need a separate committee when we have a curriculum committee? David Allen responded this was for ROTC fulfillment and they were asked to take this on. The Leadership Committee will not approve classes for the catalog, they will only approve classes as substitutes for ROTC. There was also a question of need for this committee. Chair Neulander talks about the importance of the Leadership Committee, that the committee is a place where faculty can interact with the Kraus Leadership Center with other non-academic initiatives going on with Leadership. This committee is a place where issues can come up and be discussed and proposals can be brought to The Senate to talk about Leadership. This is an important conversation that’s going to continue as we are thinking about the General Ed requirements, as we think about the ways we interact with those on campus who are working with Administration in Leadership. This committee is more than simply a ROTC fulfillment committee. We as faculty, need to have a greater voice in those communications. These courses affect the LDRS courses, which are not just all the Leadership department, some come through the Kraus Center. They also affect teaching and our lives here. This committee is a very important one. We might add duties to them and we might take on other responsibilities as we move forward. We need to be an active voice in determining what our role is going to be as a community. We can also vote to remove ourselves from this process but hopefully we will remain in this part of the students’ lives. This committee is the place to have these types of conversations. There was motion to approve the Leadership Committee Charter and seconded. Vote passes with 1 not in favor.

Report from Financial Affairs Committee Kurt Boughan Kurt Boughan spoke about the Academic grant. The projected grant award for this fiscal year is approximately $2.3 million dollars. That about the same as it was last year. The academic endowment grant is still in recovery from the great recession.

We have some financial challenges ahead of us: A) Loss of investment income for the fiscal year (2016) was approximately $2.5 million dollars. That investment fund is monies The Citadel pools with two other institutions. The leading partner is University of Richmond. This fund is called “The Spider Fund.” Morgan Stanley is another firm involved in the investment of The Citadel funds. Concern was immediately raised. B) Loss of some state support-recurring funds are a small percentage of our operating budget. The college can request additional funds to help pay for things like new labs. In fiscal year 2016, The Citadel received an additional $2.9 million dollars over the 10.3 recurring funds. Fiscal year 2017 will be receiving zero additional funds from the state. That’s an apparent political retribution for the stand The Citadel took on the removal of the Confederate Flag from our Chapel. C) Projected expenses-current rates and tuition will not sustain projected expenses. Great emphasis will be put on retention. The longer we can keep cadets (hopefully until graduation), the better off we will be. Given natural limits and State mandated limits on our ability to borrow, and ability to raise tuition and fees, which are already high. Currently, 1 in 4 students is a recipient of PELL grants and coming from a household with an income under $40,000.00 per year. D) The 2 biggest financial concerns are building projects; Stevens Barracks and Capers Hall. Stevens Barracks could increase by 100 beds and increase the size of the Corps of Cadets. Concern was raised to the provost as to the impact of classroom space and faculty. Capers Hall needs other funding. Currently Capers is taking all available funds, including $400,000.00 in lapsed salaries that have been diverted to this project. Any new parking structures are currently put off indefinitely. E) Salary study- reassessment of salaries is in the hands of the Deans. They are coming up with comparable institutions and reviewing individual salaries on a case-by-case basis. The Citadel has subscribed to all data bases by CUPA. Focusing on people with salaries between $50,000 and $99,000 per year. More on this in March 2017.

Question raised, how big do we want The Citadel to get? Kurt’s reply was the Provost is interested in recruitment, with efforts to seek out a larger market for our brand of education here at The Citadel. They are currently looking at high schools (mostly in South Carolina) to identify graduating & rising seniors. The emphasis is on recruitment and increasing retention. The concern of overcrowded classrooms was brought up and it was acknowledged as a legitimate concern but no answer was given.

Tom Thompson made a suggestion to hold a group discussion on “how big do we want The Citadel to get?”

Kurt addresses the questions “Retention at what cost?”, “Can we get rid of the investment company?” and “Can we fill positions that are empty?”

If anyone has any other questions or comments, they should contact the Financial Affairs committee.

Report from Cadet Life Committee Tom Thompson Tom Thompson reports from the Cadet Life Committee. Currently there are 2 issues; cadets getting more sleep and cadets with academic issues.

The Cadet Life Committee will recommend 3 ways cadets could get more sleep: 1) Moving taps 30 minutes earlier 2) The cadets would like to take naps during the MRI’s (morning room inspections). 3) The Monday/Thursday PT Accountability Formation would be held immediately after PT.

Cadet Academic Officers thought 15 confinements for 1 unexcused absence is a bit steep so it will be recommended that they move it down to 12.

Any questions or comments regarding Cadet Life, please email the Cadet Life Committee.

Discussion: Faculty Workloads Joelle Neulander Chair Neulander leads short discussion on faculty workloads. Baseline of a faculty reasonable workload, what it looks like, definitions of teaching, definitions of research, how we compensate. Start thinking about what pushes you over the top, other issues. Where do we put our time? General Office email will come out.

Side comment…professor couldn’t go to the discussion on faculty workloads due to being too busy. Doesn’t take lunch as busy getting ready for a 1pm class.

The ideal teaching balance according to the provost is 60% teaching, 20% service, 20% school/research.

Other Business Mark Bebensee spoke briefly regarding hurricane make up days.

Adjournment-With no other business, the meeting adjourned at 11:55 am.