<p> FACULTY COUNCIL Minutes August 22, 2013</p><p>Present: Kirk W. Beisel, Olaf E. Bőhlke, Charles B. Braymen, Laura L. Bruce, Susan A. Calef, James Jay Carney, Lucinda R. Carroll, Stephen J. Cavalieri, D. Roselyn Cerutis, Bartholomew E. Clark, Thomas F. Coffey, Diane M. Cullen, William M. Duckworth, Pamela A. Foral, Venkatesh Govindarajan, William J. Hunter, Maorong Jiang, Erika L. Kirby, Alicia K. Klanecky, Thomas L. Lenz, Sandor Lovas, Jeffrey J. Maciejewski, Mark A. Malesker, George W. McNary, Nicholas A. Mirkay, Edward A. Morse, Michael G. Nichols, Martha E. Nunn, Karen A. Paschal, Victor A. Padrón, James E. Platz, Enrique Rodrigo, Sonia M. Sanchez, Margaret A. Scofield, David L. Sidebottom, Garrett A. Soukup, David S. Vanderboegh, Jos V. M. Welie, Marlene K. Wilken, Jinmei Yuan</p><p>Excused: Murray J. Casey, (proxy, Caron J. Gray), Cindy L. Costanzo, (proxy, Kimberly S. Redd), Lori B. Rubarth, (proxy, Lindsay Iverson), Tammy O. Wichman, (proxy, Ilya Berim) </p><p>Absent: Karl A. Bergmann, Charles S. Bockman, Sanjeev K. Sharma.</p><p>Call to Order: Dr. Thomas F. Coffey, President of the University Faculty, called the August 22, 2013 meeting to order at 3:02 p.m.</p><p>Introduction of Members: The members of the 2013 – 2014 Faculty Council introduced themselves.</p><p>Approval of the Meeting Agenda: The agenda for the present meeting was amended to add Item 4a (Election of Faculty Council representatives to the Academic Council Executive Committee) and then approved unanimously.</p><p>Election of the Secretary of the Faculty Council: Dr. Bartholomew E. Clark was elected unanimously as Secretary of the Faculty Council.</p><p>Election of Faculty Council representatives to the Academic Council Executive Committee: The following members of the Faculty Council were elected to the Academic Council Executive Committee for their respective College or School: James E. Platz (College of Arts and Sciences), Charles B. Braymen (College of Business), D. Roselyn Cerutis (School of Dentistry), Edward A. Morse (School of Law), Marlene K. Wilken (School of Medicine), Cindy L. Costanzo (College of Nursing), and Bartholomew E. Clark (ex officio, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions). Minutes of the Academic Council Meetings of April 25, 2013 and May 2, 2013: The minutes of these two meetings were discussed. Faculty Council members had no recommended changes.</p><p>Approval of the Faculty Council Minutes of May 2, 2013: The minutes were approved unanimously.</p><p>Appointment of Parliamentarian of the Academic Council: The Faculty Council unanimously recommended Edward A. Morse be appointed as Parliamentarian.</p><p>Meeting Dates for Faculty and Academic Councils: Meeting dates as listed in Attachment B were reviewed with no objections. Resolution passed unanimously by the Committee on Committees:</p><p>That Dr. Marlene K. Wilken be moved to the slot for the School of Medicine and than an election be held for the representative from Nursing with a term running through August 20, 2016.</p><p>Resolution from Committee on Committees: A resolution passed by the Committee on Committees that Dr. Marlene K. Wilken be appointed as a Faculty Council representative from the School of Medicine was considered.</p><p>Motion: That Dr. Marlene K. Wilken be moved to the slot for the School of Medicine and than an election be held for the representative from Nursing with a term running through August 20, 2016. The motion passed unanimously.</p><p>Faculty Salary Study: Dr. Thomas F. Coffey reported on the current status of this study. It is his understanding that the Study will be brought to the Academic Council for review at the September 26 meeting of that body. This is, in part, in response to the motion made in May by the Faculty Council and ratified by the Academic Council: Motion: That, in the interest of transparency, disclosure and dialogue, the full report of the salary study be released to the Faculty Council for its examination and consideration.</p><p>Computing Issues: It was brought to the Faculty Council’s attention that Administrator rights that are now needed by some faculty for performing basic manipulations on their Creighton-issued computers may be universally revoked in a proposed “one-size-fits-all” policy, and that this change in policy by DoIT would make it impossible for faculty to perform what were previously simple updates and uploads. In the course of discussions, it was suggested that the Faculty Council again advocate for establishment of a Computing Governance Committee to oversee such policy changes in order not to stifle faculty creativity. Further discussion was deferred until the September meeting.</p><p>Online-Only Faculty Handbook: Concerns were expressed that safeguards need to be put in place to obviate changes to the Faculty Handbook that intentionally or unintentionally could create an unstable document. The need to contain printing costs was noted. A suggestion was made that a smaller print run could address this concern while simultaneously providing stability to the text by way of an official hard copy of each year’s Faculty Handbook edition. Further discussion was deferred.</p><p>Issues in Need of Resolution relative to University Statutes: a. Presidential Search: It was recommended that the language of this section of the statutes should begin with “may appoint a committee” and be followed by a series of “shall” statements concerning how the committee must function once it is appointed by the University Board of Directors. It was thought that this met the need to allow the Board flexibility and still retain a process that would be ideal in normal circumstances. b. Provost and Vice Presidential Level Searches: Discussion favored the need for faculty input in such searches. c. Dean Searches: Discussion did not favor inclusion of the Provost on committees to recruit Deans, since these Committees would report their recommendations to that person. d. Term Limits for Deans (and others): The Faculty Council remains in favor limits for Deans and noted that separate discussions are needed regarding whether term limits are needed or appropriate for other positions such as Department Chairs, Faculty positions on Committees, Boards Councils, and the like. e. Three-year vs. One-year Evaluations of Deans: Discussion favored having Dean evaluations performed every three years with a full evaluation, interspersed with smaller-scale annual reviews in other years.</p><p>Faculty Commons Utilization: Dr. D. Roselyn Cerutis the incoming (as of 9/01/13) Chair of the Faculty Commons Committee reported the following to the Faculty Council:  Utilization of the Faculty Commons must increase if it is to be viable and available  Work is underway to establish three different marketing strategies o Lunch conversation guest speakers (e.g., the Aug. 23rd guest speaker) o Interdisciplinary lunches with moderated discussions o “Thirsty Thursdays” where Colleges, Schools and Departments could share ideas</p><p>New Faculty Orientation Update: It was noted that input from faculty colleagues is needed to improve the orientation experience of new faculty. Announcements:  The Faculty contract process and format require future attention.  Class scheduling issues and challenges encountered last year should improve this year as compared to last. The Faculty is asked to provide feedback to the appropriate administrator(s) regarding experiences with the new schedules, including effects upon teaching plans, student participation, classroom availability and the like.  Faculty input may soon be sought as part of Creighton University’s strategic planning process.  Some changes have been requested from University College. The name no longer is appealing to the intended audience, and it is confusing to others. Other Universities have reportedly changed the name of the entity that provides programs for the non- traditional student. The name proposed by the Dean of University College is “College of Professional Studies”; the Dean reported that she is open to other suggestions, but the current name is an impediment to successfully attracting students of the non-traditional sort.</p><p>Old Business: There was no old business.</p><p>New Business: There was no new business.</p><p>Adjournment: The Faculty Council adjourned at 3:54 p.m.</p><p>Respectfully submitted,</p><p>Bartholomew E. Clark, Ph.D. Secretary, Faculty Council 2013 – 2014</p>