Faculty Assembly
The College of William and Mary
Minutes of the Faculty Assembly Meeting
May 13, 2003
Faculty Assembly President Robert Archibald opened the May meeting of the Faculty Assembly of the 2002-2003 academic year at 3:33 p.m.
Members present: Robert Archibald, Debbie Bebout, Alan Fuchs, Nancy Gray, Keith
Griffioen, Carl Hobbs (representing Bob Diaz), Lu Ann Homza, Martha Houle, John
Lee, Scott Nelson, Roger Ries, Ron Rosenberg, Laurie Sanderson, Larry Ventis,
and Ron Wheeler.
Member absent: Jonathan Arries, Elizabeth Canuel, Bob Diaz, Bill Hawthorne,
Margaret Saha, and Wanda Wallace.
President Archibald reported that Faculty Assembly officers and committee members had been elected for the 2003-2004 academic year.
The minutes of the April 22, 2003, meeting were approved with minor changes.
I. Report of Administrative Officers
No report.
II. Standing Committees
Faculty Affairs: Scott Nelson, Chair
" President Archibald requested that the retiring Chair of the Faculty
Affairs Committee write a status report on recent and current actions of the
Committee, and then convey that report to the new chairperson.
" Prof. Nelson stated that his committee was awaiting another draft of
the administrative procedures manual.
Academic Affairs: Lu Ann Homza, Chair
" In response to a question regarding the future of the Instructional
Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC), Prof. Archibald indicated that this group
ought to be retained next year as a sub-committee within the Academic Affairs
Committee.
" Prof. Nelson reported that he has asked for a meeting with the Dean's
Advisory Council to discuss the direction the College is headed regarding faculty
and course evaluations. He also stated that Dean Watkinson plans to create an
Arts and Sciences committee to examine the advisability of electronic evaluation.
A member of ITAC and IT will be on the committee.
Planning and Resources: Keith Griffioen, Chair
" Prof. Archibald reported that the Faculty Assembly's resolution on parking (which spoke against the proposed parking garage) was forwarded to the Board of Visitors, where it was received with a degree of confusion, if not annoyance. Prof. Archibald questioned the appropriateness and legitimacy of the administration's plan to use parking fees to fund a parking deck, a parking facilities office, tennis courts, and a campus police station. A lengthy discussion about parking issues ensued. A number of Faculty Assembly members admonished the administration to bring these issues to the Assembly in a timely manner as part of the decision-making process, rather than present them as decisions that have already been made. It was proposed that the Faculty Assembly draft a document addressing the parking issue for presentation to the Board of Visitors. Prof. Kranbuel asked the Faculty Assembly to meet with President Sullivan as soon as possible to discuss the parking fees and parking garage issues. Prof. Archibald stated he would schedule a meeting with President Sullivan to express the Assembly's concerns.
Executive Committee: Prof. Archibald, Chair
No report.
Liaison Committee: Prof. Rosenberg, Chair
No report.
Old Business
None
New Business
Provost Cell was presented with a gift from the Faculty Assembly to honor her retirement from the College-and to recognize her ten years of almost perfect attendance at Assembly meetings.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:41 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Ron Wheeler, Secretary
