Faculty Senate - May 2025 Minutes

Call to Order: 3:32 PM

Housekeeping:

• Approval of Agenda - Dr. Erica Judie motioned, and Dr. Randy Case seconded. All approved.
• Approval of Minutes - Dr. Randy Case motioned that they be approved (with typo correction), and Dr. Erica Judie seconded. All approved.

Current Business/Information Sharing: None

New Business:

1. Election of 2025-2026 Executive Committee
   • Dr. Capps announced the results of the election:
     1. Chair: Dawn Slavens
     2. Vice Chair: Darla Diltz
     3. Secretary: Hillary Coenen
     4. Parliamentarian: Stacia Miller
     5. Treasurer: Bev Stiles
2. Feedback on International Student Concerns
   • Dr. Capps explained that the students whose visas were revoked or terminated are in flux and their status is unclear. The administration is doing everything they can to advocate for these students, but it’s a moving target. Dr. Keith Lamb is willing to address questions that he is able to answer.
3. T&P Format
   • Dr. Capps explained that the 2021 Faculty Senate agreed to shift to digital submissions of the T&P portfolio. Folks who are eligible to apply for Full under the 2014 Tenure & Promotion Guidelines should be eligible to go up for full with hard copy portfolios. We planned to do a T & P Panel, but we couldn’t get a time that worked for everyone. Dr. Vandehey indicated that people are concerned submitters couldn’t change documents or remove them without help from D2L. Faculty want the opportunity to add and remove their own documents until the submission deadline. Changing the roles assigned may be the quickest way, and Dr. Capps will discuss settings with Dani McAfee.
   • Dr. Capps will work on a draft of a guide and will share it with executive council, then those who receive letters notifying them of eligibility.

Unfinished Business:

1. Raises
   • Dr. Lei raised the question of raises, and Dr. Case indicated that, while every budget that could occur includes raises, they continue to say that raises depend upon enrollment and retention numbers. The budget depends on the legislative session outcomes, so we will not know until about the time contracts go out.
2. Retention Impacts from Texas Bridge/Developmental
   • Dr. Slavens expressed concerns about retention for Texas Bridge students who are not included in developmental support and co-requisite requirements. Dr. Coenen mentioned the Developmental Education Task Force, which has similar questions and will be reviewing data on those students.

Announcements: None

Committee and Other Reports: None

1. Academic Council - Dr. Randy Case
   
   • Dr. Case indicated that everything passed.
2. Administrative Council - Dr. Matthew Capps
   
   • Graduation Dates: Dec 12 & 13, 2025; May 15 & 16, 2026
   • Complaints that faculty do not show up for Move-In Day and other campus events. Dr. Case indicated that if faculty are informed about these events and asked to come, that more might show up.
3. Allocation Advisory Council - Dr. Matthew Capps
   No report. Has not met.
4. Athletics Council - Dr. Catharine Garahan
   No report. Has not met.
5. Faculty Grievance Committee - Dr. Vicki Dillard
   No report. Has not met.
6. Student Affairs Council - Dr. Randy Case
   No report. Has not met.
7. University Celebration of Scholarship - Dr. Darla Diltz
   No report. Has not met.
8. Emergency Management Committee - Dr. Tammy Kurszeski
   No report. Has not met.
9. Other Committee Reports - None

Meeting adjourned at 4:00 PM. Dr. Case made a motion to adjourn, and Dr. Vandehey seconded.
The motion to adjourn passed unanimously.

Submitted,
Hillary Coenen, Faculty Senate Secretary
Matthew Capps, Faculty Senate Chair

Next Meetings:
The next Executive Committee meeting with the President will be rescheduled.
The next Executive Committee meeting will be as needed until August.
Faculty Senate meetings will resume in August.