University Council Minutes

03/21/2013 03:30 PM - Tate Theater, Tate Student Center

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The University Council met on March 21, 2013 in the Tate Student Center's Tate Theater. Provost Jere Morehead called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.

The minutes of the February 21, 2013 meeting were approved as distributed.

The President's report to the Council included the following remarks:

• Provost Morehead began the meeting by acknowledging that he was substituting for President Michael Adams, who was visiting UGA Study Abroad sites in Cortona and Oxford.
• The Provost provided updates to the Council on the various searches being conducted by the University to fill several dean positions as well as the position of Vice President for Student Affairs. Dr. Charles Davis from the University of Missouri has been named the new dean of the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The College of Engineering's dean search is underway, with three finalists selected to visit the campus. The first finalist from Virginia Tech has already visited UGA, while the remaining two finalists, who are from the University of Florida and the University of Washington, will visit the campus next week. The School of Public and International Affairs dean search committee has selected its finalists for campus visits. The three finalists come from the University of Texas at Austin, Indiana University Bloomington, and Southern Methodist University. The search for the new dean for the Terry College of Business is underway as well. The search committee for this dean is being chaired by Dean Alan Dorsey. As of now, no finalists have been selected for campus visits, but selections should be made by the end of April. Lastly, the search for a new Vice President for Student Affairs has commenced. Dr. Jennifer Frum has been named chair of the search committee. Finalists are hoped to be named for the position in late Spring or early Summer.
• The Provost also provided an update on the presidential transition process at the University. The Provost expressed his thanks to the twelve members who are serving on the Presidential Transition Committee. They are working to ensure a seamless transition on July 1.
• The Provost stated that he has had numerous meetings with Governor Deal's office staff, state legislators, and several state officers, including the Commissioner of Agriculture. Last week, the Provost was in Washington, D.C. where he met with both Georgia senators and several congressmen, as well as taking the freshman class of Foundation Fellows to meet the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
• Following the Council meeting, the Provost stated that he would be attending the annual Academic Affairs Symposium sponsored by the Teaching Academy.
• Entrepreneurial Week will be held March 22-29. This is a new initiative for the University meant to inspire students, faculty, alumni, and community members who have contemplated making the plunge into entrepreneurship. Highlights of the week include a TedxUGA Conference on March 22 as well as economic development activities that will be going on throughout the week. The Provost acknowledged Vice President for Research David Lee's work on this initiative.
• Honors Week is coming up April 15-19. The Faculty Recognition Banquet and the Public Service and Outreach Meeting and Awards Luncheon will both be held Monday, April 15. The Presidential Honors Day Luncheon will occur on Wednesday, April 17. The Creative Research Awards Banquet will take place Thursday evening, April 18. Lastly, the Alumni Awards Luncheon will be held on Friday, April 19.
• The Provost reminded Council members that Spring Commencement is coming up on May 10. The Graduate Ceremony will occur at Stegeman Coliseum at 10:00 a.m., and the Undergraduate Ceremony will take place at 7:00 p.m. at Sanford Stadium. This concluded the President's Report presented by the Provost.

The floor was then opened to the following standing committee reports:

• Executive Committee, presented by chair Nelson Hilton
• Human Resources Committee, presented by chair Janet Frick
• Faculty Affairs Committee, presented by chair Thiab Taha

The following Action Items were presented to the Council for approval:

• Janet Frick, chair of the Human Resources Committee, presented the following proposal:
  • Proposal for the University to institute an established mechanism for regular assessments and adjustments on gender-based salary inequity. A vote was called and the proposal was approved.
• Thiab Taha, chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee, presented the following proposal:
  • Proposal for revision for the Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure and the Policy for Review of Tenured Faculty. A vote was called and the proposal was approved.
• Rodney Mauricio, chair of the Educational Affairs Committee, presented the following proposal:
  • Proposal to approve the 2014-2015 Academic Calendar. A discussion from Council members on the proposed dates for Spring Semester 2015 occurred. Dr. Mauricio stated that while the Educational Affairs Committee is looking at possible options for Spring Semester 2015, the calendar needed to be approved to meet the deadline set by the Board of Regents. A vote was called and the proposal was approved.

The following Information Items were then presented to the Council:

• Rodney Mauricio presented on behalf of the Educational Affairs Committee The 2011-2012 Annual Report on Academic Honesty.
• Vice President for Information Technology Timothy Chester made a presentation regarding two-factor authentication to protect restricted and sensitive data at the University.

The following report was then delivered to the Council:

• Student Government Association, presented by SGA President Will Burgess

There being no old or new business, the meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Dr. Jan Hathcote, Registrar
Secretary to University Council

 

University Council Roster
Abbott, Karen	Harman, Ruth	Moore, Mary
Ainsworth, Scott	Harrison, Mark	Morehead, Jere
Anderson, Douglas	Hathcote, Jan	Morris, Andrea
Anderson, Mark	Hazinski, David	Mosher, Marshall
Arabnia, Hamid	Heiss, Christian	Motes, Bethany
Atkinson, Eric	Henry, Gerald	Nadenicek, Daniel
Baginski, Steve	Hilton, Nelson	Naeher, Luke
Baird, Spencer	Holloway, Jacob	Nairn, Joe
Becker, Lee	Hughes, Elisabeth	Neville, Michael
Berghaus, Roy	Infante, Carlos	Nix, Rance
Biesecker, Barbara	Jagor, Leigh	Oie, Svein
Bliss, Thomas	James, Jennifer	Orpinas, Pamela
Brainard, Benjamin	Jolly, Laura	Pagnattaro, Marisa
Buck, James	Jones, Jonathan	Parker, Candace
Buntin, David	Jutras, Peter	Popik, Vladimir
Burd, Adrian	Kalivoda, Karen	Poudyal, Neelam
Burgess, Will	Keen, Brenda	Quesada, Margaret
Cahoon, Lynn	Kennedy, Craig	Reap, James
Calabria, Ashley	Kirin, Asen	Riley, David
Cannady, Shelley	Kisaalita, William	Roberts, Susan
Carney, Michelle	Langston, Keith	Robinson, Dawn
Chapman, Sue	Lauth, Thomas	Saliki, Jerry
Collins, Guy	Lee, David	Sarasvati, Bali
Daniel, Jerry	Lee, Jung Sun	Sellers, Holly
Dorfman, Jeff	Lee, Kyunghwa	Shipley, David
Dorsey, Alan	Legette, Roy	Smalley, Tim
Dotts, Brian	Lindstrom, Jennifer	Smith, Winnie
Filipov, Nikolay	Long, Timothy	Stabb, Eric
Fountain, Emily	Luken, Emily	Stooksbury, David
Frick, Janet	Madden, Marguerite	Sumichrast, Robert
Giraudo, Silvia	Matic, Gordana	Taha, Thiab
Glass, Anne	Mativo, John	Tollner, William
Graff, Jennifer	Matthews, Paul	Trap, Diane
Grasso, Maureen	Mauricio, Rodney	Tschepikow, Kyle
Griffin, Michele	Maynard, John	Udutha, Pranay
Griffith, Jennifer	McDuff, Nancy	Wallinga, Charlotte
Griner, Katie	McEwen, Dee Dee	Weeks, Elizabeth Leonard
Grossman, Barbara	McNulty, Tom	Wilder, Shannon
Gutierrez Sanchez, Gerardo	Medine, Carolyn	Williams-Woodward, Jean
Hall, Jori	Melnik, Beth	Wilson, Jim
		Yabsley, Michael
		Zhao, Yiping

 

Represented by Proxy

Allen, Sheila

Azadi, Parastoo

Bennett, Rodney

Darbisi, Carolina

Fox, Linda

Frum, Jennifer

Gittleman, John

Hamilton, Shane

Harshman, Melissa

Jones, Betty

Kaplan, Betina

Karahanna, Elena

McDonald, William

Munneke, Henry

Reznik, Jordan

Turrentine, PJ

Williams, Phillip