Executive Committee Minutes

10/07/2020 03:30 PM - Online, Zoom Webinar. Please email univcouncil@uga.edu for information.
View Related Documents Online The University Council Executive Committee met on October 7, 2020, via Zoom Webinar for its second meeting of the 2020-2021 academic year. A quorum being present, Chair David Shipley called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. The standing committee chair of the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees, Elizabeth St. Pierre, was in attendance. Guests at the meeting included Laura German, Barbara McCaskill, Naomi Norman, Christopher Pizzino, Laurie Reitsema, Jennifer Rice, Julie Runk, and Alton Standifer.
 
  1. As the first order of business, a motion was made by Nate Nibbelink to approve the minutes of the September 16, 2020, meeting. The motion was seconded by Stephan Durham. There being no nay votes or abstentions, the minutes were unanimously approved.
  2. Action Items:
    1. Proposals from the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees:
      1. Proposal to add attendance requirement to University Council Bylaws. During discussion on the proposal, a friendly amendment was made to add wording to the proposal clarifying that after members have been removed from University Council due to lack of attendance, the quorum will be determined by Robert's Rules of Order. The friendly amendment was accepted. A vote was called, and the proposal with the friendly amendment was approved to be placed on the next University Council meeting agenda with 24 in favor and 1 abstention.
      2. Proposal to add special meetings for standing committees to University Council Bylaws. Following discussion, a vote was called, and the proposal was approved to be placed on the next University Council meeting agenda with 23 in favor and 2 abstentions.
  3. Item for Information and Consideration:
    1. From the Franklin College Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Baldwin Hall- Final Report and Supporting Documents: The Executive Committee discussed at length what action they could take with regard to the report. David Shipley stated that two options that the Executive Committee could take include approving to forward the report to the next University Council meeting as an information item and making a motion to send an action item regarding the report to the University Council for consideration. Following further discussion, a vote was called, and the Executive Committee approved placing the report on the next University Council meeting agenda as an information item with 21 in favor, 1 against, and 3 abstentions. Following the vote, further discussion was held on what action the Executive Committee could make regarding the report. A motion was made by Amy Rosemond requesting the formation of an ad hoc committee, modeled on the ad hoc COVID-19 Response Committee recently formed by the Executive Committee, that would make recommendations for further actions regarding Baldwin Hall. The motion was seconded by Barbara Biesecker. During discussion on the motion, several committee members expressed the need to take more time to draft a motion for action to be taken by the Council regarding the report and the formation of any ad hoc committee. Following this discussion, Amy Rosemond withdrew her motion. A motion was then made by Barbara Biesecker to form a subcommittee of the Executive Committee made up of no more than five Executive Committee members that would be charged with drafting a motion to put forward at the next Executive Committee meeting regarding the formation of an ad hoc committee on Baldwin Hall, modeled on the ad hoc COVID-19 Response Committee, as well as drafting the charge of the ad hoc committee. The motion was seconded by Nate Nibbelink. A vote was called, and the motion to form the subcommittee was approved with 23 in favor and 2 abstentions.
  4. Old Business: A brief follow-up discussion was held on the Faculty Conference and the Executive Committee's role in reconstituting it. David Shipley stated that there was interest among some faculty in reforming the conference. David Shipley also provided an updated on the ad hoc COVID-19 Response Committee.  The committee has met twice and is being co-chaired by Janette Hill and Annette Poulsen.
  5. There was no new business to come before the committee.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:54 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Fiona Liken, Registrar
Secretary to University Council


Executive Committee Members Present
Asim Ahmed
Barbara Biesecker
Abigail Borron
Wayde Brown
Kevin Burke
Miguel Cabrera
Jim Carson
Stephan Durham
Savannah Hembree
Keith Herist
Itai Himelboim
Shayla Lee
Fiona Liken
Milton Masciadri
Luke Naeher
Nate Nibbelink
Kerry Oliver
Amy Rosemond
Nina Santus
David Shipley
Pamela Turner
Janet Westpheling
Teena Wilhelm

Executive Committee Members Represented by Substitute
Steven Holladay (Bob Gogal)
Jack Hu (Rahul Shrivastav)


Record of Votes