Executive Committee Minutes

10/20/2021 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 20, 2021, via Zoom Webinar for its second meeting of the academic year. A quorum being present, Chair Barbara Biesecker called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. Those in attendance to present action and information items were Elizabeth St. Pierre, Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees; Savannah Hembree, UGA Staff Council; Meg Amstutz and Henry Munneke on behalf of the Office of Accreditation and Institutional Effectiveness;  Elizabeth Weeks, Office of Faculty Affairs; and Janette Hill, Faculty Affairs Committee. Guests to the meeting included Naomi Norman, Georgios Petridis, Annette Poulsen, Rahul Shrivastav, and Alton Standifer.
 
  1. As the first order of business, a motion was made by Laura Bierema to approve the minutes of the September 15, 2021, meeting. The motion was seconded by Janet Westpheling. A vote was called, and the minutes were unanimously approved.
  2. Action Items:
    1. Proposal from the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees:
      1.   Proposal to add a new duty for the chair of the Executive Committee to the Bylaws of the Executive Committee. During discussion, the proposal was tabled until the next meeting of the Executive Committee.
    2. Proposals from the UGA Staff Council:
      1. Proposals for endorsement and support from the University Council for Telework Resolution 28-01 and Telework Resolution 28-02. Following discussion, a vote was called on Telework Resolution 28-01, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the agenda of the next University Council meeting. A vote was called on Telework Resolution 28-02, and the proposal was unanimously approved to be placed on the agenda of the next University Council meeting.
  3. Information Items:
    1. From the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees:
      1. Second Reading: Proposals to elect chairs of standing committees by July 1 and to revise the Bylaws of the Program Review and Assessment Committee to elect a chair by July 1. This proposal will appear on the agenda of the next University Council meeting for a second required reading and vote.
      2. Second Reading: Proposal for Executive Committee to review and recommend changes to public facing information on the University Council website. This proposal will appear on the agenda of the next University Council meeting for a second required reading and vote.
      3. Second Reading: Proposal to add a new standing Committee on Information Technology. This proposal will appear on the agenda of the next University Council meeting for a second required reading and vote.
    2. From the Office of Accreditation and Institutional Effectiveness:
      1. Meg Amstutz and Henry Munneke provided an update to the Executive Committee regarding SACSCOC accreditation.
    3. From the Executive Committee Chair (hearing no objections, the chair began with with report from Janet Westpheling, followed by the update on the revisions to the BOR Policy Manual, then the review and discussion on the Executive Committee description and duties):
      1. Review and discussion of University Council Executive Committee Description and Duties. Consider motion to introduce "Interpretation" into the historical record. The chair requested that this information item be tabled until the next Executive Committee meeting. There were no objections from the committee.
      2. Report from Professor Janet Westpheling, UGA representative to the USG Faculty Council. Professor Westpheling presented her report to the committee and answered questions regarding the report.
      3. Update on Board of Regents proposed revisions to the Policy Manual. Following remarks from the chair, Provost Hu, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs Elizabeth Weeks, and Faculty Affairs Committee Chair Janette Hill provided an update to the committee regarding revisions to the Board of Regents Policy Manual regarding Post-Tenure and Annual Review. 
  4. There was no old business to come before the committee.
  5. There was no new business to come before the committee.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Fiona Liken, Registrar
Secretary to University Council


Executive Committee Members Present
Laura Bierema
Barbara Biesecker
Trisha Branan
Wayde Brown
Subhraleena Deka
Stephan Durham
Savannah Hembree
Janette Hill
Jack Hu
Fiona Liken
Anthony Mallon
Milton Masciadri
Carter Marks
Luke Naeher
Jeff Netter
Kerry Oliver
Rachel Reed
Amy Rosemond
David Shipley
Elizabeth St. Pierre
Pamela Turner
Janet Westpheling
Teena Wilhelm