Executive Committee Minutes

11/16/2006 03:30 PM - Peabody Board Room - Administration Building

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The University Council Executive Committee met on November 16, 2006 at 3:30 p.m. in the Peabody Board Room of the Administration Building.  Susan Mattern-Parkes, Chair, called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.  Standing committee chairs in attendance were Malcolm Adams, Jim Anderson, Peter Shedd, Elizabeth St. Pierre, Thiab Taha (for David Shipley) and William Vencill.  Visitors included Meg Amstutz and Matt Weeks.

The minutes from the October 19, 2006 Executive Committee meeting were approved as distributed (attachment a).

Action Items:

1. Dr. Thiab Taha presented the following proposals from the Faculty Affairs Committee for David Shipley (attachment b):
1. A recommendation requesting that the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws and Committees consider making the University Appeals Committee a standing committee of the University Council.  The vote was called and the request was forwarded to the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws and Committees for discussion and possible action.
2. Recommendations regarding faculty salaries.  There was a friendly amendment to change the wording of the first sentence of recommendation one to clarify what efforts are to be repeated annually.  It was also requested that additional data be provided to Council with the proposal.  The vote was called and the proposal was approved as amended.

New Business:

1. Dr. Janet Frick shared, at the request of Chris Cuomo, a letter to the Columns editors regarding an article in the November 13, 2006 issue about gender pay equity in faculty salaries. Following discussion, it was agreed to ask the Benefits Committee to study both faculty and staff salaries by gender and level. It was also requested that they review whether or not there are fewer women at the full professor rank and, if so, why might this be.
2. Dr. Peter Shedd asked standing committee chairs to review their committees' duties in the Council bylaws and forward suggested changes to him.
3. Dr. Mattern-Parkes asked committee members to review the Executive Committee duties section of the Council bylaws and forward any suggested changes to her as soon as possible so she could forward them to Dr. Shedd by December 1.
4. Dr. Mattern-Parkes reminded standing committee chairs to summarize their reports given to Council in two minutes if at all possible.

Information Items:

1. Status reports were given from the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws and Committees; the University Libraries Committee; and the Educational Affairs Committee.  Summaries of these reports will be given at the December 7, 2006 Council meeting.
2. It was noted that Susan Mattern-Parkes will address Council on faculty attendance at alumni events at the December 7, 2006 meeting.
3. John Morrow, President of the UGA chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), will share information about the local chapter of AAUP with Council at the December 7, 2006 meeting.

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 4:24 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

 

Rebecca L. Macon
University Council Secretary

Executive Committee roster	Members represented by proxy
Anderson, Wyatt Bride, Brian Calhoun, Georgia Childs, Adrian Frick, Janet Harris, Ruth Harrison, Georgia Lipp, Erin Love, Sarajane Macon, Rebecca Mattern-Parkes, Susan Momany, Cory Peper, Jamie Scott, Lindsey Scott, Shannon St. Pierre, Elizabeth Vencill, William