University Council Minutes

11/02/2006 03:30 PM - Brooks Hall - Room 145

The University Council met on November 2, 2006 in Room 145 of Brooks Hall. President Adams called the meeting to order at 3:40 p.m.

The minutes from the October 4, 2006 University Council meeting were approved as distributed.

President Adams' report included the following:

Recruitment continues to be strong. Final enrollment for fall semester was 33,959 which includes the Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton campuses. The enrollment cap for the Athens campus will remain at 32,500, plus or minus two percent, as per the University's agreement with the Board of Regents. Graduate enrollment on the Gwinnett campus is expected to increase as is the undergraduate enrollment on the Griffin and Tifton campuses.
Dr. Adams expressed his continued concern for student safety and requested the assistance of faculty dealing with what has become nation-wide safety issues. Since the last meeting of the Council the dedication of the John Fontaine Jr. Center for Alcohol Awareness and Education took place at the University Health Center. With this new addition to the Health Center the University is able to provide increased counseling services for alcohol and other substance abuse problems. Dr. Adams was pleased that the overall student conduct at the Georgia/Florida football game improved over previous years and the addition of safety zones assisted in that regard.
Dr. Adams commended the sixty-eight members of our Public Safety Department for their hard work and dedication. UGA Police Corporal Derrick Gregory and Officer James Simons were asked to stand and be recognized for risking their personal safety when they entered the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity house last December 3 to alert the residents of a fire in the building and evacuating everyone safely. Corporal Gregory and Officer Simons were recently presented 2006 Governor’s Public Safety Awards for their act of heroism. Dr. Adams also thanked Jimmy Williamson, UGA Chief of Police.
The University was named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for our relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina. One hundred forty institutions out of five hundred that were nominated made the honor roll. Dr. Adams thanked everyone for working together during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
George Benson was congratulated on his selection as president of the College of Charleston. Dr. Adams has asked the provost to initiate a national search for a successor to Dr. Benson.
Dr. Adams remarked on several notable events that took place out of the classroom: Nils Hasselmo, former president of the University of Minnesota and the immediate past president of the Association of American Universities, delivered the Louise McBee Lecture last month; Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke at the UGA Blue Key Banquet; Former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn was the keynote speaker at the Richard B. Russell Symposium; Leonard Pitts, Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist, delivered the McGill Lecture; and Steve Carpenter, renowned ecologist, was the keynote speaker at the annual Odum Lecture Seminar. Dr. Adams congratulated everyone who had a role in bringing these individuals and others to campus.
Dr. Adams wished everyone a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving break and stated he would be available to the press following the Council meeting.

The floor was opened for standing committee reports as follows:

Executive Committee (attachment a)
Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics (attachment b)
Committee on Statutes, Bylaws and Committees (attachment c)

Dr. James Anderson gave the standing committee report from the Educational Affairs Committee (attachment d). Dr. Adams asked if there were any objections to Dr. Anderson presenting his information item while at the podium and no objections were heard. Dr. Anderson then gave an overview of the 2005-2006 Academic Honesty Annual Report (attachment e).

Faculty Affairs Committee (attachment f)
Benefits Committee (attachment g)

Committee on Facilities - no report
Committee on Student Affairs - no report
Faculty Admissions Committee - no report
Faculty Conference - no report
Faculty Grievance Committee - no report
Faculty Post-Tenure Review - no report
Faculty/Staff Parking Appeals Committee - no report
Strategic Planning Committee - no report
University Libraries Committee - no report

Dr. William Vencill gave the standing committee report from the University Curriculum Committee (attachment h).

Dr. Vencill stated that the proposal for a major name change for Counseling and Student Personnel Services to College Student Affairs Administration under the (Ph.D.) had been withdrawn from the agenda.

Dr. Vencill then presented the revised Academic Affairs Policy Statement #14, General Education Curriculum on behalf of the Curriculum Committee (attachment i). Following extensive discussion, question was called. The vote was taken and the proposal was approved.

Due to time restraints, Dr. Adams stated that the last two information items would be carried over to the next Council meeting in December. The meeting was adjourned at 5:08 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Rebecca L. Macon
University Council Secretary

University Council roster

Members represented by proxy

Adams, Michael

Akers, Mary Anne

Allen, Sheila

Anderson, Jim

Anderson, Wyatt

Baginski, Steve

Bailey, Laura

Bamber, Michael

Barstow, William

Beasley, Vanessa

Bennett, Rodney

Benson, George

Bergmann, Carl

Bowers, Kathryn

Bride, Brian

Brooks, Dwight

Brown, Mark

Bullock, Charles

Butchart, Ron

Calhoun, Georgia

Cason, Caroline

Castenell, Louis

Chinnan, Manjeet

Cornell, Karen

Daniels, Dick

Daniels, Maurice

Davis, Jolene

DeLuca, Katy

DerVartanian, Dan

Dookwah, Hugh

Duncan, Dennis

Dunham, Richard

Dunn, Del

Dunning, Arthur

Edison, Diane

Feldman, Daniel

Florkowske, Wojciech

Fowler, Laurie

Frick, Janet

Fu, Zhen

Fuller, Rahmel

Gant, Chris

Gibbons, Ali

Glenn, Jamarl

Grab, Ryan

Grasso, Maureen

Harriman, Jay

Harris, Ruth

Harrison, Georgia

Hathcote, Jan

Hill, Janette

Hill, Michael

Hilton, Nelson

Hodler, Thomas

Hollett, Bruce

Hook, James

Houser, Thomas

Hume, Janice

Johnson, Jeremiah

Johnson, Loch

Keith, Charles

Langston, David

Lauth, Thomas

Leonas, Karen

Lewis, Steven

Lipp, Erin

Little, Susan

Love, Sarajane

Mace, Arnett

Macon, Rebecca

Maier, Robert

Maltese, John

Mattern-Parkes, Susan

Mauricio, Rodney

McDougald, Larry

Merkle, Scott

Mewborn, Denise

Miller, John

Mohler, Brittany

Momamy, Cory

Munneke, Henry

Newman, Amanda

Nielsen, Kristin

Noakes, Scott

Peper, Jamie

Porterfield, Richard

Pryzbyla, Alan

Quick, Paul

Rathbun, Stephen

Roulston, Kathy

Saltz, David

Scott, Lindsey

Shamp, Claudia

Shedd, Peter

Shipley, David

St. Pierre, Elizabeth

Stokes, Garnett

Suber, Matt

Taha, Thiab

Vail, Cynthia

Vencill, William

Weinberg, Scott

West, Joe

Williams, Phillip
Hawley, Todd

Willis, Kirk

Womble, Myra

Woolums, Amelia

Wraga, William

Wright, David

Yager, Patricia

Zinkhan, George

Allen, Christopher

Angle, Jay Scott

Brosius, Peter

Caudill, Justin

Childs, Adrian

Felson, Nancy

Jones, Catherine

Larson, Ed
Lee, David

Norman, Naomi

Oie, Svein

Potter, William

Risler, Ed

Scott, Shannon