UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
1997/98 FACULTY SENATE

11 MAY 1998	MINUTES SUMMARY

I.  Roll - The following Faculty Senate members were absent:  Balling, 
Barkey, Brinker, Burger, Calculator, Copeland, Fink, Greenlaw, Herold, 
Hinson, Lugalla, Morgan, O¹Connell, Sohl, Stine, and Walsh.  Excused were 
Carroll, Guidry, and Henke.

II.  Communications with the President - Three years ago, the University 
Planning Council recommended cost-cutting measures which have been 
accomplished; but the university has a budget deficit, because expected 
increased enrollments have not materialized.  In addition, next year 
there may be approximately one hundred fewer students than this year, 
although their qualifications are good.  The colleges and academic 
departments are expected to make up this budget deficit of 2.2 million 
dollars.  The president suggests that departments develop ways of 
bringing in additional income, such as more international students, more 
external-grant-supported graduate students, more use of summer school, 
summer conferences, and evening and weekend Bachelors Degree programs, 
and greater use of distance learning.  The Alumni Association is working 
hard to enhance grass roots support for better funding.  The 
entrepreneurial campus will help to bring in funds, and this year will be 
the best ever for capital gifts.  Responsibility centered management 
might help the future budget situation as well.

Promotion and tenure recommendations were recently sent to the Board of 
Trustees, and graduating seniors are finding good jobs.  College open 
houses, good sports teams, and the new Whittemore Arena help to attract 
students.  UNH is working to improve its visibility in the national 
press.

III.  Communications from the Chair - The chair said that the president 
will have the Faculty Senate Constitution inserted into the UNH Policy 
Manual in place of information on the former Academic Senate.  A fourth 
candidate for the position of vice provost for enrollment management is 
scheduled to meet with faculty on Thursday, May 14, at 3:00 p.m. in the 
Trustees¹ Board Room of Thompson Hall.  Curriculum vitae are available 
for all the candidates, in the Faculty Senate office.  The Policy Process 
Committee developed a policy for the development of policies.  The 
preface to that document will say that it is not all inclusive and that 
faculty and others have different methods for creating policy.  The 
university librarian sent to faculty the schedule for library access 
during the library¹s move back into Diamond Library this summer, and the 
schedule was also handed out at this Faculty Senate meeting.

A Policy on Firearms was proposed by the university police chief and has 
been discussed twice in the University Governance Communication Council.  
The latest revision refers only to the Durham and Manchester core 
campuses and will be brought forward next fall.  The Personnel Committee 
of the Board of Trustees will discuss domestic partner benefits, on June 
4 at 2:00 p.m. in Bow.  Judy Spiller of the Student Orientation and 
Advising Committee has responded to faculty senators¹ questions about the 
Connect Program, saying that all students of color who so identify 
themselves are invited to participate.  The program is voluntary and has 
approximately a forty-percent attendance rate.  The Library Committee and 
the Academic Affairs Committee have submitted their final reports to the 
Faculty Senate, and the chairs of the other senate standing committee 
should turn in their reports by the end of May.  The deans and department 
chairs will work this summer to address the budget deficit, and the 
provost has agreed to keep the Agenda Committee informed of and involved 
in the process.

IV.  Minutes - The minutes of the previous senate meeting were 
unanimously approved.

V.  Master Plan - Pedro deAlba told Candace Corvey and Allan Braun that 
faculty are concerned about the loop road proposal which would eliminate 
convenient core-campus parking without adequate consideration of the 
value of faculty time, the need for faculty to carry heavy loads to 
class, and the need for security after hours.  Candace Corvey responded 
that the basic assumptions of the Master Plan should be reviewed in the 
coming year and that the Faculty Senate¹s Campus Planning Committee could 
be a part of that review.  No changes will be made on the loop road until 
at least July of 1999 or 2001, because no funds have been appropriated 
for that plan.  The wet-lands impact of the plan is another concern.  
Decoupling the Coast Bus Service from the university may improve service 
for many students, since service will be enhanced to Dover and Portsmouth 
and will target class schedules.

VI.  Final Report from the Agenda Committee - In addition to setting the 
Faculty Senate agendas, the Agenda Committee has set up a distinguished 
alumni initiative; and recommendations of names of distinguished alumni 
are requested now.  Also, a tabloid on UNH faculty in the news will be 
published next month.  The Agenda Committee worked on advancing faculty 
governance and held summer discussion and planning sessions for the 
incoming faculty senators.  In addition, Governor Shaheen was hosted at a 
meeting with the senate and a reception.  The Faculty Senate has worked 
on transfer credit; a review of the master plan; scholarly misconduct 
policy; policy on the scheduling of games and practices; and efforts to 
enhance communication with students, the Vice President for Finance and 
Administration, and others.  Next year, the senate could review part-time 
faculty issues, attempt to establish a formal connection with deans and 
chairs, and follow up on the implementation of senate motions.  We could 
also have a campus-wide conversation on core values.

VII.  Open Mike - A senator asked why the academic departments but not 
other parts of the university must make up the 2.2 million dollar budget 
deficit.  Another faculty member asked that the decision on budget cuts 
not be made over the summer.  The senate chair said that the plan will be 
presented in September and that this summer the Agenda Committee will 
meet periodically with the Deans' Council regarding the budget.  The new 
position of vice provost for enrollment management will be funded from 
monies already in that area, except for an eighteen-month patch of 
one-time-only funds.  Delegations will visit campuses which currently use 
responsibility centered management.  A professor said that the president 
has asked for more use of summer school but that his department wanted to 
offer summer scheduling and was cut back.  The dean of continuing 
education is invited to look into this issue.  Senators thanked the 
outgoing chair for performing her duties with skill, grace and dignity.

VIII.  Adjournment - The 1997/98 senate was adjourned.


UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
1998/99 FACULTY SENATE

11 MAY 1998	MINUTES SUMMARY

I.  Roll - The following Faculty Senate members were absent:  
Balderacchi, Brinker, Carr, Chandler, Connors, Copeland, Draper, Herold, 
Kaen, Naumes, Sohl, Stine, and Walsh.  Excused were Carroll, de la Torre, 
Henke, and Morris.

II.  Election of Faculty Senate Officers - Jim Tucker moved and John 
Miller seconded the nomination of John Seavey as chair, Pedro deAlba as 
vice chair, Howard Mayne as secretary, and Sarah Sherman and Deborah 
Winslow as at-large members of the Agenda Committee.  This slate was 
approved unanimously.

III.  Communications from the Chair - The 1998/99 Faculty Senate chair 
reported that the Faculty Senate has gained respect during the past year 
and needs to continue that progress.  The president and the university 
vice presidents have been supportive, for example in the agreement to 
review the master plan and to include faculty in planning for budget 
shortfall and the exploration of responsibility centered management.  The 
senate needs to harness the energy of all parts of the university, to 
reach out to others and to develop allies.  A major objective is to bring 
together many disciplines and perspectives.  We need to improve the 
academic integrity of the university and keep the academic mission 
paramount.  The Faculty Senate is well positioned to play an active roll 
in university governance and planning for the future.  The new senate 
chair commended the chairs of the senate committees who worked hard so 
that the senate could be heard responsibly.

The Agenda Committee will host discussions this summer with groups of 
senators in order to improve the flow of communication and develop new 
agenda items.  Each senator should plan to attend one of these sessions.  
Good communication with senators and preparation by the committees are 
essential to make Faculty Senate discussions informed, focused and 
meaningful.  The Campus Journal, unhinfo, and electronic mail will be 
used as vehicles of communication.  Continued funding must be developed 
for the Distinguished Alumni Initiative and the faculty news tabloid.  We 
need to improve communication and linkages with students, deans and 
trustees, regarding academic issues.  Each senator will receive a 
committee preference form in the mail and should send preferences to the 
senate office.  The senate assistant was commended for her efficiency and 
good work.  The meeting was adjourned.