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Minutes
Ag Faculty Council Meeting
April 13, 2001
Attendance:
Karen Bruns, Wes Budke, Grady Chism,
Mike Davis, John Heywood, Jeff Layman, Larry Libby, Chuck
Bell (for David Miller) Dianne Shoemaker, Marc Sulc, Ahmed
Yousef, Allen Zimmerman, Jeff Fisher, Erdal Ozkan, Nancy Ray
Karen Bruns called the meeting to order in the absence of
Allan Lines.
Larry Libby moved that the minutes from the last meeting held
1/12/01 be approved. Wes Budke seconded. Motion passed.
Visiting Expert Proposal - Erdal Ozkan gave
a report on the proposal by Dr. Wolfgang D. Bauer and Dr.
Terry Graham submitted for visiting expert Professor Barry
Rolfe of the Australian National University. Erdal pointed
out that this nomination was an excellent example of a properly
submitted proposal, and it left no question as to the fact
that this person is an expert in his field. Grady Chism moved
that the visit be approved, it was seconded by Jeff Layman.
Motion passed.
Visiting Expert Proposal - Mark Sulc, Ahmed
Yousef presented their review of the proposal submitted by
the Department of Animal Sciences for Dr. Randall Prather
as a visiting expert. Grady Chism moved to fund the proposal.
Mark Sulc seconded. Motion passed. Some discussion followed
that at some future time we should set some definite honorarium
guidelines.
Visiting Expert Proposal - Proposal for Dr.
Elsa Murano (submitted by Neal Hooker and Ken Lee) Mike Davis
moved to fund the proposal and Larry Libby seconded. Motion
passed. Mike Davis suggested that in the future if proposals
are received without a Curriculum Vitae, they should be returned
to the nominator with a request that they resubmit with a
two page CV as requested.
Student Recruitment
Jeff Layman and Dianne Shoemaker reported on their findings
regarding student recruitment and how all areas of faculty/staff
can be involved. Jeff said he contacted Barb Ludwig regarding
who are the career counselors within Extension offices that
the public should contact about recruiting. They then got
in touch with the ATI and Columbus campus offices and requested
standard recruitment material. They received numerous brochures
and printer materials from ATI and were disappointed at the
amount/quality they received from the Columbus campus. Members
all agreed that materials in each Extension Office and each
College Office would be helpful in their participation in
recruiting students. Jeff and Diane will bring recommendations
and suggestions to the next meeting as to how to become more
involved in the recruiting process. Erdel Ozkan noted that
he participated in a telecounseling project to prospective
students and that it seemed a very worthwhile experience,
and was appreciated by those contacted students and their
parents. Interest was expressed by other faculty concerning
their role in recruitment also.
Stakeholder in Residence - (reported by email
to Council)
Karen Bruns asked if all members had received the email. All
indicated affirmatively. There were no questions or further
discussion.
Semesters vs. Quarters
Grady Chism reported that at present there seems to be no
evidence that favors Semesters over Quarters. A report will
be available on May 15, 2001 to the Steering Committee. Faculty
in general across campus haven’t shown a lot of participation
or interest in the discussion. Our College on the other hand
has had good attendance at meetings, and has shown more than
average interest. The question seems to be, are we looking
for change for the sake of change, and just to be like everyone
else?...in his opinion the arguments are not strong for change.
Undergraduate students seem to be against a change and Graduate
students seem to be for it. A vote is scheduled for January,
but there is the possibility that it will occur in the fall.
Grady will send the May 15th report in email form to the Council
so all may review.
Last Fall Faculty Meeting - Survey
Wes Budke reported that several issues in the survey that
were perceived as not being addressed, actually were being
dealt with, and perhaps those responding were just not aware
of those processes.
Council Bylaws
Jeff Fisher and Allen Zimmerman presented the Council with
both an original copy, and the new revised copy of the bylaws.
After their review of the document, Jeff and Allen thought
the overall format needed to be updated and changes were made
accordingly. The Council reviewed and discussed the key changes
within the document. Grady Chism motioned to accept the changes,
Larry Libby seconded. The motion passed.
Allen will send to the Council members an email copy of the
original and a copy of the new revised bylaws. The revised
bylaws will then be sent to faculty for a vote.
Administrative Report
Keith Smith gave the administrative update focusing on the
budget, vision for the College, BioOhio, and Master Planning.
He reported that although the forecast is not great as far
as funding, no one should worry about the security of their
jobs at this time. Keith met with Senator Watchman, and in
general it was a positive meeting. Currently we are scheduled
for a 2% increase from the governor. However there is some
speculation that this may increase to 4%. There is at this
time a very tight budget, some programs across the state are
being totally cut; we are better off than some. Vision: they
are taking input from the faculty meetings and are developing
priorities at this time. BiOhio: there was some discussion
about canceling this event because of the expense, but it
was decided to go ahead; effort is being made to get some
funding from commodity groups to help out with the cost. Master
Planning: continuing and progressing. Promotion and Tenure:
progressing with positive outcomes for those submitting from
the College.
College Library Project
Bernie Erven reported that there is a strong commitment to
improve on the existing system. He stated that this project
is in the very beginning stages and will probably take several
years to implement. He requested the support of the Council
in this endeavor. Allen Zimmerman motioned that the Faculty
Council state it’s strong support. Ahmen Yousef seconded
the motion. Motion passed.
Election of Officers and New Members
Council members were reminded that if their term is up, they
need to work with their department to identify the replacement.
Larry Libby presented the following slate of officers.
Chair: Erdal Ozkan
Vice Chair: Daryl Jackwood
Recording Secretary: Karen Bruns
Corresponding Secretary: Steve Prochaska
Fall Faculty Meeting and Summer Meeting
It was decided that the officers should determine if a summer
meeting was needed, and if a Fall Faculty meeting is to be
held. If so, the meetings should be scheduled and committees
appointed as needed.
Meeting Adjourned
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