MSU FACULTY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
                            April 30, 2003
                                   
             Members Present:  Gipp, Kommers, Metz for
             Linker, Leech, Taylor, Howard, Stewart,
             Seymour, Jones, Yoo, Nehrir, Conant, Weaver,
             Amend, Levy, Bogar, Jelinski, Pratt, Fisher,
             Lynes-Hayes, Prawdzienski, Kempcke, Knight.

             Members Absent: Young, Morrill, Giroux,
             McDermott, White, Anderson, Schlotzhauer,
             Lefcort/Bradley, Locke, English, Bond,
             Idzerda, Lynch, Hoffman.

             Others Present: Dooley.

             The meeting was called to order at 4:10 PM
             by Chair Richard Howard.  A quorum was
             present.  The minutes of the April 23, 2003,
             meeting were approved as distributed.

             Chair's report - Richard Howard.
                  - The University Planning, Budget and
                  Analysis Committee has presented its
                  proposed budget for FY04.  The budget
                  and additional information  may be
                  viewed at
                       - A balanced budget includes a
                       tuition increase of about 12.5%
                       each year of the biennium.
                       Students have been asked to
                       support the increase, using one of
                       two proposals to implement the
                       increase over the two years.
                       - There will be no salary
                       increases, except in specific
                       cases (promotion and tenure for
                       faculty, MAP bonuses or strategic
                       pay for classified, designated
                       cases for professionals).
                       - About $1.4 million has been
                       allocated for a reserve.
                  - An increase in money contributed to
                  employee health insurance was approved
                  by the legislature.
                  - University Governance Council
                  Steering Committee recommends that the
                  Faculty Council Chair Elect, Chair, and
                  Immediate Past Chair be members of
                  UPBAC.  The Chair and Immediate Past
                  Chair will be voting members.
                       - Jack Jelinski moved approval of
                       the proposal, to be forwarded to
                       the Provost.
                       - The motion was seconded and
                       carried.

             Faculty Affairs Committee report  - Walter
             Metz.
                  - The proposed amendment to Faculty
                  Handbook Sections 451.00 and 620.00 -
                  Role, Scope, Criteria, Standards, and
                  Procedures Documents (moving target)
                  has been discussed by the
                  administration and Faculty Affairs and
                  this compromise wording is presented to
                  Council for approval.
                       - Jack Jelinski moved approval of
                       the compromise wording.  The
                       motion was seconded and carried.
                       - President Gamble will be
                       notified that Faculty Council has
                       approved the amendment.
                  - The proposed amendment to Faculty
                  Handbook Sections 210.00 and 622.00 -
                  The Role of Faculty Serving as
                  Department Heads has not been forwarded
                  to the STAFF BULLETIN for comment by
                  all faculty.
                       - Warren Jones moved Faculty
                       Council approve the amendment as
                       an interim policy through June 30,
                       2004.  The motion was seconded and
                       carried.    This will give
                       opportunity additional discussion
                       and comment next academic year,
                       before the proposal becomes a
                       permanent part of the Handbook.
                       - The amendment, as an interim
                       policy, will be forwarded to
                       President Gamble for approval.

             Nominations/elections for university-wide
             committees and elections for Faculty Council
             positions.
                  - The slate of nominations for the
                  positions was presented.  There were no
                  further nominations.
                  - As Chair Elect, Warren Jones will
                  become Faculty Council Chair September,
                  2003.
                  - Individuals elected (or nominated
                  where appropriate) are indicated with
                  an "x" before the name.
                        Chair-Elect, Faculty Council
                       (1-year term)
                            x Shannon Taylor (College of
                            Business)
                       University Governance Council
                       Steering Committee (1-year term)
                            x Alan Leech (Music)
                               Sanford Levy
                            (History/Philosophy)
                            x Patricia Lynes-Hayes
                            (Nursing)
                            x Peter Kommers
                            (Architecture)
                       Chair, Faculty Affairs Committee
                       (1-year term)
                            x Marvin Lansverk, English
                       University Governance Council
                       Nominating Committee
                            x Amy Carver (Libraries) -
                            partial (2 year) term
                               Jayne Downey (Education) -
                            partial (2 year) term
                            x Susanne Monahan (Sociology)
                            -3 year term
                       Intellectual Property Committee
                       (3-year terms)
                               David Brown (LRES)
                            x Janis Bruwelheide
                            (Education)
                                Rob Maher (Electrical
                            Engineering)
                            x Rockford Ross  (Computer
                            Science)
                               Ross Snider (Electrical
                            Engineering)
                       Equipment Fee Allocation Committee
                       (1-year term)
                               Jayne Downey (Education)
                            x Michael  Giroux (Plant
                            Sciences)
                            x  Jack Hyyppa (MTA)
                       Space Management Committee (2-
                       year terms)    
                            xYves Idzerda (Physics)
                               Jeff Jacobsen (LRES)
                            x Mike Vogel (Extension)
                       Assessment and Outcomes Committee
                       (3-year term)
                            x Art Bangert (Education)
                       Strategic Planning Committee  -
                       Faculty Council Rep (1-year term)
                            x Sanford Levy
                            (History/Philosophy)
                       University Facilities Planning
                       Board (3-year terms - Two
                       appointed by President)*
                            x William Martindale
                            (Mechanical Engineering)
                            x Robert Sharrock (Plant
                            Sciences)
                       Athletics Committee (3-year term -
                       One appointed by President)*
                            x Jayne Downey (Education)
                            x Mary Anne Hansen
                            (Libraries)
                            x Jeff Jacobsen (LRES)
                            x Vince Smith  (Ag
                            Economics/Economics)
                            x John Woodward
                            (Sociology/Anthropology)
                       Computer Fee Allocation Committee
                                 (1-year term - Two
                                 appointed by Provost)*
                            x Harry Benham (Business)
                            x Gary Bogar  (Mathematics)
                            x Ken Kempke (Libraries)
                            x Rick Lawrence (LRES)
                            x Shawna Lockhart (Mechanical
                            Engineering)
                            x Richard Wolff (Electrical
                            and Computer Engineering)
                       Debt Planning and Management
                       Committee (3-year term - One
                       appointed by President)*
                            x Clark Maxam  (Business)
                       Enrollment Management Committee
                       (1-year term - One appointed by
                       Vice President for Student
                       Affairs)*
                            x Edward Mooney
                       Traffic Appeals and Regulations
                       Committee (3- year terms - Two
                       appointed by President)*
                            x Amy Carver (Libraries)
                            x John Lund (Mathematics)
                            x Richard Wojtowicz
                            (Libraries)
                       Strategic Planning Committee
                       (3-year term - One appointed by
                       Provost)*
                            x Boyd Dressler (Education)
                       Salary Review Comm (3-year term -
                       One appointed by Provost)*
                            x Harry Benham (Business)
                            x Rick Engel (LRES)
                       Web Advisory Committee (2-year
                       term - One appointed by Executive
                       Director for Information
                       Services)*
                            x Anne DeFrance (Computer
                            Science)
                       *appointed from nominations
                       submitted by Faculty Council

             As there was no further business, the
             meeting adjourned at 5:00 PM.

             Joann Amend, Secretary Richard Howard, Chair