FACULTY MEETING MINUTES
January 31, 2005
12 noon, Natchitoches Room

Members Present:  Bechtel, Boyett, Briscoe, Clark, Collins, Conlay, Creighton, 
Durlabhji, Elliott, Fusilier, Heslop, Hickman, D Jones, M Jones, R Jones, Kilcoyne, 
Lee, Lomerson, McDonald, Miller, Pollacia, Roach, B. Russell, J Russell, Schaub, 
Swanstrom, Tarver, Turner, Williams, Woods, Worley, Wright, Yunggar

Adjunct Faculty Present:  Champion

Staff Present:  Bridges, Carter

1) The "no D" rule across the board for the four-year degrees in the College of Business 
   was discussed.  Dr. Worley said that he thought it would help the students in the long 
   run.  Michael Collins made the motion to include a "no D" rule across the board, and 
   Rick Tarver seconded the motion.  There were 22 votes for, 7 against, and 3 abstaining.  
   This will be submitted to the CRC and, if approved, goes in effect in the 2005-2006 
   catalog.
2) A motion was made by John Williams and seconded by Rick Tarver to adjust minimum 
   percentages for faculty evaluations from 60% teaching, 30% research, 10% service to 
   60-20-10.  This was a recommendation made by the AASCB.  There were 29 votes in favor 
   with 3 abstaining.  The Merit Committee will be in charge of implementing this change.
3) A motion was made by Subhash Durlabhji and seconded by Nat Briscoe to discuss the 
   adjustment of merit so that refereed journals are 4 times the weight of proceedings 
   instead of double.  There were many voicing concern on this issue.  Some comments 
   were: A) When AACSB comes back, they will want to see pubs by the faculty.  B) Four 
   times is too much.  C) Question is relative weight.  A motion was made by Subhash 
   Durlabhji and seconded by Nat Briscoe to give to Merit Committee to decide.  The vote 
   was 28 against with 4 abstaining.  It will be brought up at another time.
4) If SPCH is eliminated from the Associate Degree, it can be offered entirely on-line.  
   FA 1040 has to be added to these degrees.  There will be a meeting on this degree this 
   afternoon to discuss these changes.  This change will help NSU financially.
5) Travel re-imbursements were discussed.  All receipts should be presented to Tina on the 
   first day of return from trip.  Be sure to complete travel authorizations before 
   traveling on University business even if no expenses are involved.
6) Please make sure that you submit your grades and attendance documentation on time.  
   Failure to meet deadlines causes a lot of problems in the Dean's office and the 
   Registrar's Office...
7) Meeting adjourned at 12:55.

Secretary, Beth Carter