Synopsis: The Senate
(1) set the required meeting dates for the next academic year: August 28, 2002, and January 15, 2003.
(2) elected Bob Keen as President, Becky Christianson as Vice President, and Craig Waddell as Secretary.
2. ROLL CALL OF CONTINUING AND NEWLY-
ELECTED SENATORS [Appendix A]
Secretary Craig Waddell called roll. Absent were
At-large Senators Dieter Adolphs and Cindy Selfe and
representatives from Army/Air Force ROTC, Chemistry,
Chemical Engineering, ME-EM, Mining and Materials
Processing Engineering, Physics, Keweenaw Research
Center, Enrollment Management, and Student Affairs
and Educational Opportunity. Liaisons in attendance
were Karl Haapala (GSC) and Becky Christianson (Staff
Council).
Senators Carol MacLennan and Susan Martin asked why their names were not included in the roll call.
Keen said that senate meeting 370 was for newly elected and continuing senators to elect officers for 2002-2003. He said that meeting 371 would follow immediately after meeting 370 and would be for 2001-2002 senators. Keen said that the Department of Social Sciences had not yet informed him of the results of their 2002-2003 senate election.
Martin said that Social Sciences had not yet held an election.
Keen asked Martin if she would represent Social Sciences at this meeting.
Martin indicated that she would.
3. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS
Visitors included Bruce Rafert (Graduate
School/Distance Learning), Ingrid Cheney (Human
Resources), Pam Eveland (Planning and Budgeting),
Dan Greenlee (Controller/Interim CFO), Al Baartmans
(Mathematical Sciences), Jim Moore (SFWP), and
Marcia Goodrich (Tech Topics).
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
President Keen presented the agenda and asked
for additions or modifications. There were no
amendments or objections to the agenda as presented.
[Appendix B. NOTE: Only official Senate and Library
archival copies of the minutes will contain a full
complement of appendices.]
5. SETTING OF MEETING DATES
President Keen proposed that the required two
meeting dates for academic year 2002-2003 be set for
28 August 2002, and 15 January 2003. Senator Scott
Pollins MOVED and Senator Jim Pickens seconded the
motion to approve these dates. There was no
discussion. The motion to approve the meeting dates
PASSED on a voice vote with no dissent.
6. ELECTION OF SENATE OFFICERS
Keen reported that he was the only nominee for
Senate President. The floor was opened for additional
nominees. There were none.
Senator Bruce Pletka MOVED and Pickens seconded the motion to close nominations. The motion PASSED with no dissent.
Senator Kelly Strong MOVED and Senator Mike Roggemann seconded the motion to elect Keen by acclamation. There was no discussion. The motion to elect PASSED on a voice vote with no dissent.
Keen said there were two nominees for vice president: Becky Christianson and Chris Williams. The floor was opened for additional nominees. There were none.
Pletka MOVED and Prince seconded the motion to close nominations. The motion PASSED on a voice vote with no dissent.
Senator Dickie Selfe said that one of his constituents had asked him to say something about Williams. He asked if the opportunity to do so had passed.
Keen asked for a motion for Selfe to address the senate.
Senator Debra Bruch MOVED and Pletka seconded the motion to allow Selfe to address the senate.
The motion passed on a voice vote with dissent.
Selfe said that he had been asked to mention that Williams has been active in most of the administrative positions in information technology generally and in the System Administrators Council. She has also worked on the Senate Computing Committee. She is competent in technical issues and interested in policy. Selfe said that he thought Williams would do a good job as secretary of the senate.
Keen asked Christianson if she wished to address the senate.
Christianson said that she had been fortunate to serve as vice president of the senate. She said that the Senate Executive Committee and the senate officers meeting with the provost have advanced a number of issues, including staff issues, which she strongly supports.
Christianson was elected vice president.
Keen reported that Waddell was the only nominee for secretary. The floor was opened for additional nominees. There were none.
Pollins MOVED and Selfe seconded the motion to close nominations. Keen asked for a motion to elect Waddell by acclamation. Roggemann MOVED and Senator Dick Prince seconded the motion to elect Waddell by acclamation. There was no discussion. The motion passed on a voice vote without dissent.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Pletka MOVED and Senator Jim Pickens
seconded the motion to adjourn. The meeting
adjourned at 5:48 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Craig Waddell
Secretary of the University Senate