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DAFVM
Faculty Senate
MINUTES
February
13, 2003
Chair
Mike Boyd called the February meeting for the DAFVM Faculty
Senate to order at 1 p.m. February 2003 at the MAFES Conference
Center. Kathy Warren took the minutes.
Those
present were Larry Templeton, Darren Hudson, T. C. Chen,
Charles Snipes, Don Reynolds, Sam Borazjoni, Eugene Columbus,
Wayne Ebelhar, Mike Boyd, Sheri Lokken, Jacque Deeds, and
Carolyn Malone.
Minutes
of the previous meeting were approved.
Old
Business:
Wayne
Ebelhar presented a report on the bylaws. He stated that
the committee met and looked at what were in the bylaws.
He explained that they had revised the Senate Structure
and Representation by units shown according to Mississippi
State University's breakdown. It was stated that the CVM
Pathobiology/Population Med Dept. and the Animal Health
Center were not in the bylaws. Env. Education Unit and
Family and Consumer Education are no longer recognized.
He stated that total representation totals 33.
Mike Boyd
said Bill Stewart couldn't be present today, but wanted
him to bring up his concern that the Vet School was stacking
the deck in representation the way the system is set up
at present. He wanted to know if there should be a cap
put on representation.
Charles
Snipes stated that he saw potential problems in the future
with the way representation is presently set up. Ex. Plant
and Soil Sciences is lumped together.
Sherri
Lokken explained the situation in her department, where
it was her department's goal to end up with five departments
within it. Each department will eventually have it's own
head of department, and at that time, will break off by
themselves as far as calculating their representation on
the Senate.
Wayne
Ebelhar stated that the amounts in the report reflected
positions that were currently being listed as open, but
not filled at this time as well. He stated that the bylaws
were written in 1998 and some of the units don't exist
any more and some are listed differently. Ebelhar also
mentioned that there are groups that are on the list that
are not currently being represented and those departments
need to appoint a representative for the Senate.
Mike Boyd
stated that at present, there are 21 members that are filled.
Darren
Hudson moved that in interim, that we take this model that
the committee established and go with it at present. It
was voted on unanimously.
Mike Boyd
stated that this Senate Structures that was designed would
be added to the web site.
New
Business:
Mike Boyd
stated that he had received an e-mail from an anonymous
faculty member wanting the DAFVM Senate to send a letter
asking that Dr. Vance Watson be appointed Vice President
of Agriculture.
Discussion
followed related to the implications of such a letter.
It was decided after much discussion that a draft letter
would be written to Dr. Lee stating that the DAFVM Faculty
Senate feels that Dr. Vance Watson has done an excellent
job with his position that is now holds and this Faculty
Senate would support whatever decision Dr. Lee makes in
this area. Charles Snipes moved to let the Adhoc Committee
draft a letter to circulate for approval. It was unanimously
voted on. Darren Hudson volunteered to draft the first
letter and circulate it for all of the Faculty Senate's
approval. It was decided that Jacque Deeds and Charles
Snipes would assist Darren Hudson in this task.
Jacque
Deeds asked did the Senate have the power to separate the
Vice President and Dean of College. After some discussion
among the group, it was decided to hold off on that at
this time.
Wayne
Ebelhar thought it would be a good idea for the DAVFM Faculty
Senate to send a letter of congratulations to Dr. Lee for
this appointment from the group. Mike Boyd volunteered
to construct the letter.
Since
the next meeting fell during the Spring Holidays, Jacque
Deeds moved that the meeting be moved to March 20, 2003.
Charges Snipes made a motion to move the March meeting
to March 20, 2003. Mike Boyd seconded the motion.
Meeting
was adjourned 2:30 p.m.
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