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DAFVM
Faculty Senate
MINUTES
May
9, 2003
Chair
Mike Boyd called the May meeting for the DAFVM Faculty
Senate to order at 1 p.m. May 8, 2003 at the MAFES Conference
Center. Kathy Warren took the minutes.
Those
present were Mike Boyd, Chair, Jacquelyn Deeds, Al Rankins
for Dan Reynolds, Samuel Land, Hart Bailey, Paul Meints,
Mike Allen, Sheri Lokken, Carolyn Malone, Mike Kidd, Hamid
Borazjani, and Kathy Warren.
Minutes
of the previous meeting were approved.
Old
Business:
Boyd stated
that changes are going to occur at Mississippi State University.
There will be an entirely new structure, new Vice-President,
and New Directors of Experiment Stations. He went on to
say that this Senate will become a key player in the changes
that will be occurring. He also reiterated the importance
of attendance to the DAFVM Senate Meetings in the coming
year and the encouragement by current members to stress
to all departments to fill their vacancies on this Senate.
New
Business:
Deeds
informed everyone that the Chair Elect needs at lease two
years left on their appointment for consideration. Malone
asked if anyone within the group had expressed an interest
in the Parliamentarian position. Malone made a motion to
see if either Hudson and Willeford would be interested
in the Vice Chair position. Hart seconded the motion. The
Senate voted unanimously for the motion.
Deeds
asked if anyone would like to volunteer for Parliamentarian.
Malone nominated Hart Bailey and Paul Meints seconded the
motion. A motion to cease nominations was made by Malone
and Mike Allen seconded the Motion. The Senate voted unanimously
for the motion.
Boyd asked
the group to vote on the summer meeting schedule. Bailey
made a motion to suspend the meetings until August. Allen
seconded the motion and the group unanimously voted for
the motion.
Deeds
stated that she was talking to Dr. Watson about the fact
that we don't always have enough business to meet every
month. He made a suggestion that the Senate meet every
other month or meet in the extension department via the
distance learning equipment so that other departments out
of town would not have to travel. She asked for feedback.
Land asked if Dr. Watson would be willing to take up the
expense. Deeds said yes, that the only expense would be
that of the phone line, as opposed to travel expenses.
Sam Land
asked the group if they felt like there was a need for
this DAFVM Senate Group. Boyd stated that Dr. Watson and
Dr. Lee thought there was. He stated that Dr. Lee was very
pro-active and that Dr. Watson had not had time to attend
meetings due to the fact that he was wearing three hats,
but he was very supportive as well. Land wanted to know
what Boyd thought and did he feel it was a duplication
of the Faculty Senate. Boyd stated he did not feel it was
a duplication and that it was good even though there may
be peaks and voids as to when this Senate was needed, but
that it definitely needed and important. Boyd also stated
there were specific issues coming up that this Senate will
have to deal with.
At this
point, Boyd passed around a sheet of paper and told all
of the new members to sign up for one of the committees
on the sheet that was in a area of personal interest to
them.
Boyd stated
that he had requested Willeford to check the Forestry numbers
again in relationship to the number of faculty members
and representation on the DAFVM Faculty Senate.
Land make
a motion that the Forestry Department be recounted again
and a list would be submitted to Ken Willeford with the
Charter and Bylaws Committee. Borazjani seconded the motion.
The Senate unanimously voted on it.
Boyd asked
if there was any other business and none was presented.
Bailey
make a motion to adjourn the meeting and Borazjani seconded
the motion. The meeting was adjourned 1:50 p.m.
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