Faculty Senate
West Virginia Northern Community College
Minutes: 15 December 2004
Special Meeting
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Present: K. Atkins, S. Beck, F. Binkley, D. Board, C.
Cornforth, T. Craig, C. Dale, J. Daley, T. Danford, M. Davis, F. DeCaria, D.
Folger, K. Freeman, B. Gast, M. Goldstein, D. Goeddel, M. Grubor, C. Harbert,
K. Herrington, S. Hooff, S. Huggins, C. Kefauver, N. Krupinski, R. Lucki
(presiding), R. Malek, M. Marlin, L. Miller, M. O’Brien, R. Pusz, T. Ramsey, J.
Remias, C. Riter, C. Rogerson, D. Roth, S. Rychlicki, L. Shelek, C. Teaff, A.
Vavra, G. Winland
Excused: D. Bartley,
R. Berry, C. Eastham, D. Hans, L. Ingram, J. Keyser, A. Kuca, H. Papeika, V.
Slider, J. VanFossan, M. Watson
Absent: D. Jones, D.
Poffenberger, P.Sharma, C. Stokes, J. Tully,
The meeting was called to
order by President Ralph Lucki at 3:30 pm in the Telecom Room on each campus.
Information
Update
o
A 1990 opinion by the
Attorney Generals office denies public employees work stoppages and the right to
strike.
o
As faculty members we
are considered under this opinion to be public employees bound by the ruling.
Schedule
for January 3rd through January 10th 2005
o All faculty have been mandated fifteen hours (3 hours
per day) for advising in their respective offices.
o Faculty requested that the Senate president contact
Bruce Walker for legal advice concerning the relevance of the 1990 opinion stated above. (Vavra/Dale)
Discussion
o Faculty voted by majority to accept the 12/3/04
resolution
o Information and discussions followed concerning the
Grievance Procedures for Education and State Employees.
o
Faculty voted
unanimously in favor of starting a collective grievance procedure in lieu of
the resolution. Senate members volunteered to begin the process.
o
It was reported that
surplus funds have been identified to assist in purchasing new furniture for
the College Square project. Faculty Senate
unanimously voted to have the Budget Committee members present a request
that surplus funds be made available to adjust all faculty salaries to their
minimum salary according to rank and adjust all classified staff salaries to
their appropriate position on the Mercer scale.
The next meeting of Faculty Senate will be held
January 10th at 8:15 in the Culinary Arts Room in the HA Building.
Adjournment:
With no further business, the faculty senate meeting was adjourned at
5:00 pm. (Krupinski/Ramsey).
Respectfully submitted,
Lisa
A. Ingram, secretary