UNIVERSITY SENATE MINUTES
                                March 15, 1999

The University Senate met at 3:30 p.m. in Room 338 of the Memorial Union 
with Dr. J. Gerst presiding and the following members present:  Baiocchi, 
Chihos, T. Christensen, R. Collins, T. Colville, Corry, Danbom, A. G. Fischer,
Hageman, D. Hawley, Hellevang, Hershberger, Horvik, Jackman, S. Jacobson, 
P. Jensen, K. R. Johnson, A. Kostecki, Leitch, Martens, McCourt, D. Miller, 
S. Morgan, Nawrot, W. Nelson, Novy, R. O'Connor, Padmanabhan, C. D. Peterson, 
Pieri, Riley, Rottman, R. C. Schnell, Sibi, W. Slanger, Srivastava, 
N. Waldhaus, Youngs, Bernstein, T. M. Jackson, S. T. Rahman, and T. Topero.

Substitutes:  Sanders for V. Clark, Bleier for Esslinger, J. Schwarz for 
Khan, Jackson for C. W. Lee, J. E. Miller for J. A. Miller, Rasmussen for 
Steffenson.

Previous Minutes

MOTION (McCourt/Riley):  to approve the minutes of February 8, 1999.  MOTION 
PASSED.

General Announcements

A.  Legislative Update

Interim President Fischer announced that, during the first week of March, 
Dr. Chapman spent two days in Bismarck attending legislative hearings and 
three days in Fargo on campus.

Legislative updates on HB 1003 presented by Dr. Fischer included projections 
related to salary increases.  He reported that salary projections are based 
on an increase of $35 per month.  Any additional increase would need to be 
justified on the basis of merit and performance.  Dr. Fischer also indicated 
that there was the possibility of gaining some funding equity for NDSU through
restoration of funds for specific line items, such as vacant positions.

B.  Search Committee Progress

Vice President Schnell announced that interviews are being arranged for four 
College of Science and Mathematics dean candidates and three NDSU Library 
director candidates.

C.  Faculty Lectureship

Senators were reminded that Dr. James Grier, recipient of the 1999 Faculty 
Lectureship Award, was scheduled to present his lecture on Thursday, March 
18 in the Memorial Union Century Theater at 8:00 p.m.

D.  Call for Presiding Officer-Elect Nominations

Presiding Officer Gerst encouraged senators to submit nominations for 
presiding officer-elect.  Eligible nominees include any elected member of 
the University Senate who has at least two years of membership remaining 
at the conclusion of this academic year.

E.  April Senate Agenda Items

Presiding Officer Gerst announced that the April Senate agenda would include 
discussion of the modem issue.  The Computer Planning and Goals committee 
chair, V. Tareski, and the Information Technology Services director, B. Neas, 
have been asked to develop a compromise proposal to what has been previously 
presented.

Evaluation of teaching is scheduled to be presented by the Teaching and 
Professional Service committee.

Reports

A.  Academic Affairs

D. Terbizan, committee chair, introduced the curricular recommendations. 
She also reminded senators that all curricular changes to be included in 
the next NDSU Bulletin (catalogue) need to be approved by the University 
Senate no later than the September 1999 meeting.

MOTION (Horvik/Jackman):  to approve the curricular recommendations as shown 
in Attachment 1 (attachment is available by calling the Office of the 
Registrar at 701-231-7988).  MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

B.  Library

D. Galitz, committee chair, reviewed three alternatives (as shown in 
Attachment 2 - attachment is available by calling the Office of the 
Registrar at 701-231-7988) recommended for senate consideration as a means
to deal with the serials cost-versus-budget issue.  Discussion included a 
range of issues including the following:

Q.  How comparative is library funding at 2.6% of a total campus budget?
A.  Funding at 6% of the total campus budget is the recommended standard,
    however, few campuses meet this standard.
    The typical percentage range is 3.6-4.0%.
    UND funds at a little better than 3.0%.

Q.  How widespread is implementation of a user fee?
A.  User fees exist, but how extensively wasn't known off hand.  A nearby
    example is a combined technology and library fee charged in South Dakota.

Q.  How much duplication in serials is there in Tri-College libraries?
A.  Very little.  Cancellation lists are shared.

Q.  To what extent could NDSU rely on the other Tri-College libraries for
    access to serials?
A.  NDSU's major contribution to the Tri-College is its serials.  The other
    libraries do not have strength in this area.

Q.  What is the possibility of adding other alternatives and implementing 
    a combination of ideas to resolve the issue?
A.  Other ideas are welcome and always a possibility.


Rather than endorsing one of the recommendations, the group decided to provide
feedback for administrators by way of a straw poll.  Given the three 
alternatives, the straw poll showed the following preferences:
    1.  Increase NDSU Libraries' appropriated budget ..... 22
    2.  Implement a Library user fee ..................... 15
    3.  Cancel serials: Decided by colleges ..............  7

Unfinished Business

ø Technology-Enhanced Learning

G. Youngs distributed a resolution prepared by D. Schwert, committee chair, 
regarding the committee, its membership, and its responsibilities.

MOTION (Youngs/Jackman):  to accept as a first reading the recommendation 
to establish the Committee on Technology-Enhanced Learning as a University 
Senate standing committee according to the guidelines presented in the 
resolution.

  MOTION TO AMEND (R. C. Schnell):  to add to the committee as non-voting
  members one representative from the Division of Student Affairs and one
  from the NDSU Extension Service.

    MOTION TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT (A. Kostecki/Hellevang):  to strike
    non-voting and insert voting.  

    MOTION TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT FAILED with a vote of 33 against, 9 for,
    and 1 abstain.  Gerst, Baiocchi, Chihos, T. Christensen, Sanders for
    V. Clark, R. Collins, T. Colville, Corry, Danbom, Hageman, D. Hawley,
    Hershberger, Horvik, Jackman, S. Jacobson, Leitch, Martens, McCourt,
    D. Miller, J. E. Miller for J. A. Miller, Nawrot, W. Nelson, R. O'Connor,
    Padmanabhan, Pieri, Riley, Rottman, Sibi, W. Slanger, Youngs, Bernstein,
    T. M. Jackson, and S. T. Rahman voted against.  Bleier for Esslinger,
    Hellevang, P. Jensen, J. Schwarz for Khan, A. Kostecki, Jackson for 
    C. W. Lee, Novy, C. D. Peterson, and Srivastava voted for.

  MOTION TO AMEND PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT to read as follows:

  A committee on technology-enhanced learning shall be established as a
  standing committee of the University Senate.

  Membership shall consist of one faculty member from each of the
  representation units (except the College of University Studies), one
  undergraduate student, and one graduate student.  The following units will
  each have non-voting membership on the committee:  NDSU Libraries,
  Information Technology Services, Continuing Education, the Distance
  Education Work Group, Division of Student Affairs, and the NDSU Extension
  Service.

  The committee shall address issues associated with curriculum delivery
  that are uniquely tied to technological advances in education, with special
  focus on distance education.  Such issues include interfacing with multiple
  providers, delivery format, budgetary policy, intellectual property rights,
  academic freedom, and the relevance of technology-enhanced learning efforts
  to faculty rewards and to promotion, tenure, and evaluation.  To the extent
  that concerns raised by technological developments overlap with issues
  assigned as primary responsibilities of other standing committees of the
  University Senate (e.g., Academic Affairs, Computer Planning and Goals,
  Teaching and Professional Service, and Faculty Development), the Technology-
  Enhanced Learning committee shall inform those committees of recommendations
  it plans to make to the University Senate.

New Business

A.  Council of College Faculties

MOTION (Gerst/T. Colville):  to approve the changes in the Council of College 
Faculties constitutions as shown in Attachment 3 (attachment is available by 
calling the Office of the Registrar at 701-231-7988).  MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS 
CONSENT.

D. Galitz reported that most Council meetings are held via IVN.  Once a year, 
however, the Council is invited to attend a State Board of Higher Education 
(SBHE) meeting.  For the SBHE meeting this year, Kay Fulp organized an 
interactive exercise based on the Nominal Group Process, which is a structured
group process that involves all participants without social pressure and 
yields a feeling of group accomplishment.  The purpose of the exercise was 
to convey the idea that all are partners in higher education.  The experience 
was so successful that two meetings per year rather than one were requested.

B.  Approval of Late Submission Fall Graduates

MOTION (Riley/T. Colville):  to approve the master of science degrees as 
shown in Attachment 4 (attachment is available by calling the Office of the 
Registrar at 701-231-7988).  MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 5:04 p.m.

Alberta M. Dobry, Ph.D.
Secretary