skip to main content Indiana State University University Faculty Senate Committee # 3 Approved November 1, 2007. Indiana State University Faculty Senate 2007-08 Present: Brian Ceh, Rocco Gennaro, Arthur Halpern, Jeff Harper, Susan Hoffman, Dale Ann O’Neal, Rich Schneirov, Linda Sperry Guest: Virgil Sheets Meeting was called to order by chair Linda Sperry at 3:30 Minutes were approved as corrected. Academic Affairs Liaison: No Report Senate Executive Committee Liaison: The Executive Committee and Faculty Senate approved the recommendation by FAC regarding students voting on committees. Special Purpose Faculty Liaison: Susan Hoffman reported the following as a follow-up to questions in an earlier meeting: Bob English has provided some information regarding the contracts of Special Purpose Faculty. There are 53 Special Purpose Faculty this year. Of these, fifty have one-year contracts, one has an extended contract (out of base budget), and two have extended contracts that are supported by grant funds. Many part-time temporary faculty and lecturers are paid less than the $1,000 floor recommended by the Faculty Senate. The Administration agreed in principle with the Senate recommendation several years ago, yet the floor is still unrealized as a minimum. Chair’s report: No report. Old business: It was generally agreed by the committee that all liaisons will be considered as “invited to the table” during regular meetings. New Business: The sub-committee dealing with Criminal Background Checks (Harper, O’Neal, Schneirov) presented the results of its work. The sub-committee provided two documents. One document presented a draft policy statement to be considered by the committee as a whole. The second document provided a rationale for the policy document. The remainder of the meeting involved discussion of this work. It was agreed that FAC should meet again with representatives from Human Resources to clear up several issues, including the current application process for faculty. A special FAC meeting will be held on Thursdays, November 1st to continue this discussion with HR. The meeting was adjourned at 5:00. Respectfully submitted, Jeff Harper, Secretary du jour Last modified: May 20, 2008 Copyright © 2007 by Indiana State University.