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Arizona State University Senate Meeting #4 Fall 2013 Updates

This report provides updates on the appointment of a new University Provost, progress of task forces and committees, recent faculty achievements, and upcoming letters to department chairs and deans.

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Arizona State University Senate Meeting #4 Fall 2013 Updates

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  1. Arizona State University University Senate Meeting # 4 Fall 2013 UAC Chair’s Report Thomas Schildgen President of the University Senate Senate Meeting 4 2 December 2013

  2. The Provost Search has Named Foundation Professor Robert E. Page Jr., who was the vice provost and dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, as the University Provost at Arizona State University. • Dr. Page succeeds Elizabeth D. Phillips, who has served as university provost and executive vice president since 2006 and is leaving ASU to become executive director of the University of Florida’s Online Learning Institute. His appointment, as per the Arizona Board of Regents’ approval, commences Dec. 5. • Task Force on Institutional Ethics and Integrity at ASU • The 12 members have met again for the third time and should be able to accomplish their work by April of 2014. Senate Meeting # 4 2 December 2013

  3. Ad-Hoc Committee on Resources for Domestic Violence and Intimate Abuse • The eight members of this ad-hoc committee met for a second time on 26 November and have collected resources that can be mounted to a web page that utilizes web optimization for easy access. • As a result of the discussion regarding the acceptance of new courses on the Consent Agenda during the November 2013 Senate meeting, an Ad-Hoc Committee on Course Review Procedures was formed. The ad-hoc committee is part of a rapid response to solve this problem by the December 2nd Senate Meeting with respect to Major Map deadlines • 13 Slide Presentation - University Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on New Course Review Procedures and Responsibilities Senate Meeting # 4 2 December 2013

  4. The Research and Creative Activities (RCA) committee has responded to a request from the Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development (OKED) to draft a new policy that defines the responsibility for research data to be retained (Proposed ACD 306-01 policy). • The RCA has put together a Data Archiving Task Force (Big Data issues). There will be a motion to advance the proposed ACD Policy at the next Senate meeting. • The membership of the RCA has organized itself to represent two necessary sub committees: • Misconduct in Research, and • Classified Research. Senate Meeting # 4 2 December 2013

  5. University Senate Dashboard Senate Meeting # 4 2 December 2013

  6. Recent ASU Faculty Achievements ASU's Eddie F. Brown, executive director of the American Indian Policy Institute and professor of American Indian Studies, has been appointed by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder as a member of a new task force to examine the impact of exposure to violence on American Indian and Alaska Native children. Senate Meeting # 4 2 December 2013

  7. Recent ASU Faculty Achievements (cont.) ASU's Amber Wutich has been named the 2013 Arizona Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Wutich, associate professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at ASU, was selected from more than 350 top professors in the United States. A state Professor of the Year was recognized in 36 states during the competition this year. Senate Meeting # 4 2 December 2013

  8. 7. Recent ASU Faculty Achievements (cont.) Senator Spotlight for December 2013 Barbara P. Fargotstein, RN, MN Clinical Associate Professor Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics Fellow in Nursing & Health Care Ethics College of Nursing and Health Innovation at the Downtown Phoenix Campus I have come to appreciate what a complex system the University is and how the Senate functions as a clearinghouse, so to speak, for the mission/vision/goals of the university and a voice representing faculty with university administration. It is imperative that the University Senate work in collaboration with the University Administration for realizing the goals set and maintaining the integrity of the faculty role in promoting student learning and community contributions. Senate Meeting # 4 2 December 2013

  9. Letters to Department Chairs and Deans During December I will be writing letters on behalf of the faculty senators to the appropriate Department Chairs and Deans, addressing the importance of institutional service and the role of the different committee chairs and co-chairs. Assuming future salary adjustments are based on merit, defining the role of service becomes important with respect any increased emphasis being placed on teaching, and scholarship or research. Senate Meeting # 4 2 December 2013

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