University Rank, Salary, Tenure CommissionMeeting Minutes

Date:Monday, December 19, 2016

Time: 4:00 P.M.

Location:Computer Conference Room Markee Pioneer Student Center

Officers: Susan Hansen (Convener), Kory Wein (Vice Chair), Beth Frieders (Secretary)

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Present: Susan Hansen, Beth Frieders, Jeff Huebschman, Michael Momot, Phil Sealy, Soma Chattopadhyay, Laura Anderson, Joan Riedle, Kory Wein

Absent:Chanaka Mendis, Lisa Merkes-Kress

I / Opening of the Meeting
The meeting was called to order by Chair Hansen at 4:02 p.m.
It was moved by Wein, seconded by Huebschman, and carried to approve the Minutes of Monday, December 05, 2016.
II / Reports and Announcements / Presenter
III / Unfinished Business / Presenter
Review of EMS CCC plan
Need to update year of terms for each department. Riedle moved, seconded by Momot, to approve EMS CCC plan with the aforementioned change. Carried as moved. / Hansen
IV / New Business: RST Plans / Presenter
School of Business–Hansen went through the proposed changes in the submitted document. Moved by Riedle, seconded by Huebschman, to accept SoB plan as submitted; motion carried. / Hansen
Performing and Visual Arts – proposed change was to a) change date to 2017 and b) update list of RTRB members. Was suggensted to remove names of faculty listed in RTRB who are pending tenure; just have a generic statement “and any other faculty who receive tenure after January 2017”. Sealy moved, seconded by Huebschman, to accept plan with these changes in language. Motion carried.
Was moved by Riedle, seconded by Huebschman, to accept the following plans with the changes submitted; carried as moved: Chemistry (change date to 2017 and update list of RTRB members), Criminal Justice (change date to 2017), Women and Gender Studies (change date to 2017), Ethnic Studies (change date to 2017 and update list of RTRB members), Geography (change date to 2017 and update list of RTRB members)
Biology – Numerous changes were submitted by the department to reflect current practice of the department, current year, and update list of RTRB members. Two minor typos/omissions were pointed out (p. 6 and p. 17). Moved by Sealy, seconded by Chattopadhyay, to approve the document with the aforementioned changes. Approved as moved. / Frieders
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering – Moved by Frieders, seconded by Sealy, to approve document as submitted. Motion carried.
General Engineering – Submitted changes to date and RTRB membership. Moved by Wein, seconded by Sealy, to approve as submitted; motion carried.
Industrial Studies-- Date change and some minor grammatical changes were submitted. Moved to accept by Sealy, seconded by Momot. Approved as moved.
Civil and Environmental Engineering – document lacks clarity in a few places, needs to go back to department for revision before URSTPC can vote.
School of Agriculture – major changes were submitted, and URSTPC members need more time to review. Will come up on the next meeting agenda for approval.
V / Other Business / Presenter
1. / Post-Tenure Review portions of department RST plans. These are due to URSTPC in February, discussed the possibility that URSTPC (or chair) hold “brown bags” in January to help departments develop the post-tenure review plans. / Hansen
VI / Close Meeting
The next meeting isMonday, February 06, 2017
The meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.
Submitted by Beth Frieders (Secretary)

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