Agenda for the Faculty Senate Meeting

September 3, 2008

Room B-113 Robinson Hall

3:00-4:15 p.m.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes of April 30, 2008

III. Announcements

IV. New Business - Committee Reports

A. Senate Standing Committees

Executive Committee

Academic Policies

Budget & Resources

Faculty Matters

Nominations

Organization & Operations

B. Other Committees

Faculty Handbook Revision Committee

V. Other New Business

A. Elections

Election of the Secretary of the Senate Nominee: David Kuebrich

Election of Members of Senate Standing Committees Attachment A

Election of Members of University Committees Attachment B

Election of other Faculty Representatives Attachment C

B. Motion to approve the proposed University Policy on Ownership and Maintenance of

Research Records Attachment D

C. Introducing the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) – Rick Davis and Lynne Schrum

Attachment E

D. Presentations: Christine LaPaille, Vice President for University Relations

Keith Bushey, Assistant Vice President, Special Projects

VI. Remarks for the Good of the General Faculty

VII. Adjournment

[followed by brief organizational meetings of the Senate Standing Committees]

ATTACHMENT A

FACULTY SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES, 2008‑09 ACADEMIC YEAR

ACADEMIC POLICIES COMMITTEE

Janette Muir

Michael Wolf‑Branigin

Frances Harbour

Jose Cortina

Harry Wechsler

BUDGET AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE

Phil Buchanan

Rick Coffinberger

June Tangney

Tojo Thatchenkery

Yvonne Demory

FACULTY MATTERS COMMITTEE

Frieda Butler

Dave Kuebrich

Larry Rockwood

Jim Sanford

ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Ernest Barreto

Mark Houck

Star Muir

Susan Trencher

Jean Moore

NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE

Jim Bennett

Peter Winant

THREE VACANCIES -- NOMINATIONS MUST COME FROM FLOOR

ATTACHMENT B

UNIVERSITY STANDING COMMITEES

2008‑2009 ACADEMIC YEAR

(BOLD – SENATORS; ITALICS - NOMINEES)

ACADEMIC APPEALS COMMITTEE

Flavia Colonna (COS)

Michael Hurley (CHSS‑ Provost appointee)

Walter Morris (COS)

Michael Naor (SOM)

Bob Pasnak (CHSS)

Kristine Bell (SITE)

ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE

Frieda Butler (CHHS)

James Carroll (CVPA)

Peter Pober (CHSS)

Eddie Tallent (Dean of Admissions appointee)

(Associate Dean/Executive Director of Admissions)

Bob Ehrlich (COS)

Marion Deshmukh (CHSS)

ATHLETIC COUNCIL

Linda Miller, Chair

(Faculty Athletic Representative)

Robert E. Baker (CEHD)

Julie Christensen (CHSS)

Sharon deMonsabert (IT&E)

Alok Berry (SITE)

EFFECTIVE TEACHING COMMITTEE

Karen Hallows (SOM)

Giuseppina Kysar (COS)

Lynne Schrum (CEHD)

Melanie Szulczewski (NCC)

Suzanne Scott (CHSS)

Ramon Planas (CHSS)

EXTERNAL ACADEMIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE

Michelle Marks (SOM – Provost appointee)

Peter Pober (CHSS)

John Riskind (CHSS)

Deborah Boehm-Davis (CHSS)

Nada Dabbagh (CEHD)

GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Rick Davis, Chair

(Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education)

Don Boileau (CHSS)

Kim Eby (Associate Provost for Education Programs – Provost Appointee)

Douglas Eyman (CHSS)

John Kulesza (COS)

R. Claire Snyder (CHSS)

Hugh Sockett (CHSS)

Karen Studd (CVPA)

Cliff Sutton (IT&E – Provost appointee)

Peter Winant (CVPA)

Carol Urban (CHHS)

Kamaljeet Sanghera (SITE)

GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE

Howard Kurtz (CVPA)

James Maddux (CHSS)

Robert Johnston (SOM)

Walter Morris (COS)

Elavie Ndura (CEHD)

MINORITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES COMMITTEE

David Anderson (CEHD)

Heibatollah Baghi (CHHS)

Raja Parasuraman (CHSS)

Michael Naor (SOM)

Halaevalu Vakalahi (CHHS)

NON‑TRADITIONAL, INTERDISCIPLINARY, AND ADULT LEARNING

Penelope Earley (CEHD)

Steve Ruth (SPP)

Linda Samuels (SOM)

Rachel Bergman (CVPA)

Prosenjit Mazumdar (SOM)

SALARY EQUITY STUDY COMMITTEE

Karen Hallows (SOM – Provost appointee)

Carol Urban (CHHS)

Susan Denham (CHSS)

John Crockett (SOM)

Alok Berry (SITE)

TECHNOLOGY POLICY COMMITTEE

Star Muir (CHSS)

Paula Petrik (CHSS)

Goodlett McDaniel (CHHS - Provost appointee)

Melissa Martin (SOM)

Kamaljeet Sanghera (SITE)

Lynne Schrum (CEHD)

Stan Zoltek (COS)

WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

Tom Owens (CVPA)

Ellen Rodgers (CEHD)

Terry Zawacki (Director, WAC Program – ex‑officio)

Stan Zoltek (COS)

Ben Carton (CHSS)

Sue Durham (CHHS)

Aimee Flannery (SITE)

Anne Magro (SOM)

ATTACHMENT C

Faculty Senate Representative to the Faculty Senate of Virginia: Penelope Earley (CEHD)

Faculty Senate Representative to the Student Space and Services Advisory Committee: Jane Razeghi (CEHD)

ATTACHMENT D

May 13, 2008

From: Barry W. Stevens

Director, Research Policy Development

Subject: University Policy on Ownership and Maintenance of Research Records

This memorandum transmits for your review a proposed new university policy on the ownership and maintenance of research records. By consensus, the committee that developed this policy endorses its contents and recommends that it be adopted by the university. The members of the policy development committee were the following:

Dan Polsby, Dean, School of Law,

Peter Barcher, Associate Dean, College of Education and Human Development,

Chris Hill, Professor, School of Public Policy,

Sheryl Beach, Associate Professor, College of Science,

Matt Kluger, Vice President for Research and Economic Development

Jennifer Murphy, Director, Office of Technology Transfer, and

Tom Moncure, University Counsel, who reviewed the policy for legal sufficiency.

I chaired the committee and served as facilitator, researcher, and drafter.

A policy on this topic is needed to protect the university’s interest in ensuring that records supporting the findings of its researchers are complete, responsibly maintained, and available for review in appropriate circumstances, to meet the obligations of sponsors, and to protect the intellectual property rights of both the university and inventors. And no concern is more central to members of the university community who engage in scholarly research than protecting the integrity of the research enterprise.

The proposed policy supplements the university’s policy on records management in addressing issues relating to the collection and maintenance of research records in particular. The principal features of the policy are the following:

a. The policy confirms that research records are the property of the university. “Research record” is defined to include only "the record, in any form or medium (including original research notebooks), of data, results, methods, or protocols, that –

(1) Embody the facts resulting from scholarly inquiry or, in the case of research methods and protocols, describe how those facts were obtained, within the scope of an individual's employment or enrollment at the university; and

(2) Are commonly accepted in the relevant research community as necessary to validate research findings.”

Records created by students are more strictly limited. Thus, much of the material produced in the course of scholarly inquiry is outside the scope of the policy and not subject to its terms.

b. It secures the researcher’s right, in most cases, to retain copies of records he or she creates and to use the records in subsequent research and in publicizing research findings.

c. It assigns the researcher the responsibility for the collection and maintenance of research records and charges department Chairs (or, in their absence, Deans and Institute Directors) with the responsibility for oversight of the practices of their faculty and students. Assistance regarding methods for maintaining records in hard copy and electronic form may be obtained from the University Records Manager.

d. It requires that research records remain under the control of either the researcher (or his or her Chair, Dean, or Director) or the University Records Manager except when the Vice President for Research authorizes an exception for good cause. When a researcher leaves the university, custody of original records may be transferred if the researcher and his or her Chair, Dean, or Director enter into an agreement that ensures the retention of the records for the period required for other Mason research records and appropriate access to those records.

e. It requires that, in most cases, records be retained for only the period required by regulations of The Library of Virginia adopted pursuant to the Virginia Public Records Act.

On behalf of the committee, I request that you approve this policy for transmittal to the Provost and the Senior Vice President for their approval.

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The full text of the policy in pdf form:http://www3.gmu.edu/facstaff/senate/research-records-policy.pdf and also linked to the Faculty Senate web page.

ATTACHMENT E

"Introducing the QEP: What it is, why it matters, and how you can get involved."

As part of George Mason's SACS re-accreditation process we must create and implement a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). In this process we will need to demonstrate widespread campus involvement in and support for our QEP, as well as devote resources to ensure our plan's success. Thus, the QEP affords us the opportunity to identify a specific topic related to improving student learning for which there will be sustained institutional attention and support. We look forward to sharing more about the QEP process with you.

For more information, please go to our website at http://qep.gmu.edu.