Consultative Committee
March 15, 2004

Present:  Michelle Page (chair), Margaret Kuchenreuther, Brenda Boever, Rebecca 
Webb, Tim Brooks, Kevin Ely

Absent:  Bart Finzel, David Wuolu, Jeff Ratliff-Crain (XO), Joyce Amborn, Mary Zosel, 
Cendy Gonzales, Reggie Davis

Guests:  Greg Thorson, Bert Ahern

Presentation of Faculty Affairs Committee proposal by Thorson and Ahern.

The committee members present reached a consensus that they supported the proposal to 
establish a Faculty Affairs Committee for the following reasons:
*	Such a committee would have the power to recommend actions and policy to 
Campus Assembly and the Chancellor whereas Consultative Committee is not 
charged with these powers
*	The FAC would ease the workload of the Consultative Committee, which often 
deals with faculty concerns and issues
*	The FAC could serve as an information clearinghouse on faculty issues which 
could be helpful to a variety of committees on campus.  Also, because of its 
narrow focus, FAC will be able to develop expertise on issues that affect 
faculty—thus, it will be able to provide knowledgeable input on these issues
*	The FAC could help provide a strong focus for faculty issues and discussions
*	As currently envisioned, members would be elected from within academic 
divisions, student government, etc.  As an elected committee, the FAC would 
likely be perceived as an independent committee of advocates where faculty 
voices could be heard.

The Consultative Committee wished to advise that, if such a committee were established, 
the committee membership be reminded that it represents/works with issues pertaining to 
all faculty (including adjunct, contract, temporary, etc.) as well as P&A issues.  In 
addition, it is necessary to fully clarify how the committee fits within the existing campus 
organizational structure (i.e., is this in a similar category to the other assembly 
committees, to elected committees, a whole new category?) before the proposal goes to 
Campus Assembly for a vote.  Finally, the document we reviewed did not state how the 
committee chair would be selected—this could be stated somewhere in the proposal.