March 10, 2004 Faculty Senate ViceChairs Report

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March 10, 2004 Faculty Senate Vice-Chairs Report

• RCM Workshop
• Provost Johnsons Academic Plan
• Texas demographic data from Texas Council of
  Faculty Senates meeting
• March 3, 2004 EC meeting with administrators
• Status of UNT Ombudsman

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RCM Workshop March 5, 2004 800 a.m.-300 p.m.
Research Park

• Presentation by David Proulx, RCM Project
  Manager, University of New Hampshire
• Visit www.unh.edu/rcm for information
• Attended by EC members Miles, Mueller, van
  Tassell, White

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Selected Key Points

• RCM should be an incentive/allocation model, not
  a cost accounting model.
• Must have a project manager
• Must have open and frequent meetings with all
  affected persons
• Units should be the college/school, not
  department
• Units receive all revenue/are accountable for all
  expenditures
• Must have a central budget committee that
  includes representatives from all constituent
  groups
• Must not tax productive units for support of
  less-productive units
• Retain and maintain quality programs do not
  sacrifice for sake of budget
• Governance mechanisms are necessary to prevent
  unhealthy internal competition

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Further Key Points

• Funds remaining at end of year should be retained
  by unit focus on generating reserves
• Employ a hold harmless policy so no unit enters
  RCM in a state of deficit
• A balancing adjustment brings units into RCM on a
  revenue neutral position (funded by state
  appropriations do not inflate)
• Deficit units should employ and be held
  accountable to a mitigation plan
• A 3-year transition plan is needed with no
  redistribution of resources
• Common rules should apply to all operations

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Provosts Academic Plan

• Provost Johnson provided the EC a draft of the
  proposed plan, previously reviewed by deans.
• The EC reviewed the draft and prepared comments
  and recommendations.
• Senate Chair Pelton and Vice-Chair van Tassell
  will meet with Provost Johnson at 400 p.m. on
  March 10, to discuss the recommendations.
• The Senate will review the plan soon.

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Bruce Walkers Presentation

• Texas Council of
• Faculty Senates
• February 2004

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Changes in Makeupof the Texas Population
Source Texas State Data Center
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Texas Population by Age Group and Ethnicity, 2000
Projections are shown for the 1.0 scenario
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Texas Population by Age Group and Ethnicity, 2040
Projections are shown for the 1.0 scenario
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Highest Educational Level Differs
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Median Household Income - 1999 by Race/Ethnicity
of Householder
Source Texas State Data Center
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18,000 more faculty needed at public colleges and
universities
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EC Meeting with Administrators

• In attendance Provost Johnson and EC members
• Topics
• External evaluations of units/programs
• Online/distance education
• General issues
• Issues regarding the status of women at UNT
• Uniform accounting statement for all units

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External evaluations of units/programs

• The first report (COBA) from the review team is
  expected the week of March 8, 2004.
• External reports are in the domain of the
  Provost, thus will not be shared publicly.
• The charge to the committee may be reviewed.
• The external review process will be reviewed
  prior to moving to the second review.

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Online/distance education

• How do grades compare between online and other
  classes?
• Online grades are higher (Dean Turner)
• Does UNT ensure academic integrity for online
  self-monitoring assessments?
• IP addresses denote source of log-ins.
• A study is needed regarding online instruction.
• The EC recommended that Provost Johnson
  commission a task force to conduct an in-depth
  study of issues related to online instruction
  (academic integrity, grade distribution, faculty
  work load, etc.).

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General issues

• Social security numbers and identity theft
• EIS reduces chances for identify theft (Harris).
• Random ID s are generated rather than SS.
• Caution regarding handling of class rosters and
  grade reports.
• EIS budget 4 increase
• EIS is very costly and may require even more
  increases.
• Open review of dissertations
• Provost Johnson will look into the report that a
  dissertation could be approved without an open
  review.
• Faculty publishing doctoral students work
• One of UNTs core values is integrity. All
  persons will be held accountable for conduct that
  lacks integrity.

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General Issues Continued

• Status of honorary degrees
• Provost Johnson surveyed 10 institutions
  regarding the process of determining honorary
  degree recipients. The EC should be a
  recommending body. Faculty, staff, and students
  should have a voice. Confidential information
  must be protected.
• Ph. D. in logistics
• This degree is not offered at UNT.

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Issues regarding the status of women at UNT

• Action is needed.
• UNT must solicit women applicants, not rely
  solely on self-nominated applicants.
• Routinely, there are few women applicants for
  administrative positions.
• Provost Johnson asked for the Senate to provide
  specific issues that might be addressed.

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Uniform accounting statement for all units

• Given movement toward RCM, could we expect that
  all units provide an annual profit/loss
  (income/expenditure) statement?
• An example of such a report was shared with the
  Provost.

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Status of UNT Ombudsman

• Four applications were received
• Two interviews are scheduled for March 31
• Recommendations to be forwarded on April 1

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Happy Spring Break