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On behalf ofthe Academic Affairs Committee, Ms. Brown moved acceptance of AACR l0.
Dr. McCorvey seconded her motion, and it carried without dissent. (See AACR l0 at the end ofthe
Minutes.)
T. Proposed Revision to Administrative Regulation: Lecturer Series Faculty {AACR ll)
Ms. Brown said that AACR ll is a recommendation that the Board of Trustees approve the
revision of Administrative Regulation (AR) 2:9, Lecture Series Faculty. The proposed revision
consists of clarifying the procedure, criteria, and conditions for the Lecturer Series. The revision will
help ensure that the University attracts and retains outstanding Lecturer Series faculty and bring to
this series the appropriate professional recognition within the University.
The proposed revision is intended to:
• Clarify that educational units that employ faculty in the Lecturer Series shall establish by
majority vote the maximum number or percentage of Lecturer Series faculty that may be
employed by the unit,
• Require faculty in the Lecturer Series to hold a tenninal degree or professional experience
appropriate to the field of assignment,
• Require regular faculty perfonnance reviews (annually for faculty at the rank of Lecturer and
biannually for Senior Lecturers),
• Pennit rolling contracts of up to two (2) years for faculty employees at the rank of Lecturers
and up to three (3) years for Senior Lecturers after an initial four-year period of satisfactory
perfonnance, and identify a process of intervention when a faculty employee on a rolling
contract receives an unsatisfactory perfonnance review.
On behalf of the Academic Affairs Committee, Ms. Brown moved approval of AACR ll.
Ms. Haney seconded the motion, and it carried without dissent. (See AACR ll at the end ofthe
Minutes.)
Dr. Yanarella stated that this particular recommendation and proposal went through a very
careful process of review by faculty, and there was a considerable amount of give and take and
negotiations over the final revision. In his opinion, it meets with overall approval ofthe faculty.
U. Finance Committee Report
Mr. Branscum, chair ofthe Finance Committee, reported that the Committee met that
moming with all members present. There were three consent items of gifts and pledges that total
$1.45 million of which $240,000 is eligible to be matched through the Endowment Match Program.
On behalf of the University, he thanked the donors for their generous support. He continued his
report with FCR 4.