Faculty Senate (2005 - 2006 minutes): 2005-05-13 meeting

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by  George Washington University, Faculty Senate

DRAFT, SUBJECT 10 APPROVAL A''THE FACULTY SENATE MEETING ON
‘SEPTEMBER 9, 2005

‘HE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

‘Washington, D.C.

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE FACULTY SENATE ITELD ON
‘MAY 13, 200$ IN THE MARVIN CENTER, ROOM 310

Present; President Trachtenberg, Vice President Lehman, Registrar Amundson, and
Parliamentarian Johnson; Deans Phillips and Whitaker; Professors Arts, Biles,
Briscoe, Cartheberry, Condes, Englander, Gallo, Garis, Griffith, Gupua,
Helgert, Kim-Renaud, Marotta, Millet, Mueller, Pagel, Robin, Rot
Rycroft, Shen, Simon, Vergara, Wikmarth, Wirtz, and Zea

Abwent: Deans Frawley, Futrell, Harding, Katz, Scot, Tomg, and Trangsrnd;
Professors Delaney and Friedemthal

‘The meeting was called order by President Trachtenberg at 2:15 p.m.
IN MEMORIAM
Frofessor Michael King, Chair of the Chemisty Deparment, cead a Tabute in
Memo of Chase Rush Peer, Proaor Bein of Chemieey, (The ecbe:t
1H NEW SENATE MEMBER:
Presideut Trachtenberg introduced new Seoate members as follows: Professors Joba.

M. Are, Youog-Key Kim-Reoaud, Barbara D. Miller, Scott B. Pagel, Robert W. Ryerof, and.
Maria-Ceciia Zea,

Re-elected Senate members were: Professors Brian L. Biles, William J. Briacac,
Michael S. Castleberry, Henest J Enplandee, Musi M, Gupta, Syhia A. Marotta, and Gary L.
Simon,

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

‘The minutes of the regular meeting held on Apsil 8 2008 were approved as
distributed.

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Professor Lilien K. Robinson, Chair of the Senate Executive Committee, moved that
Senate rules be suspended 40 that a Resoluson not published with the agenda could he
considered, "The mation was seconded, and no discussion followed. ‘The Senate voted by
‘more tau the eequited wortbirds majority to suspend ihe rules.
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RESOLUTION _05/2,_“A__RESOLUTION _ON_3 1
IMPENSATI AND COMPENSATION POLICY”

Professor Robinson asked if Resofution 05/2 had been distributed, and seeing that it
had, she moved its adopeion, aad the motion was seconded. Professoe Robinson then spoke
to the motion, saying that Resolution 05/2 had been drafted in the last few days, since the
Special Meeting of the Senate held on May 9, 2008. Following that meeting, discussions
revolving around the state of the University's finances had ensued between Faculty Senate
‘members and numerous colleagues from a very broad constituency of facuky. The
discussion centered on such matters as the University’s debi-to-endowment eatio, its heavy
reliance om larger enrollments and higher tuition sevenue, higher student-teacher tatios,
inadequate classroom space, a rctteat from maintaining faculty salaries atthe 80" American,
Association of University Professor (AAUP) percentile, dhe fact that, devpite ample
‘mechaninms for shared governance, especially through the channel of the Senate's Fiscal
Planning and Budgeting Committee (FP&B), the advice of faculty had not been sought,
and faculty had not been kept informed in a timely and eystematic matter concerning these
ceatral planning and budgeting iseues. Consequently, Professor Robinson said that
Resolution 05/2 addresses dhe following: 1) that dhe faculty shates with the administration
responsibility for the formulation of policy and planning decisions, and it has been largely
excluded from such planning; 2) that the faculty oppores a compensation plan that defers
‘annual salary increases for faculty and staff until January 1, 2006, chus changing the salary
teyele from the academic to the calendat yeu, and that would provide less than a 4% salary
increase, and 3) that it is essential and consistent with shared governance of the University
that faculty be directly and systematically involved in the planning process. ‘The Resolution
also calls for the establishment of a plan with a timetable, to improve the information-
sharing process on the part of the administration, chiefly through the Senate's FP&D
Committee.

Professor Cordes rose to offer an amendment ta the fist paragraph of the frst
Resolving Clause with the following language:

‘That the Faculty Senate Committee on Fiscal Planning and Budgeting and the
‘administration joinly develop for presentation to the Senate no later than the
[dete of the] December 2005 Senate mecting a three-year plan for raising and
then maintaining faculty and staff salaies at level that i commensurate with
the University’s aspirations for excellence, to inchade, though aot be limited t0,
attaining the 80° percentile goal with semi-annual epors

Professor Cordes then spoke to the amendment, saying he thought it a positive thing
that the University has repeatedly stated its goal of raising faculty salaries to meet the
AAUP's 60" percentile goal. Te acknowledged that his amendment doce ot contain any
refecence to the 60* AAUP petvenile goal as a “oor” for faculty salaries, and he said he
realized that this might be a contentious issue, hut the Univesity aught to he striving for
the higher goal in view ofits aspitations for excellence, not merely staying above the 60"
percentile
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Disenssian followed between Professors Cordes, Muelle, Griffith, and Wine on the
amendment. Profeasor Mueller sad that he could not support she amendment inasm ich 9¢
faculty salarice in the constityency he represents liom the Graduate School of Education
and Human Development are presently fr below the 60 AAUP percentile goal which the
University has accepted as a Heachmavk Professor Cordes said he understood Professor
‘Mueller’ position, but would have to agree to disagree with him on this point. Professor
‘Mfuciler suggested that if the goal i really ip achieve 80% percentile salaries on average, the
‘yay to do this is nat to jetisom che 60% floor but wo ensure that tie bewciswark is met
across the board ft

Professor Wietz spoke in opposition to the amendment, saying it seemed to hisn Cat
what the amendment seeks to do is wo Hit the coverage of Resolution 87/1 which origiaally
setforth the Universin’s aspirations with eespect tothe AAUP salary figures. While this ie
certainly worthy of discussing, Professor Wirtz said he did not chink that this Zorum was the

[proget ne for shat cxchange, whish deserves a thorough hearing by the appropriate
‘Comenites, axd pouibly « formal resolution if ome or more of dheve goals are to beset wside.

Professor Griffich agzeed with Professor Winz's sentiments in opposing the
amendssen, and adced that ifthe FPS&3 Committee finds that the three year perlod for
taining dhe AAUP goale postalcted in Resolution 05/2 is too short a time fame, tac
‘pethaps 4 urd plan with defisice goals and steps toward those goals can be formulted.

‘The qvesilon was called on the amendment, 2 vote was taken, and the amendment
failed. Discussion followed on Resolution 05/2, ‘Trofesser Gupta observed that Semale
[Revolution 87/1, which frst set forth the goal u? reaching tke BD" snd 6D™ percenlle AAU?
goals, had been in existence fec nearly 2 generation, and he added that the administration
‘has stated many times that it endorses ches goals, most recently at the Senate's Special
Meeting the previons Monday, The adrainistration needs to (ake action and it aseds 10
‘pave a conercte plan if goals ate to be achieved, he 1dded,

‘The President responded that he University had formulated and ieplemented a plan
to reach the 80” percentile goal, and that goal had been rcached, alhough some of the gains
‘made subsequently eroded, Professor Gupta noted that the University had aever reached
the 60” percentile floor, aac the Present agreed with Us observation,

Professor Wilmarth spoke in support of the Kesohutign, und snoved the following,
‘amendment tothe Filth Whereas Clause of Revolution 05/2:

‘Whereas, the University faculty has boom largely excluded feom say
af the planning decisions that have led ro die University’s current financial
Pirewanstances, iacluding, among other fyctors

4) rapid increases in the University's total debt and debt
endowment a
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1) pid grovith in the University’s enraliment without corres
‘ponding increases in ts full-time faculty ois classroom
inventory:

©) heavy reliance on tuition revenues due to endowment
‘management performance and fimdraising efforts that
have lagged behind many of the University’s peer
instentions; and

Professor Gupta seconded the motion, Professor Wilmarth thea asked for the
privilege of the floor for Professor Donald Parsons, Chair ofthe Ad Hos Conccmed Faculty
Committee, The President asked if Professor Parton could be heard xt a htee point in the
meeting after Executive Vice President and Treasurer Louis Katx arrived, and Professor
‘Wilmarth agreed eo this.

A vote was laken on the motion, and the motion to amend Resolution 05/2 wus
adopted. "The question was called, 2 vote was takeu, and Resolution 05/2 was adopted, 28
amended. (Resolution 05/2 is atuched.)

‘As Vice President Katz had just arrived at the meoting, the President called upon
Professor Parsons, who outlined the thinking of the group authoring the Report by the Ad.
Hac Concerned Facully. The group fest asked itself much the same question that Professor
‘Wilmarth had posed, and chat was how the University could be considering a salary freeze
when things seemed to be going so well with more stadents at higher tuition rates than ever
before, and research funds Mowing in, None of the usual signals of an operating, company
in nancial wouble jumped cut at them. Upoa examination, what dhe group found was that
the actual polices of the administrion were sharply at variance with its public face. In
pardcalay, although Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Lehman had aticulated
‘very clear statement of the academe dreams of the University in the Stategic Plas for
Academic Fxcellence [which posited greuter resources for all sore of different academic
enterprises and a growing tense of community] administrative policies were not aligned
‘with this vision, Ia seeking to detesmine how this state of aflaies came about, the group
focused on what they termed President Trachteuberg’s “size vision,” Le. a commitment ©
aise the undergraduate encollments fom 6,000 to 10,000 rapidly. Donors were apparently
‘nor receptive o this, judging from the How of gifts to the University so it hecame appateat
that if GW were to achieve it vision, it would have to do eo itself in 2 sense internally. ‘This
could be accomplished through debi, although some group members were worried in
particular about the nature ofthat debe and the heavy reliance on short tern deb.

Professor Parsons contioued, saying that much of the vision is presently being
financed out of the hides of current students, faculty, and etafl. Aa shoven in the Report, che
numbers of tenured (nculty have remained estentialy the same throughout the expansion
nce 1998, despite 40% inecease in eneullment. Tt ie the Ad Hoe group's ianpeession that
staff numbers are fede changed us well, Faculty salaries at GW have not kept up with those
at neighboring Georgetown or American Universities. Although the University may be
lchieving something — greater size, or perhaps greater glory in the future, wht is going on
at GW might hest be described as a retzat from academe excellence. And the manner in
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“which this groseth has heen managed has had a terible impact on the quality of education
for GW students,

Professor Parsons went on to question whether ox not GW"s strategy will work, and
Ihe concluded that it would, inthe short run, even though students are being tanght by »
Jagge mumber of adjunct faculty in large classes scheduled on Feiday nights, Students might
not choose to easoll ar GW if dey knew this. Faculty often are established ia their
‘communities, have children, und spouses who wurk inthe area, so dhey are wale ts Teave
i disaaisfied, Tn the long tun, the University’s steategy of giving stademts a bad education
will almost certainly aot work and faculyy, particulady the best, brightest, amd most
‘toductive young faculty who should be groomed to anchor the academic community in
‘veaty years will not choose to bs employed, or make theie careers, at GW.

Professor Parsons then argued chat the University aceds to refocus on Viee
President Lehman’s dream of academic excellence in x seriows way, and redieect its effo
‘The idew of taxing already extremely strained departments through a pullback of 1% and
allocating that 17 to a subsct of those departments for distibution ix mot a serious plan for
academic excellence, What is a serious plan for aeademic excellence is obtaining large
amounts of resources, smaller clisses, and higher quality faculy. Professor Parsons
conchided by saying if had a proposal, it would he that President Trachtenberg and Vice
President Kete sit down and redirect a rather tubetantial number of the millions of dollas
‘tar ace being allocated for constrnetion to faculty hiring as well as salasies and classroom
facilities, While it is the inaue of employee salaries that was the eubject of the Special
‘Meeting, that is only a small part of the picture, And ifthe University walls away from the
‘uidents and leaves chem to be taught by adjunets and non-fenuee tack fuculy in etufed
‘classrooms with no teaching aides, then pethape the University is mot making available the
‘education it would aspize to, Ia sum, Professor Parsons asked that the Senate think
Seriously not only about salary iseues, hut alzo about the larger isauc of the degradation of
‘the whole educational envionment at GW in this period of expansion,

Vice President Katz then addressed some ofthe isues and concerns raised, Vitet he
‘aid, the changes GW has experienced have not occuuted salchy im the last two or thaee
years, but over an extended period of some 15 t0 17 years. Secondly, the overall student
population at the Universigy has aot changed significandy, but the mumber of
undergraduates fas risen from approximately 6,000 to 9,980. On a headcuunt buss, the
‘campus plan of 1985 was based on an overall student population cap of 20,000, 09 a
headcount basis, and GW is not yet at that level,

Professor Girifith said he thought that, Because the composition of the enrollment
fhad chrnged significantly 10 incinde many more fulltime anidente, faculty are actually
{eachiog more classroom hours, even if the total enrollment cera relatively the same.
“Vice President Kate said thae he viewed this aa one of the positive, perception which he
hoped the facuky shared, as many mote GW students ace Fulltime, The University has
required more space as this growth took place, atthe Loudoun and Mt. Vernon campuses.
Over the year aiace Vice President Kate came Wo GW, the University leased approximately
35,000 square fect (n.) of space, and presentiy
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Emphasizing repeatedly thar the Universigy has fewer resources than its peer group
inscitutions, Vice President Katz said that the University has come a long ay, but its ti
tundercapitaliced, and stil has fur to go. Fle noted that on a progeammatic basis, the
University isa much better ingutution today than i¢was fifteen years ago.

‘Vice President Kate then tecapped his pretentation at the Senate's Special Mecting
casler in the week a8 it pertained to GW's overall debt strategy, the aceeiity of wetting
lorities, selectively funding iniintves, and the cost to dhe institution in met resources. a8
nore eosearch doles are received. If more faculty wre added, dis will require mote office
space. One way to deal with classroom issues 18 t0 ether build oF rent more classrooms,
‘which the administration is looking into. ‘The absolute growth in research over the last ve
ta sie years, feon $55 mallion to neuely $125 million actwally costs the University something
‘on the onder of $3 million, which sequires the equivalent of 2 $60 million endowment 1
and.

Vice President Katz dien discussed the Senate's expressed desire forthe construction
of a new science building, which he said lc thought would cost about $200 aullion. He
added that the administration hopes there will be a 60 year revenue stream coming from the
evelopment of dhe Old Hospital site, but unless the University waits until {has the funds
in hand to build the science building, i wil have (take on mote deb. Even assuming 10%
of the cost can be obtained from fundraising, a hefty chuak of debe will be eequised to Begin
ual

Vice President Kats concluded by saying that ss the institution improves, 30 does
GWs ubificy wo obtain resources. Sucageh builds stzeagth, he said. GW's endowment has
‘nereased from roughly $250 million fiteen years ago to $800 million today, bur for the
University to he normative (o peer institutions, this would required an endowment in excess
of 32 billion.

Professor Wirtz said he thought that these matters were 4 discussion which shonld
be curtuiled, as these are debatable issues, many of which were already discussed at emg
at the Special Meeting, The sense of che Resolution just adopted ia that faculty do not feel
uy have heen engaged in the planning and budgeting process, and faculy are not
convinced that the financial situation ia as dice as the proposed compensation defeeral
would indicate,

President ‘Trachtenberg said thar he disageeed with ‘most of Professot Parsoo’s
statements which he characterized as “emotional thetic for an economist.” Nevertheless,
he said he appreciated the passion and commirment which underginded the Professor's
remaris, and he was grateful for that. The President said he found hiaself wondering wy,
iM dings are so bad, why ate they s0 good? The University isin fuet better, and both vtudent
and facuky quality have improved. Rating agencies, which make theie judgments as
empirically as possibly, agree. Their conclusions must be given some ctedeace. ‘The
President added that he did aot think it was necessary to indict the University in order to
agres that there iss quarrel about whether it ie hette to award a salary pool of 3% on July,
(0F3 pool of 6% January 1, 2006, Life iy abut more than AAUP data, he observed, and
suid he wok special pride in the fact that GW stil has an Fagincering School, a Medicel
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Sckaol, and a new Tespical, none of which was inevitable, These were uhoiees rade and
priorities set which have improved the quality of education and fccilities a: the Uniresigy
overall

CHANGE INTHE ORDER OF THE AGENDA
Professor Robinson. moved that the onder of Ue agenda bee changed so as to pent

Tew Whitaker to make his presentation before Resolution 15/1 vas considesed. ‘The
‘motion was seconded, a vote was tacen, and the motion pass

REPORT ON THE COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAT STUDIES

Dean Roger Whitnker disuibuted copies of a PowerPuint presentallon he ad
prepared for the rieeting, bot Ia view of the length of the agenda he did not present the

nedin version of the Report. Yean Whitaker said he appeeciated the opportunity to update
the Senate oa the progres of the College of Professional Studics (CPS)

Dean Whitaker gave an nvertew of the operations of dhe College, which euppors the
adeninlsteation of off-catspus arograms at the graduate level outside the Foggy Bottom
‘campus boundaries (but no: ut the Loudoun/Virgnia campus). CDS works with the Schoo!
‘of Business (SB), Columbian College of Arts and Sclences (CCAS), the Schoat of
Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), and the Graduate School of Education amd
Human Devdopment (GSEHD), administering programs and fcilides, marketing
rogram, sad devising envaliment siealegies. Ts impoctant ta keep in mind, he added,
that adenistions, facaby, students, instraction, graduation tequirements, and revenue are all
the function of che individual Schools involved. CPS is headed by a Dear: and «ww Associate
Deans, bet even though the College's operations ace much larger than before, ic hae
‘mazaged to teduce its tual number of staf hy two over the past four years.

Following die oviline of lis Report, Dea Whitake: briefly desesibed the thiry-one
ptogeams overseen by CPS and the cleven off campus locations at which the programs are
ifered. Amother site will be opened next year, when SEAS offers x doctoral progtian ic
‘southem Maryland, One third of all the credit hours earned st the graduate level forthe “one
‘schools that offer off-campus programs are now seamed at locations outside Foggy Bottom.
(Over a ten-yeas period, exzollaents Rave sinen 79% at off-campus locations, not including
she Virginia campms, Contract enrolment has more than doubled, and total credit houes
Ihuve yone from 23,000 to 41,000, ‘Dean Whitaker said he thought that dhe decline ia eredit
Dbouss offered feom the academic year (AY) 03-04 to the (projected) AY 04-05 could be
tributed «o the termination of cv contracts between SEAS and NASA/Tangley, and dhe
NSA. "The reduction in credit hours due (9 termination of dese two peograns was 620 and
[68 respectively. Another reason forthe slight ézclice is x function of classes hele moved.
from what are considered off-campus Ineations, for example, Vitginia S

locations, Le. the Mount Veruon cxmpis, at which point thove enrollments are no longer
seporsed through the CPS, ‘his dacs not celle “lost” encollmeata, be added. A deuiled
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realuluwn of off-campus credit hours hy each pardeipating Sehool is {actuded in Dean
‘Whitaker’ Report.

Dean Whitaker commented briefly un encollments at he Loudoun/ Virginia eampus,
‘which fave noc grown fa tei! yeaze, and nthe last ve years have actually declined. There
fire probably many reasons for this, which would include the focation of the Loudon
‘Comput and its distance from Foggy Bottom, incentives for faculty, budget model, market
Jeues, laits on cohort size, and classtoom space, to name « few. A decision by dhe Deuns
Gecendy endoned by Vice President Lehman) ‘will move educudonal programs at the
Vinginia compus uader the umbrella of CPS offerings.

Dean Whitaker then presented « saapehot of off-campus gross revemes ty Schoo!
for the past five years, Even though information on spring revenues is wot yet final, Dean
Whiiakser said it lola as if revenue has increased by some $594,000 from last year to this, a
signifiesnt figues, even though part of this iacrease 's awributable to higher tuition, An
futkne of Budget performance from FY "00 through FY “Of was presented which ovtines dhe
GPS revenve contibution from off-campus programs after direct prognun expenses and
CPS adminisuative cose are deducted, "his comtibotion for FY ‘04 amounted to some $4.8
roillion, 2: 24% of revene for the year.

[Dew Whitaker gave an overview of Program and Budge projections for CHS's ov
exedit progtams for the nent disee years. Presently, thece programs have been (ly
‘approved and launched, Tandscape Design is « giaduate certificate offored by she College.
Dolive Science is a customized, interdisciplinary undergraduate program that way co
esigued with area police fooces, "Tair five suadents are preseatly envolled, and anuther 25
ine expected in Seplember. Isecaxae miliary police are being privatized, CPS may also be
Able t offer educational programming for tat constituent group. A’ dhied programm is
Middle School Math, developed and deuveted in association with the American Assodéation
Tor the Advancement of Seieace (AAAS), which offere 2 33 credit hour Masters prngsam
calling amaiematics teachers, Three oder programs, Health Cate Carpornte
Compliance, Law Him Management, and a Master's Degree in Publishing, are an track to
reveive the requisite pprovals and be luched in 205-06, Other progeam ideas under
‘Consideration or development are detailed on page wwelve of Dewn Whitaker's report

(Of pacticular interest is unanimous recommendation from the CPS Dean's Couseil
that the College develop a new program to award a Doctorate of Professional Studies, which
‘sould be an interdiseipliaary, evstomized, alb-university doctorate, This proposa: was
reported ty ie Couneil of Deans last week following review by Academic Affaics, und deans
ie io corsullewith their facully s0 that feedback can be offeed to CPS, If such a program is
established, it will equite endorsement by the Faculty Senate, as the Fagulyy Cade does not
Guthorixe CPS to award such a degree, Other proposals mentioned by Dean Whituker tat
five under dcvelopinent at various stages of research, review, or CPS Dean's Council
Approval include a possible Weekend Callege, a Graduate Certificate in Public Leadersip
{Goon to be presentes (o the CPS Dean's Council), a Middle School Science progmam, and a
Masters in Professional Smidics in Molecular Biotechnology which i in the eatly stages of
development, Other programs under consideration are Usted more fully in Dean Whitaker's
Report,
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Professor Robiaton thauke Dean Whitaker for an interesting and stimulating
presentation, and asked i the Doctor of Professional Stodies degree program would be
teletesd to the Educatiaual Poliey Committee of the Senate for review and consideration.
Dean Whitaler and View President Lehman confiemed that she proposal would require
Faculty Senate review, inasmuch a6 she catablishment of this program would requite
‘change in the Haculey Gade with respect w degrees which the CPS is authorized tp grant

Professor Griffith asked how many courts offered off campus are taught by current
GWW faculy, Mean Whitaker said that all ate, except Landscape Design, Poliee Science, and
‘Middle Schoo! Math, through the Schools participating ia the CPS. ‘The qumber of
students ia CPS off-campus programs taught by fulltime CW faculty for CCAS ia 37%, for
GSLLID, 62%, SEAS, 43%, and the SB, 7

‘Vice President Lehman asked Dean Whitaker 49 comment on sogulation of the
umber of fulltime faculty in off-campus programs by the stats, and Dean Whitaker
responded that regulations have changed recently, In Virginia, regulatory oversight (lle
tmdee the aegis of the Stare Council of Lligher Education in Richmond. Perhaps in part
‘because GW has more gradcates than any private university in Virgina, CW haa been given
a tex-yeur exemption to operate without participating i an annual review ofits programs,
‘Thus, although 4 ful-time faculty member must be associated with exch of the programs it
is no longer necessaily a percentage of sections or students who must be taught by full-time
faculty members. Currently, dhe CPS his one follaime faculty member in the Landscape
Design program, and the Dean and Assaciaic Deans have faculty rank. For the rast paet,
faculty who participate in CPS programs are curreat ot emeritus GW taeuley employed = 4
ing, or perentage-of-effor Basis,

Profeseor Mueller sxid he found Dean Whitaker's pretentation fascinating,
shirly 4s i Seema that over a tem yeas peliod, the only School which hut
consistently offered more credit hous each yeas, Howares tha has resulted in low techer-
smudent ratios, and GSELID is nearing capacity, # not at capacity now, Dean Whitskce
cexplsined thatthe pricing of off-campus prognin's is set Uy the Schools, and tuition in off
campus progtams [slower than that charged for on-campus programs, eves considering the
iscount rate, Professor Musller said he thonght that GSEHD was « vletm of fs own
success, as it hus nor kept up with other Schools ia terms of additional faculty and other
fesoorces, It is academically very haed to defend a sitation where faculty members are
Advising ox over twenty dissestations at a time, he added. Dean Whitaker reiterated ‘ha,
rach iarues, incinding enrollment targets, ure decided by each School. Professor Mulloe
‘fepoted this statement, saying that the University has overruled CSEHD on dceisions of
this kind, (Dean Whitaker's Report is attached.)

Professor Cordes offered a coucction to the Report of the Ad Huc Concerned
Faculty, where CPS was Usted a8 casmally along with GW Solutions and the recent incident
at tie Northern Virginie campus. Professor Cordes said the Report would be revised aad
this reference to the CPS excises.
Faculty Senate Mieunss, May 13, 2008 Page 1D

RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTION 05/1 *A_RESOLIUTION ‘YO ENDORSE _VHIE_SEXUAL
TIARASSMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES OF THE GEORGE —
MASHINGTON UNIVERSITY”

Professor Lenest J, Bnglandcs, Chair of the Committee on Professional Fthies and
‘Academie Freedom Cosnmittee (PEAF) announced that Professor Arthur E, Wilmarth, Je
‘sonld introduce Resolution 05/L Professor Wilmesth introduced s slightly revised version
4 a substitute for Resolution 05/1 which he said had been amended (0 reflect minor
‘Suifying changes made by the PEAK Comittee when the Commitee reviewed the Policy
land Procedures (the Policy). [Lhe PEAF draft af the Policy was dismibutee priot to the
‘meeting. |

Professor Gallo noted that the PEAF Commitiee bad only short aexount of sre t0
ceview the Poliey, with the resale that che Commiuce was mot able to be as thorough aa ¥
‘wonld have liked, and only foxr or five Commitice members were available to meet and vote
to approve the PEAF draft, Professor Wilmarch agreed that it would bave been preferable (0
hheve given the PEAP more time for ity review. However, the ail hog Committee that
‘produced the Policy had worked <t expeditiously as possible before forsasding. ie
aunimously approved document to the PIUAF Commitee, and the latter Comuitee
Tevinwed the deaft Policy during the examination petiod. ‘The Roaei of Trustees had made
Fe very clear that dhey wished to have the Policy ia time for the May Hoard mesting; thas the
used Fur haste

‘Professor Wilmarth said that the ad hoe Committee had struggled with a number of
vor difficult and challenging issues. "The Policy before the Senate was still a ehree-siage
policy as. before, with an initisl consultative sage, primarily involving the Sexaat
FTarasament Response Coordinator (she Coofdinator), followed by an administrative review,
‘and, fsequested by the complainant or die responsible University official, « formal hearing
‘The terms of the Policy regarding the consultative stage of the Poly, (the frst informal
stuge) were non-controversial At the administrative review stage, either the complainant or
the Coordinator can initiate the procedute. A respondent sho is accused of sexual
Dhatassmient most be given sulficieat details of dhe complaint to prepare an informed
response. One of the ad hoe Committee's compromises was chat, at dhe end of eis
fdmiaitrative review stage, the Cootdinator could present findings co the sesponsible

Iaiversigy offical, but no senclion greater chan a widen feprimand could be issued without
the respondent’ writen consent. Ifthe complainant or the responsible University official
‘wanted to acek a more severe sanction, the case would proceed (0 a formal hearing, at which
point the complainants identity would have to be revealed to the respondent. Professor
{ilmurd characterized the formal hearing proceduees in the Policy as customary fora fact-
nding adjudicative proceeding

Professor Wilmarth observed tbat, with dhe exceptions ouined above, the Policy
‘before the Senate di not differ greatly from Policies previously endorsed by the Senute, He