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LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY 40506

UNIVERSITY SENATE COUNCIL
I0 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

December 8, 1978

Me mbe r s , Unive r sity S enate

The University Senate will meet in regular session on Monday,
December ll, 1978 at 3:00 p. m. in the Law School Court Room.

AGENDA:

Minutes, University Senate, November 13, 1978

Chairman‘s Remarks:

3.) Course/Program Actions

b) Suggestion relative to non—native English speaking instructors

a

c) New Members of the Senate Council
Action Item:
a) Proposal to establish a Gerontology Center; if approved,

the pr0posal will be forwarded to the Administration for appro—
priate action. (Circulated under date of November 30° 19780)

Elbert W. Ocke rman
Secretary

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY UNIVERSITY

 

 MINUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATE, DECEMBER ll, 1978

The University Senate met in regular session at 3:00 p.m., Monday, December ll, 1978,
in the Court Room of the Law Building.

Joseph A. Bryant, Chairman, presiding

Members absent: Roger B. Anderson, Charles E. Barnhart, R. Paul Baumgartner*, Janis L.
Bellack*, John J. Bernardo*, Brack A. Bivins, Jack C. Blanton, Thomas 0. Blues*, Peter P.
Bosomworth, Jerry Brown, Sara Brumbaugh*, Joseph T. Burch, John L. Butler*, Joe B. Buttram*,
W. Merle Carter, Patricia Cegelka, S. K. Chan, Donald B. Clapp, Richard R. Clayton, Clinton
Collins*, Glenn B. Collins, Frank Colton*, Samuel F. Conti, James E. Criswell*, Paul Davis,
John A. Deacon, David E. Denton*, Ronald C. Dillehay*, Richard Dizney, Joseph M. Dougherty,
Roland Duell, Anthony Eardley, Bruce S. Eastwood, W. W. Ecton*, Roger Eichhorn*, Jane
Emanuel*, Joseph Engelberg*, Edward G. Foree, James E. Funk*, Joseph H. Gardner*, John H.
Garvey, Jon P. Gockerman, Abner Golden*, Andrew J. Grimes, Robert B. Grieves, George W.
Gunther, Robert D. Guthrie, Merlin Hackbart*, Joseph Hamburg, Virgil W. Hays, Raymond R.
Hornback, Alfred S. L. Hu, Charles W. Hultman, David Hurst*, Clyde L. Irwin, H. Douglas
Jameson, Edward J. Kifer, Mark Koopman, Joseph Krislov*, Robert A. Kuehne*, William B. Lacy,
Gretchen LaGodna, Thomas P. Lewis, John H. Lienhard, Austin S. Litvak, Kenneth M. Martin*,
Marion E. McKenna*, George E. Mitchell*, William G. Moody, Philip J. Noffsinger, Elbert W.
Ockerman*, Merrill W. Packer, Bobby C. Pass, Doyle E. Peaslee*, David Peck, Alan R. Perreiah,
Alex Pittman, Jean Pival, Deborah E. Powell*, Kim Ratcliff*, David H. Richardson, T. Richard
Robe, Robert W. Rudd, Ramona Rush*, Pritam S. Sabharwal, Rudolph Schrils, Mike Schutte,
Robert G. Schwemm, George W. Schwert*, Ronald J. Seymour*, D. Milton Shuffett*, Otis A.
Singletary*, John T. Smith, Tim Smith*, Lynn Spruill*, John B. Stephenson, Louis J. Swift,
Gene Tichenor, W. Stanley Wall, Marc J. Wallace, J. Robert Wills, H. David Wilson*, Stockton
Wood, Louise Zegeer*, Leon Zolondek*

The minutes of the regular meeting of November 13, 1978, were approved as circulated.

The Chairman then spoke briefly on the subject of course and program changes and the
difficulties that have arisen recently in the recording of such things in the University
Catalog. Noting that by action of the Board of Trustees the University Catalog is now a
legal document, the Chairman emphasized the importance of recording all changes accurately
and of avoiding any practices that might result in the printing of changes that have not
had proper approval. The substance of his remarks are as follows:

According to the Senate Rules, all changes in courses and programs must be effected by
the Senate through the Councils——the Graduate Council, the Undergraduate Council, and the
Academic Council for the Medical Center all have, according to those rules, the final deci—
sion in matters involving their courses. The Senate Council has final decision in Law
courses numbered 800 through 999. All such decisions are subject to appeal to the Senate
through the Senate Council. The rules further provide that all proposals for new courses
and changes in courses, whether major or minor be transmitted through the Registrar. This
series of procedures has caused little trouble. The trouble that we have had recently has
mainly come with the larger, program changes, which are defined as changes affecting re-
quirements leading to a degree. Such changes can be made only with the approval of the
Senate Council, and all proposals for program change must be transmitted to the Senate
Council for final action. The Chairman asked, moreover, that all proposals be accompanied
by a letter of transmittal stating the nature of the change requested and the reason for
it. He observed also that under current rules changes which do not affect the overall pro—
gram, or requirements leading to the degree, do not absolutely need to come to the Senate
Council; but he urged that all proposals for change, of whatever nature, be transmitted to

*Absence explained

 

 the Senate Council for information. The Chairman also noted that he had been directed by
the Vice President for Academic Affairs to circulate the rules and procedures for program
changes and that he had been asked to consider setting up procedures whereby changes can be
processed quickly and accurately. He said he would probably be asking the Senators for help
and suggestions.

A second item that the Chairman reported on had to do with non-native English speaking
instructors. Student members of the Senate Council have recently brought to the Council's
attention a number of complaints about instructors, mainly in beginning courses, whose
English is largely unintelligible to the students. Frequently these instructors have a
better than adequate knowledge of the language and can communicate well enough with their
colleagues and in writing. The trouble is they do not speak well enough to communicate with
persons who have had little or no practice in listening to non-native speakers. The Chair-
man called attention to a program in the English Department, now in its second year, for
training people who do not Speak English as a native language. This program regularly pro—
vides a summer institute for eight weeks duration at a cost of approximately $800.00 for
room and board, tuition, fees, and books per student. The program has been very success-
ful, and the department is interested in making it available to anyone who would like to
take advantage of such a service or to any department who would like to refer instructors to
it.

A final item concerned the recent election to the Senate Council of three new members,
who will take office after January 1, 1979: Roger Eichhorn, William Wagner, and Donald Ivey.

The Chairman then recognized Professor Daniel Reedy for a motion from the Senate
Council. Professor Reedy, on behalf of the University Senate Council and with a recommenda—
tion from the Dean of the College of Medicine, the Vice President of the Medical Center,
the Dean of the Graduate School, and the Senate Committee on Academic Organization and
Structure moved approval of a proposal to establish a Multidisciplinary Gerontology Center.
This proposal had been circulated to members of the University Senate under the date of
November 30, 1978. Professor Reedy pointed out that there were two editorial changes. On
page one (1) under "Background" the sentence ”Though called a Center, the unit being pro—
posed will not itself initiate courses or offer degrees" should be replaced by the following:
”The proposed Center will not offer degrees, but it will initiate the establishment of new
courses which will bear its own prefix.” On page three (3) under ”Staff” in the second
paragraph the words "make administrative appointments such as Director or" are to be deleted.
Following the motion the Chairman requested that Dean Royster come to the front to answer
questions and the floor was opened for discussion. One Senator objected that he had not
received the proposal within the specified ten—day period, and accordingly a motion was
moved, seconded, and passed to suspend the ten—day circulation rule.

Professor Wagner asked for an explanation of the first editorial change, and the Chair-
man explained that the words "will initiate the establishment of courses" had been introduced
in order to make clear that the Center would not itself establish the courses, but would
prompt the establishment of necessary courses by the various constituent units. All courses,
he explained, would be cross—listed. Professor Wagner asked if this were similar to our
present system, and Dean Royster replied that it is.

Professor Smith asked whether the change ”to make appointments” implied that someone
could be appointed to faculty rank in the Gerontology Center, and Dean Royster responded
that the primary appointment would always be in another academic unit.

 

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Professor Harris observed that the version of the proposal that had come through his
Committee on Academic Organizaion and Structure had had a five—member Committee and noted
that the present form of the proposal specified a four—member committee with three members
to be appointed by the President. He asked for an explanation. The Chairman said that the
wording had come from a memorandum of understanding which the Senate Council had solicited
in order to make sure that all the parties involved agreed on the organization. Professor
Wilson noted that the recommendation in its present form had never come back to the Senate
Council, whereupon Professor Harris produced a copy of the original form and read it to the
Senate. Professor Reedy said that as he recalled the discussion in the Senate Council, the
decision had been to allow the Chairman some latitude in dealing with the matter in order
that it might produce a clear statement of what is involved in the proposal. Professor
Wilson replied that the latitude had applied only to the question of whether or not to
initiate courses. There was no further discussion of this matter on the floor.

Dean Royster said that the differences could be resolved easily. He doubted whether
the composition of the Committee made any great difference with anyone involved in setting
up the Center. The Chairman noted that the recommendation of the three parties to the
memorandum of understanding was flexible and specific only as regards to numbers. Professor
Wilson thereupon moved an amendment to have the language be returned to the form in which
the Committee on Academic Organization and Structure proposed it. The motion was seconded.
In answer to a question in regard to the inclusion of the Dean of the College of Arts and
Sciences, the Chairman replied that that had not been specified in the report of Professor
Harris' Committee, but noted that it had been implied in the original proposal. He recom—
mended that if action were to be taken on the motion this matter should be spelled out.
Professor Smith thereupon moved a substitute motion, which Professor Wilson accepted, to
read:

”...and shall include representatives from those colleges as may

be significantly involved with Gerontology such as the College of
Social Professions, Arts and Sciences, Home Economics.”

Dean Clawson objected that such specificity was inappropriate at this time, and
Professor Smith replied that it was unduly rash to assume that the President would feel
bound by something that had been proffered merely as a suggestion. He remarked that he
feared the Senate was ”chasing adjectives" and suggested that a vote be taken.

Professor Ivey moved the previous question, which passed. The motion to amend the
proposal then passed. There was no further discussion on the main motion, and the previous
question was moved and passed. The original proposal as amended passed. It reads as
follows:

Background:

The concern for the aging has been a determinative factor in our activi-
ties here at the University of Kentucky ever since the founding of the
Donovan Scholars' Program some years ago. The current proposal, a pro—
duct of a request from the President, has been in the making for more than
two years and if implemented could place the University in a position of
leadership with regard to the enhancement of life for the older segment

of our population. It is designed to reap the maximum effectiveness from
the new Sanders—Brown Research Center and coordinate the many efforts which
have been initiated in departments and colleges all across the campus.

The proposal speaks for itself, but it may be noted that it aims at coordi-
nation and integration of existing efforts without sacrificing the original
purpose or identity of any program. It will aim at the kind of strengthen—
ing that can only come from mutual support. The proposed Center will not
offer degrees, but it will initiate the establishment of new courses which
will bear its own prefix.

 

 Proposal:

It is proposed that a multidisciplinary center for research, teaching and
service in gerontology be established at the University of Kentucky.

This center is to be established for the administration of multidiscipli—
nary programs which would bring together faculty from various colleges
and departments who have in common a strong interest in one or more areas
of gerontology. With the support of a small core staff, the Center would
continually stimulate faculty and students towards a greater awareness

of the problems of the older person in society and the problems that the
older person presents to society. Extramural financial support would be
sought to complement and supplement the University support.

Research:

The research program of the Center would stimulate, coordinate, and

develop multidisciplinary and disciplinary research on the social, biologi—
cal, economic, political, medical and behaviorial aspects of aging. The
research would be conducted by faculty, research associates and staff

of the University of Kentucky and would be supported through grants

and other extramural funding obtained through the Center. The recent
creation of the National Institute on Aging and the Administration on

Aging within HEW provide two major sources of such funding. In addi—

tion the Center would sponsor research symposia, colloquia and semi—

nars as part of its activities.

Teaching:

A major goal of the instructional program would be to list relevant
courses multidisciplinary in nature, taught by faculty from various
disciplines within the University, and presented to upper division
undergraduates and graduate students at the University. These courses
would be listed by the Center and co—listed in appropriate depart-
ments. In addition, the Center would work with various departments
within the University to develop and implement departmental—based
courses in gerontology.

To comply with guidelines of the National Institute on Aging that
training programs funded by that agency be multidisciplinary in scope,
the Center would cooperate in the planning of gerontology training
proposals submitted by other educational units and would coordinate
the multidisciplinary components of training programs funded by N.I.A.

Service:

The Center would assume the responsibility to coordinate and stimulate
activities in a number of gerontologically related service activities.
The Center would sponsor and co—sponsor with other divisions of the
University a number of workshops, continuing education programs and
demonstration projects in various areas of gerontology, as well as con—
tinually disseminating information about gerontology to the general
public.

 

 Organization: Advisory Council

 

The Advisory Council to the Multidisciplinary Center will consist of
four permanent members: Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice
President for the Medical Center, Dean of the Graduate School and
Coordinator of Research, and Dean of the College of Medicine; and
three members to be appointed by the President and shall include repre-
sentatives from those colleges as may be significantly involved with
Gerontology such as the College of Social Professions, Arts and
Sciences, Home Economics. The Dean of the Graduate School and Coordi—
nator for Research shall serve as Chairman of the Advisory Council.
The Advisory Council shall advise the Dean of the Graduate School

on the Center's program and its administration.

The Advisory Council shall hold regular quarterly meetings. Notice
of the meeting shall be given by the Chairman. Special meetings of
the Council may be called by the Chairman or upon written request of
at least three members of the Council.

The Advisory Council shall make recommendations to the Dean of the
Graduate School and Coordinator for Research for a Director of the
Multidisciplinary Center——and with the approval of the Dean of the
College of Medicine shall be the Director of the Sanders—Brown Center--
who shall be a member of the faculty of the University of Kentucky.

Staff:

The proposed Center shall be administered by a core staff supported
by regularly budgeted funds. The core staff shall consist of a
Director who, in addition, with the approval of the Dean of the
College of Medicine would be the Director of the Sanders—Brown Center,
and Associate Director in charge of the non—biological programs in

the Multidisciplinary Center, and staff associates and secretaries.
Staff additions and program expansion shall be supported by extramural
funds as they become available.

The Multidisciplinary Center shall be administratively responsible

to the Dean of the Graduate School and Coordinator for Research, who
upon recommendation from the Council shall appoint the Director to
serve as the Center's Executive Administrative Officer. The Director
should have a demonstrated interest and commitment to the multidisci-
plinary aspects of gerontology. The Dean of the Graduate School upon
the advice and consent of the Director, shall appoint an Associate
Director to assist the Director in the administration of the non—
biological aspects of the Center's program. The Center may have em-
ployees and make appointments of research scientists with adjunct
appointments, but regular and special title appointments will have the
primary appointment in another academic unit.

The Chairman reminded the Senators that the Christmas party would be held on Tuesday,
December 12, 4—6:00 p.m. in the basement of the Alumni House. He asked the Senators to
keep in mind that their guests on this occasion would be the members of the Board of Trustees,
and urged Senators and their spouses to attend. The meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m.

Martha M. Ferguson
Recording Secretary

 

 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY 40506

UNIVERSITY SENATE COUNCIL
Io ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

November 30, 1978

Members, University Senate
University Senate Council

AGENDA ITEM University Senate Meeting: Monday,
December 11, 1978. Consideration of a proposal to
establish a Gerontology Center; if approved, the pro-
posal will be forwarded to the Administration for appro-
priate action.

Background:

The concern for the aging has been a determinative factor in our activities
here at the University of Kentucky ever since the founding of the Donovan
Scholars' Program some years ago. The current proposal, a product of

a request from the President, has been in the making for more than two
years and if implemented could place the University in a position of leader-
ship with regard to the enhancement of life for the older segment of our
pepulation. It is designed to reap the maximum effectiveness from the

new Sanders-Brown Research Center and coordinate the many efforts
which have been initiated in departments and colleges all across the cam—
pus. The proposal speaks for itself, but it may be noted that it aims at
coordination and integration of existing efforts without sacrificing the
original purpose or identity of any program. Though called a center, the
unit being prOposed will not itself initiate courses or offer degrees. It

will aim at the kind of strengthening that can only come from mutual support.

Proposal: 1 I . . Lgifi- M

It is proposed that a multidisciplinary center for research, teaching and
service in gerontology be established at the University of Kentucky. This
center is to be established for the administration of multidisciplinary pro-
grams which would bring together faculty from various colleges and de-
partments who have in common a strong interest in one or more areas of
gerontology. With the support of a small core staff, the Center would
continually stimulate faculty and students towards a greater awareness of
the problems of the older person in society and the problems that the older
person presents to society. Extramural financial support would be sought
to complement and supplement the University support.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY UNIVERSITY

 

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Agenda Item: University Senate Meeting, Gerontology Center
November 30, 1978

Research:

The research program of the Center would stimulate, coordinate, and
develop multidisciplinary and disciplinary research on the social, biological,
economic, political, medical and bahavorial aspects of aging. The research
would be conducted by faculty, research associates and staff of the University
of Kentucky and would be supported through grants and other extramural fund~
ing obtained through the Center. The recent creation of the National Institute
on Aging and the Administration on Aging within HEW proyides two major
sources of such funding. In addition the Center would sponsor research
symposia, colloquia and seminars as part of its activities.

Teaching:

A major goal of the instructional program would be to list relevant courses
multidisciplinary in nature, taught by faculty from various disciplines within
the University, and presented to upper division undergraduates and graduate
students at the University. These courses would be listed by the Center and
co-listed in appropriate departments. In addition, the Center would work
with various departments within the University to develop and implement
departmental-based courses in gerontology.“

To comply with guidelines of the National Institute on Aging that training
programs funded by that agency be multidisciplinary in scope, the Center
would cooperate in the planning of gerontology training proposals submitted
by other educational units and would coordinate the multidisciplinary
components of training programs funded by N. I. A.

Service:

The Center would assume the responsibility to coordinate and stimulate
activities in a number of gerontologically related service activities. The
Center would sponsor and co- sponsor with other divisions of the University

a number of workshops, continuing education programs and demonstration
projects in various areas of gerontology, as well as continually disseminating
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The Advisory Council to the Multidisciplinary Center will consist of
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President for the Medical Center, Dean of the Graduate School and Coordinator

of Research, and Dean of the College of Medicine; and three members to be

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Agenda Item: University Senate Meeting, Gerontology Center
November 30, 1978

The Advisory Council shall hold regular quarterly meetings. Notice of the
meeting shall be given by the Chairman. Special meetings of the Council
may be called by the Chairman or upon written request of at least three
members of the Council. M,“

The Advisory Council shall make recommendations to the Dean of the Graduate
School and Coordinator for Research for a Director of the Multidisciplinary
Center--and with the approval of the Dean of the College of Medicine shall be

the Director of the Sanders-Brown Center-~who shall be a member of the faculty
of the University of Kentucky.

Staff:

The proposed Center shall be administered by a core staff supported by
regularly budgeted funds. The core staff shall consist of a Director who,
in addition, with the approval of the Dean of the College of Medicine would be
the Director of the Sanders- Brown Center, an Associate Director in charge
of the non-biological programs in the Multidisciplinary Center, and staff
associates and secretaries. Staff additions and program expansion shall

be supported by extramural funds as they become available.

The Multidisciplinary Center shall be administratively responsible to the
Dean of the Graduate School and Coordinator for Research, who upon recom-
mendation from the Council shall appoint the Director to serve as the Center’s
Executive Administrative Officer. The Director should have a demonstrated
interest and commitment to the multidisciplinary aspects of gerontology. The
Dean of the Graduate School upon the advice and consent of the Director, shall
appoint an Associate Director to assist the Director in the administration of
the non- -biological aspects of the Center‘ 5 programs. The Center may have
employees and make administrative appointments such as- Director or make
appointments of research seientists with adjunct appointments, /but regular _
and special title appointments will have the primary appointment in another
academic unit. ~-~

The proposal has been reviewed and is recommended by the following: the
Dean of the College of Medicine, the Vice President for the Medical Center,
the Dean of the Graduate School; the Senate Committee on Academic Organi-
zation and Structure and the Senate Council. If approved, the proposal to
establish a Multidisciplinary Center in Gerontology, comparable 1391.3. research
institute, will be forwarded to the Administration for appropriate action.