The meeting was called to order by Chancellor Biddy Martin at 3:32 p.m. with 156 voting members present.
1. Memorial resolutions were presented for:
2. Chancellor Martin presided over the presentation of the 2009-2010 Hilldale Awards.
AUTOMATIC CONSENT BUSINESS
5. The minutes of
1 March 2010 were approved as distributed.
REPORTS
6. Associate Professor Howard Schweber
submitted for informational purposes the Committee on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Annual Report for 2008-2009. faculty document
2188.
The motion to amend was seconded.
The motion to amend failed by voice vote.
Associate Professor Kurt Feigl (District 58) moved to amend the motion by deleting its second paragraph.
The motion to amend was seconded.
The motion to amend failed, 62 yes, 67 no.
There was continued discussion.
Associate Professor Benjamin Singer (District 49) moved to amend the second paragraph by ending the first sentence after the word “obligations” and replacing the remainder of the paragraph with “It is recognized that speech by faculty does not necessarily reflect the views of the institution as a whole.”
The motion to amend was seconded.
There were several comments.
The motion to amend failed, 34 yes, 90 no.
The previous question was moved and seconded, and passed by voice vote.
NEW BUSINESS
10. Professor William Tracy
presented for discussion the first reading of the Motion to Restructure UW-Madison’s Research Enterprise. faculty document
2190a.
There was considerable discussion.
11. Professor Murray Clayton
presented for informational purposes the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee to Review the Athletic Board. faculty document
2191
There were no questions.
12. Professor Jin-Wen Yu
presented for discussion the Recommendation to Create a Department of Dance in the School of Education. faculty document
2192.
There were no questions.
The meeting adjourned at 5:34 p.m.
David Musolf
Secretary of the Faculty