May 2, 2011

Professor Emeritus Raymond Russell Brown. faculty document 2247

Professor Emeritus Marshall B. Clinard. faculty document 2265

Professor Emeritus David P. Dickson. faculty document 2266

Professor Emeritus Stanley Ivan Dodson. faculty document 2254

Professor Emerita Nellie Rose McCannon. faculty document 2267

Professor Emeritus Gerald C. Mueller. faculty document 2268

Professor Emeritus Henry A. Peters. faculty document 2269

Professor Emeritus Edward J. Schantz. faculty document 2270

Professor Emeritus Wayne H. Thompson. faculty document 2271

Professor Judith Burstyn announced that Professor Brad Barham will chair the University Committee in 2011-2012. She also thanked senators for their participation and contributions during the past year.

Professor Barham thanked outgoing University Committee members, Professor Burstyn and Professor Gail Geiger, for their service on the University Committee

Provost DeLuca called attention to a handout distributed at the door, which included questions from Assistant Professor Douglas Soldat (District 19) regarding open records requests received by the university.

Professor Soldat made a follow-up comment.

There were no questions or comments.

There were no questions or comments.

There were no questions or comments.

There were no questions or comments.

There were no questions or comments.

There was significant discussion of the motion.

The motion passed without negative vote.

Associate Professor Shawn Conley (District 4) moved the following:

“Because of the great diversity of opinion, and to allow time for a deepening and widening of the discussion, we move that the Faculty Senate not take a position at this time on public authority status for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, while affirming support for the principles of flexibility and governance adopted by the Faculty Senate on February 7th, 2011 in document 2244b. We also move that the Faculty Senate, through the University Committee, convene an ad hoc committee to identify alternative mechanisms to achieve the governance principles and financial flexibilities articulated in document 2244b, and to report its findings back to the Faculty Senate within six months. In order to allow for this necessary process of analysis and deliberation, we further move that the Faculty Senate supports the removal of the public authority proposal from the current biennial budget bill.”

The motion was seconded.

Professor Cyrena Pondrom (District 55) moved to substitute the motion on the floor with the following:

“Whereas the Principles in Support of Key Flexibilities for UW-Madison are essential for

maintaining the strength and international excellence of the institution; and

Whereas no plan has been advanced by the UW System which will assure we receive these

flexibilities; and

Whereas the public authority model advanced as a part of the New Badger Partnership does provide these flexibilities;

The Faculty Senate expresses its support for the public authority model for the operation of the

UW-Madison.” 

The motion to substitute was seconded. 

There was considerable discussion. 

Assistant Professor Mark Johnson (District 29) moved to amend the substitute motion by adding the

following: 

“Should the draft proposal to establish chapter 37 and convert UW-Madison to public authority status be removed from the draft biennial budget bill, the Faculty Senate affirms support for the principles of flexibility and governance adopted in faculty documents 2244b and 2280 and, through the University Committee, will convene an ad hoc committee to identify alternative mechanisms to achieve the governance principles and financial flexibilities articulated in documents 2244b and 2280, and to report its findings back to the Faculty Senate within six

months.” 

The motion to amend the substitute motion was seconded. 

Again, there was considerable discussion. 

The motion to amend the substitute motion passed by hand vote, 83 yes, 56 no. 

Discussion whether to substitute the original motion continued. 

Associate Professor Eric Schatzberg (District 82) moved to amend the amended substitute motion by

adding the following: 

“The Faculty Senate authorizes the University Committee to support compromise legislation to

achieve the goals of faculty document 2280.” 

The motion to amend the amended substitute motion was seconded. 

The motion to amend the amended substitute motion passed by hand vote. 

The motion to substitute the original motion passed by hand vote.

The provost relinquished his role as presiding officer, and Professor Burstyn assumed that role.

The substitute motion was discussed.

The provost resumed the presiding officer role.

The substitute motion passed by hand vote.