Meeting Minutes 2015

Emeritus Faculty Council Minutes

December 7, 2015

The meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m. by President Gussin

Attendance: Clinton, Donham, Dorfman, Flanagan, Gussin, Jepsen, Johnson, Kuntz, Levin, Lim, Menninger, Sharp, Stoner & Weingeist

The November 2, 2015 minutes were approved as circulated (Clinton 1st/Johnson 2nd)

Reports

FRIC – Lim

Transgender care – Robillard will report/discuss with the Regents. TIAA-CREF loans – 5-7 loans per person with a cap at 40% of portfolio value. UI Choice/care for children younger than 26 – privacy issues may exist. The young adult may still be insured by the parents plan but has the right to privately seek care without parental consent. This possible scenario needs to be resolved.

UIRA Board Meeting Minutes, November 10, 2015 – Dorfman (submitted previously)

The meeting began with a number of short reports from various officers. Highlights included 1) an opt-out option for new retiree membership, where UIRA would get a list of new retirees and then contact retirees to ask if they would like to join UIRA with the first year free, and 2) introduction of a new webmaster, Phil Klein, and discussion of the web page. President Beverly Robalino reported that all UI retirees will continue to receive email service; details will follow after future meetings with administration and IT. Most of the meeting was then devoted to the possible establishment of a UIRA student scholarship fund. An endowed scholarship would require a donation of $50,000; a non-endowed scholarship would require a minimum of $12,500. Several board members met with Duff Ridgeway of the UI Foundation, who noted that of the 106 groups the Foundation had worked with in the past five years, only three had been able to reach the $50,000 amount necessary to establish an endowed scholarship. President Robalino distributed an anonymous survey to voting board members to poll their opinions about how to proceed on this matter.

Some future programs of UIRA include the political stock market and tours of the new Hancher and music buildings.

EFC Program Committee – Menninger, Gussin

Lecture Series – Bill Buss in February if his health permits; Arthur Bonfield in March. Or, perhaps they will switch months.
Annual Meeting – perhaps the new UI President?
EFC programs – Lynette Marshall for some time in the spring. Menninger will try to coordinate.

Elections – Gussin

Dorfman is the only member whose 2nd term ends at the end of this academic year. Eligible for a 2nd term are: Kuntz, Menninger, Flanagan, Jepsen. Lim is eligible for election to a first term. It is desirable to have multiple candidates for each position.

Speaker Andrew Beckett, Assistant Dean, University College – The Problem of Student Retention

Highlights of remarks:

The University College oversees orientations and On-Iowa, Mapworks, at-risk students & alcohol harm reduction.
The UI has seen a rise in graduation rates from 82% to 87% from 2006-2015.
The 2014 Higher Learning Commission Quality Institute (HLCQI) focused on Pell Grant students and 1st gen students.
TIER suggested that increasing graduation rates would garner $17M in net revenue. Conclusions from discussion suggest that there are many ways to view this finding.
Regents Admission Index (RAI) – a score of 245 is needed to be admitted to the Regent’s Universities. Various stats are being determined for retention rates for groups, e.g. 1st gen, low-income, international, minority.
Ways in which EFC members may be willing to help: teaching 1-hour credit seminars; dialogue with students re: placement; education re: myths; mentors/tutors.

Following Dr. Beckett’s presentation, he provided the following information: I really enjoyed the time with the council—seems like a very engaged group. I’ve mentioned your willingness to be involved in a couple of conversations with colleagues. I think there may be some opportunities with several pre-semester programs that my staff plans to pilot this fall (one for open majors and another for first-generation students).

A lot of the first year initiatives have come from the student success team (SST). If a few of your members are willing to participate in SST, I think it would be beneficial to both groups. SST is sponsored by the Office of the Provost and open to all faculty and staff. Quite honestly during my tenure I’ve found it to be more staff versus faculty driven. We could certainly benefit from more faculty involvement. I believe we’re getting a new website, but you can simply join the listserv at http://sst.provost.uiowa.edu/join-the-sst-2/ There are several hundred faculty and staff on the listserv—you can pick and choose which initiatives you’re involved with—most recently there has been a group working on better integrating international and domestic students and another group looking at ways to embed leadership opportunities in both the curricular and co-curricular experience. As I mentioned at our meeting, many of our high impact practices (first year seminars, supplemental instruction, learning communities) were proposed from a SST committee.

Next meeting February 1, 2016

The meeting & presentation adjourned at 11:00 a.m.

Minutes by Jamie Sharp

Emeritus Faculty Council Minutes

November 2, 2015

The meeting was called to order at 9:37 a.m. by President Gussin

Attendance: Boe, Clinton, Donham, Dorfman, Flanagan, Gussin, Jepsen, Johnson, Kuntz, Levin, Lim, Menninger, Shantz, Sharp, Stoner & Weingeist

Minutes approval - Sharp

The October 12, 2015 minutes were approved as circulated (Boe 1st, Menninger 2nd). Sharp noted that committee reports sent after a meeting will be presented at the next meeting and included in those minutes.

Dr. Robert Summers’ passing was noted. His service to the AEF was appreciated.

Others who have died recently include: Weston, Anderson, Smith, Muehl, Knapp and Newman.

Boe questioned whether Professor George Newman was granted emeritus status. He will follow-up on this. (Note: post meeting, Boe received the following response from the Provost: Our records show Professor Neumann was a tenured professor since 1984. He received emeritus status on 5/15/2015. The documentation/termination is in process to terminate his appointment due to his death on 10-26-2015.)

Committee Reports

1.Faculty Senate – Menninger. The Faculty Senate met on 27 October 2105. After dispensing with the usual housekeeping matters the Senate turned
to New Business:

optimize classroom scheduling, especially department-controlled spaces and "off grid" classes -- those scheduled at non-standard times fornon-standard intervals;
improve classroom utilization: evaluation team concluded there is no need for additional space but they did not consider the appropriateness of extant space for evolving pedagogy;
E-learning: increase enrollment rates by 10-15% annually via on-line versions of general education and summer courses [there appears to be no agreed explanation as to why MOOCs are not more effective].

The Research Track Faculty policy recommendations, discussed in the Faculty Council report, were passed. The Senate then entered into executive session for "Sharing ideas for Advancing the University" and your humble reporter left the room.2. Library – Dorfman Library Committee Meeting, October 26, 2015

2. The meeting was devoted to updates since our last meeting in Spring 2015. John Culshaw, University Librarian, and Carmelita Pickett, Associate University Librarian, discussed the following:

The Open Access Fund: More items from the humanities have been added to broaden the STEM focus. There is a total of $75,000 in the fund, which will pay publication costs of up to $3,000 for journal articles or book chapters and up to $5,000 for monographs.
The Google Book Fund: Over 49,000 items have been sent to Google for scanning. This is a little more than half the 80,000 current maximum. All these books were published before 1923.
CIC Shared Print Repository: Publications from Elsevier, Springer, Wiley and other publishers will be shared online. These are rarely used volumes; the paper journals are being withdrawn from shelves.
Heinz Rd. Annex Replacement Facility: This storage facility is being relocated to Independence Rd. because the FEMA lease expires soon. It will store many more items than the Heinz Rd. Annex and thus requires a large moving job. The new warehouse will be shared with the University Bookstore, School of Music, and the Division of Performing Arts.
Main Library Gallery: This has been completely renovated and an event was held for Friends of the Library. There will be a grand opening in Jan/Feb 2016.
Committee members were invited to a luncheon with Roger Schonfeld, Director of Ithaka S + R Libraries Scholarly Communication Program, who will be in Iowa City on Nov. 16 to share and discuss results of the faculty survey here at Iowa, how the results relate to the UI Libraries Strategic Plan, and how our faculty responses compare to those for the other Regents’ institutions and nationally.

3. Campus Planning Committee - Levin. October 16, 2015 (Meeting Minutes - pending approval)

Members Present: Jay Currie, Katie Gandhi, Michael Geneser, Paul Hanley, Barbara Mooney, Claire Sponsler, Emily Starr
Others Present: Joe Bilotta, Adam Cannon, Bret Gothe (UI Strategic Communications), Sadie Greiner, Don Guckert, Eric Holthaus, Kevin Kregel, James Phelps (OPN), Dave Ricketts, Jacob Varvel (IMU Marketing)
Call to Order: Barbara Mooney called the meeting to order.
Previous Minutes: Minutes of the September 4, 2015, CPC meeting were approved as distributed.

ACTION / DISCUSSION ITEM(S):

BigBelly Solar Containers at IMU
Eric Holthaus (UI Sustainability Coordinator) and Brett Gothe (IMU Marketing Director) presented a proposal for colorful display wrappings to be placed on three BigBelly trash/recycling containers that the IMU is piloting. The containers would be placed at the east, south and west entrances to the IMU and would display information principally related to recycling and sustainability.
The committee reviewed examples used by UNI and ISU that illustrated a range of options. The ensuing discussion included CPC’s role to address campus appearance versus the effectiveness of campus recycling efforts; the appeal the proposed graphics has on the current generation of students; the similarities of this proposal with the many other rejected/approved display requests from various campus departments; and the duration for the proposed displays.
The committee requested a toned down version be brought back for further consideration.
Daum Hall – Repair Soffits and Canopy
Adam Cannon (Facilities Management Project Manager) and James Phelps (Rohrbach Associates Architect) presented a proposal for altering the entrance canopy and sunshades for Daum Hall. The current canopy is in disrepair and the project team is proposing maintaining the current saw-tooth design by wrapping the concrete structure in metal and hiding the drain piping behind the metal and widened front columns. The sunshades structures on the sides of the building would be replaced with a “lighter” structural design that would respect the original architecture.
The committee supported of the design changes, but questioned the proposal to maintain the turquoise color on the canopy. The committee recommended that the project team select a color that is more contemporary and consistent and compatible with the surrounding environment and return for final review.

Parking and Transportation – Jepsen. October 29, 2015

Of particular interest to EFC is the reassurance I received directly from Dave Ricketts, Administrative Services Director, that Emeritus Parking permits would NOT change…he said it with a smile!

The meeting was taken up with two sets of reports, Campus Project Updates by Dave Ricketts and CAMBUS Service Updates (reported by administrator of CAMBUS, who's name I did catch.

Highlights from (a very thorough report of) Project updates:

Madison Street Residence Hall, scheduled to open fall, 2016 will significantly affect traffic flow and parking.
City of Iowa City and UI are continuing to conduct a downtown traffic study. Proposal to make Jefferson and Market two-way streets is being negotiated.
Hospital Ramp 2 will open before Thanksgiving, later than planned.
Changes in Cashiering at all ramps and lots are nearly completed.
UI-City Zip Car fleet has expanded to 10; usage up slightly and UI “membership” has increased dramatically.
Bike Share (bike rental) is being planned; RFP to be issued by next fall.
Motorcycle/Moped parking has been expanded at Newton Road Ramp and Library Lots…both are full most days.
LED lighting being installed in ramps will save utility costs.

Highlight from CAMBUS updates:

Research Park service extension from one to two buses reducing interval between buses to 30 minutes (from 45).

5. Senior College – Donham & Johnson

Peggy Houston has retired as chair of the committee.

Spring semester programs include: Jazz; Biology of Aging, 3-D Printing; Human Origins; Hygenic Lab; Genome Mapping; City of Literature; Shakespeare; Philosophy and Sustainability.

6. EFC Program Committee – Menninger

Dec. 7th meeting – Beckett will speak on admissions retention.

Teresa Mangum is a possible speaker on the Oberman Center.

Sharp will forward contact information for Lynette Marshall (spring semester speaker) to Menninger.

7. EFC Lecture Series - Gussin

11/12 @ 4p.m. Biology Bldg. East – The History of Reforms in Intercollegiate Football - William Hines, Professor Emeritus, College of Law

12/1 - Gerry Rushton, Public Health and Geography

Speaker suggestions for spring semester are requested. Several potential speakers did not work out. We may have to relax our rules to allow for EFC members to speak. Members agreed that they will not be offended if not asked to speak.

Other Business

Meeting w/ Assoc. Provost Kregel – Gussin & Boe

IT – The UI is changing server location. Faculty can make changes themselves. Granting usage to EF is based on costs. Perhaps EF would be willing to pay a small fee.

Voting privileges –
Faculty Senate – letter to president
FRIC – “good idea”
Research Council – “good idea”

Any changes to voting in these three committees would require a change in the Operations Manual.

Live Well – currently no provision for EF; no decisions
Carve-out Medicare Supplement – Associate Provost is not aware of this issue

Emeritus Status – Gussin

Discussion regarding a request for EF status – the request does not fulfill the requirements for EF status and will be sent back to the Provost’s office with a recommendation of “no approval.”

Gussin will compose and send the response.

AROHE – Gussin

Traditionally, the Provost has paid for 2 EFC members to attend the bi-annual AROHE meeting. Several weeks ago, Gussin received an email from the Provost’s office containing the AROHE newsletter (https://email.uiowa.edu/owa/?ae=Item&a=Open&t=IPM.Note&id=RgAAAAC8VnOoHhbREZcIAAD4dS09BwAK99n8YuPQEZb0AAD4dS09AAAACARKAADdB4Q0WLSHQoNBRYr4SLHTAAARHhL%2bAAAA&pspid=_1446997817530_760219315)

Should we continue with an interest in this organization and should we continue to attend? No action was taken on these questions.

Other Comments

Levin – making distinctions between “mentor” and “mentee” – as in life, it works both ways. One cannot “mentor” an entire group of students. Students have to want to be mentored by a faculty member.

Lim – reported that there will be another protest against the new UI President today at noon on the Pentacrest.

Next Meeting: December 7, 2015.

The meeting adjourned at 10:37 a.m.

Minutes by Jamie Sharp

Emeritus Faculty Council Minutes

October 12, 2015

The meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m. by President Gussin

Attendance: Gussin, Menninger, Johnson, Jepsen, Clinton, Kuntz, Boe, Flanagan, Shantz, Weingeist, Donham, Levin, Stoner & Sharp

Minutes approval - Sharp- The September 11, 2015 minutes were approved as circulated (Minninger 1st, Boe 2nd).

Committee Reports

1. FRIC – Clinton

9/11/2015

Presentation by UI Health Systems for a diabetes pilot “Aim@Diabetes” which uses telehealth monitoring to connect enrollee to a care team. Real time glucose monitoring. Offered to UI Choice beneficiaries, no indication if this includes retired persons. Another of cost saving benefits projected; will review findings after one year to include other chronic illness management. FRIC committee voted to support
Health Care premium rates were discussed. There has been no increase for the past three years. Committee supported raise to address increasing expenses. No increase in dental rates recommended for 2016.
Transgender care continues to be discussed but has not yet been presented to regents. Will continue discussion at next meeting.

10/2/2015

Health Care rates for 2016 rose approximately 10-12 % and the health care spending account limit also increased. Will provide increases when minutes are posted.
Transgender Care continues to be discussed and has not moved to regents but FRIC representatives did meet with Dr. Robillard. May be an issue of non-compliance with federal law about non-discrimination.
TIAA/CREF VSRP loans discussed. People enrolled may take up to 45% of available funds with a minimum withdrawal of $1,000. Limits on number of loans discussed. Committee voted to leave current policy alone.
Specialty drug benefit discussed. Currently this falls under medical benefits. However significant cost savings in out of pocket expenses if this moves under the pharmacy benefits. UI choice retirees do not need Medicare Part D. B. Sorofman clarified that we could better understand impact overall by moving under pharmacy benefit. Committee voted to support moving to pharmacy benefit.
Life insurance rates will not change in 2016. Issue of proof of insurability brought up. Currently this is not required. This becomes an issue if the maximum of $400,000 payout occurs frequently. At present this has not been a problem. FRIC will monitor.

2.Faculty Senate – Menninger

The Faculty Council quickly disposed of housekeeping issues and moved on to New Business:

1) IT-TIER update (Steve Fleagle, Chief Information Officer). The goal of a single IT system for all Regents' institutions is almost achieved. Most local staff will not be relocated. Among rumors to be scotched: support not to be moved "offshore"; one size fits all versus special cases will preserve the latter. Data centers and servers will be centralized, also help desk, device advice and generalized support, but discipline-specific consulting will continue to be local. The implementation of this regime change will be college by college: Law is largely complete, CLAS is in progress (expected to last until the end of the year). Among local support personnel there will be more generalists and fewer specialists but the latter will be freed up from general support duties. There were several complaints about computers turning off in the middle of uses (e.g., all-night experiments, seminar presentations); can't this be prevented. The problem is being addressed.

2) TIER recognition program (Christina Bohannan, Susan Vos): excellence will be recognized in Service, Innovation and Advancing the TIER initiative. All faculty will be eligible (including clinical- and research-track with >=50% appointment).

3) Sexual misconduct survey (Carolyn Hartley) will be conducted soon (starting 10/26/15 for 45 days) and will poll voluntarily all university students. The survey will be on-line, take ~30 minutes to complete, and can be interrupted if restarted on the same computer. The anti-violance coalition subcommittee organizing the survey is hoping for a 30% response rate. This survey (or ones like it) is being done at many unversities (some results already published) and may in the future be a federal requirement. Data will be FERPA-protected (not so easily done with a sampling approach, although that might have advantages of greater participation and less selection of respondents).

4) Research-Track Policy Recommendations (Lois Cox): Recommendations included that the policy should explicitly describe the role of salary support, including a statement regarding the possibility (but not the guarantee) of bridging support in the event of termination of external funding, etc. There were also provisons concerning written notice of termination due to end of funding: three months for terminations before the end of the appointment. Termination or non-renewal for reasons other than end of funding requires written notice of three months for the initial appointment or six months for a second or subsequent appointment. It was emphasized that all these eventualities should be spelled out in the letter offering a research-track appointment. During discussion it was noted that the policy forbids use of general fund monies for supporting research track faculty. At present only the College of Medicine has research-track faculty and their numbers total 20-30, well below the Operations Manual limit of 10% (or eight) of tenure-track faculty.

The Council then entered into executive session for "Sharing ideas for Advancing the University" and your humble reporter left the room.

3. Library – no report

4. Parking/Security – Jepsen (& Gussin)

The previously discussed parking complaint of a dentistry emeritus faculty was updated. Sharp had spoken w/ a dentistry administrator who reported that the individual was rarely in the building and could as easily park in the visitors (cashiered lot). Parking rules for EF seem to be clear and the request does not seem to fall within the guidelines. No further action will be taken at this time.

5. Senior College – Donham & Johnson

There are 10 full programs this semester and there will be 10 in the spring semester.

6. EFC Program Committee – Menninger

There is still an interest in having Lynette Marshall as a speaker – possibly for our Nov. or Dec. meeting. Sharp will contact Ms. Marshall. Topics might include the role of EF in the University and giving (the Foundation would benefit from advocating for EF in the Univeristy); current status of givers withdrawing their support; general Foundation updates.

Other potential speakers: Associate Provost Kevin Kregel; incoming President Harrell; Doug True; Lynette Marshall (Sharp will issue invitation).

7. EFC Lecture Series - Gussin

10/15 @ 4p.m. Biology Bldg. East – Diabetes Mellitus: A Contemporary Look at an Ancient Disease - Daryl Granner, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biochemistry

11/12 @ 4p.m. Biology Bldg. East – The History of Reforms in Intercollegiate Football - William Hines, Professor Emeritus, College of Law

12/1 Jerry Rushton, Public Health and Geography

8. UIRA

Debra Hughes of Staff Benefits will speak to UIRA about benefits for retirees on October 29th from 2-4 p.m. at Parkside Church.

Other Business

Pending meeting w/ Assoc. Provost Kregel – Gussin & Boe

Meeting topic suggestions: IT/Lynda; Live Well Program; relevant UI committees/full participation (e.g. Faculty Senate, FRIC, Research Council); reminder of our survey results; use of adjuncts and grad students.

Email/Office 365 – Boe

The UI is changing from a self-run email service to a contracted service called Office 365. It will provide for applications of Word, Excel and Power Point. All information will be in Microsoft Cloud. Training resources are available. The transition is in progress and emeritus faculty is included.

For further information: www.its.ui.edu/office365

Role of EFC in President Search Acitivites – Gussin

There was no decision that EFC should take a position at this time. Members, however, are free to write letters or editorials as they wish. Clinton will submit a letter (possibly as a guest column) that talks to the issue of accreditation.

Academic Service Opportunities Survey – Gussin

About 15 people completed the survey at the Annual meeting. Should we send out to all EF? Discussion: would this survey duplicate anything that is already in the annual survey? No decision was made.

Next Meeting: November 2, 2015.

The meeting adjourned at 10:37 a.m.

Minutes by Jamie Sharp

Emeritus Faculty Council Minutes

September 11, 2015

The meeting was called to order at 10:03 a.m. by President Gussin

Attendance: Gussin, Menninger, Johnson, Clinton, Kuntz, Boe, Flanagan, Shantz, Weingeist, Donham, Dorfman & Sharp

Minutes approval - Sharp- The June 15, 2015 minutes were approved as circulated.

EFC Meeting Dates (Mondays, 9:30-11:00 am, UCC 2520B) - Gussin

10/12 2/1 5/2

11/2 3/7

12/7 4/4

AEF Annual Meeting: 5/9/2016, 10:00-1:00, UCC 2520D

Review of Committee Assignments - Gussin

EFC Committees

1. EFC Secretary: Jamie Sharp

2. Program Committee: Kelley Donham, John Menninger, Mark Schantz, Irwin Levin

3. Emeritus Faculty Lectures: Gary Gussin, David Jepsen, Tom Weingeist

4. Elections: Tom Weingeist, Warren Boe, Vicky Lim

5. Communications/Web Site: Warren Boe, George Johnson, Doug Flanagan

5A. Survey Leftovers: Lorraine Dorfman, Irwin Levin

EFC representatives to other activities/committees

6. Campus Planning: Irwin Levin, Jim Stoner

7. Faculty Senate/Council: John Menninger, Mark Schantz

8. FRIC: Patricia Clinton, Vicky Lim

9. Hancher: Patricia Clinton, Ken Kuntz

10. UIRA Liaison: Jamie Sharp, Lorraine Dorfman

11. Rec. Services: Jim Stoner, Doug Flanagan

12. Research Council: Gary Gussin

13. Senior College: George Johnson, Kelley Donham

14. Univ. Library: Ken Kuntz, Lorraine Dorfman

15. Parking and Transportation: David Jepsen

BUSINESS

EFC Lecture Series – Gussin

8/26 @ 4p.m. 116 ABW (previously held) Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel - Professor Wallace Tomasini

9/15 @ 4p.m. Biology Bldg. East – Why Cities Matter: Global and Comparative Perspectives on Class Politics and Democratic Reform in Urban Life, 1890-1925 - Shelton Stromquist, Professor Emeritus, Department of History

10/15 @ 4p.m. Biology Bldg. East – Diabetes Mellitus: A Contemporary Look at an Ancient Disease - Daryl Granner, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biochemistry

11/12 @ 4p.m. Biology Bldg. East – The History of Reforms in Intercollegiate Football - William Hines, Professor Emeritus, College of Law

Parking Problem - Gussin

An emeritus professor has been writing to EFC Past President Kuntz and now President Gussin about a perceived change in policy regarding his key card allowing access to Lot 40. He previously paid $20 for a magnetic card and now it is not functional. There has been no change in parking policies which allow emeritus faculty access to gated lots if they are actively teaching or doing research. They can park in open lots and in cashiered lots. Sharp was tasked with contacting Dentistry about the situation. She will report back to Gussin.

IT Access – Gussin

The reason that emeritus faculty aren’t extended IT services is that the University has to pay for each person. Cost and policy are at the heart of the matter. Gussin wants to pursue establishing emeritus faculty as “active faculty.”

Library

No report. Dorfman & Kuntz will ask if access to the faculty study room has been resolved. Also, they will try to determine how many regular and emeritus faculty are using the room.

Live Well and Rec. Center - Gussin

Seniors can use the original Rec. Center (near the football practice complex) for $20/year.

The Live Well program promotes good health practices in the work place to potentially lower health care costs. It is not available to emeritus faculty. As we are insured by the University, it would make sense that EF be included.

Program Committee – Gussin

We would like to have 2-3 speakers at our meetings during the ’15-16 year. The Program Committee was tasked with seeking out speakers. We would still be interested in someone from IT and possibly Lynette Marshall and the new UI President.

Review suggestions found in the 6/15/15 minutes for suggestions in planning the 2016 Annual Meeting.

Faculty Senate Report - Menninger

4:00 pm, Tuesday, September 15, 2015, 101 Biology Building East

The Faculty Senate had a special meeting 9/8/15 to discuss the presidential search and choice; standing room only.

The Faculty Senate President gave opening remarks in which the word "betrayal" occurred several times. She averred that despite claims from the Board of Regents that faculty opinion on the presidential search was sought and valued she felt faculty, Senate (and students and staff) opinions were ignored; prolonged applause.

The discussion was wide ranging, eventually becoming focused on a vote of no confidence in the Regents. It was pointed out that while the regents' own strategic plan included goals such as "transparency", "shared governance", etc., their behavior was observed to be significantly different. Several speakers (not all of whom were senators) emphasized the importance of making a narrative that addresses the concerns of Iowans generally -- i.e., not seeming merely a fit of
pique by faculty. On the contrary side it was noted that such a motion was unlikely to have any effect on regent behavior, certainly not to withdraw the offer of the presidency, and might in fact backfire on the faculty. These sentiments were not widely accepted and the motion carried by a substantial majority (consult official minutes for the numbers). Notable by its absence was any audible suggestion that unionization of faculty might be a good idea, nor serious reference to 4.5 million pieces of silver.

A professional economist pointed out that this kind of motion was unlikely to have any practical effect and while he supported it he would go back to his college and spend his time doing what was in his job
description: teaching students, research in his field and service. He noted that what was not in his job description was tutoring a university president on how to do the job: he accepted employment at the university under the assumption the administration already knew what it was doing. He seemed disappointed.

Presidential Search/Selection Aftermath

Dr. Victoria Lim’s letter (letter follows) was discussed as well having a general discussion about the hiring of Mr. Harreld as UI’s next president. The EFC does not feel that a statement would be of any benefit. However, members should feel free to write letters to editors and opinion pieces. Dr. Gussin distributed a personal letter and asked for feedback.

Dr. Clinton spoke to accreditation standards specifically to assumed practices and conflicts of interest. The UI will have its accreditation review in 2-3 years and it will be interesting to see if deficiencies arise.

Dr. Lim’s letter:

I am writing this note to find out if the EFC is planning to put out any statement protesting the choice of Mr. Harreld as the new president by the Board of Regents.

I could not believe the choice of Mr. Harreld when I saw his name on the Internet. I thought there might be some clerical error in that announcement, but it was not. The Board of Regents chose him despite knowing that the majority of the university community viewed him as unqualified for the job. It appears that the opinion of the faculty is of no concern to the regents.

The intention of the Regents to demote this university started last year when they siphoned support from us to the other two Regent’s universities. And now, they chose a president who would align in every way with their policy to change this university into a local vocational institution –accept local students and trained them to serve our community here. That is a perfectly legitimate goal but we already have many such facilities in Iowa. What the state needs is a center of higher learning, as exemplified by the University of Iowa, which includes different science disciplines as well as emphasis on the arts, humanities and social sciences. Education is not a business. Balance of budget is important, but should not be its singular focus. There is an old Chinese saying that it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to rear people. In a research university, one needs to take a really long-term view –not ten, but a hundred years.

The University of Iowa was established in 1847 and it took more than one and a half century of nurturing from the state and countless people to reach its current status of a major research university. It would be extremely illogical to suppress its future development just for the goal of achieving a desirable bottom line.

Contrary to what the regents referred to as “status quo”, the university has been evolving constantly, otherwise there would not be so much construction going on and there would not be so much foreign students. It is a campus that is vibrant and rich with a wide spectrum of talents. The faculty and the students would like to continue the tradition of learning, thinking and pursuing research.

The report stated that the decision to appoint Mr. Harreld was unanimous among the regents. I am surprised that given such an unusual candidate and the complexity of managing a university, there was not even one dissenting vote. I am also surprised that Mr. Harreld was even selected as one of the four finalists.

PS: I must clarify that this note is not a personal attack on Mr. Harreld, who is a highly accomplished business manager. It is the choice by the Board of Regents that has taken me aback.

Victoria Lim

UIRA Report 9/8 - Dorfman

A lot of the meeting was devoted to reports from members about items that had accumulated over the summer. The following were some of the highlights:

Jean Hood reported that the UIRA archives are now located on the 3rd floor of University Library. They contain minutes of the meetings, Gray Hawk newsletters, membership lists, etc.
President Beverly Robalino reported on the Big Ten Conference at Michigan State. One interesting idea was establishing an endowed scholarship at UI, as has been happening at least one other institution. The group discussed this and decided to pursue the possibility of a UIRA scholarship, possibly with an aging focus, and a subcommittee was formed.
There will be a new member reception on Sept 17 at the Coralville Public Library.
Service award plaques will be mounted at the IMU near the Main Lounge.
Beverly Robalino would like to start a new focus group, the Gray Hawk Steppers, which would be a regular walking group at Coral Ridge Mall.
Ken Starck met with a TIAA-CREF representative about possible joint efforts with UIRA.
Membership: there are currently 642 members, but over 100 have not renewed their membership for the coming year.

Other Business

Death/Remembrances

Jim Lindberg died recently.

Q: Should we do more than list deaths in the annual program and have a collective moment of silence?

Discussion: anything more than we do would probably require too much oversite. Is our annual program booklet on the website?

(Jamie will seek out an answer to this question.)

FRIC, Research Council and Faculty Senate (and probably other committees as well)

EFC reps do not have voting rights but can speak at meetings. Should we seek official status as a University group? Gussin will discuss with Provost. It is important that the EF voice be heard especially on FRIC where we are stake-holders.

President’s Goals – Gussin

Establish the AFC as an official University group with voting status and emeritus faculty as active faculty.

Next Meeting: October 12, 2015.

The meeting adjourned at 11:05 a.m.

Minutes by Jamie Sharp

Emeritus Faculty Council Minutes

June 15, 2015

The meeting began informally with self-introductions at 9:35 a.m.

Attendance: Boe, Clinton, Donham, Dorfman, Flanagan, Gussin, Johnson, Kuntz, Levin, Menninger, Sharp, & Weingeist

Minutes approval –May, 2015

EFC - 5/4/15: approved as circulated.

AFC – 5/11/15: approved as circulated

Election of Council Member(s) Discussion – Gussin & Weingeist

The election of someone to replace Summers was discussed. Could we appoint someone without taking a vote? A paper ballot is not necessary if a vote is taken - could it be done electronically . Weingeist and Johnson will consider possible candidates to fill Summers’ term.

It was decided that a thorough review of the Bylaws is in order to better understand what our options are at this point. Also, are there parts of the Bylaws that need updating?

Clinton and Sharp and possibly other(s) will review the Bylaws.

This is the link to the Bylaws:

http://www.uiowa.edu/emeritusfaculty/association-emeritus-faculty-bylaws

Request from Provost – Kuntz

The Provost requested that the EFC confer emeritus status on Professor V. Subramanian.

A motion to do so passed.

Annual Meeting Debriefing – Sharp

Sharp made several suggestions for next year’s meeting:

Self-introductions at the beginning of the meeting
1 page/2 sided w/ President’s/EFC’s annual report on one side and previous year’s minutes on the other side
President’s presentation might include a brief history of the AFC/EFC, what we do, etc. and relationship to the UIRA
Have a sign-in sheet
Put our web address on the front of the program

Other discussion included ways to get more attendees and having a speaker(s) that would be a big draw.

Election of EFC officers – Gussin

Gussin began the discussion of election of officers for the coming year. He proposed two options:

Have President Kuntz and VP Gussin continue for another year in their current roles or
Have VP Gussin move into the Presidency and elect a new VP

Kuntz and Gussin excused themselves to allow the Council members to discuss the options.

Motion: Sharp/Clinton to have Gussin move into the Presidency. Passed.

Kuntz and Gussin returned to the meeting. Discussion and nomination for VP ensued. It was noted that the VP would need to have at least two years remaining in their term.

Motion: Levin/? to elect Boe as VP. Passed.

(Secretary’s note: we did comply w/ the Bylaws.)

Discussion also included a more formalized role for the immediate past president. Perhaps this individual would take responsibility for planning the annual meeting.

Gussin and Boe will plan a meeting w/ the Provost in the near future.

Committee Assignments

Committee assignments will be deferred to the September meeting. Meanwhile, members should be thinking about what positions they will take on. Here is the link to the current list of committees:

http://www.uiowa.edu/emeritusfaculty/leadership-officers-and-committees-efc

Faculty Survey - Boe

Boe presented preliminary results of the survey. 660 were sent out; there were 150 completions. The results should be made available with responses posted anonymously.

Gussin and Boe will present this information to the Provost when they meet.

EFC Speakers

Possible speaker for an early fall meeting: Lynette Marshall

Motion - Gussin/Johnson: To express thanks and appreciation to Kuntz for two years of Council leadership. Passed with applause.

Next Meeting: September 14, 2015.

The meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m.

Minutes by Jamie Sharp

Association of Emeritus Faculty Minutes

May 11, 2015, Room 2520OD UCC

The meeting was called to order at 10:05 a.m. by President J. Kenneth Kuntz. Kuntz welcomed everyone then introduced the Emeritus Faculty Council members in order of longevity of term:

Dorfman, Gussin, Weingeist, Levin, Flanagan, Jepsen, Menninger, Summers, Juntz, Boe, Craft-rosenberg, Donham, Johnson, Shantz, Sharp, Stoner.

Kuntz reported on the meetings of the EFC: The Council met monthly beginning in August (in lieu of a meeting in September) through May. The Council does not meet in January. He reported on the Emeritus Faculty Lecture Series which was instituted by Professor Gussin:

September, Miriam Gilbert on Shakespeare in Performance: Rehearsal Room, Stage and Screen
October, Linda Kerber on Why Diamonds Really are a Girl’s Best Friend
November, H.D. Hoover on Selected Scientific Decisions
December, Michael Apicella on Mechanism of Adaptation of Bacteria
January, Don Gurnett on The Incredible Journey of Voyager 1 into Interstellar Space
February, Elizabeth Aubrey on Medieval Scribes and the Absurdity of Music Notation
March, Betty Maher on J.S. Bach's Psalm-Linked Flute Gavotte and his Quodlibet Spoof
April, Christine Grant on Equality or Sanity in Intercollegiate Athletics? Now is the Time to Choose!
May, Joseph Frankel on How to Build an Organism: Pattern Formation in Single-Celled Protozoa and its Relation to Animal Development

Kuntz commended Professor Gussin for his excellent series of programs.

Committee Reports

Senior College – Peggy Houston

The Senior College began in the Spring of 2002 and just completed its 27th session w/ this Spring’s programs. The classes were deemed successful, with over 500 registrants.
Course offerings for the Fall, 2015 session include:

Charles Dickens' Great Expectations: The Crime of Being Too Young - Teresa Mangum
Four Big Unsolved Problems in Astrophysics - Robert Mutel
May You Live in Interesting Times: The Age of Enlightenment (the music of 1650-1800) - Timothy Hankewich
Don Quixote - Ana M. Rodriguez-Rodriguez
Reflecting on Origins: Genesis 1-50 and Its Biblical Disclosures – J. Kenneth Kuntz

The Art of Opera - Katherine Eberle, Robert Ketterer and Roberta Montemorra Marvin

International Literature at the University of Iowa - Each week, two writers will read and discuss their works
Critical Thought as Applied to False Flags - Paul Meyer
Almost Everything You Wanted to Know About your Eyes in Health and Disease - Tom Weingeist

Emeritus Faculty (and active faculty) Study at the Main Library – J. Kenneth Kuntz

The Faculty study is now complete and available for use. It is on the 3rd floor, north end of the Main Library. A current Iowa One card is required and, for the present, users must activate their card at the Library’s administrative office. Entry into the study will then be possible by swiping the card.
If members still have an old UI ID card, the Iowa One card can be obtained in Jessup Hall.

Member Questions/Comments

Q: What is the relationship between the EFC and the UIRA?

A: Both groups will retain separate identities and members from both groups make up the Senior College Planning Committee.

There were no other general comments.

President Kuntz ask for a moment of silence in memory of members who died during the past year.

Self-introductions were made of all members present including their name, academic unit and the year they retired.

President Kuntz asked attendees to complete and turn in the form soliciting interest in Academic Service Opportunities

Highlights of Dr. Jean Robillard’s Presentation: Plans for and Status of the Search for a New UI President

Dr. Robillard made a brief presentation then opened the floor for questions and discussion. He noted that the Board of Regents (BoR) is running the search. Parker Executive Search is the hired search firm who will seek out candidates and vet them (cv’s, salary issues, willingness to serve if called for on-campus interviews and selection as president). The UI Search Committee (SC) consists of 21 people including 3 Regents (Rastetter, Dakovich, and Mulholland), 7 faculty, College of Business Dean, UI Foundation rep, alumni and public members and students.

The SC began meeting in April. It is hoped that candidates will be identified by July/August and then brought to campus for interviews in September. 3-4 names will be forwarded to the Regents who will make the ultimate choice. Candidates will be vetted so that they would commit to take the job if offered. Selection is expected to be made in September.

Dr. Robillard has met with deans, faculty, community leaders, union leaders and staff. He wants broad input into the process. Across the board, people want a president who is charismatic, is a good communicator, has a clear vision for the University and will promote the University positively.

There is a booklet and website where “all things presidential search” can be found. Dr. Robillard encourages feedback at: http://president.uiowa.edu/ui-president-search.

Question/Comments/Answers

Q: Last time, there were differences between the search committee and the Regents…..

A: With 3 Regents on this SC, there is an opportunity to discuss all aspects of the search in progress.

Q: Last time there were many public comments about seeking a woman president. Men may have been deterred from applying.

A: Regardless of gender, we want a president that we can be proud of.

Q: Previously, the University search committee had the primary involvement in searching for a president. Now, the Regents are primary in the search. History suggests that the searches didn’t turn out so badly so why are the Regents primary now?

A: The BoR has always been responsible for the search and selection of the UI President with advising from the SC. Historically, there have been times when no Regents have been on the SC and times when there have been Regents on the committee. The BoR evaluates all Regents’ University’s Presidents twice a year.

Q: What is the relationship between the search firm and the BoR?

A: Parker Executive Search was hired by the BoR and answers to them. They are helping to seek and vet candidates. There is no conflict of interest as Parker has no other searches on-going. The SC does have influence and reviews all Parker details.

Q: What about the size of the SC (21 members)?

A: The SC is large to allow for different constituent representation.

Q: Last time, there were political issues that affected the search. What about now?

A: Yes, there were multiple issues last time including internal problems on the BoR. This time is better. Everyone really wants a good leader.

Q: The length of a presidential tenure is ~5-7 years…..

A: Sally Mason is the longest-serving president since Sandy Boyd. The UI is well-positioned under Sally Mason. The balance between seeking a great president who will leave in 2-3 years vs. a very good president who will stay for a longer period is a challenge.

Q: There is some impression that the UI is “just another “business.” We need a president that can communicate the differences between business and a research university.

A: The University is made up of small businesses, academic units, faculties who have academic freedom and creativity. We are different from “big business.” We must become more independent because the State doesn’t have endless resources. We must find ways to be independent. The UI President must also be entrepreneurial.

I (Dr. Robillard) think that the Regents understand this.

Q: It has been said in the “press,” that the search will be broad….I hope that the search does include Corporate America…

A: There are probably people in Corporate America that understand academia.

Q: When the 3-4 finalists come on campus, will all details of hire (e.g. salary, terms, etc.) and pre-interviews be finalized?

A: The Salary will be very competitive, candidates will have been vetted and all details will be finalized. Campus visits will entail wider interviews w/ many individuals.

Q: In the search, will the UI be able to differentiate itself from other universities?

A: If we are hiring the best, producing the best research, etc. then we will differentiate ourselves. We need to market ourselves e.g. the arts, medicine, etc.

Q: How does the SC go about getting candidates?

A: Nominations come from known candidates, people that the SC nominates, Parker Executive Search nominees, etc.

Q: Concern about how candidates will react to the “elephant in the room” of reallocation…

A: We cannot hide the news about reallocation and performance-based education from the candidates – they will know. It is probable that performance-based education will not pass. We don’t know all the repercussions.

Q: Will the large size of the SC present a problem in recruiting candidates?

A: The SC recommends 3-4 candidates and with the size, there will probably be differing opinions. However, everyone wants a good president. “I don’t think we’ll have a mistrial.”

Q: Do we want a president who will do a “good job” and be around for a while or a president who will do a “great job” and leave to an Ivy League school?

A: We would rather have a great president.

Q: Would it be prudent to have more than 3-4 candidates make campus visits?

A: As with any search, candidates may bow out when they realize the competition and may bow out before coming to campus.

Q: The National trend is that universities and colleges are so dependent on States’ funding. We need to have a president that will have a good relationship with the legislature.

A: Yes, it is essential to the success of the University.

Dr. Robillard was thanked for his presentation and thanked the audience for their questions.

The meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m.

Minutes and notes by Jamie Sharp

Emeritus Faculty Council Minutes

May 4, 2015

The meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m. by Interim Chair Weingeist.

Attendance: Weingeist, Menninger, Johnson, Dorfman, Jepsen, Stoner, Levin, Summers, Sharp, Craft-Rosenberg and Donham

Minutes approval –April 6, 2015

Motion to approve minutes: Summers. Minutes were approved.

Elections - Weingeist

College of Nursing - Patricia Clinton will complete the remaining 2 year term for Martha Craft-Rosenberg with the option to run again for a second term of 3 years.

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Irwin Levin 2nd term of 3 years

Emeritus Faculty Lecture Series – Weingeist for Gussin

How to Build an Organism: Pattern Formation in Single-Celled Protozoa and its Relation to Animal Development

Dr. Joseph Frankel, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology

May 15, 2015, 4:00 pm, 101 Biology Building East

Committee Reports

FRIC Meeting May 1, 2015 – Craft-Rosenberg

Early Retirement Program

Sue Buckley reported on the Early Retirement Program this past year. Three hundred and two faculty members out of 1400 members were eligible. Only 197 applied. Fifty percent of those who applied were approved (16 contracts are still out), while 46% of the applications were denied. Resulting savings were $28.9 million. Of this amount $ 16.6 million were from the General Education Funds. Discussion from committee members addressed the loss in university organizational history.

Leadership Retirements

Both Richard Saunders and Sue Buckley are retiring this spring. The assistant of Richard Saunders, Debra Hughes, will be in charge when Richard retires June 12. Joan Troester will take the position now held by Sue Buckley June 30. Both Richard Saunders and Sue Buckley were thanked for their service.

Coverage for Transgender Healthcare Costs

A memo from FRIC has gone to the Office of the President, but no response has come, and it is unlikely a response will come during this period of transition. Richard Saunders provided some context for discussion. He stated that Rockwell Collins initiated coverage and Welmark is covering. However, there has been no overwhelming support.

New Retirement Options

In the past temporary employees had to be covered by IPERS by Iowa Code. Then, when a transition to TIAA-CREF was requested, these people could not have any employment for a period of one month, which is a hardship. Now, the state is saying employees can have IPERS life -time choice along with the option of TIAA-CREF. Currently, the university has17,000 employees in TIAA-CREF and five to six thousand in IPERS. Cost to the University is about the same ($60,000 difference).

Insurance Coverage for Storage of Eggs and Sperm

Richard Saunders reviewed the last two years. Five hundred people used the infertility clinic, and at the most 20 cases per year might seek coverage at a cost of $13,000 per cycle. Storage costs are $1000 per year. Welmark covers only those individuals with medical reasons. Very few companies offer this coverage. So far, these companies have been tech companies, and they use this coverage for publicity. This year 3 individuals applied to Welmark and were rejected. After much discussion, the FRIC committee voted to drop discussion related to insurance coverage for storage of eggs and sperm.

The next meeting of FRIC will be September 11, 2015.

EFC Discussion related to FRIC

With Saunders’ upcoming retirement, it would be good to meet w/ his successor, Debra Hughes. Summers and Donham will invite her to speak with us in October. Menninger suggested talking w/ the UIRA program committee (Robalino/Hausserman) to coordinate.

Johnson has previously written to FRIC asking about TIAA-CREF funds and why emeritus faculty can’t take advantage of all the funds that are available. Craft-Rosenberg reported that this has never been discussed at a FRIC meeting. Johnson has yet to receive an answer to his questions.

Faculty Survey

Drfman and Levin have finished a draft of the survey that will go to emeritus faculty.

Faculty Senate Meeting - April 28, 2015 – Menninger

The usual approvals of the April agenda, the March minutes, Senate and Council election results, Committee Recommendations and the 2013-2014 Motion Summary were accomplished without discussion. Ballots were circulated for VP and Secretary. Under New Business were two items of interest to emeritus faculty.

1. Ed Gillan, Chair of the Research Council introduced some proposed changes to its charter. One substantive change would be to abandon the current faculty membership requirement that there be at least two from physical sciences, two from biological sciences, two from social sciences and two from humanities; and two “at-large” members. The proposed system, unanimously recommended by the current Research Council, is

allow the Faculty Senate Committee on Committees to nominate 10 members of the faculty who have an interest, proficiency and involvement in research or creative activities. In addition there would be four staff members, appointed by the Staff Council; two student members, at least one of whom will be a graduate or professional student; the current single non-voting member appointed by the Emeritus Faculty Council; and the (non-voting) Director of the Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates. The Council Chair would be appointed from among the faculty members by the Senate President. Faculty membership will be limited to no more than one from a single department and the goal is “members that represent a range of research disciplines, including but not limited to the arts, biological sciences, engineering, health sciences, humanities, physical sciences and social sciences, including faculty members from disciplines here research is not customarily funded by external entities.” The recommendations were approved without discussion.

2. Anne Stapleton, Lecturer in English, presented the Lecturers Committee Report, a comprehensive (two years and four months in the preparation) account of the status of Lecturers at the University, including the results of opinion surveys. The committee preparing the report are themselves (six plus chair Stapleton) lecturers in various departments, colleges, etc. The definition of a “Lecturer” is a bit murky but seems to be someone appointed for a fixed term, with possibility of renewal. There is wide variation among Lecturers in respect of workload, salaries, processes for hiring, promotion and reappointment, etc. This report makes the case for more uniformity in these areas. In addition it recommends representation for Lecturers on the Faculty Senate, involvement in College governance, department appointment of Lecturers, and committees that form policy affecting Lecturers. The report recommended clarifying Lecturer eligibility for professional development opportunities: funding, awards, etc. Finally, they recommend clarity in the Operations Manual as to the faculty status of Lecturers and access to Faculty Dispute Procedures. There was significant discussion of the report by Senators – for example, querying the status of Lecturers at other CIC institutions. It was observed that access to faculty grievance procedures might mitigate non-uniformities in salaries and workloads. This would also help dissipate the current anxiety/fear that refusing additional work and/or responsibilities might result in contract non-renewal. The report will now presumably be taken up by the Faculty Council and, via channels, be directed up the administration totem pole to the Regents and result in changes to the Operations Manual. Stay tuned. There followed an encomium to retiring Senate President Alexandra Thomas and a vote of thanks that was carried by acclamation. Regents awards for Faculty Excellence and the Michael J. Brody award were announced (I didn't get the names). President Thomas made some concluding remarks and the meeting was adjourned.

The first meeting of the 2015-2016 Faculty Senate began immediately with remarks by President Christina Bohannan, Law (VP of the 2014-2015 Senate) and followed by the election results: Vice President (Thomas Vaughn, Public Health) and Secretary (Peter Snyder, Medicine).

EFC Discussion related to Faculty Senate

The status of the EFC representative will remain the same.

Highlights of Virginia Drake’s presentation

Virginia Drake, ITS Help Desk Team Lead, led her presentation in a Q & A format.

Q: Can emeritus faculty get operating systems at a discount?

A: At this time, only students get a discount (and that may end in the foreseeable future).

Q: Are there discounts for computer purchases?

A: Everyone can get a discount. Discounts come through providers (e.g. Apple, Dell)

Q: Anti-Virus protection …

A: Anti-virus protection changed when the UI ended its contract with Symantec. There are good programs listed on the ITS web site. Windows 8 comes with a built-in anti-virus program.

Q: Some emeritus faculty are still teaching. Can they use “Lynda?”

A: Lynda is an on-line software training program for educators. Virginia has no idea why emeritus faculty doesn’t have access and she will look into this. (Secretary’s note: lynda.uiowa.edu)

Q: What about use of the UI’s Outlook email?

A: Emeritus faculty are considered active faculty of the University. New retirees will still have UIowa email for “a while.” This may change in the future. Discussion: Suggest that Virginia look at the EFC web site for info about using email post retirement.

Hawkmail will be changing to Office 365. Departments should let all faculty know when this conversion takes place. There will also be information sent out from ITS.

Q: What about repair service?

A: All software services are free of charge. Discussion: possibly update the EFC site (and UIRA) w/ this information and also to remind people that the ITS Help Desk is always available.

Q: What is the status of the IRS identity theft/hacking?

A: 500-700 UI individuals were affected by the hack; the origin is still unknown. Discussion: other attempts at hacking personal computers come via calls “you are having trouble with your computer….” and emails with fraudulent web sites (these often contain typos in the subject line).

Check your anti-spam setting and set to MAX level!

Q: Does the UI use Twitter, Texting and other social media?

A: The UI does have a Twitter feed and uses social media. The only texting is for HawkAlerts and message to students regarding their computers (since often the email account has been closed or they just don’t read email).

The session concluded with the distribution of Virginia’s business card and an offer to be of help in the future.

The meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m.

Minutes by Jamie Sharp

Emeritus Faculty Council Minutes

April 6, 2015

The meeting was called to order at 9:33 a.m. by President Kuntz.

Attendance: Kuntz, Menninger, Johnson Levin, Weingeist, Summers, Gussin, Sharp, Dorfman, Craft-Rosenberg, Boe, Flanagan, Jepsen

Minutes approval –March 2, 2015

Minutes were approved. It was noted that links to the Rec Building (contained w/in the minutes) should be put on the EFC webpage.

EFC Meeting Speaker – Donham by report to Kuntz

Donham is still trying to reach Richard Saunders as a possible fall speaker. Menninger noted that the UIRA traditionally hosts Saunders in the fall and perhaps we wouldn’t need to have him to our meeting.

Boe reported that he is still attempting to reach Virginia Drake as a possible speaker for the May 4th EFC meeting.

EFC Elections – Weingeist

Craft-Rosenberg, who must resign her position on the Council, is seeking a nomination from Nursing.

Irwin will run representing the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Gussin is seeking an additional nomination.

EFC Lecture Series – Gussin

The Status of Men and Women in Intercollegiate Athletics: 42 Years after Title IX

Dr. Christine Grant, Professor Emerita,

Department of Health and Sports Studies

April 14, 2015, 4:00 pm, Tuesday, 101 Biology Building East

A May speaker is still open at this time.

EFC Annual Meeting – Summers/Boe

Monday, May 11th, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Jean Robillard will speak.

Brenda Bradley will send out notice with RSVP request.

Emeritus Faculty Questionnaire – Gussin

The purpose of the questionnaire is to determine if there is interest amongst emeritus faculty in serving on various university committees. This information will be provided to the Provost’s Office and Office of the Vice-President for Research and Development. The questionnaire was approved and will be placed in the booklet at the Annual Meeting.

It was noted that emeritus faculty are invited to attend the University’s Fall Convocation in cap and gown.

Committee Reports

Faculty Council meeting 2 March 2015 - Menninger

Leading off was a report by Mark Braun on the state-of-play of the TIER review. Interested faculty can consult efficiency.uiowa.edu (where the latest update, as of this report, is 6 February 2015). Among the changes will be new cooperation on Office Supplies and Computer Contracts. In response to a question about the academic 'case' of Time to Graduation, Braun assured the Council that the emphasis is on removing barriers like limited course offerings and awkward scheduling – administrative bottlenecks that inhibit timely progress. On-line and summer courses will be considered as methods to widen bottlenecks. In considering prolonged academic careers, clear distinctions will be made between full-time and part-time students. Among 'efficiency' issues under consideration are courses where, for example, the faculty meets with students twice a week: could once-a-week meetings suffice if supplemented by on-line work and/or meeting with adjuncts.

The general meeting was interrupted for over an hour by an executive session on state appropriations by Keith Saunders, Office of Governmental Relations and an item ominously titled “Faculty Tracks” by Kevin Kregel, Associate Provost for Faculty.

The general meeting resumed with a discussion of a new policy on Institutional Conflict of Interest (ICOI) – where the University and/or one of its administrative officers (down to level of department chairs) has a financial interest that might be construed as affected by the outcome of faculty research, especially research involving human subjects – by Jim Walker, Associate VP Research. [There is already in place an individual conflict of interest policy.] An institutional policy is not required by the NIH but is by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Subjects Protection Programs (AAHRPP). The proposed U/IA policy would generally prohibit such research – the risk to institutional reputation is great, even the perception of a conflict of interest – or, in the case of an officer's conflict, require divestiture. Where there are “compelling justifications” for conducting the research, a local Conflict of Interest Committee, appointed by the President, will decide on “stringent and effective” management mechanisms, which will typically require/involve supervision by personnel external to the institution – e.g., an external Institutional Review Board. [This Committee also judges whether a particular proposed project entails an ICOI.] Conflicts between the ICOI and the Principal Investigator will be resolved by the University President; appeals from that decision can be made to the Board of Regents. A question was asked about the possibility of external review of ICOIs. Walker responded that the experience of other institutions is that it is rare to have challenged projects go forward but when they do, external management is the rule.

Keven Ward, Human Resources, presented a printout of the recent “Working at Iowa” survey, limited to faculty responses. The discussion was brief and suggestions for greater detail were uniformly responded to receptively and politely, but limited by the necessity of checking first with “leadership.” One Counselor criticized the lack of opportunity for comments on items. The single result that stood out was the relative dissatisfaction of Associate Professors, relative to other ranks – e.g., “Workloads are distributed fairly in my unit” was disagreed with strongly by 12.9% of Associate, 4.3% by Assistant and 5.7% by Full Professors.

There was a brief description of the final membership of the Presidential Search and Screen Committee, which has yet to have its first meeting. The “Town Meeting” to elicit qualifications for the position (16 February) was embarrassingly sparsely attended – about 15, including members of the press. The later meeting for faculty had better luck (according to reports; your reporter was out of town). One Counselor asked what would happen if all the initially identified candidates were “mediocre”; the answer was “keep searching”.

Library Committee Report, March 9, 2015 - Dorfman

John Culshaw, University Librarian, first gave an update on the libraries. Regarding strategic planning, action plans and a one-page summary of major goals have been developed. There will be pop-up windows for computer users to solicit feedback about the library for strategic planning. The library will also solicit feedback from student government groups.

Culshaw noted another development is that loose journals in the library will soon be interfaced with bound journals.

Carmelita Pickett, Associate Librarian, reported on open access journals. Currently 80 articles on campus have been published this way, and 55 faculty have published. A question is whether the library should continue to support this, and ask the Provost for additional money for the project. Eventually the library would have to support this alone. Regarding the shared print repository, staff are now looking at Springer titles to add. Volume count is about 5,000 for Springer (there are even more from publishers like Elsevier). Emphasis in the shared print repository at present is on STEM disciplines, which take up most space in the library.

Pickett also noted that data have been collected from faculty focus groups regarding strategic planning and are being compiled; student focus groups are next.

Hancher Charter Committee Report, March 6, 2015 - Dorfman

This was a joint meeting with the Hancher Opening Committee. Staff will move into the building in March 2016 and the cranes will be gone by then. The committee discussed many possible opening events, but firm decisions have not yet been made. Ribbon cutting is planned during the weekend of September 8-11, 2016. Things are going according to schedule!

Miscellaneous Correspondence – Kuntz

Kuntz will send a letter to Kevin Kregel thanking him for meeting with Kuntz and Gussin.

A letter was received from Miriam Gilbert thanking the EFC for our part in establishing the faculty study room at the Main Library.

Highlights of John Culshaw’s presentation

The Main Library Faculty Study Room is now open on the 3rd floor. A link regarding access is as follows:

http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/forms/faculty-study-rooms/ This information will be posted on the EFC webpage.

By way of introduction, Mr. Culshaw mentioned that he served in various positions at the University of Colorado at Boulder before coming to the UI.

The Learning Commons and other upgrades have reinvigorated the Main Library. All branch libraries will be updated over time. 1.7 million visitors to all UI libraries suggest that the libraries are still relevant.

Changes to the library’s collections.

Legacy Print Collection = 4.5 million volumes. Of that, 225,000 print circulations occurred.
Google Books – we are the last CIC Big 10 University to use this service. The UI can digitize 80,000 unique to the UI volumes by fall.

Also possibly 20,000 State documents in cooperation with ISU and UNI.
A digital copy of all works goes into the Hathi Trust, a trust repository.

Subscriptions – 75% of the library budget is for journals. Some are through “Big Deal” purchases from which we get desired journals but also get other journals (similar to cable or dish tv subscriptions).
Special Collections – rare and unique to UI – it will be a long time before these are digitized. We will retain the original collections.
Shared-print (journals) repository – a CIC initiative & agreement with Indiana University

250,000 science journals will be stored. We will have perpetual access for 25 years.
Digitizing Elsevier journals first, then Wiley then Springer.
We can discard digitized journals thus gaining space.

Books and e-books are still purchased and are sometimes user-driven i.e. after a certain number of requests for an item, it might be purchased.
North entrance/gallery space (adjacent to Shambaugh Auditorium) –

Is to be renovated and will no longer be a “pass-through” space. It will become a “discreet space” with gallery-quality features. There will be security in the area. The projected opening will be October, 2015.
This is a $1.3 M project, 2,400 square feet with 1/3 of the cost is being paid by a Carver Trust Grant.
Traveling exhibit will be shown in fall, 2016. Shakespeare First Folio. The UI will be the only place in Iowa that the exhibit will be shown. It will be here for four weeks.

Mr. Culshaw provided a handout listing upcoming events at the Library

Saving History, National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library – 4/23, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Annual Friends Event, Main Library – 5/6, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
UI Mobile Museum and WWII Collections, Main Library - 7/7, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

The meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m.

Minutes by Jamie Sharp

Emeritus Faculty Council Minutes

March 2, 2015

The meeting was called to order at 9:40 a.m. by President Kuntz.

Attendance: Kuntz, Johnson, Gussin, Summers, Jepsen, Boe, Stoner, Dorfman, Menninger, Donham & Sharp

Chairman Kuntz began the meeting with reading a newspaper article from 1978 in which Professor Dorfman’s research on faculty retirement was discussed.

Minutes approval –February 9, 2015

Minutes were approved with minor editorial changes.

EFC Election – Kuntz/Gussin reported that Weingeist is on task w/ nominations.

Emeritus Faculty Lecture Series - Gussin

J. S. Bach's psalm-linked flute gavotte and his closing quodlibet spoof

Betty Mather, School of Music

4-5 pm, March 24

Old Capitol Recital Hall (room only seats 70)

Gussin is working to obtain the required audio support for this presentation.

Speakers - Summers

Spring 2015 EFC meetings – speaker(s) are still being sought for April. Possibly Richard Sanders or someone from IT (Virginia Drake?).

John Culshaw, UI Librarian for May. We will probably meet in the library and tour the new Faculty Study following our meeting w/ Mr. Culshaw.

Annual meeting

Kevin Kregel? Jean Robillard? Robert Downer (Funding Formula, Presidential Search)? Alexandra Thomas (Faculty Senate President/Search Committee)?

Meeting with Kevin Kregel – Kuntz & Gussin

Kuntz reported that Mr. Kregel was receptive to our meeting and said he would look into many of the issues discussed including:

UI Wellness Center – Emeritus Faculty getting ½ price passes.
It was mentioned that there is a Senior Rate at the old Rec. Bldg. (near the Football Complex) of $20/year.*
Participation of Emeritus Faculty on various committees, grants, etc. The EFC discussed circulating a “form/survey” to assess interest. We will move forward with this.

*Subsequent to the meeting, Gussin provided the following links to information about the Rec Bldg:

http://recserv.uiowa.edu/facilities/recreation-building

http://recserv.uiowa.edu/facilities/recreation-building/recreation-building-membership

Report on Faculty Senate meeting 10 February 2015 - Menninger

University President Mason gave an overview for the next five months of her tenure (she has announced her resignation as President, to take effect at the end of the fiscal year). One is fund raising; another is managing the planned increase in enrollments.

Enrollments are expected to average 500 new (almost surely undergraduate) students per year for the next five years. The increase in faculty required for these numbers will be managed at first by appointing lecturers. New financial resources should be available: more tuition from more students and 'savings' from the TIER efficiency review. Two new administrators have already been hired for recruiting and other needs entailed by the expected additional student load. No numbers were given for faculty hiring. A question was asked about increasing tenure-track faculty but the only substantive response reacted to a later question concerning graduate students: tenure-track faculty will be necessary to supervise them. Details for recruitment were disclosed: 2600 applicants attended the first “You at UI” program; the importance was stressed of responding to students' “need to feel wanted”. Apparently, classrooms for additional students are not likely to be limiting in the immediate future (the TIER review may also indicate additional classroom needs). New living accommodations are being and will be constructed. Developers are planning new apartment buildings south of downtown. What does need to be addressed is deferred maintenance. The gift of the AIG facilities will provide living accommodations in Des Moines. Any Iowa undergraduate students who transfer to U/IA from AIG will be counted as 'ours' for purposes of the Regents' stress on in-state students; on-line students from Iowa will be similarly counted.

The TIER review is being implemented, at least the business/administrative 'cases'. U/IA was permitted to respond to the Regents' requests for implementation planning and the local proposals blew those submitted by commercial consultants “out of the water” (according to Rod Lehnerz, acting VP for Finance and University Services). Administrative personnel worked diligently on these plans while continuing to do their regular duties and their planning was accepted. Specifics: Deloitte noted that several departmental/unit H/R representatives were doing non-H/R work and suggested concentrating their activities. H/R management has accepted that view and changes are being planned. The unique needs of U/IA information technology services will be accommodated; changes are more likely in IT commodities and infrastructure. Software for class scheduling and classroom allocation has already been purchased. Three 'academic' 'cases' are being reviewed, although implementation management remains to be decided: time to graduation and distance learning (the only goal mentioned for the latter was revenue); a new Regents Admission Index has been accepted that will accommodate the lack of class rank submitted by some secondary schools.

Athletics Director Barta gave his usual pep talk, stressing their approach: Win, Graduate, Do it the Right Way. The graduation rate for athletes continues to be better than for the general student population. Athletics is financially self-sustaining: no General Fund, State Appropriations, Student Fees are used. Only two of 24 team sports bring in more money than they cost; the extra is used to subsidize the other 22. In considering the national effort by some to declare athletes as employees, Barta noted if that were to occur, their scholarships would become taxable. In response to questions concerning injuries to players Barta noted that nationally there were more concussions reported for women's soccer than men's football; doctors who see athletes on or off the field are not hired by coaches; students are given a base-line medical examination when they start playing and after an injury their recovery is judged accordingly – they can't play or practice until their condition returns to the base line. In response to a question concerning the scandals at University of North Carolina he noted the “dotted line” relationships that athletics has with the university counsel, the provost, etc. Also he sits with the president's cabinet for periodic meetings. Student athletes are followed academically by several athletic personnel for compliance purposes.

A report on the “Working at Iowa Survey – 2014” was given by Kevin Ward, Ass't VP Human Resources. A PowerPoint document was circulated but not projected. Survey highlights included an overall response rate of 68%, 69% by faculty. Close to 95% of respondents agree they know work expectations, their contribution to mission and that their unit focuses on customer service. Respondents agreed (over 80%) they receive support in environment for diversity, acknowledging their good work and receive feedback regularly (also that the feedback is helpful and professional development is encouraged). 85-90% agreed the environment is respectful: institution, supervisors and co-workers. Finally, overall 92% agree they would recommend UI employment. On the 'needs work' front, 71-76% faculty agree about units supporting work and personal life, distributing workload fairly and recognizing accomplishments; 76-77% P&S, 65-69% merit employees agree that workload distribution is fair, promotional opportunities/development exist and conflict management is satisfactory. Questions from Senators tried to break out these numbers from various colleges, especially Medicine, but to no avail. These numbers are available and are communicated to deans, maybe even to units, but not to the public.

The University of Iowa has been awarded by the Carnegie Foundation a Community Engagement Classification, one of 240 other universities (a 70% success rate for applicants and for a 10-year tenure).

The presidential search committee will include seven faculty, including the Senate President and President-elect. Faculty will have additional input to the process via a campus forum conducted by the committee (perhaps next week) and during the on-campus interviews and presentations by the finalists.

Additional EFC discussion: with regard to more students and fewer tenure track faculty, a concern will be getting undergrads involved in research. Who will mentor these students? Additionally, what will be the relationship between the undergraduate and the graduate education?

UIRA Report – Sharp

The next program will be on March 11th, 10-Noon in meeting Room A of the Coralville Public Library. Jane Drews will present The Internet of Things: Is Information Privacy a Myth?

Library Committee Report (February 9, 2015) -Dorfman

Head Librarian John Culshaw first reported on strategic planning for the library which will reflect suggestions made by the external reviewers last year. An internal review committee has been appointed. The strategic planning period will be for three-years with action plans that may be added or deleted. There is a plan to have focus groups for input from a broad representation of library users. Culshaw asked for written feedback from committee members on the proposed mission statement for strategic planning including aspirations and challenges for the library.

Next, Associate Librarian Carmelita Pickett updated the committee on other library activities. The library has contributed 13,000 items from major publishers to the CIC shared print repository and more items will be added. Renewals for library loans will be available online rather than onsite starting this year. There will be a survey distributed (the Ithaka survey) at the end of April to evaluate faculty usage and satisfaction with the library. The survey is funded by the Mellon Foundation.

Finally the committee visited the new faculty study room on the 3rd floor of the library. There is WiFi available (but bring your own laptop, iPad, etc.). The room looks ready to use, with 10 desks and chairs available, bookshelves, one or two easy chairs, and a private bathroom and lockers adjacent. The plan is to put some decorative items on the walls, which are now a bare white. The card reader for entering the room is still not available, but will be installed soon. The committee was pleased with progress, and I thanked Culshaw for his efforts on behalf of the EFC.

Senior College Report/Minutes (2/25/15) – Johnson & Donham

PRESENT: Kelley Donham, Claibourne Dungy, Bea Furner, Al Hood, Peggy Houston, H. Dee Hoover, George Johnson, Val Lembke, Trudi Rosazza, Nancy Williams, Larry Wilson

ABSENT: Lola Lopes

CALL TO ORDER: Peggy called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

MINUTES: Approved.

TREASURER'S REPORT: Accepted.

Val handed out a year-to-date report of the Senior College Accounts. The July 1, 2014 beginning balance in the Alumni Association account was $13,983.48, and in the UI Foundation account was $33,410.03. The balance in the Alumni Association account as of January 15, 2015 was $41,849.59 and in the UI Foundation account $22,054.82. Val reminded us that there are still 8 unpaid honoraria for spring semester (and one of those is $1200 for a six-week course), and other outstanding expenses such as copying and venue rental. In addition, we make end-of-year donations to organizations that have supported our efforts during the year.

The Committee (Bea, Claibourne and Trudi) that drafted UI Senior College Background and UI Senior College Instructor Information proposals was asked to draft a third statement for coordinators to use to discuss potential course costs and preferred procedures with instructors. Course materials provided and copying costs, in particular, can vary widely. Also discussed was allowing people to register late if the course is not closed due to capacity.

EVALUATIONS:

H. Dee has compiled his report of evaluations for the Basketball course and said this was the best-liked course in his experience. The Johnson County Extension building was a wonderful facility, except that it lacked white boards. It was recommended and approved that we buy white boards for the three conference rooms. H. Dee will look into it.
Al said that attendance was spotty for the Psychological Science course. The instructor is a great lecturer and the evaluations were great. The only negative comments were about the facility (notably the lack of parking) and whether the brochure accurately reflected the course.

COURSES IN PROGRESS:

Peggy reported that the Hormones course with Gene Spaziani is going well, even generating spontaneous applause! Gene provided each attendee with a copy of his book.
Current registration is at 549: Session 1 had 69; Session 2 had 54;Session 3 Cancelled; Session 4 has 47;Session 5=74;Session 6=80;Session 7=63;Session 8=50 full; Session 9=31 full; Session 10=81 full

FALL AND FUTURE COURSES:

DRAFT PROPOSALS:

Bea, Claibourne and Trudi presented the two proposals they have drafted: UI Senior College Instructor Information, and UI Senior College Background. These had been sent to the Committee ahead of time and were approved. The backgrounder will be useful for prospective instructors, as well as other situations such as the UI pre-retirement meetings. Trudi will sent the documents in both Word and PDF formats.

OTHER BUSINESS:

Trudi mentioned an upcoming Obermann Center symposium March 5-7, “Energy Cultures in the Age of the Anthropocene.”

George mentioned that Gary Gussin has asked to borrow our microphone system, currently housed at Nancy's.

The next meeting will be at Nancy's, 1929 Hafor Drive, on Wednesday, March 25 at 9:00.

ALL 2015 Programs:

Confirmed:

IWP (Peggy)
The Aging Eye, Tom Weingeist (Trudi)
Music, Tim Hankewich (Bea)
Don Quixote, Anna Rodriquez (Peggy)
Opera, Kitty Eberle* (I'll check with Lola. I don't see this confirmed in any minutes)

*Not Wednesdays

In the Works for fall:

What's Happening to the Middle Class (Kevin Leicht). Nancy will contact
Law, Bruce Haupert (Val)
Iowa Policy Project and Sustainability, David Osterberg (covering the IPP, how policy is developed, and water quality (Kelley)
Artists/Books/Calligraphy/Paper Making, Tim Barrett's colleagues or graduate students, possibly at Oakdale Lab on a Saturday (Bea will follow up)
Dickens, Teresa Mangum (Trudi)
Football, Nate Kaeding (H. Dee)
Critical Thought, Paul Meyer (Claibourne)
Astronomy, origins of human life, Robert Mutel (Kelley)
Finances, John Spitzer (Bea)

Spring, 2016

Status of Other Ideas:

Jazz Series, Craig Kessler (Claibourne) Spring 2016 or fall 2106
Biology of Aging, John Menninger (moved from fall, 2015 since John is moving)
3-D Printing, Ibrahim Ozbalat (George and Kelley)
Hygienic Lab, Chris Atchison (H, Dee)
Anthropology Course on Human Origins, Robert Franciscus, 2nd part, following Mutel's course? (George)
The Personal Genome: Discoveries of ancestry, genealogy and more through direct-to-consumer genetic analysis, with Bryant McAllister (George)

Ideas for future courses:

Climate Change (Connie Mutel)
Infectious diseases we share with animals (Kelley)
Also discussed was a potential course on Iowa City and UI's role in equal rights for both gender and race1-21-2015
Role Frontier Forts played in Iowa (Lynn Alex suggested Bill Whitacre. Larry attended a lecture; on hold for now)
Etruscans, De Puma (suggestion from Mary Gilchrist; H. Dee will attend lecture on February 27)
Susan Schultz, Mental Health in Later Life (Nancy)

New Business – None

The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:50 a.m.

Minutes by Jamie Sharp

Emeritus Faculty Council Minutes

February 2, 2015

The meeting was called to order at 9:38 a.m. by President Kuntz.

Attendance: Kuntz, Johnson, Gussin, Summers, Jepsen, Boe, Flanagan, Craft-Rosenberg, Stoner, Weingeist, Dorfman, Menninger, & Sharp

Minutes approval –December 1, 2014

Within the Hancher Committee report, Susan Wermer’s name was misspelled. Within the UIRA report, “benefit” was added following “UIRA health.” Menninger moved/Summers 2^nd; minutes were approved as amended.

EFC Website Subcommittee – Boe, Jepsen & Flanagan

Discussion continued on keeping lists updated and who has access to the list(s). There is an ITS website for Emeritus Faculty. Can we link it to our website? Weingeist discussed listing deaths on the EFC site. UI Fac/Staff deaths are listed elsewhere and EFC members have access to those links.

Relative to new retirees, Kuntz sends a letter and Gussin sends an email re: EFC and membership.

The Website Subcommittee presented the following recommendations (with #8 amended during the meeting):

Eliminate the Retirees handbook.
Keep the Retirement FAQ and the Retirees FAQ
Make a direct link to the Human resources page for questions dealing with TIAA-CREF.
Eliminate Community Resources
Replace the Services opportunities with a list of places faculty volunteer from the next survey which will contain places where people volunteer.
Work with Richard Saunders to update the information about retirees health plans and then link directly to their page for information
Create a new link to ITS as they have a page that deals with Emeritus benefits. We can flesh it out more if Steve Fleagle speaks to the EFC council. (He has been invited to speak to the EFC Council but we have not heard back from him yet.)
Include a link to Iowa Now.

Weingeist moved/Summers 2^nd to accept the recommendations. Motion passed.

Hancher Charter Committee Meeting (12/2/14) - Dorfman

Chuck Swanson updated the committee on building progress which is now 45% complete and on schedule. Progress includes roofing that is started and scaffolding up inside the building. Lots of things need to be done operationally before the building opens and also after it opens since it is much more complicated than the old building. A “thank you” performance is planned for the construction staff before the opening in February/March 2016 when they will also test everything to see how things are working.

Art work in the new building: Chuck showed pictures of a beautiful large wall sculpture of recycled materials done by an artist in West Africa which has been purchased. He would also like a piece that reflects the work Hancher does with kids K-12 and others across the state. With the help of Anita Jung in the School of Art and Art History, they have decided on a work done by 7^th graders from seven communities across the state; this will be a 20-foot panel collage of ”selfies.” Chuck asked what we can do to help the kids in these schools remain involved—some ideas are perhaps to send artists there or to create a book for kids about this piece of art.

EFC Elections – Weingeist

Irwin Levin’s term is ending this year and he is eligible for a 2^nd term. The EFC Council requests that Professor Levin state definitively whether he wishes to continue in his position. Anyone needing to terminate early should let Tom Weingeist know and should also suggest nomination(s) for a replacement. Please verify with those individual(s) before submitting their name(s).

The Association of Emeritus Faculty annual meeting will be on May 11^th (there will be a regular EFC meeting on 5/4).

Emeritus Faculty Lecture Series - Gussin

Medieval Scribes and the Absurdity of Music Notation

Elizabeth Aubrey , School of Music

101 BBE, 4-5 pm, February 17

J. S. Bach's psalm-linked flute gavotte and his closing quodlibet spoof

Betty Mather, School of Music

4-5 pm, March 24

Old Capitol Recital Hall (room only seats 70)

Equality or Sanity in Intercollegiate Athletics? Now is the time to choose.

Christine Grant

April ?

FRIC Meeting (2/6/15) - Gussin

Early retirement incentive Program was approved by Regents. Deadline to apply for early retirement: March 6. University health care professionals are not eligible.

The Standard & Poor settlement with the State may result in a refund of fees for those who had active TIAA CREF accounts in 2008.

*FRIC sent a letter to Sally Mason inquiring about consideration of the inclusion of certain procedures specific for transgender employees in UI Choice. These are procedures that are normally considered cosmetic, but are considered essential for transgender individuals by some health care providers.

*FRIC is being asked to consider whether the University ought to extend health care coverage for procedures relating to retrieval and storage of eggs (and sperm) for future in vitro fertilization for employees who want to delay pregnancy for non-medical reasons. For example, faculty members may want to delay pregnancy until after a tenure decision, but worry about the possibility of birth defects in embryos produced later. That concern must be balanced against risks associated with storage of eggs or sperm and/or with IVF itself. Cost for two cycles of egg retrieval for IVF=$25,000; egg storage costs about $100 a month.

*There are drug treatments available to dramatically reduce the probability of HIV infection among uninfected, at-risk individuals. The drugs, which cost $1200 per month, are currently covered as Tier 2 drugs by UI Choice, with a 20% co-pay. Only one University employee currently is receiving this treatment. FRIC discussed possible ways to encourage more individuals to seek such preventative treatment, but it’s likely that there are no real options that FRIC can deal with. No data were presented, but it is “thought” that reduction of the number of individuals who actually have AIDS, and consequent savings for UI Choice (ie., the U of I) would be cost-effective.

Note: Why should emeritus faculty care about those items indicated by an asterisk? Extension of coverage for any procedure to a currently uncovered category could entail an increase in premiums for anyone insured by UI Choice (that includes those who are covered by the Medicare supplement provided to emeritus faculty by the University, emeritus faculty who are still covered by UI Choice because their spouses are employees of the University, as well as those partners of emeritus faculty who are currently employed by the University).

Additional EFC comments: Cost-benefit analysis has not been taken into account.

Speakers - Summers

· Spring 2015 EFC meetings

o John Culshaw, UI Librarian possibly for April. Summers will investigate reserving a room in the library for our meeting with a tour of the new Faculty Study to follow.

o Hopefully, someone from IT for the May 4^th meeting.

· Annual meeting

o Kevin Kregle? Jean Robiallard?

Faculty Council Report (1/27/15) – Menninger

The general meeting was delayed approximately 40 minutes by an executive session on state appropriations by Keith Saunders, Office of Governmental Relations.

A presentation on Online Student Evaluations by Annette Beck: The University will be using a vendor to replace the paper SPOT forms and the Council heard a report on testing the new system by various classes in the fall semester. Student participation was variable. Instructors differed considerably in how they encouraged students to complete the evaluations – some offered incentives in the form of “points” toward a final grade. The question arose whether sufficient numbers of students have hand-held devices so that the evaluations could be done during class. Those students who don't have access to the internet in class would need to do the evaluations on university computers. Team-taught courses can apparently be accommodated by evaluations that occur during the semester; otherwise the vendor will use institution-wide limits on when the online exercises can be completed, typically during two weeks at the end of the semester. Some instructors prefer to receive evaluations after the final exam and this would presumably run afoul of the institution-wide decision on the allowed interval. Another pilot run on the new system will be held in the spring semester.

There was a presentation on the TIER Efficiency Review. The current state of play has already been emailed to faculty and there have been press reports as well. The two academic 'cases' so far presented are Distance Education and Time to Graduation. As nearly as I can determine, the business 'case' recommendations will be implemented collaboratively among the three Regents institutions. I was not able to determine whether the academic 'cases' will be independently implemented – that is, managing Time to Graduation at SUI will be done solely by SUI and not collaboratively. Stay tuned.

Regent Rastatter has challenged the University to rise to 'Top Ten' status among public research universities. Discussion included how his might be measured and whether this was a realistic goal. The US News and World Report rankings now use criteria that work against our strengths, unlike in previous years when we made it to #13. Research activity by faculty seems no longer to count. The acceptance rate of SUI (80.2%, overall rank 27) was unfavorably compared to that of Ohio State (55.5%, overall rank 15) but this criterion apparently counts for only 10% of the “Undergraduate academic reputation” category, which represents 22.5% of the overall ranking. The 33.3% weighting from high school counselors also unfavorably compared SUI (3.8) with OSU (4.1). Since we look good, relative to OSU and ISU, on criteria like student:faculty ratio and small class size, the point was made that requesting additional funds from the legislature might be difficult to justify. A working group will be formed to establish SUI-specific criteria, which must then be compared with other institutions and sold to the Regents and general public.

Since the search committee for President Mason's replacement has yet to be formed, the discussion of how it might be constituted was necessarily indistinct. Everyone is hoping for the best and Senate officers are consulting members of prior search committees for suggestions. The Regents will make the final decisions and current officers seem to have a respectable working relationship with them.

Additional EFC discussion: Are there still vacancies on the Presidential search committee? (yes). Is there a place for an emeritus faculty on the search committee?

Senior College Committee Report (1/21/15) - Johnson

PRESENT: Kelley Donham, Bea Furner, Al Hood, Peggy Houston, H. Dee Hoover, George Johnson, Val Lembke, Lola Lopes, Nancy Williams, ABSENT: Claibourne Dungy, Trudi Rosazza, Larry Wilson

CALL TO ORDER: Peggy called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. MINUTES: Approved.

TREASURER'S REPORT: Accepted.

Val did not have a report. Registrations have been good and he projected that the 484 enrollees at $30 less expenses will net about $5300 for the semester and about $8,000 for the year. Our balance for the two accounts is roughly $53,000. H. Dee mentioned that it's likely the Museum of Art fundraising campaign could be operational by May. If so, the Senior College could make a donation yet this fiscal year. As a reminder, Senior College voted to donate to Hancher and the Museum of Art, two organizations that were badly impacted by the 2008 flood, in recognition of their ongoing support for the Senior College.

SPRING 2015 CLASSES:

Registrations, as of January 20: Session 1-69, 2-49, 3-canceled, 4-32, 5-56, 6-71, 7-49, 8-50, 9-31, 10-77. Total 484
H. Dee reported that the Basketball course is off to a rip-roaring start. There are 70 is the course, and 65 showed up for the first class. Jess Settle's wife is assisting with the class, and Tom Davis was their guest.
Peggy mentioned that she and Al presented a program at Oaknoll which was well received and resulted in additional registrations.
Unfortunately, session 3 (Back to Eden? How Writers and Gardeners Negotiate the Divide between Garden and Nature) was canceled since only 7 people signed up. The Alumni Association did extra online promotion to increase the numbers (we should keep this possibility in mind for other occasions).
The Session 10 numbers are excellent (Underground Railroad).
Gene Spaziani has 50 books to give to his class (currently, 32 are registered, so should not exceed his supply).

FALL 2015 Program Planning (6 confirmed courses):

Confirmed:

Bea suggested that we not schedule Hankewich and opera the same day. She'll find out when Music Club meets so we don't conflict with their meeting.
Status of Other Ideas:

Jazz Series (Craig Kessler). Claibourne. Ask for spring 2016 since we have 2 fall 2015 music classes
What's Happening to the Middle Class (Kevin Leicht). Peggy will call
Law (Bruce Haupert). H. Dee
Tim Barrett. Bea will contact for fall 2015 or spring 2016
Climate Change (Connie Mutel). Kelley

New Program Ideas:

Iowa Policy Project (Peter Fisher, David Osterberg) (Bea)
Sustainability. Perhaps combined into a course with the Iowa Policy Project. Kelley will see Osterberg this evening and broach the idea
3-D Printing. George will approach the professor teaching micro manufacturing
Anthropology Course on Human Origins. George will contact potential instructor Robert Franciscus for spring or fall
Infectious diseases we share with animals (Kelley)
Astronomy course by Bob Mutel (Kelley)

Also discussed was a potential course on Iowa City and UI's role in equal rights for both gender and race

Role Frontier Forts played in Iowa (Lynn Alex suggested Bill Whitacre. Larry attended a lecture; on hold for now)
Etruscans, De Puma (suggestion from Mary Gilchrist; H. Dee will attend lecture on February 27)
Susan Schultz, Mental Health in Later Life (Nancy)

The next meeting will be Wednesday, February 25, 9:00 a.m. at Val's (114 Post Rd).

Additional EFC discussion: the EFC & UIRA oversees the Senior College however the SC generally operates independently (committee is composed of members from both groups). The SC Bylaws allow the SC to make donations from their proceeds.

Meeting with Provost Kregel on 2/12 – Kuntz & Gussin

Kuntz asked for topics to bring to the Provost:
Faculty perks
Access to IT
Access to the Wellness Center
Ways to improve health (workplace health)
Review the AEF/EFC organization
Inclusion of an emeritus faculty on the Presidential search committee

Main Library Faculty Study – Kuntz

The Faculty Study is nearly ready; desks/chairs, bookcases and easy chairs have been moved in. Facilities will install a “card reader” to gain access. Dorfman will ask about wi-fi in the study.

New Business – none

The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 a.m.

Minutes by Jamie Sharp

Meeting Minutes 2015

December 7, 2015

Emeritus Faculty Council Minutes

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October 12, 2015

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September 11, 2015

Emeritus Faculty Council Minutes

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June 15, 2015

Emeritus Faculty Council Minutes

June 15, 2015

Election of Council Member(s) Discussion – Gussin & Weingeist

Annual Meeting Debriefing – Sharp

Election of EFC officers – Gussin

Committee Assignments

Faculty Survey - Boe

EFC Speakers

May 11, 2015 (Annual Meeting)

Association of Emeritus Faculty Minutes

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May 4, 2015

Emeritus Faculty Council Minutes

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April 6, 2015

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