Bob Howe Memorial Fund. He indicated that he was still following up on the Bob Howe Memorial Fund.

Contract Status of Faculty. He reported that was still awaiting word regarding the the contract status of faculty on to the Academic V.P., David Manuel, as well as the request that the yearly contracts contain a notation which incorporates the Faculty Handbook.

Academic V.P. Search. President Hampton reported on the status of the Search Committee for a Vice President of Academic Affairs. He indicated that the Committee had narrowed the field to four finalists and one alternate. President Hampton briefly described each of the applicants. He indicated that the Search Committee plans to invite three finalists for on campus interviews. The selection of the final three candidates will be made on the basis of the applicants responses to written questions. President Hampton reported to the Senate that it was his desire to inform the Search Committee that the Senators would not need a separate session to meet with the candidates. He reported that he had informed the Search Committee about the desire to hold a special forum for Hispanic Community to interview the candidates, as has been the practice in previous searches. A discussion ensued as to the merits of such a forum. A consensus formed around the idea that it was important not to give the impression that any non-Hispanics are being excluded. The Senators expressed agreement that a forum should be held for "those interested in Hispanic issues."

Task Force on Ensuring an Enduring Marinist Presence and Voice. President Hampton reported that the Task Force was still planning a series of consultations on the proposal to establish a Vice President for Mission and that the Task force would meet with the Senate regarding the proposal.

University Budget Committee. The President reported that the Budget Committee has reviewed the departmental goals and objectives as submitted and reported by the University’s Vice Presidents. Budget numbers have been proposed and the process of paring down the requests is ongoing. Due to an increase in requested items over last year, the budget process is not as far a long as it was last year. This has caused a postponement of President Cotrell’s presentation on the budget to the Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Web Page. President Hampton reported that due to the impending departure of Senator Pallansch someone would need to take over her work on the Senate Web Page. Vice President Lesher agreed to assume this responsibility.

Benefits for Part time Faculty. Senator Bolin provided a brief report on benefits for part time faculty. He indicated that he would provide more details at a later date, but that his initial investigation indicates that there is a low cost PPO plan available through the AAUP and that offering this might be a way to increase participation in AAUP. He indicated that he was in contact with SeaBerry & Smith regarding the cost involved.

Co-Curricular Transcript. Sen. Bolin reported that members of the ad hoc committee would be meeting with Vice President of Student Development, Kathy Sisoian, to follow up on the discussion that ensued during her presentation to the Senate at our October meeting.

University Policy on Human Research. Committee E (O’Connor, Scott, Talarski and Telepak) proposed that the Senate vote to approve the University’s proposed policy on Human Research. Sen. Talarski reported that the committee had reviewed the proposed policy. She and other members of the committee are familiar with the federal requirements of research on human subjects and indicated that the policy primarily tracks those requirements. The Senate voted to approve adoption of the policy.

Sabbatical Leave Policy (Committee A, Abney, Bolin, Castaneda) No report.