Motions Passed
Motions Passed September 2000
A.)
Motion to Renew Senate Recommendation
for Recovered Costs Distribution
was made H. Onsrud and seconded by
K. Hermansen.
Last year, the Faculty Senate
proposed a long-term plan for the redistribution of recovered costs,
which the University of Maine Administration neither adopted nor
responded to in detail. Instead, the Administration retained the
earlier draught plan from which the Senate's Committee on Research
and Public Service had begun its deliberations. The Administration's
plan was viewed inadequate in addressing how the University of Maine
distributes indirect cost charges generated through research grants
back to sub-units of the University in a manner that provides
sufficient incentives to the
university community to increase
flows of indirect research funds to the University. The core
substance of our previous Faculty Senate motion was not addressed.
Therefore, the Senate asks the
Committee on Research and Public Service to renew their study to
develop a plan that will distribute indirect cost charges generated
through research grants back to sub-units of the University in a
manner that provides sufficient
incentives to the university
community to substantially increase flows of indirect research funds
to the University. The Senate asks that the Committee on Research
and Public Service report back by 13 December meeting.
Discussion: None
Motion passed as stated.
B.) Motion to Request
Significant Participation in the Reassessment of Intellectual
Property Rights Policies at the University of Maine System Level
made by H. Onsrud and seconded by K. Hermansen.
Last spring, the Faculty Senate
became apprised of a document issued by the University of Maine
System Office that spelled out an Intellectual Property Rights
Policy that affects the faculty directly. The committee creating
this document had little input from the Orono campus, which, as the
flagship campus of the system, produces the most research and
originates the greatest number of distance education courses via the
combination of ITV and the World-Wide Web.
Therefore, the Faculty Senate asks
the Committee on Research and Public Service to study the question
of Intellectual Property Rights, to explore creation of a policy
document for the University of Maine that might be used as an
exemplar for the University of Maine System policy, and to request
significant representation on the University of Maine System
committee writing the system-wide policy. The Senate
asks that the Committee on Research
and Public Service report back by 13 December meeting.
Discussion: None
Motion passed as stated.
Motion to Assess and Explore
Continuing the Class Book Project
made by P. Bauschatz and seconded by K. Hermansen.
The Class Book Project of the
University of Maine is presently in its ninth year. It will conclude
in its tenth year, academic 2001-02. Since the project was initiated
by a resolution of the Faculty Senate, it is appropriate that the
project be evaluated by the senate prior to its conclusion, if the
project is to be continued beyond the tenth year. Since books are
regularly chosen two years before their utilization, the decision to
continue or discontinue the project must be made in academic
2000-01. Propaedeutic to this decision, a consideration of the value
of the project should be completed in the fall semester of 2000. To
this end, IT IS MOVED that the Academic Affairs Committee of the
Faculty Senate undertake an evaluation of the Class Book Project and
make a recommendation to the full senate for termination or
continuation before the end of Fall 2000.
Discussion: None
Motion passed as stated.
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