getting journals/books faculty need to do research. He stated, if the budget is cut, it should not be cut there. We need resources for our library for faculty and for our students. A Senator from the Library responded that there has been a modest increase in funding this year, but that it had been three years since the library had been able to purchase books prior to the increase in funding this year. Another Senator noted that a couple of years ago, there was funding from CPE for the library to purchase books only, but not access to electronic journals. He asked if that was a one-time opportunity. The Senator from the Library responded that this CPE grant was several years ago, and there was a book stipulation. Another Senator from the Library noted that it was a grant that we had to spend or lose.

Two minutes were added to this discussion.

A Senator asked if there is a new system or a new way to access applications for faculty travel funding and also for marketing/information pamphlets? BASC Chair Clay responded that he would look into these questions.

  1. Faculty Ombudsman Report – Wilfred Reilly: Ombudsman Reilly reported the following:
  2. He has met with Mario Radford, the Title III Coordinator. Radford and Reilly are meeting again tomorrow about the date faculty travel funding will once again be available. About other sources for faculty travel funding, Reilly will contact BASC to work with them on that issue.
  3. The 401K-withdrawal issue has been addressed at the Presidential level, and the General Counsel's office is vetting the document, as reported by the APC Chair.
  4. He is meeting regularly with Senate President Moffett and Deputy Provost Sipes.
  5. He has been asked to be a member of the Curricular Realignment Committee; their next meeting is Wednesday at 10am.
  6. He has been asked to speak at the NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on November 2.
  7. Other Business:
  8. President Moffett reported that he is meeting with University President Brown this Thursday, and he asked faculty to forward to him any issues that he needs to raise with the President.
  9. A Senator noted that tomorrow is National Voter Registration Day. Volunteer Faculty will be set up in front of the Student Center from 5:30pm-8pm. The Senator asked Faculty to let their students know where they can get registered to vote.
  10. A Senator noted a problem when using Thorobred Tracker to send a student alert: the automatic response he received was, “this person is no longer with the university.” Another Senator noted that he’d had the same experience. The Senator asked, who is officially over Thorobred Tracker? Deputy Provost Sipes replied that Dr. Malone is currently overseeing Thorobred Tracker and that the University College staff is effectively assisting Student Support Services at this time. She stated that Travis Haskins is the person to contact regarding Thorobred Tracker.
  11. A Senator asked why no-show reported students haven't been dropped yet. Sipes responded that this is the Registrar's process.
  12. A Senator asked why there are still no student tutors in the ACE tutoring center. Sipes responded that she would ask about this issue.
  13. A Senator asked if there are minutes from previous years' Senate committee meetings. Moffett replied that he could look at the OneDrive that has committee minutes and see if it has minutes for last year for the BASC committee. A senator asked if they were available under the aegis of the posted Senate Minutes, appended to them. Another Senator stated that it was his understanding that these minutes are part of the public record. Moffett replied in the affirmative, and he said that he is putting committee minutes on the OneDrive folder as he receives them.

12. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 4:23pm