Faculty Association Senate Minutes
Tuesday, February 5, 2002
Attendance: (Those present indicated by an underline)
Officers: Fisher, Larkin, Foster, Butenhoff, R. C. Johnson
IFO Board: A. Schoenberger, J. Foster, Maloney; Negotiator: Langen
BUSINESS: (Unit Representative) Pesch, (ACCT) vacant, (BCIS) Herath, Song, (FIRE) Hudson,
(MGMT) Roth, vacant, (MKGB) Bristow, J.C. Johnson
EDUCATION: (Unit Representative) T. Peterson, (CFS) Gilman, (LDR) Schulze, Kayona, (EDRSH) Vereen, Downing, (HRESS) Palmer, C. Martin, (MHTSC) Christensen, (HURL) Tripp, (SPED) Salk, vacant, (TDEV) Subrahmanyan, Heine, Hornstein
FINE ARTS & HUMANITIES: (Unit Representative) Kilborn, (ART) Weston, (CDSI) Whites, (ENGL)Dorn, Condon, Robinson, Ross, (FORL) Mikoltchak, Splittgerber, (COMM) Rodriguez, (MUSIC) Fuller, Tamte-Horan, (PHIL) Gill, Nuccetelli, (SPEECH) Spry, Warne, Rehling, (THFD) Chisholm
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: (Unit Representative) McKenna, (AVIA) Raiber, (BIOL) Cronn, Woodard, Schoenfuss, ( CHEM) Jeannot, Dvorak, (CSCI) Herath, (ESCI) G. Anderson, (EE) George, (ETS) Akubue, (ME) Covey, (MATH) Kalia, Haller, Carr, (NURS) Bresser, (PHYS) Nook, Bunn, (STST) Lawal, Gammel
SOCIAL SCIENCES: (Unit Representative) Ore, (CMTY) Karasik, (CJUS) Clifford, Andzenge, (ECON) Kang, Grossman, (ES/WS) Lacourt, (GEOG) Wong, (HIST) Mullins, (POL) Wagner, (PSYC) Kukuk, (SW) Present, (SAN) Gold, Lavenda
SPECIAL SERVICES: (Unit Representative) Inkster, (COUN) Lokken, (LR&TS) Hill, S. Williams,
Hergert, (MEN’S ATHL) vacant, (WOMEN’S ATHL) Glowatzke
1. Call to order at 3:25 p.m.
2. Minutes
Motion to approve EC minutes of 1/29/02(Palmer/Whites) passed
Motion to approve FS minutes of 1/22/02 (Palmer/Lavenda) passed
Motion to approve UCC minutes of 12/18/01 and 1/24/02 (Lavenda/Whites) passed
Motion to return the minutes of 09/18/01, 10/8/01, 11/7/01, 12/12/01 and 1/23/02 to the Graduate Committee Minutes with instructions to revise these into an accepted format including who attended the meeting, who made and seconded motions, and whether or not they were passed (Schoenberger/Williams) passed
Motion to approve the International Studies Committee minutes of 11/29/01 and 1/18/02 (Condon/Lavenda) passed
Motion to move to agenda item 8.a. (Palmer/Foster) passed
Motion to recognize the work that the Mission, Vision and Core Values Task Force and the Strategic Planning Committee have put into the revisions of the Mission, Vision and Core Values and to thank them for their time and efforts. (Spry/Andzenge)
Motion to move to agenda item 7.g. (Schoenberger/Carr) passed
3. Treasurer’s Report
4. Consent Agenda
a. Terry Peterson is appointed to the COE Office of Clinical Experiences Advisory Committee. Trae Downing is appointed as an alternate.
b. Trae Downing is appointed to the COE Technology Committee. Linwood Vereen is appointed as the alternate.
c. Trae Downing and Brad Kuhlman are appointed to the COE Diversity Committee
d. Steve Hoover is appointed to the COE Assessment Committee.
e. Bob Murphy is appointed to the COE International Studies Committee.
f. Marilyn Jensen is appointed to the COE Global Education Task Force.
g. Eric Rudrud, Kate Steffens and Suellen Rundquist are appointed to the Honorary Doctorate Committee.
h. John Grether is appointed tot he DGS Advisory Committee.
i. Keith Ewing is appointed to the Renewal for Academic Excellence Committee.
j. Ken Schneider, Ramon Sarono, Mary Clifford, David Warne, David Mork and Jayne Lokken are appointed to the Intercollegiate Athletic Committee.
k. Fred Hill is appointed as an alternate faculty representative for the Joint Article 25 Committee.
Motion to approve the Consent Agenda (Karasik/Ore) passed
5. Call for additional agenda items
4.i. Keith Ewing is appointed to the Renewal for Acedemic Excellence Committee
4.j. Ken Schneider, Ramon Sarono, Mary Clifford, David Warne, David Mork and Jayne Lokken are appointed to the Intercollegiate Athletic Committee.
4.k. Fred Hill is appointed as an alternate faculty representative for the Joint Article 25 Committee.
6.b. IFO Board Meeting
6.c. Academic Misconduct Allegation
7.g. Proposed change to the ByLaws
8.f. Provost/AVP Search Committee respresentation
8.g. Technology Services Restructuring
6. President’s Comments
a. Delegate Assembly Representatives
b. IFO Board Meeting
c. Academic Misconduct Policy
7. Old Business
Motion that the Faculty Association take to Meet and Confer a request that there be an exploration of requiring return addresses on mail and that access to mailboxes be controlled so that knowledge of who is putting mail in the boxes be identified (Palmer/Condon) failed
Motion to close debate (Johsnon/Schoenberger) passed
g. Proposed change to Consitutional Bylaws regarding the Presidential Term
Motion to propose the wording for the amendment of the Constitutional Bylaws regarding the method of voting for President-Elect and IFO Board Members(Carr/Karasik) passed
Motion to move to agenda item 8.f. (Palmer/Foster) passed
8. New Business
c. Graduate Studies Committee Request for Sanctioned Meetings
Motion that at any time the Graduate Studies Committee feels the need to have an administrator as a part of the committee’s meeting, that they would submit a written request to the Faculty Senate with the reason for the meeting, the date and time of the meeting and the agenda for the meeting (Hill/Condon) passed
Motion that President Fisher ask the chair of the committee if he will submit to President Fisher by email a request to hold the 2/6/02 Graduate Studies Committee sanctioned meeting with the reason for the meeting and the agenda, and to leave the decision of whether or not the request be approved to President Fisher (Hill/Larkin) passed 24-4
Motion to close debate (Foster/Larkin) passed
Motion regarding the Provost/AVP Search Committee, that all on campus interviews will be completed prior to final examinations (Larkin/Tripp) passed
Motion that the Faculty Association applauds President Fisher’s successful effort in negotiating with the Administration for the majority of faculty participation in the Provost/AVP Search Committee. (Kang/Foster) passed
Motion to move to agenda item 8.b. (Schoenberger/Condon) passed
Motion to move to agenda item 8.c. (Palmer/Schoenberger) passed
Meeting Adjourned at 5:25 p.m.