FACULTY SENATE MEETING MINUTES
Officers: Schoenberger, Fisher, Kilborn, Motin, Gasparino
IFO Board: Kilborn, Fisher, Hill, Negotiator: Langen
BUSINESS: (Unit Representative) SubbaNarasimha, (ACCT) vacant, (BCIS) Herath, Song, (FIRE) Hudson, (MGMT) Roth, vacant, (MKGB) Gulati, Johnson
EDUCATION: (Unit Representative) Hornstein, (CFS) Gilman, (LDR) Kayona, Merchant (CEEP) Downing, Murphy, (HRESS) Moore (John Palmer, sub.), Martin, (HURL) Benjamin, (SPED) Hoover, Beutel, (TDEV) Heine, Beniek, Serrano, (IM) Theis
FINE ARTS & HUMANITIES: (Unit Representative) Condon (ENGL) (ART) Weston, (CDSI) Whites, (ENGL) Dorn, Inkster, Robinson, Vacant (FORL), Boyer, Triana-Echevema, (COMM) vacant, vacant (MUSIC) Fuller, Springer, (PHIL) Zheng, (CMST) Wells, Wildeson, Ringer, (THFD) Leigh
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: (Unit Representative) Akubue, (AVIA) Anderson, (BIOL) Julius, Gazal, Schoenfuss, (CHEM) Sadrai, Mahroof-Tahir, (CSCI) Fisher, (EAS) Hansen, (EE) Thamvichai, (ETS) Akubue, (ME) Bekkala (MATH) Buske, Walk, Branson, (NURS) Herm, (PHYS) Haglin, (STAT) Onyiah, Gammell
SOCIAL SCIENCES: (Unit Representative) Ore, (CMTY) Karasik, (CJUS) Clifford, Vacant (ECON) Banaian, Lo, (ES) Lacourt (GEOG) Wong, (HIST) Jaede, (POL) vacant, (PSYC) Jazwinski, (SW) Chesborough, (SAN) Gold, Lavenda, (WS) Berila
SPECIAL SERVICES: (Unit Representative) Vacant, (COUN) Gasparino, (LR&TS) Inkster, Williams, Hergert, (MEN’S ATHL) vacant, (WOMEN’S ATHL) Odette, (OAA) vacant
1. Call to order at 3:20 PM.
2. Approval of Minutes
a. Faculty Senate Minutes of December 7, 2004 (FS 012505 2.a)
Motion to approve the Faculty Senate minutes of 12/7/04 (Whites/Condon). Passed
b. Executive Committee Minutes of Nov. 30, 2004, Dec. 14, 2004, Jan. 18, 2005 (FS 012505 2.b.1, 2.b.2, 2.b.3)
Motion to approve the actions taken in the Executive Committee minutes of 11/30/04, 12/14/04, and 1/18/05 (Kilborn/Berila). Passed.
The Provost came to the 11/30 Executive Committee meeting to tell us what the members of the Administration had done regarding the Homecoming Court. We asked the students from Support the Court to come and talk with us at the 12/14 meeting, and we finished this meeting on 12/21. The students’ comments are in these minutes. This is important, because we have an agenda item to discuss the Student Government.
c. UCC minutes of 12/02/04 (FS 012505 2.c) (revision of curriculum process)
Please add MGM 05-01, ANTH165, Human Origins to these minutes, since this was left off of your copy.
Motion to approve the actions taken in the UCC minutes of 12/2/04 (Condon/Gold). Passed
d. GEC minutes of 11/24/04, 11/3/04 (FS 012505 2.d, 2.d.2) – File
e. Admissions and Retention Committee (FS 012505 2.e) - File
f. International Studies Committee 12/6/04 (FS 012505 2.f) - File
g. DGS Advisory Committee 11/23/04 (FS 012505 2.g) – File
h. Strategic Planning 12/2/04 (FS 012505 2.h)
Motion to accept the actions taken in the Strategic Planning Committee meeting of 12/2/04 (Condon/Kilborn). Passed
Motion to table the motion in the minutes regarding the infrastructure proposal (Roth/).
Motion to table the motion to accept the infrastructure definitely until next Faculty Senate when we can obtain the document (Kilborn/Condon). Passed
i. Enrollment Management 9/22/04, 10/20/04, 11/17/04 (FS 120704 2.h.1, 2.h.2, 2.h.3) These minutes have already been approved.
j. Professional Development 11/22/04 (FS 120704 2.i)
These minutes have already been approved.
3. Treasurer’s Report (FS 012505 3). Discussed
The agenda was moved to Announcements while election ballots were distributed.
6. Announcements
a. Board Policy 1.B.1 designated officer (FS 012505 6.a) – Discussed
b. Status of Grievance Curriculum Change (FS 012505 6.b) – Discussed
c. Partnership Agreements (FS 012505 6.c)
Please take this issue to your depts. If you have any questions, please send FA President Schoenberger a note requesting this issue be put back on the Senate agenda.
d. Withdrawal from Promotion or Tenure (FS 012505 6.c) – Discussed
e. Rostering of Faculty (FS 012505 6.c) – Discussed
f. Administrative Vice President Job Description (FS 012505 6.f)
This search committee has met at least once. Please send any comments to FA President Schoenberger, and she’ll forward them to the Provost.
g. Initial Funding from positive budget balance (FS 012505 6.g)
Some of this pertains to spending money on e-classrooms -- the TPR Committee had encouraged. Most of this was what we asked for. Not everything got on, but they will do more later on.
h. Retention of students See www.collegeresults.org
SCSU does not compare very well to other institutions; therefore, the Provost is asking for suggestions on what we might do to increase our graduation rate. If you have ideas, please send them to FA President Schoenberger. This pertains more to retention rates than graduation rates.
The agenda returned to 6.f.
6. f. Administrative Vice President Job Description (FS 012505 6.f)
A Senator questioned the status of this job description stating we have a description dating back to 1995. FA President Schoenberger requested Senators send her e-mails with their suggestions and/or questions and she, in turn, will forward them to the Provost.
The agenda was moved to 7.a.
7. Unfinished Business
a. Motion to oppose Anonymous posting on the St. Cloud Times. This is tabled till we find out what student government is going to do. See notes from EC meetings with the Provost and the Support the Court Students. I am also enclosing the motion passed by student government. (FS 113004 7.9) (FS 120704 7.a.1, 7.a.2) (FS 012505 7.a)
Motion for the Faculty Senate to join with the SCSU Student Association in deploring the racist, sexist, homophobic, anti-Semitic and transphobic postings on the message boards of the St. Cloud Times, finds anonymous postings to be inconsistent with accepted journalistic standards, and calls on the St. Cloud Times to require all posters to identify themselves by real name and city.
In the event the St. Cloud Times declines to require accurate identities of posters within thirty days, the Faculty Senate calls on the Administration to forbid the sales of the St. Cloud Times on campus and recommends that the SCSU faculty not grant interviews to St. Cloud Times Reporters until such time as the anonymous postings are ended (Jaede/Ore).
Motion to table for 15 minutes so Mark and I can craft the motion and bring it back on the floor (Hornstein/Seconded). Fails.
Motion to close debate (Ore/Jaede). Passed.
Motion for the Faculty Senate to join with the SCSU Student Association in deploring the racist, sexist, homophobic, anti-Semitic and transphobic postings on the message boards of the St. Cloud Times, finds anonymous postings to be inconsistent with accepted journalistic standards, and calls on the St. Cloud Times to require all posters to identify themselves by real name and city.
In the event the St. Cloud Times declines to require accurate identities of posters within thirty days, the Faculty Senate calls on the Administration to forbid the sales of the St. Cloud Times on campus and recommends that the SCSU faculty not grant interviews to St. Cloud Times Reporters until such time as the anonymous postings are ended (Jaede/Ore). Passed
Motion to send a statement to the St. Cloud Times, the University Administration, the Chamber of Commerce, the Mayor of St. Cloud, and the faculty at Saint Johns’ and Saint Bens’ universities (and others who may be pertinent) (Ore/Condon). Passed
FA President Schoenberger asked if anyone is interested in suggesting wording for this cover letter to please send her an e-mail as well as confirm the people this letter should be sent to.
The agenda was moved to the Consent agenda.
FA President Schoenberger pointed out people are still needed to serve on the Governance and Administration Committee, one person for the Assessment Committee, and one person for the Ethical Conduct Committee. No replies will be sent to people who volunteer for committees now full.
8. Consent Agenda
a. NCA Committees: As you can see we still need a lot more volunteers for these committees.
Steering Committee, 1 FA rep.: Kathleen Steffens
Criterion One: Mission and Integrity
Mission and Integrity, 3 (3) FA reps.: Roger Rudolph, Debra Gold,
Elizabeth Berila, Sura Lekhakul (ELECTION)
Governance and Administration, 3 FA reps.:
Criterion Two: Preparing for the Future
Planning, 3 (3) FA reps.: Gordon Schrank, Steven Anderson, Tim Vogt
Budget, 3 (3) FA reps.: Steven Anderson, Dick Andzenge, Kenneth Wong
Criterion Three: Student Learning and Effective Teaching
Assessment, 3 (1, 2) FA reps.: Amos Olagunju, Kay Thamvichai
Teaching Effectiveness, 3 (3) FA reps.: Balsy Kasi, Kurt Helgeson, Amos Olagunju
Criterion Four: Acquisition, Discovery, and Application of Knowledge
General Education, 3 (3) FA reps: Matt Julius, Balsy Kasi, Mary Wingerd,
David Wall (ELECTION)
Program Review, 2 (2) FA reps.: Kurt Helgeson, Judy Dorn
Ethical Conduct, 3 (1, 2) FA reps.: Xidong Deng, Melissa Krause
Criterion Five: Engagement and Service
Engagement and Services, 2 (2) FA reps.: Aiping Yao, Phyllis Greenberg
Resource Room, 1 FA rep: Christine Imbra
*NOTE: The names in bold were those faculty who were elected.
b. Budget Review Committee: ED: Steve Hornstein(05); FAH: Debra Japp (05)
c. HCOB Development Position Search Committee: Bob Calhoun
d. Mediation Coordinating Committee: Roseanna Ross
e. Summer Special Projects (FS 012505 4.e)
Motion to approve the Consent Agenda (Condon/Ore). Passed
5. Call for new agenda items – None
7. b. Proposed additions to the Program Review Procedures (FS 112304 6.i)
FA President Schoenberger asked if Senators brought any comments back from their departments for her to take to Meet and Confer. It was confirmed Senate is not saying these proposed additions to the Program Review Procedures are okay – we’re merely choosing not to say anything.
a. Assessment of Higher Learning Draft Policy (FS 112306 6.j) – Discussed
8. New Business
a. Upper Division Writing Requirement Assessment (EC)
Motion to add two (2) representatives with expertise in composition and/or rhetoric to the Upper Division Writing Requirement Assessment Committee. Expertise in composition and rhetoric is defined as meeting one of the following criteria:
a) Holds a terminal degree in composition and/or rhetoric
b) Has experience administering a writing program
c) Has a minimum of five years’ experience teaching upper division writing courses in any discipline
(Condon/Hoover). Passed
b. Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (Condon) - Discussed
1. Departmental Liaisons for CETL
Motion to revive the Department Liaison Program for CETL and direct Senators to request from their department a departmental liaison to CETL and advise Frankie Condon of their name (Condon/Kilborn). Passed
2. Reviving the Faculty Consultation Program
Motion to revive the Faculty Consultation Program and to reactivate those consultants who have already been trained, and seek consultants in the four colleges where they are needed (Condon/Kilborn). Passed
This topic will go to Meet and Confer.
3. Planning Convocation and New Faculty Orientation
Tracy Ore volunteered for the committee to plan Convocation and the new faculty orientation.
Motion for Tracy Ore to join the Convocation and New Faculty Orientation Planning Committee (Condon/Kilborn). Passed
c. MnSCU innovative Course Redesign Initiative (FS 012505 8.c.1, 8.c.2)
FA President Schoenberger asked Senators to take this issue back to their departments and provide her with feedback.
d. Request for ad hoc committee to consider summer school enrollment policies. We need a volunteer from the Senate.
Matt Julius volunteered for this committee.
e. Task Force to update the Affirmative Action Hiring Manual. We need volunteers – Not discussed.
9. Adjournment at 5:10 PM.