final approved by fs 4-25-06

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

April 18, 2006

 

Attendance:   (Those present indicated by an underline)

Officers:  President Judy Kilborn, Past President/President-Elect Annette Schoenberger, Secretary JoAnn Gasparino, Treasurer Robert Johnson

IFO Board Members: Andrew Larkin, Jayantha Herath

Unit Representatives:  COB P. N. SubbaNarasimha, COE Steve Hornstein, COFAH Monica Devers, COSE Balsy Kasi, COSS vacant, SPEC Susan Motin

Negotiator:   Bill Langen

 

1.      Call to order at 3:23 p.m.

 

3.      Announcements

 

·         Pat Arsenault and Chris Dale started meeting this week about the Counseling Center, and we will know more next week.

·         COSS—in the packet is a handout with correspondence between Chris Dale and Pat Arsenault. Arsenault’s letter is in response to Dale’s letter. Kilborn gave an update.  

 

4.      Call for new agenda items

 

·         Buy-in or opt-out system for online “Announce” list (Langen)

·         Reassigned Time (Johnson)

·         Short-term Study Abroad Programs (Johnson)

 

5.      Unfinished Business

 

a.      COSS Search (EC 041806 5.a.)—EC discussed the correspondence between Dale and Arsenault. EC discussed search committee options this late in the school year.   

 

2.  Treasurer’s Report (see documents in Senate packet: FS 041106 3 and FS 041106 3.b)—Johnson discussed the enclosed treasurer’s report. Schoenberger pointed out that SCSU may get reimbursed for the severance pay that SCSU was charged for last summer, which may have been done in error. 

 

6.      New Business

 

a.      Constitutional Review Items from 04/11/06 Senate Consent Agenda

 

1.      Request for referral of the FA Bylaw Change regarding IFO Board Member and President-Elect to the Constitutional Review Committee

2.      Appointment of Jeff Ringer (COFAH) to Constitutional Review Committee

 

Motion to approve new business items a.1 and a.2 above—(Larkin/Motin). Passed

 

b.      Grievance Committee Report: Request from Hornstein to make a minor modification to the policy we passed in our 03/21/06 EC and in our 03/28/06 Senate—not discussed.

 

c.      Calendar Task Force (FS 032906 6.d)

 

Motion to refer the calendar to the Committee on the Institution and that the committee consults the necessary Administration members and other members on campus regarding the calendar—(Larkin/Herath). Failed 

 

d.      Time Definite 4:00 p.m.; Guest: Ravi Kalia – Reassigned Time Issues at SCSU (packet sent via campus mail on March 30th)—the guest spoke to the item and pointed to the handouts he provided. He was given 10 minutes to speak and express his concerns, and there was a question/comment session for approximately 10 minutes.   

 

e.      Time Definite 4:20 p.m.; Guest: David Sebberson – NASAD (National Association of Schools of Art and Design) Accreditation, Program Sustainability, and Variable Tuition (EC 041806 7.e. – packet sent via campus mail on April 12th)—the guest came in at 4:27 p.m., and spoke to the item. He said that he will be arguing on behalf of the Art department with Administration in support of Variable Tuition. He came to EC to get input before bringing it to Administration.       

 

c.  Calendar Task Force (FS 023906 6.d)

 

Motion to appoint the entire Committee on the Institution to the Calendar Task Force—(Johnson/Schoenberger). Passed

 

This item will be brought to Meet and Confer to clarify more about committee membership and appointments.

         

f.       Academic Policy Working Group (from 03/30/06 Meet and Confer)—Kilborn asked for a recommendation on this item. There was discussion.

 

Motion to recommend two members from Academic Affairs Committee and two members from the Admissions and Retentions Committee to make up this work group, with the understanding that any drafts coming from the work group will go through Senate—(Motion/Herath). Passed       

 

g.      SGA and Financial Aid (see document in Senate packet: FS 041106 8.k.)

 

Motion that faculty should consider informing students about the tuition deadline in August, and consider allowing or inviting SGA members to speak in classrooms—(Larkin/Schoenberger). Passed  

 

Motion to form a small task force made up of Schoenberger, Kilborn, and Sandra Q. Williams to look at meeting rooms for Senate—(Larkin/Langen). Passed

 

h.      Other Items from Senate on which we might want to take action (i.e. UDWR request, Class Attendance/Participation Policy)—Kilborn asked EC to look through Senate agendas for action items. There were suggestions on how to handle getting agenda items taken care of at the next Senate meeting. 

 

7.      Adjournment at 5:25 p.m.