final approved by fs 5-9-06
Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
May 2, 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.
4. Announcements
a. COSS Search—The Provost indicated that they will not continue the search this spring, and it will be extended to next fall. Two faculty members can be added to the search. The search will go on with or without faculty. Arsenault is aware of the status of the search. This is on the agenda for discussion later.
b. LR&TS Reorganization—Motin explained that Tornquist would like to reorganize LR&TS. She discussed the reorganization briefly. This is not on the Meet and Confer agenda for Thursday. Kilborn and Schoenberger will meet with Tornquist tomorrow, and Kilborn will give an update after that.
c. MnSCU Initiative to Promote Excellence in Student Learning—Langen spoke to the item. The memo came from Nancy Black, who received it from Linda Baer. There will be a meeting this Friday in St. Paul. The initiative is supposed to promote reading, writing, and science. Langen discussed the IFO negotiating team’s stance on this, and he brainstormed with EC on strategies for the meeting.
d. 2006-2007 IFO/FA Calendar—Kilborn pointed out the calendar. Rooms and times will be announced later.
e. Chunsheng Zhang is gone. He gave one week notice and Friday was his last day.
2. Consent Agenda
f. Appointment to Academic Policy Work Group: Steve Klepetar (Advising/English)
Motion to appoint Steve Klepetar, in addition to four other members, to the Academic Policy Work Group—(Larkin/Motin). Passed
2. Treasurer’s Report (EC 050206 2)—Johnson gave a brief report.
5. Call for new agenda items—none.
7. New Business
d. Advisory Search Committee for Interim Associate Dean of COE: Jeanne Anderson, IM; Caryl Martin, HPERSS; Kay Worner, EDUC ADMIN & LEADERSHIP—there was concern that the COE might want full representation for this search and that committee selection should follow the normal FA process. Kilborn will put out a call, and it will be on the consent agenda for Senate.
e. Recommendation concerning Ad hoc committee on UDWR
Motion that we constitute the ad hoc Committee on UDWR for one additional year so they can complete their tasks—(Larkin/Johnson). Passed
Note: if the committee would like to be a standing committee they should let the Constitutional Committee know about it. Kilborn will report this motion to Administration at Meet and Confer on Thursday.
f. Recommendation concerning student member on General Education Committee (replacing New Business item: Resolution from SGA regarding General Education Committee [old EC 050206 6.e])
Motion that the General Education Committee will invite a non-voting student participant through SGA—(Larkin/Kasi).
Motion to substitute—(Johnson/Kasi). Passed
Substitute motion: that the General Education Committee consult with the SGA to address the student concerns. Passed
g. Referral of question of continuation of Master Agreement Goals Committee to the Constitutional Review Committee
Motion to refer this to the Constitutional Review Committee for consideration of dissolution—(Langen/Motion). Passed
h. Appointment to University College Taskforce: Choonkyong Kim (English)—Kilborn, Johnson, and Kasi spoke to the item.
Motion to appoint Professor Kim to the University College Taskforce—(Motin/Kasi). Passed
6. Unfinished Business
d. Template on Teaching Schedule/Contact Hours (EC 050206 6.d.)—Kilborn pointed out the handout. There was discussion about the draft. This will go to Meet and Confer and then to Senate next fall.
a. Reassigned Time Issues at SCSU (EC 050206 6.a.)—there was discussion about this item. It was suggested that at Meet and Confer EC should ask for a breakdown of reassigned time by college and department, what are the policies (rationales) and how have they changed in the past year or two.
c. COSS Dean Search—Kilborn gave an update. The Provost told her that they will extend the search through to next fall to keep some of the good candidates in the pool, whether or not there are faculty members on the committee. He expects that the FA will be able to add the two additional faculty members to the committee. Kilborn discussed this with Arsenault, and Kilborn gave an update about their conversation. There will be an announcement from Administration on what they plan on doing before Senate next Tuesday. This will be on the Senate agenda next Tuesday for an update.
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.
e. Information Received at Meet and Confer concerning Online Courses (EC 050206 6.e)—Kilborn pointed out the data on online salaries. There was discussion about the handout. At Meet and Confer, EC will ask for an annual update of this information.
7. New Business
a. Buy-in System for SCSU-Announce—not discussed.
b. Short-term Study Abroad—not discussed.
c. IFO Standing Committee Appointments (EC 050206 7.c.)—not discussed.
8. Adjournment at 5:25 p.m.