DATE:           May 6, 2008—Final approved

 

TO:              Faculty Association Senate Members

 

FROM:          Judy Kilborn, FA President

 

SUBJECT:      REVISED Agenda for Senate Meeting, Tuesday, May 6, 2008, from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m., CASCADE

 

 

1.    Call to order

 

2.    Approval of Minutes

a.    Faculty Senate Minutes of April 22, 2008 (FS 050608 2.a.)(Roth/Karasik)Passed

b.    Executive Committee Minutes of April 29, 2008 (FS 050608 2.b.1.-2.b.3.)(Hill/Connaughton)Passed.

c.    University Curriculum Minutes. Draft Process for Curriculum Approval (FS 091107 2.c.2.) – awaiting legislative version for action.

Minutes of April 10, 2008 (FS 050608 2.c.1.)(Warne/Roth)Passed;

Minutes of April 17, 2008 (FS 050608 2.c.2.a.-2.c.2.c.)(Roth/Lavanda)Request to divide motion about curriculum process to new business.  Motion:  Table these minutes until we get answers to questions regarding changes to the curriculum proposal forms (Roth/Hudson);

Minutes of April 24, 2008 (FS 050608 2.c.3.)(Jaede/St.Clair)Passed

d.    Placement Testing Task Force Minutes of March 12, 2008 (FS 031808 2.j.) – postponed awaiting recommendation concerning membership and mission. Minutes of March 26, 2008 (FS 042208 2.d.1.); Minutes of April 9, 2008 (FS 042208 2.d.2) – postponed until May 6, 2008, Senate meeting; Minutes of April 23, 2008 (FS 050608 2.d.1) – to file

e.    Division of General Studies (DGS) Minutes of April 8, 2008 (FS 050608 2.e.1.) (Hergert/Hill)Passed

f.     TLTR Notes of April 25, 2008 (FS 050608 2.f.1.) – to file; Notes of May 2, 2008 (FS 050608 2.f.2.) – to file;

g.    Assessment Steering Committee Minutes of April 16, 2008 (FS 050608 2.g.1.) – to file; Minutes of April 23, 2008 (FS 050608 2.g.2.) – to file; Minutes of April 30, 2008 (FS 050608 2.g.3.)—to file;

h.    SCSU Safety Committee Minutes for March 26, 2008 (FS 050608 2.h.1.) – to file

i.      Professional Development Committee Minutes of April 24, 2008 (FS 050608 2.i.1.) – to file because of lack of a quorum; Minutes of May 1, 2008 (FS 050608 2.i.2.)(Inkster/Karasik)Passed As part of its review of policies and procedures the committee should include information about departments, colleges and projects in its reports.

j.     International Studies Committee Minutes of May 5, 2008 at 12:01 (FS 050608 2.j.1.);(Lavanda/Warne)Passed Minutes of May 5, 2008 at 12:10 (FS 050608 2.j.2.) – to file. Note: both minutes are on same sheet.

 

3.    Treasurer’s Report (FS 050608 3)  Notice that we are plush with cash.

 

4.    Consent Agenda(Karasik/Kasi) Passed

MSUAASF position search – Admissions Director:

None

FA Committees:

Constitutional Review Committee – COSS: King Banaian (ECON)

Delegate Assembly Resolutions Committee – COSS: Amos Olagunju (STAT)

Academic Affairs Committee – COE: Hector Antunez (HPERSS)

FA Executive Committee:

            Treasurer: Michael Connaughton (ENGL)

University Committees – Strategic Planning Committee:

COB: JoAnn Asquith (MKTG)

COE: Stephen Hornstein (TDEV)

IFO Committees:

Government Relations Committee: Stephen Hornstein (TDEV)

E-Learning Strategy Workgroup: Cari Kenner (ALC)

 

5.    Special Elections

MSUAASF position search – Administrative Director of the DGS (1 faculty needed)

Cari Kenner (ALC)

Victoria Williams (ALC)

Motion:  Reconsider the election of to this search committee (Tabakin/Palmer) Failed

MSUAASF position search – Assistant Director of First Year and Transition Programs (1 faculty needed)

Victoria Williams (ALC)

Elaine Ackerman (EDU)

MSUAASF position search –Director of the Advising Center  – (1 faculty needed)

Elizabeth Berila (COSS)

Daniel Macari (COE)

Mark Petzold (COSE)

COFAH Interim Associate Dean Search Committee – (4 faculty needed, no more than one from each department)

ART: Kathryn Gainey; David Sebberson

CMST: Diana Rehling

ENGL: Michael Connaughton; James Robinson

FORL: Michael Hasbrouck; Maria Mikolchak

MUSIC: Terry Vermillion

PHIL: Joseph Edelheit

IFO Committee: GLBTA Issues Committee – (1 faculty needed)

Robert Reff (COUNS)

Jennifer Jay (TDEV)

FA Treasurer and Secretary for 2008-2009 (Hill/Herath)Passed

Secretary: Michael Tripp

Treasurer:  Michael Connaughton

 

6.    Call for New Agenda Items

 

7.    Announcements

a.    Statewide Meet and Confer

·         IFO Delegate Assembly Minutes (FS 050608 7.a.)

b.    Local Meet and Confer

·         Deans and Associate Deans, both permanent and interim

·         Interim in COSE and the COSS deans search looks good

·         Senate Policy Recommendations

·         Senate Webpage Recommendations

c.    Academic Action Plan Next Steps  (FS 050608 7.c.) 

·         An electronic copy will be on www.scsufa.org

·         There is a concern that the COFAH is not part of the plan

·         If you have concerns email to facassoc@stcloudstate.edu

·         We will ask about this at meet and confer

·         This will be moved to new business

d.    Local Election Results

·         Budget Review Committee

o    COFAH: David Warne

o    COSS: Leslie Valdes

·         Assistant VP for Faculty Relations

o    COB: Penelope De Jong

o    COE: John Palmer

o    COFAH: Gloria Melgarejo

o    COSE: Balsy Kasi

o    COSS: Elizabeth Talbot

o    SPEC: Robert Reff

e.    Approved Calendar for 2008-2009 IFO and SCSU FA meetings

 

8.    Unfinished Business

  1. Interim/Acting associate/assistant administrators (Schoenberger) (FS 050608 8.a.)

Motion:  That the FAEC bring to Meet and Confer that the ad hoc Committee on Interim, Temporary, Emergency and other such appointments has been established to identify concerns regarding interim, temporary, emergency, exigency and other such appointments and to make recommendations to the Senate regarding this concerns.

We ask that the administration identify appropriate parties and/or offices to consult with and to permit access to relevant information regarding policies, past practices, current procedures, and other relevant information.

The committee will issue its report to the Senate by the Ides of March 2009, and dissolve itself in the spirit of ensuring that "ad hocness" is not misconstrued as "ad infinitum".(Tabakin/Hergert)Passed

9.    New Business

  1. Student Complaint Policy (Lacourt)  Guest Lacourt

Motion:  Refer the student complaint policy to the FA Academic Affairs Committee for review.  (Wiesman/Buske) Passed Ask them to consult widely, and talk to the 1.b1 task force.

  1. Internal Grants (Lacourt) (FS 040108 9.d.) Guest Lacourt

Motion:  Refer FS 040108 9.d to the Research Grants and Professional Development Committees (Schoenberger/Tripp) Passed

  1. Protection of Privacy Information
  2. Pictures on Class Lists (FS 040108 9.g.)
  3. Time Definite – 4:00 p.m.: Recommendation concerning Foundation of Excellence (FS 042208 9.e.)

Motion:  Senate extend approval of this recommendation through the meet and confer. (Warne/Roth) Passed

  1. Repeating Courses Policy (Robert Johnson)
  2. Time Definite – 4:45 p.m.: Awards and Celebration

·         Special Thanks

·         Retirees

·         David Boyer (PHIL)

·         Michael Garrity (PHYS)

·         Cheri Gilman (CFS)

·         Earleen Hanafy (HPERSS)

·         Bill Haniff (POL)

·         Mary Hoenig (NURS)

·         Andrew Larkin (ECON)

·         Gerald LaVoi (CDIS)

·         Sura Lekhakul (ECE)

·         Standley Lewis (BIOL)

·         Charles Moore (EDAD)

·         Michael Olsberg (ACCT)

·         Thomas O’Toole (ANTH)

·         Terrance Peterson (CEEP)

·         Williams Rodgers (MKTG)

·         Bruce Skalbeck (MGMT)

·         Belen Washa (FORL)

·         Steven Williams (BIOL)

·         Senate Perfect Attendance

·         Judy Dorn (ENGL)

·         Susantha Herath (BCIS)

·         Fred Hill (LR&TS)

·         Mark Jaede (HIST)

·         Rona Karasik (CMTY)

·         Judy Kilborn (ENGL)

·         Maureen O’Brien (HIST)

·         John Palmer (HPERSS)

·         John Rapp (EDAD)

·         Larry Roth (MGMT)

·         Michael Tripp (HURL)

 

·         The passing of the gavel

 

10. Adjournment