August 26, 2008
OFFICERS: John Palmer, Mark Jaede, Judy Kilborn, Michael Connaughton, Michael Tripp
IFO BOARD: David Warne, Debra Leigh
NEGOTIATOR: Michael Connaughton
BUSINESS: (Unit Representative) Bill Hudson; (ACCT) vacant; (BCIS) Susantha Herath, Ray Tsai; (FIRE) vacant; (MGMT) Larry Roth, vacant; (MKGB) Rajesh Gulati, James C. Johnson
EDUCATION: (Unit Representative) Frances Kayona; (CFS) Fati Zarghami; (CEEP) Susan Parault, Robert Murphy; (HPERSS) Hector Antunez, Caryl Martin; (HURL) vacant; (LDR) John Rapp, Chaturi Edrishinha; (IM) Fred Hill; (SPED) vacant, Janet Salk (TDEV) vacant, Steve Hornstein, vacant
FINE ARTS & HUMANITIES: (Unit Representative) vacant; (ART) Nancy Levy, Kathryn Gainey; (CDSI) Cindy Lofton; (CMST) Traci Anderson, Eddah Mutuo-Kombo, Jen Tuder; (ENGL) Judith Dorn, vacant, vacant, Carol Mohrbacher; (FORL) Maria Melgarejo, Luz Triana-Echeverria; (COMM) vacant, vacant; (MUSIC) Al Moore, vacant; (PHIL) vacant, Andy Platt; (THFD) Jeffrey Bleam
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: (Unit Representative) Balsy Kasi; (AVIA) Steve Anderson; (BIOL) vacant, vacant, Matt Julius; (CHEM) Nathan Winter, Mohammad Mahroof-Tahir; (CSCI) Andrew Anda, Donald Hamnes; (EAS) Bob Weisman; (EE) Sura Lekhakul, Tim Vogt; (ETS) Tony Akubue; (ME) Steve Covey; (MATH) Ravi Kalia, Janis Cimperman, Carol Theisen; (NURS) Patty Bresser; (PHYS) John Liu; (STAT) Leonard Onyiah
SOCIAL SCIENCES: (Unit Representative) Robert Johnson; (CMTY) Rona Karasik; (CJS) Mario Hesse, Richard Lawrence; (ECON) King Banaian, David Switzer; (ES) Jeanne Lacourt; (GEOG) HungChin Yu; (HIST) Robert Galler, Maureen O’Brien; (POL) Morgan Nyendu; (PSYC) Chris Jazwinski, Jody Illies; (SW) Elizabeth Talbot; (SAN) Tracy Ore, Robert Lavenda; (WS) Elizabeth Berila
SPECIAL SERVICES: (Unit Representative) JoAnn Gasparino; (Academic Support) Geoffrey Tabakin; (COUN) Steve Jenkins; (LR&TS) Chris Inkster, Sandra Q. Williams, Tom Hergert; (MEN’S ATHL) vacant; (WOMEN’S ATHL) vacant
1. Call to order at 3:15 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes
a. Faculty Senate Minutes of May 6, 2008 (FS 082608 2.a.)
Motion to approve FS minutes of May 6, 2008—(Hill/Jaede). Passed
b. Executive Committee Minutes of May 15, 2008 (FS 082608 2.b.)
Motion to approve EC minutes of May 15, 2008—(Jaede/Hergert). Passed
c. Executive Committee Minutes of June 16, 2008 (FS 082608 2.b.)
Motion to approve EC minutes of June 16, 2008—(Kilborn/Karasik). Passed
d. University Curriculum Minutes of April 17, 2008 (FS 050608 2.c.2.a.-2.c.2.c.)—tabled until Senate receives answers to questions regarding changes to the curriculum proposal forms.
e. Placement Testing Task Force Minutes of March 12, 2008 (FS 031808 2.j.)—postponed awaiting recommendation concerning membership and mission.
f. FA Budget Committee Minutes of May 7, 2008 (FS 082608 2.e.1.-2.e.3.)—filed.
g. Service-Learning Advisory Committee Minutes of March 26, 2008 (FS 082608 2.f.)—filed.
h. SCSU Safety Committee Minutes of April 23, 2008 (FS 082608 2.g.)—filed.
3. Treasurer’s Report—a brief update was given.
4. Consent Agenda—none.
5. Special Elections—none.
6. Call for New Agenda Items—none.
7. Announcements
a. Local Meet and Confer
· Follow up to Senate Motions regarding Sponsored Programs (FS 082608 7.a.1.-7.a.3.)—EC action needed.
· Article 22 Task Force—EC will draft a recommendation.
· Task Force on 9-month Appointments—referred to EC.
· University Scholars Task Force—referred to EC to populate the task force.
· COE Climate Task Force—discussed.
· Alnwick—discussed.
· Foundations of Excellence—discussed.
· Administrative Searches: Provost, COFAH Dean, COSS, COSE Associate Deans—referred to EC to populate search committees.
· Post Award Grants Manager—referred to EC.
· PK-16 and STEM Searches—referred to EC to populate search committees.
· Vehicle Use Authorization and Prohibition of Driving by Under 21 year olds—there was discussion and examples of who would be affected and how this would happen. EC will get more information at Meet and Confer and report back to Senate.
· Representation on Academic Policy Working Group—EC will get clarification at Meet and Confer.
· Representation on Task Force on Academic Calendars—discussed below on new business.
· Article 22 and 25 Task Force—EC will get clarification at Meet and Confer.
b. Academic Action Plan—for your information.
· Survey Feedback (FS 082608 7.b.)
· Budget and Initiative Processes
c. Approved Calendar for 2008-2009 IFO and SCSU FA meetings (FS 082608 7.c.)—for your information.
8. Unfinished Business—none.
9. New Business
a. Protection of Privacy Information—Palmer announced that email is not private so keep this in mind.
b. Pictures on Class Lists (FS 040108 9.g.)
Motion to have pictures on class lists to identify students by picture to help with some of the university required recordkeeping—(Ore/Karasik). Passed
c. Repeating Courses Policy (Robert Johnson)—no action taken.
d. Diversity Task Force (FS 082608 9.d.)
Motion to approve EC’s recommendation for conducting election of members to the University Diversity Task Force—(Jaede/Johnson). Passed
e. Clarification of Student Absence Policy as Found in the Faculty Handbook (FS 082608 9.e.)—this will be put on unfinished business and Senate will seek department input.
f. Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on E-Learning and Online Education—report coming in September 2008.
g. Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Interim, Temporary, Emergency, and Other Such Appointments—report coming in March 2009.
h. Student Academic Code of Conduct
Motion to take this to Meet and Confer to form a Task Force on Student Academic Code of Conduct as suggested by the Nursing Department—(Johnson/Ore). Passed
i. Selection process for 9-Month Appointment Task Members (3 positions)—referred to EC for make up and/or appointments.
j. Selection process for University Scholars Task Force (3 positions)—referred to EC for make up and/or appointments.
k. Selection process for Representation on Academic Policy Working Group (4 positions)—referred to EC for make up and/or appointments.
l. Selection process for Representation on Task Force on Academic Calendars—discussed.
Motion for the Committee on the Institution to make up the members on the Task Force on Academic Calendars—(Johnson/Hill). Passed
m. Response to Request to use last year’s search committee for LR&TS Associate Dean
Motion to invite the chair of the search committee for LR&TS Associate Dean to EC for more information, and to refer the issue to EC for recommendation—(Jaede/Hergert). Passed
10. Adjournment at 5:15 p.m.
Submitted by Polly Chappell, SCSU FA Administrative Assistant from notes taken by Warne and Tripp