Final Approved 11-25-08

FACULTY SENATE MEETING MINUTES

October 21, 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) Li Zhang; (MGMT) Larry Roth, vacant; (MKGB) Rajesh Gulati, James C. Johnson

EDUCATION:  (Unit Representative) Frances Kayona; (CFS) Fati Zarghami; (CEEP) vacant, 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- Carol Theisen 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, Ezzat Kirmani

SOCIAL SCIENCES:  (Unit Representative) Robert Johnson; (CMTY) Rona Karasik; (CJS) Mario Hesse, Mary Clifford; (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) Sandra Chesborough; Cathy Stilwill (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 3:17 p.m.

 

2.    Approval/Filing of Minutes

  1. Senate Minutes October 7, 2008 (FS 102108 2.a.1)

Motion to approve FS minutes of October 7, 2008—(Gasparino/Hill). Passed

 

  1. Executive Committee Minutes of October 14, 2008 (FS 102108 2.b.1) Motions

Motion to approve EC minutes of October 14, 2008, with items below separated (6c and 7b)—(Lavenda/Gasparino). Passed

 

Separated:

Motion to not fill the COFAH EC position this year (amended below). Item was explained and discussed.   

Motion to amend—(Roth/seconded). Passed.

 

Amended Motion: Motion to not ask to fill the COFAH position this year since no one has come forward after several calls. Passed

 

Separated:

Motion to refer the FA President to be reelected multiple times, along with other specifics impacted, to the Constitutional Review Committee (amended below). There was discussion about the motion.

 

Motion to amend—(Jaede/Herath). Passed

 

Amended Motion: to refer the FA President to be reelected to a maximum of three consecutive one-year terms, along with other specifics impacted, to the Constitutional Review Committee. Passed  

 

  1. 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.

Minutes of Sept. 25, 2008 and October 2, 2008 (FS 102108 2.c.1-2.c.2) Motions

Motion to approve UCC minutes of September 25, 2008, item below separated—(Lavenda/Herath). Passed

 

Separate UCC recommends that the 1) College Curriculum Committees (CCC) chose/appoint/elect the college representative to the UCC for the next academic year during the spring semester. 2) The chair of the UCC is elected by the members during the spring semester. 3) The chair serves a three year term which may be repeated. 4) Returning members only are eligible for the chair’s position. 5) College representatives to the UCC should be members of the College Curriculum Committee in order to assist the CCC and UCC complete this process in a timely manner. 6) Members who are unable to continue on the committee will be replaced by the College Curriculum Committee to complete the term of membership on the committee.

 

Motion to refer the above paragraph back to UCC to find out if they intended to make this official language—(Jaede/seconded) Passed

 

Motion to approve UCC minutes of October 2, 2008—(Karasik/Gasparino). Passed

 

  1. Assessment Steering Committee Minutes of September 23, 2008 (FS 102108 2.d.1-2.d.3)—filed.
  2. Strategic Planning Committee Minutes of September 11th and 25th 2008 (FS102108 2.d.1-2.d.2)—filed. It was noted that the attendance needs to be clarified on the minutes.
  3. Division of General Studies Committee Minutes of September 23, 2008 (FS 102108 2.f.1)—filed.
  4. Academic Affairs Committee Minutes of September 25, 2008 (FS 102108 2.g.1)

Motion to approve Academic Affairs Committee minutes of September 25, 2008, with the amended motion below—(Kilborn/Kasi). Passed

 

Motion to amend Academic Affairs Committee motion to replace “D” to “A-D”—(Roth/Herath). Passed

 

Amended Academic Affairs Committee Motion: that we reapprove the 07-08 recommendation regarding transfer grades of A-D and ask that this be taken to the state wide Meet and Confer. Division: 29 in favor; 16 opposed. Passed

 

  1. Graduate Committee Minutes from 2007-2008 Academic Year (FS 102108 2.h.1)—there was discussion.

Motion to reconsider EC’s motion to disassemble the Graduate Committee immediately and have it reconstituted through the election process—(Roth/no second). Died for lack of second

 

Motion that EC contact the missing Graduate Committee members and ask them their intention and go from there if they want to be re-elected—(Hergert/no second). Died for lack of second

 

  1. Budget Advisory Group Minutes of Sept. 2, 2008 and September 16, 2008 (FS 102108 2.i.1-2.i.2)—filed.
  2. TLTR notes from October 10, 2008 (FS102108 2.j.1)—filed.

 

3.    Treasurer’s Report (FS102108)—Connaughton gave a brief report. Palmer explained the quarterly IFO disbursement and he said that we were expecting approximately $3500 (like we did last year), but we only received $290. Funds spent and allocated were changed at the last Delegate Assembly, even though SCSU did not vote in favor of this. There was discussion.

 

4.    Negotiations Report—Connaughton gave a brief report.

 

Motion to move item 10.f.—(Ore). Passed

 

10. New Business

f.   Direction to IFO Negotiators

Rona Karasik moves/seconded: 

Whereas IFO has the obligation to treat all of its members equally and whereas in the past the IFO has supported equal partnership benefits for all members, and whereas previous attempts to make equal partnership benefits a part of the IFO contract have not yet been successful, the SCSU faculty senate hereby resolves to make domestic partnership rights a priority during the upcoming contract negotiations. Passed

 

 

5.    Consent Agenda

Academic Affair Committee: Jan Kircher (SW)
Admission and Retention: Susantha Herath (BCIS)
Campus Parking and Transportation Task Force: Michael Mills (COE)
Comprehensive Facilities Plan Task Force: Don Nue (COSE)
Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence Advisory Committee: Fred Hill (COE)
General Education Committee: Aref Hassan (POL)
Search Committee for a MSUAASF Director for First Year Experience/Transitions: Geoffrey Tabakin

MnSCU Committees

IFO Multicultural Issues Committee: Jan Kircher (SW)
MnSCU Defined Contributions Retirement (DCR) Advisory Committee: Eungmin Kang (ECON)

Motion to approve the Consent Agenda—(Gasparino/Lavenda). Passed

6.    Special Elections—those appointed are underlined below:

Religious Observances Task Force (3 openings):  
          Anthony Akubue (COSE) 
          Steven Covey (COSE) 
          Penelope DeJong (HCOB) 
          Joseph Edelheit (COFAH) 
          Jeffrey Johnson (COSE) 
          Ravindra Kalia (COSE) 
          Mohammad Mahroof-Tahir (COSE) 
          Semya Hakim (COE) 
          Bradley Sleeper (HCOB) 
          Gretchen Tiberghien (COFAH) 
          Robert Weisman (COSE)

7.    Call for New Agenda Items

Star Alert (Kilborn) 10.g

 

10. New Business

e.  Use of W at end of semester—Onyiah spoke to this item. Palmer asked anyone with similar situations to send them to the FA to go to Meet and Confer.

Motion for the EC to take the use of W at the end of the semester to Meet and Confer—(Ore/Lavenda). Passed

 

8.    Announcements

a.    Local Meet and Confer

·         Follow up to Senate Motions regarding Sponsored Programs—there was discussion about IRB. Ore spoke to Senate as an IRB Committee member. At Meet and Confer it was agreed that the FA would receive IRB minutes that affected faculty terms and conditions of employment.

·         Article 22 & 25 Task Force—they are not meeting this week, but they have made progress on timelines.

·         COE Climate Task Force (Mark Jaede co-facilitator)—consultant is on campus.

·         PK-16 and STEM Searches (awaiting review by Office of the Chancellor)—we found out that this hasn’t even left campus.

·         Vehicle Use Authorization (Look for information from Administrative Affairs)—at Meet and Confer it was discussed that this is coming forward.

·         Notice of Vacancies for Faculty Positions Starting in FY 2010—statement “contingent on funding.”

 

9.    Unfinished Business

a.    Response to Request for LR&TS Associate Dean Search—IFO has instructed SCSU on the response given to Administration.

b.    Pictures on Class Lists (FS 040108 9.g.) Sent to Student Government—awaiting response.

c.    Reassign time for General Education Committee Chair (Referred to EC)—GE Chair will have additional duty day according to the Provost.

 

10. New Business

  1. Student Academic Code of Conduct (Patty Bresser)—no one was at Senate to speak about this.
  2. Graduate Committee missing minutes (First meeting of this year held October 15th Policy for E-mail (FS 100708 7.a.1)—discussed above.
  3. Guest/Visitor Parking (FS 100708 7.a.2)—the Public Safety Director spoke at Meet and Confer about the current policy: guests do not have to pay and they can pick up a permit from Public Safety that will get authorization from the unit of the guest. Visitors will have to pay for parking. Senate asked for some clarifications and Palmer asked them to send him email regarding the issues.

Motion to have every faculty lot on campus have two spots for guest speakers—(Weisman/no second). Died for lack of second

 

Motion to extend Faculty Senate for five minutes—(Hergert/Tripp). Passed

 

  1. BOT Teaching Award (FS 100708 7.c.1)—not discussed.
  2. Use of W at end of semester—discussed above.  
  3. Direction to IFO Negotiators—discussed above.
  4. Star Alert (Kilborn)—not discussed.

 

10. Adjourned at 5:25 p.m.