December 9, 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, Kevin Moberly, vacant, Carol Mohrbacher; (FORL) Maria Melgarejo, Luz Triana-Echeverria; (COMM) vacant, vacant; (MUSIC) Al Moore, vacant; (PHIL) Paul Neiman, 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; Carol Theisen; (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, 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
GUESTS: Dan Gregory; Dan Wildeson; Jim Sherohman
1. Call to order at 3:15 p.m.
Palmer publicly thanked Larry Roth for loaning the FA Office a wall hanging for the new offices. He encouraged anyone who has art for the new FA office to please loan it as well.
Palmer announced that Monica Nayenga is on medical leave for approximately two months and he explained that she usually prepares the senate packets mailed through campus mail. Since she is gone the packets may not get mailed on Thursdays, but they will be available online and at the meetings.
Motion that Senate go paperless and that those who want paper copies can request them—(Ore/Hergert). In favor: 19; Opposed 24. Failed
2. Approval/Filing of Minutes
a. Senate Minutes November 25, 2008 (FS120908 2.a.1)
Motion to approve FS minutes of November 25, 2008—(Gasparino/Onyiah). Passed
b. Executive Committee Minutes of December 2, 2008 (FS120908 2.b.1)
Motion to approve EC minutes of December 2, 2008—(Hill/Roth). Passed
c. 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 November 13, 2008 and November 20, 2008 (FS120908 2.c.1-2c.2)
Motion to approve UCC minutes of November 13, 2008 and November 20, 2008—(Lavenda/Karasik). Passed
d. FA Budget Committee Minutes of October 28, 2008; plus New Initiative Development Process (FS112508 2.m.1-2.m.2)—Senate referred to committee.
Motion to approve FA Budget Committee minutes of October 28, 2008; plus New Initiative Development Process—(Kasi/seconded). Passed
e. Constitutional Review Committee Minutes of November 19, 2008 (FS112508 2.n.1)—no motions for the first change.
Separate constitutional items:
Motion to approve changes to number two regarding the President-elect and vice-president language in the constitution—(Kilborn/seconded). Passed
Motion to move the third change forward in the process—(Hergert/Kilborn). Passed
f. International Studies Committee Minutes of November 25, 2008 and Form for Short-Term Study Abroad Proposal (FS120908 2.f.1-2.f.2)
Motion to approve International Studies Committee minutes of November 25, 2008; plus form for short-term study abroad proposal with amendment below—(Lavenda/Kilborn). Amended and Passed
Motion to amend by striking “within 30 days of my return” and replace it with “upon completion of the program” to number nine on the form for short-term study abroad proposal—(Johnson/Tripp). Passed
g. Assessment Steering Committee Minutes of November 12, 2008; November 19, 2008 plus a list of grant recipients and November 26, 2008 (FS120908 2.g.1- 2.g.4)
Motion to approve Assessment Steering Committee minutes of November 12, 2008; November 19, 2008, plus a list of grant recipients; and November 26, 2008—(Onyiah/seconded). Passed
h. Budget Advisory Group Minutes of November 18, 2008 (FS120908 2.h.1)—filed.
i. Professional Development Committee Minutes of November 14, 2008 and November 24, 2008 (FS120908 2.i.1-2.i.2)
Motion to approve Professional Development Committee minutes of November 14, 2008 and November 24, 2008—(Inkster/seconded). Passed
Motion to amend by approving the recommendations by the Professional Development Committee minus the rankings and scores in the last two columns (should be reported alphabetically)—(Ore/Kalia). Failed
3. Treasurer’s Report – FA Furniture (120908 3.1); November Report (120908 3.2)—Connaughton gave a report. There was no discussion.
4. Consent Agenda
a. Appointment to Dimension Group: Dan Wildeson
Motion to approve the Consent Agenda—(Warne/Tabakin). Passed
5. Special Elections—those appointed are underlined below:
Graduate Committee
HCOB (need two faculty):
Rajesh Gulati (MKTG)
Janikan Supanvanij (FIRE)
Ray Tsai (BCIS)
COE (need two faculty):
Julie Andrzejewski (HURL)
Hector Antunez (HPERSS)
Chaturi Edrisinha (ED&CP)
Tina Livingston (ED&CP)
Michael Mills (CEEP)
Marcia Thompson (IM)
COFAH (need two faculty):
Monica Devers (CSD)
Lisa Heinrich (MASS COMM)
James Robinson (ENGL)
COSE (need one faculty):
Ben Baliga (MME)
Mark Petzold (EE)
Marco Restani (BIOL)
Juan Fedele (ESCI)
COSS (need one faculty):
Belkis Kambach (GEOG)
Morgan Nyendu (POL)
Mary Pfohl (SW)
Elizabeth Talbot (SW)
Alvin H. Yu (GEOG)
IFO MN Online
Academic Services Committee:
Mohammad
Mahroof-Tahir (CHEM)
Maria Womack (PHYS)
6. Call for New Agenda Items—Salary Equity (Karasik)
7. Announcements
a. Local Meet and Confer
· Follow up to Senate Motions Use of “W” clarification—this will go to Meet and Confer now that the minutes have been approved.
· COE Climate Task Force (Mark Jaede co-facilitator)—Jaede gave an update. The consultant did not arrive on campus in November 17. It will take place next term. There will be an online survey and face-to-face interviews. The project is moving forward, just slowing down for further information.
· PK-16 and STEM Searches (awaiting review by Office of the Chancellor)—positions have been cancelled due to shortfalls in the budget.
· Notice of Vacancies for Faculty Positions Starting in FY 2010—Palmer explained how this relates to 9-month employees.
· D2L Purge (Kilborn)—an email went out today. The process is starting to slow down but not enough that you can ignore it. Hergert gave an update.
b. Negotiations Report (FS120908 7.b.1)—report next time. The team will be meeting Thursday and Friday.
8. Unfinished Business
a. Response to Request for LR&TS Associate Dean Search—call for nominations underway—not discussed.
b. Pictures on Class Lists (FS 040108 9.g.)—sent to Student Government—not discussed.
c. Initiatives Proposal Flow Chart (see FA: Budget Committee minutes October 28, 2008)—Dan Gregory explained the flow chart.
d. Graduate Committee Resignations and Recall Election—Palmer explained the recall and reconstitution of the Graduate Committee. He talked about the resignations and recall elections. The ballots are for all resigned positions. 10 people resigned, nominations came forward, and ballots were prepared. One recall election will be held for COSS.
e. Email as a means of communication (FS120908 10.a.1)—not discussed.
f. Latest draft of public relations form (FS120908 10.b.1)—not discussed.
9. New Business
a. Student Academic Code of Conduct (Academic Affairs Policy Working Group)—not discussed.
b. Electronic Voting (FS 112508 9.d.1) (a majority of IFO campuses expressed no interest in electronic voting)—not discussed.
c. Scheduled time for meetings (Kilborn)—not discussed.
d. Recommendation on students’ religious observance (FS120908 9.d.1)—not discussed.
e. Salary Equity (Karasik)
Motion whereas several faculty have salaries which have been determined to be at least 2 steps below predicted in the most recent salary equity reviews;
And whereas no salary remedy is available to these faculty;
And whereas the current IFO position on salary does not allow for merit based increases, but does support market rate salary inequity for certain disciplines so that salary inequity across disciplines is significant in many areas;
Be it resolved that St. Cloud State University’s Faculty Association directs the IFO to take all available steps to removed from consideration in future salary equity reviews market or discipline related information—(Karasik/Gasparino). Passed
10. Adjournment at 5:15 p.m.
Submitted by Polly Chappell, SCSU FA Administrative Assistant