Final Approved 4-14-09

FACULTY SENATE MEETING MINUTES

March 24, 2009

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) Trae Downing, Michael Mills; (HPERSS) Hector Antunez, Caryl Martin; (HURL) vacant; (ELCP) 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, Jim Robinson, 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) Mahin Sadrai, Lakshmaiah Sreerama; (CSCI) Andrew Anda, Donald Hamnes; (EAS) Bob Weisman; (EE) Sura Lekhakul, Mahbub Hossain; (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) Jeff Mullins, 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 3:15 p.m.

2. Approval/Filing of Minutes

Senate Minutes February 17, 2009 (FS022409 2.a.1) last senate packet; Senate Minutes of February 24, 2009 (FS032409 2.a.1)

Motion to approve FS minutes of February 17, 2009—(Roth/Gasparino). Passed

Motion to approve FS minutes of February 24, 2009—(Sadrai/Hergert). Passed

Executive Committee Minutes of March 3, 2009 and March 17, 2009—(FS032409 2.b.1)—filed.
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 February 5, 2009 (FS022409 2.c.1) in last senate packet; Minutes of February 12, 2009; Minutes of February 19, 2009 and Minutes of February 26, 2009 (FS032409 2.c.1- 2.c.3)

Motion to approve UCC minutes of February 5, 2009; February 12, 2009; February 19, 2009; and February 26, 2009—(Hill/Gasparino). Passed

General Education Committee Minutes of January 16, 2009; January 30, 2009; February 13, 2009; February 20, 2009 (FS032409 2.d.1 -2.d.4)—filed; and Minutes of March 6, 2009 (FS032409 2.d.5)—Jean Hoff reported to Senate.

Motion to approve GE Committee minutes of January 16, 2009; January 30, 2009; February 13, 2009; and March 6, 2009—(Hudson/Rapp). Separated

Motion to separate the motion from the minutes submitted by the GE Committee from far right column—(Roth/Sadrai). Amended

Motion to amend by moving reading requirement Reading 120 to Goal #1—(Roth/Sadrai). Division: favor 33; opposed: 13. Passed

Motion to approve GE Committee minutes of January 16, 2009; January 30, 2009; February 13, 2009; and March 6, 2009; with motion separated from minutes and amendment of reading requirement Reading 120 to Goal Column. Passed

Assessment Committee Minutes of February 18, 2009 and March 4, 2009 (FS032409 2.e.1-2.e.2)—filed.
Graduate Committee Minutes of February 5, 2009 (FS032409 2.f.1)

Motion to approve Graduate Committee minutes of February 5, 2009 and take concerns to Meet and Confer—(Connaughton/Gulati). Passed

Budget Advisory Group Minutes of February 10, 2009 (FS032409 2.g.1); Minutes of February 24, 2009; March 3, 2009 and March 17, 2009 (FS032409 2.g.1- 2.g.4)—filed.

Motion to approve Budget Advisory Group minutes of February 10, 2009—(Herger/Hill). Passed

TLTR Minutes of February 13, 2009 (FS032409 2.h.1)—filed.
Safety Committee Minutes of February 25, 2009 (FS032409 2.i.1)—filed.
Budget Review Committee Minutes of February 24, 2009 (FS032409 2.j.1)—Dan Gregory provided report.

Motion to approve Budget Committee report—(Mahin/Tabakin). Passed

Academic Affairs Committee Minutes of March 17, 2009; drafts of Standard of scholarship; Probation/Suspension Policy – Undergraduate and Transfer Students (FS032409 2.k.1-2.k.4)

Motion to approve changes in language in Admission Requests for transfer students (2.k.4 and 2.K.3)—(Wiesman/Hergert). Passed

Motion to refer 2.K.2 to the Graduate Committee for review—(Jaede/Chesborough). Passed

Orientation 2009-2010 Task Force Minutes of February 11, 2009 (FS032409 2.l.1)—filed.
Technology and Pedagogical Resources Committee Minutes of December 12, 2008 and March 20, 2009 (FS032409 2.m.1-2.m.2)

Motion to approve Technology and Pedagogical Resources Committee minutes of December 12, 2008 and March 20, 2009—(Hergert/Hill). Passed

FYE Advisory Board Minutes of February 13, 2009 (FS032409 2.n.1)—reservation about FYE discussed and approved for filing—filed.

Motion to discuss before filing—(Roth/Herath). Passed

3. Treasurer’s Report—to be given at next meeting.

4. Consent Agenda

Search Committee for MSUAASF Position two (2) openings – International Student Advisor:

Christine Jazwinski (PSYCH)
Ray Tsai (BCIS)

S-L Advisory Committee two (2) openings – COFAH:

Elena Kurinski (FORL)

Motion to approve consent agenda—(Gasparino/Karasik). Passed

5. Special Elections—those appointed are underlined below.

Search Committee for MSUAASF Position one (1) opening – Associate Director of the American Indian Center -vote for all acceptable candidates:
Jean Lacourt (ETHS)
Robert Reff (COUNS)

S-L Advisory Committee one (1) opening – vote for all acceptable candidates
                 Linda Havir (SOC/ANTH)
                 Rona Karasik (CMSTY)
                   Tracy Ore (SOC/ANTH)

6. Call for New Agenda Items—none.

7. Announcements

a. Local Meet and Confer

1. Departmental and College practices with regard to course scheduling, room assignment, class size, and reassigned time

Motion that equitable assignment of classrooms to be brought to Meet and Confer to address issues of room assignment—(Sadrai/Karasik). Passed

b. FY10 LT-Research Grant Applications (FS032409 7.b.1)

c. Personnel Plan for MnSCU Administrators for the 2010-11 (FS032409 7.c.1)—discussed.

d. Need nominees for: Secretary and Treasurer also encourage faculty in your departments to volunteer to serve on Standing Committees

Michael Connaughton nominated David Warne for Treasurer

8. Unfinished Business

a. Pictures on Class Lists (FS 040108 9.g.)—sent to Student Government.

b. Email as a means of communication (FS120908 10.a.1)—referred to TPR.

c. Electronic Voting (FS112508 9.d.1) (Dorn)—Motion referred to IFO—Postponed.

9. New Business

b. Response to budget discussions and proposed budget reductions (FS032409 9.c.1)—discussed.
c. Issues raised concerning General Education

d. Nomination of President-elect and IFO Board of Directors

Motion to nominate Balsy Kasi and Tom Hergert for President-elect—(Jaede/Hill). Passed

10. Recessed at 5:15 p.m.

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FACULTY SENATE MEETING MINUTES

March 31, 2009

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

1. Reconvened at 3:15 p.m.

2. Approval/Filing of Minutes

o. Strategic Planning Committee Minutes of February 26, 2009 (FS033109 2.o.1)—filed.

p. CETL Advisory Committee Minutes of February 17, 2009; February 26, 2009; and March 4, 2009 (FS033109 2.p.1-2.p.3)

Motion to approve CETL Advisory Committee minutes of February 17, 2009; February 26, 2009; and March 4, 2009; and to communicate actions at Meet and Confer—(Kilborn/Gasparino). Passed

q. International Studies Committee Minutes of March 18, 2009 (FS033109 2.q.1)

Motion to approve International Studies Committee minutes of March 18, 2009; and to communicate actions at Meet and Confer—(Kilborn/Gasparino). Passed

r. Senate Minutes of March 24, 2009 (FS033109 2.r.1)

Motion to approve FS minutes of March 24, 2009; and communicate actions at Meet and Confer—(Kilborn/Gasparino). Passed

4. Consent Agenda

S-L Advisory Committee one (1) opening – COSE: Joyce Simones (NURS)

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

5. Special Elections—those appointed are underlined below:

Search Committee for Director of Affirmative Action Position three (3) openings (vote for all acceptable candidates):
              Michael Davis (TDEV)               Geoffrey Tabakin (ACADEMIC SUP)                                     Oladele Gazal (BIOL)                Elizabeth Talbot (SW)
              Yinsog Rhee (MGMT)                Karen Thoms (IM)
              Bradley Sleeper (MKTG)            Gary Whitford (SW)

8. Unfinished Business

d. Architecture at SCSU (Dorn 02/10/09)

Motion (Dorn/Jaede): That architects and designers for all future SCSU buildings be instructed to not attempt to imitate existing buildings on campus but rather to design buildings that have architectural integrity in their own right.

Rationale:

Aspects of the exterior design of the Miller Center designed to tie together other architectural elements on campus were not as successful as those designed in their own right.

For example, the original entrance lighting for the Miller Center was designed to copy the shiny chrome work of art in the center of campus, with such compromising results that the shiny covers were replaced by the current dumpster-like gray.

In addition, the building’s exterior appears to yoke the yellow brick of ECC with orange from other buildings on campus, with color-clashing results.

While the architecture at SCSU lacks unity, it is a mistake to copy or blend in with an assortment of colors where no single design standard has so far proven satisfactory for all purposes.

Motion to refer Architecture at SCSU motion to the Committee on the Institution—(Johnson/Tabakin). Passed

9. New Business

a. D2L Motion—(Dorn/Kasi). Passed

Motion that SCSU representatives to MnSCU discussions on switching from D2L to another instructional software be cautioned:
* Since the cost at stake isn’t the total price of D2L but the difference in price between D2L and new software to subtract “opportunity costs”, a common business accounting principle, from the price difference.

Explanation: Enormous investments of faculty and staff hours have been made into D2L thus far, from extensive de-bugging labor to the process of teaching and learning how to operate D2L. These costs would likely be repeated with any transition to new software, taking away faculty and staff time and ability to conduct research, creative activities, and professional development, to teach and advise their classes of students, and to serve people in other ways. Even doing serious research into new software is a time investment. The process of launching new software appears to be so labor-intensive, furthermore, that it should be considered taking extraordinary measures. Faculty should not be asked to take on these responsibilities all over again, so soon after the lengthy process of debugging D2L.

* To consult with LR&TS faculty and staff regarding the viability of alternatives.
* To consider that problems with D2L at the beginning of the present year resulted from the MnSCU mandate of a common start date, which overloaded the system.
* To consider that faculty seeking alternatives currently can make use of existing “freeware.”

e. Choice of method of voting on constitutional change to re-title the office of President-elect to include the title of Vice President for representation on the IFO Executive Committee.

Motion that the Faculty Association Senate vote on the change of the constitution—(Jaede/Warne). Passed

f. Tenure for Associate Deans—there was a short discussion of the possibility of tenure for associate deans (dual appointment as excluded management and IFO). Any change would only be through the next contract negotiations.

g. Next Year’s FA Calendar—there was discussion, especially in regard to conflicts with religious calendars. There were No motions and no decisions.

10. Adjournment at 5:15 p.m.

Submitted by Polly Chappell, SCSU FA Administrative Assistant