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October 20, 2009
OFFICERS: Mark Jaede, vacant, David Warne, Michael Tripp
IFO BOARD: Thomas Hergert, Debra Leigh, Susan Motin
NEGOTIATOR: Michael Connaughton
BUSINESS: (Unit Representative) vacant; (ACCT) vacant; (BCIS) Susantha Herath, vacant; (FIRE) Li Zhang; (MGMT) Larry Roth, Orn Bodvarsson; (MKGB) Jim Johnson, Rajesh Gulati
EDUCATION: (Unit Representative) Frances Kayona; (CFS) Fati Zarghami; (CEEP) Trae Downing, Bob Murphy; (HPERSS) Hector Antunez, vacant; (HURL) vacant; (ELCP) Tina Livingston, Chaturi Edrishinha; (IM) Fred Hill; (SPED) Michael Pickle, Janet Salk (TDEV) vacant, Steve Hornstein, vacant
FINE ARTS & HUMANITIES: (Unit Representative) Judy Kilborn; (ART) Julie Baugnet, Kathryn Gainey; (CDSI) Cindy Lofton; (CMST) Matt Vorrell, Eddah Mutuo-Kombo, Marla Kanengieter; (ENGL) Judith Dorn, Jamie Heiman, Jim Robinson, Carol Mohrbacher; (FORL) Maria Melgarejo, Agustin Boyer; (COMM) vacant, vacant; (MUSIC) Matt Ferrell, vacant; (PHIL) Paul Neiman; (THFD) Jeffrey Bleam
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: (Unit Representative) Balsy Kasi; (AVIA) Steve Anderson; (BIOL) Kristin Gulrud, Maureen Tubbiola, Matt Julius; (CHEM) Rebecca Krystyniak, Mohammad Mahroof-Tahir; (CSCI) Andrew Anda, vacant; (EAS) Bob Weisman; (EE) vacant, Mahbub Hossain; (ETS) Tony Akubue; (ME) Steve Covey; (MATH) Ravi Kalia, Janis Cimperman, Stephanie Houdek; (NURS) Darlene Copley; (PHYS) Maria Womack; (STAT) Ezzat Kirmani
SOCIAL SCIENCES: (Unit Representative) Tracy Ore; (CMTY) Rona Karasik; (CJS) Mario Hesse, Mary Clifford; (ECON) Arta Ratha, David Switzer; (ES) Kyoko Kishimoto; (GEOG) Hung Chin Yu; (HIST) Jeff Mullins, Maureen O’Brien; (POL) Morgan Nyendu, Shoua Yang; (PSYC) Chris Jazwinski, Jody Illies; (SW) Sandra Chesborough; Cathy Stilwill (SAN) Matthew Tornow, Robert Lavenda, Sandrine Zerbib; (WS) Elizabeth Berila
SPECIAL
SERVICES: (Unit
Representative) JoAnn Gasparino; (Academic Support) Geoffrey Tabakin; (COUN)
Steve Jenkins; (LR&TS) Chris Inkster, Sandra Q.
Williams, Tom Steman; (MEN’S ATHL) vacant; (WOMEN’S ATHL) vacant
GUESTS: Jean Hoff, General
Education Committee Chair; Ramnath Sarnath
1. Call to order at 3:17 p.m.
2. Approval/Filing of Minutes
a. Senate Minutes October 6, 2009 (FS 102009 2.a.1)
Motion to approve FS minutes from October 6, 2009, and all actions included—(Mohrbacher/Bodvarsson). Passed
b. Executive Committee Minutes October 13, 2009 (FS 102009 2.b.1)—there was discussion.
Motion to approve EC minutes from October 13, 2009, and all actions included—(Kilborn/Houdek). Passed
c. UCC Minutes September 24, 2009; October 1, 2009—filed EXCEPT motion to approve GE program as submitted; October 8, 2009—filed EXCEPT motion to approve 11 goals of the program; General Education approval forms for the 11 goals of the program (FS 102009 2.c.1-2.c.5)
Motion to approve UCC minutes from September 24, 2009, and all actions included—(Karasik/Williams). Passed
Separate Motion to approve the new GE program as submitted in October 1, 2009 minutes and put it on the agenda under GE item 8.c.
Separate Motion to approve 11 goals of the GE program in the October 8, 2009 minutes and put it on the agenda under GE item 8.c.
Motion to approve the UCC minutes of October 8, 2009, which include the GE approval forms for the 11 goals of the program—(Weisman/Tabakin). Passed
d. International Studies Minutes September 24, 2009; October 8, 2009 (FS 1020-609 2.d.1-2.d.2)
Motion to approve International Studies Committee minutes from September 24, 2009, and all actions included—(Williams/Hergert). Passed
Motion to approve International Studies Committee minutes from October 8, 2009, and all actions included—(Hill/Akubue). Passed
e. Assessment Steering Minutes September 30, 2009 (FS 102009 2.e.1)—filed.
f. Service-Learning Advisory Committee Minutes April 27, 2009; September 14, 2009 (FS 102009 2.f.1-2.f.2)—filed.
g. TPR Committee Minutes October 1, 2009 (FS 102009 2.g.1)
Motion to approve TPR Committee minutes from October 1, 2009, and all actions included—(Motin/Warne). Passed
h. Budget Advisory Group Minutes September 22, 2009 (FS 102009 2.h.1)—filed.
i. CETL Advisory Committee Minutes September 3, 2009; September 10, 2009; September 15, 2009—filed; September 24, 2009—filed (FS 102009 2.i.1-2.i.4)
Motion to approve CETL Advisory Committee minutes of September 3, 2009, and September 10, 2009, and all actions included—(Hill/seconded). Passed
j. General Education Committee Minutes October 9, 2009 (FS 102009 2.j.1)—filed with the remainder of the minutes’ motions separated below.
Separated motions to the GE item 8.c without objection.
k. Graduate Committee Minutes April 16, 2009; September 16, 2009 (FS 102009 2.k.1-2.k.2)—filed.
3. Treasurer’s Report (quarterly report read into EC minutes October 13, 2009)
Motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report—(Hill/Motin). Passed
4. Consent Agenda
· FA Admission and Retention Committee: Stephen Jenkins, COUNS (SPEC)
· Faculty Co-Chair of Enrollment Management Committee: Jack McKenna (COSE/CHEM)—replacing John Palmer who resigned to fulfill an administrative role.
· Multicultural Resource Center Advisory Board: Luke Tripp, Semya Hakim (3-year terms); Vertna Bradley, Mary Clifford (2-year terms); Brenda Buswell (1-year term)—there is still one vacancy and we would like a volunteer.
Motion to approve Consent agenda—(Karasik/Kalia).
Passed
5.
Special Elections—none.
6.
Call for New Agenda Items—none.
7. Announcements
a. Article 22 status—nothing to report at this time.
b. Strategic Program Appraisal—the cut of Phase I programs going into Phase II (the cut was supposed to happen 10/15/09) hasn’t been reported, and we hope to hear something this week.
8. Unfinished Business
a. Pictures on Class Lists (FS 040108 9.g.)—sent to Student Government—no response from Student Government.
b. Electronic Voting (FS112508 9.d.1) (Dorn)—motion referred to IFO—no response from IFO.
c. General Education Proposal for Senate (Hoff) (FS 102009 8.c.1). Items from UCC minutes Oct. 1: UCC approving GE Program submitted; and Oct. 8: 11 goals of the GE program separated from minutes and added here with no objection.
The General Education Curriculum is in the process of being approved. It is scheduled to be examined in open forum during the FA Senate meeting on October 6 (3:15 Atwood) and voted on during the October 20 meeting. If you follow the link below and click on the above you will find the Special Curriculum Form with the Proposed GE Program. The "Program Guidelines" and "Table of Mission ... SLOs)" are the attachments to the curriculum form.
Also on this page you will find DRAFT versions of possible curriculum forms to be used when courses are aligned to the Goal Areas. These are included so faculty and departments can start to prepare to submit the finalized forms for the alignment process. The General Education Committee hopes these will be helpful in expediting the process of alignment since we are operating under a deadline and must have the new program in place for next Fall Semester.
http://www.stcloudstate.edu/generaleducation/GeneralEducationProposalandCourseForms.asp
http://www.stcloudstate.edu/generaleducation/
GE committee minutes from October 9, 2009 motions were separated to this item with no objection. Tabakin provided a statement before discussion began:
General Education Committee would like to review a few important points about consideration of the proposed General Education Program:
On April 12, 2005 the Faculty Senate accepted the Strategic Planning Subcommittee for General Education recommendation that work on a new program begin immediately..Hoff spoke to Senate before a question and answer session began.
The GEC has been continuously engaged in this process since this time, involving the faculty at many stages. Faculty committees drafted the Goals and Student Learning Outcomes, and faculty input solicited during several faculty workshop days and collected in surveys was incorporated and used to shape the present proposal. See http://www.stcloudstate.edu/generaleducation/docpolicies/.
One major development during this time has been a need to incorporate the MnTC into our new program. The proposed program does this while using student outcomes that were developed by SCSU faculty.
Both our current GE and our bridge GE will cease to exist as an option for new students in April of this academic year.
If we do not approve a program of our own, SCSU faculty will be abdicating our fundamental faculty prerogative of control of curriculum.
“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.” (William Pitt 1759-1806. 18th November 1783 in the English House of Commons)
MOTIONS:
FS 102009 2.j.1 GE Committee minutes from October 9, 2009: That the line “The course can be in any Goal Area except Goal Area 7” be deleted from item 8 of the Proposed General Education Guidelines be deleted. Passed
FS 102009 2.j.1 GE Committee minutes from
October 9, 2009: Corrected an inconsistency between the table of goals and
SLOs and item in items 11 of the proposed General Education Guidelines
by removing item 11 and renumbering items 12 and 13. Passed
Motion to amend by substitution—(Roth/Bodvarsson). Failed
Proposed Substitute Motion: To implement a continuous improvement program for the SCSU general education program.
Whereas:
1. The Senate recognizes the efforts of (and thanks) the General Education Committee for its efforts in its just-completed a review of the GE (General Education) program.
2. The GE program is too complex for all of its components to be reviewed and modified simultaneously, and even were this not the case, that there are many advantages to breaking the complex decisions facing the Senate into smaller, more manageable parts.
3. The GE program would benefit were a continuous process of review and improvement to replace the current ineffective process of delaying change and then attempting to simultaneously overhaul and revise all components of the program.
4. The GE Committee has demonstrated that it is now uniquely qualified and prepared to continuously implement a program process.
Therefore, be it enacted that:
5. The current general education program (i.e., the temporary program adopted last academic year for the current year) shall remain the general education program and shall serve henceforth as the base or foundation upon which changes will be made.
6. Beginning immediately and each year following, the GE Committee shall review a subset of the GE program and present its recommendations directly to the Faculty Senate.
7. GE Committee recommendations each year shall include recommendations for modifications that would update and improve the components under review as well as the overall program. The General Education Committee also is instructed to brief the Senate on conflicts that arose during the review process and how those conflicts were resolved or on their status if they could not be resolved.
8. The GE Committee is instructed to develop and submit to the Faculty Senate for approval a schedule and a basic process outline for reviewing each component of the general education program. This will require dividing up the GE program in at least three but not more than six parts and developing a schedule such that each component will be reviewed and subjected to continuous improvement efforts at regular intervals.
9. Each component must be reviewed at least once every six years and no component may be reviewed more often than once every three years.
Motion to amend by substitution—(Anda/Kalia). Failed
(Motion Proposal: Four step implementation: Submitted by Ramnath Sarnath. Because Sarnath is not a senator, it would have to be submitted by a senator to be considered.)
1. Approve the 10 goal areas which align with the MnTC, as proposed by the General Education Committee and revised in their meeting of 10/9/2009, and transfer all the courses in the provisional General Education Curriculum as they stand and accept all courses as currently assigned to these goal areas. This, including the proposed requirements for 3 Diversity classes will be our General Education curriculum for 2010-2011.
2. By Nov 15, approve the necessary double counting and other measures needed to accommodate the large majors.
The above two steps completely define our gen ed for 2010-11. The next two steps deal with putting together a plan starting 2011-12
3. By Jan 15 2010, discuss and resolve all outstanding issues related to Goal 11, and any other constraints placed on how courses should be taken. Senate will then vote on and approve that curriculum.
4. By Dec 1 2010, UCC approves the list of courses for the curriculum voted in on Jan 15 2010. This will be our gen ed curriculum for 2011-2012.
Motion to amend by substitution by adding “technology” in Goal Area 3, and call it “Science and Technology,” which in my opinion is an oversight by MnSCU in the first place—(Akubue/Kalia). Failed
Motion to close debate—(Tripp/Motin). Passed
Motion to close debate on the original motion from the GE committee with amendments—(Roth/Hill). Passed
Motion to approve the General Education curriculum and program, with two amendments above. Passed
Motion to thank the General Education Committee—(Roth/Motin). Passed
**See the end of the minutes to see the final approved copy of the General Education curriculum and program.
d. Proposal to
correct approved Faculty Senate Minutes April 14, 2009 -approved April 28, 2009
(FS 100609 9.b)—(Inkster/seconded). Passed
Submitted
by Chris Inkster, LR&TS Faculty Senator, note taker for Professional
Development Committee 2008-09; text below taken from published minutes;
corrections submitted Oct. 1, 2009
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g. Professional Development Committee Minutes of April 1, 2009 and
April 9, 2009 (FS041409 2.g.1-2.g.2)
Minutes of April 9: #2. Approval of recommendations for short-term grant procedures and guidelines.
Motion
to accept motion #1 to reduce rounds to be reduced two and the
deadlines charged to October 15 and March 15. —
(Inkster/Williams). Passed
Motion
to approve motion #2 regarding to set cap of $200 on “Other”
category of expense summary—(Inkster/Williams). Passed
Motion
to approve motion #3 of to set cap of $3,000 per applicant—(Kalia/Herath).
Passed
Motion to amend: move to see set
cap at 10% of available money at start of year—(Tabakin/seconded).
Failed
Motion
to approve motion #4 regarding to limit applications for
international travel to non-credit workshops or courses, but not student study
abroad trips —(Inskster
Inkster/seconded). Passed Failed.
Motion to approve motion #5 to allow application to cover a workshop attended after the last available round – (Inkster/seconded). Passed.
Motion to approve motion #6 to retain sliding scale of “bonus points” awarded to faculty who have not received grants in previous five years – (???/seconded). Passed.
Motion to amend motion #6—(Connaughton/Jaede). Failed
Motion to approve motion #7 to approve Office of Sponsored Programs use of email communication to grant recipients – (???/seconded). Failed. Referred to Constitutional Review Committee.
Minutes of April 9 #3. 3rd Round of Short Term Grants
Motion to approve motion #3 on short term grants for six recipients, totaling $6,450.20—(Kalia/seconded). Passed
9. New Business
a. FYE Advisory Committee voting rights (FS 102009 9.a.)—there was discussion.
Motion to consider motion from Committee—(Julius/Warne). Postponed
Motion to postpone for input from FYE Advisory Committee—(Roth/Kalia). Passed
b. Request for Faculty Advisory Committee from Theresia Fisher (FS 1020009 9.b)—not discussed.
10. Adjournment at 5:15 p.m.
Submitted by Polly Chappell, SCSU FA Administrative Assistant