FS112409 2.a

 

 

 

 

 
Approved by FS 11-24-09

FACULTY SENATE MEETING MINUTES

November 17, 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, JoAnn Asquith

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, Patrica Bresser; (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

1.   Call to order at 3:20 p.m.

 

2.   Approval/Filing of Minutes
a.  Senate Minutes November 3, 2009 (FS111709 2.a)

Motion to approve Faculty Senate minutes of November 3, 2009, and all actions included—(Kalia/Houdek). Passed

 

b.  Executive Committee Minutes November 10, 2009 and November 12, 2009 (FS111709 2.b)—filed.

c.  FA Academic Affairs Committee Minutes November 4, 2009 (FS111709 2.c)

Motion to approve Academic Affairs Committee Minutes of November 4, 2009, and all actions included—(Edrishinha/Karasik). Passed

 

d.  University Curriculum Committee Minutes October 29, 2009 and November 5, 2009          (FS111709 2.d.1-2.d.2)

Motion to approve UCC minutes of October 29, 2009, and all actions included—(Hill/Tabakin). Passed

Motion to approve UCC minutes of November 5, 2009, and all actions included—(Kilborn/seconded). Passed


e.  Assessment Committee Minutes October 28, 2009 (FS111709 2.e)—filed.
f.  Government Relations Committee Minutes November 4, 2009 (FS111709 2.f)

Motion to approve GRC minutes of November 4, 2009, and all actions included—(Karasik/Ore). Passed

g.  SCSU Safety Committee Minutes October 28, 2009 (FS111709 2.g)—filed.

h.  General Education Committee Minutes November 6, 2009 (FS111709 2.h.1)—filed; and November 13, 2009 (FS111709 2.h.2)

Motion to approve General Education Committee minutes of November 13, 2009, and all actions included—(Tabakin/Motin). Amended

 

Motion to amend by deleting “full-time” and “IFO member” in the first motion—(Kalia/Motin). Passed

 

Motion to approve GE Committee minutes of November 13, 2009, with the amendment of deleting “full-time” and “IFO member” in the first motion in the minutes, and all other actions included. Separated

 

Motion to separate—Kilborn.

 

Separated Motion to approve GE Committee minutes of November 13, 2009, with the amendment of deleting “full-time” and “IFO member” in the first motion in the minutes, separating the second motion naming the new GE Program from approval. Passed 

 

Separated Motion to approve the second motion in the GE Committee minutes of November 13, 2009, in naming the new GE Program. Failed

3.   Treasurer’s Report—

4.   Consent Agenda
IFO CETL Steering Committee:           Lalita Subrahmanyan
FA Government Relations (COSS):     Lynn MacDonald (R)
SCSU CETL Advisory Committee:        Niloufer Merchant (ELCP)

Motion to approve Consent Agenda—(Karasik/Hergert). Passed


5.  Special Elections—none.
    

6.  Call for New Agenda Items—none.
  

7.  Announcements

a. Report from Meet and Confer 11/12/09—Jaede gave reports on Meet and Confer topic and there was discussion on the following: the COE Climate Task Force, follow up discussion of the Strategic Program Appraisal, Students First, Defining University Committees (Circles of Interest in HCOB, Lean Management Working Groups, some sort of Leadership body of the Bush Foundation Grant if granted), Use of Adjuncts, and the Budget update. Jaede asked Senate if they thought another open meeting on the Strategic Program Appraisal would be helpful and Senate did not seem real receptive about this.

b.  Delegate Assembly—DA will be April 9 and 10, 2010. We are looking for volunteers. SCSU has a standing committee Delegate Assembly Resolutions Committee. Tracy Ore will be happy to collect any resolutions you might have.

    

8.  Unfinished Business

a.  Pictures on Class Lists (FS 040108 9.g.)—sent to Student Government—Jaede has heard back from Student Government and more information will be coming.

b.  Electronic Voting (FS112508 9.d.1) (Dorn)—motion referred to IFO—Jaede will try to get a date scheduled for a test run at the IFO.

c.  Request for Faculty Advisory Committee from Theresia Fisher (FS 102009 9.b)—Fisher will be at Senate next week.

 

9.  New Business—none.

 

10. Adjourned at 4:34 p.m.

 

Submitted by Polly Chappell, SCSU FA Administrative Assistant