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April 20, 2010
OFFICERS: Mark Jaede, vacant, David Warne, Michael Tripp
IFO BOARD: Thomas Hergert, Debra Leigh, Susan Motin
NEGOTIATOR: Michael Connaughton
BUSINESS: (Unit Representative) Bill Hudson; (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; (CEHEEP) Trae Downing, Bob Murphy; (HPERSS) Hector Antunez, vacant; (HURL) vacant; (ELCP) Tina Livingston, Chaturi Edrisinha; (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) Shawn Jarvis, Bill Langen; (COMM) vacant, vacant; (MUSIC) Matt Ferrell, vacant; (PHIL) Paul Neiman; (THFD) Jeffrey Bleam
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: (Unit Representative) Balsy Kasi; (AVIA) Steve Anderson; (BIL) 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) Dale Buske, Janis Cimperman, Stephanie Houdek; (NURS) Darlene Copley, Patricia Bresser; (PHYS) Maria Womack; (STAT) vacant
SOCIAL SCIENCES: (Unit Representative) Tracy Ore; (CMTY) Rona Karasik; (CJS) Mario Hesse, Mary Clifford; (ECON) Arta Ratha, David Switzer; (ES) Christopher Lehman; (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 3:19 p.m.
2. Approval/Filing of Minutes
a. Senate Minutes April 6, 2010 (FS042010 2.a)
Motion to approve Faculty Senate minutes from April 6, 2010, and all actions included—(Jarvis/Tabakin). Passed
b. Executive Committee Minutes March 30, 2010; and April 13, 2010—filed (FS042010 2.b.1-2.b.2)
Motion to approve EC minutes from March 30, 2010, and all actions included—(Gasparino/Jarvis). Passed
c. International Studies Committee Minutes March 29, 2010; and April 12, 2010 (FS042010 2.c.1-2.c.2)
Motion to approve International Studies Committee Minutes from March 29, 2010, and all actions included—(Jarvis/Tabakin). Passed
Motion to approve International Studies Committee Minutes from April 12, 2010, and all actions included—(Jarvis/Tabakin). Passed
d. University Curriculum Committee (UCC) Minutes February 18, 2010; April 1, 2010; and April 8, 2010 (FS042010 2.d.1-2.d.3)
Motion to approve UCC minutes of February 18, 2010, and actions included—(Jarvis/seconded). Passed
Motion to approve UCC minutes of April 1, 2010, and all actions included—(Jarvis/Tabakin). Passed
Motion to approve UCC minutes of April 8, 2010, and all actions included—(Jarvis/Tabakin). Passed
e. Assessment Steering Committee Minutes March 3, 2010; and March 24, 2010 (FS042010 2.e.1-2.e.2)—filed.
f. Academic Affairs Committee Minutes March 3, April 7, 2010—filed; and April 14, 2010 plus attachments (FS042010 2.f.1-2.f.6)
Motion to postpone the Academic Affairs Committee Minutes April 14, 2010, and all actions included for one week for more information from the committee in Senate—(Roth/Hergert). Passed
g. General Education Committee Minutes April 2, 2010—filed; April 16, 2010 plus attachments (FS042010 2.g.1-2.g.5)
Motion to approve GE Committee Minutes of April 16, 2010 plus attachments, and actions included—(Tabakin/Jarvis). Separated
GE Committee motions separated:
2nd GE motion—Passed
3rd GE motion—Motion to postpone for one week for additional information from the committee—(Warn/Inkster). Passed
If we get information from the conversation for the 3rd motion, Warne reserves the right to recall the passing of the second motion above.
3. Treasurer’s Report—Warne gave a brief report.
4. Consent Agenda:
Budget Review: Chaturi Edrisinha
(ELCP/2012/Unit Election)
Ravi Kalia
(MATH/2011/Senate Election)
Delegate Assembly: Christine Inkster (LR&TS/2012)
Strategic Planning Committee: Orn Bodvarsson (MGMT)
Motion to approve Consent Agenda—(Roth/seconded). Passed
5.
Special Elections
Strategic Planning Committee:
One position in each college/unit – vote for all acceptable
candidates:
COFAH: Niaz Ahmed (MASS
COMM)
Michael Hasbrouck (FORL)
Roger Rudolph (MASS COMM)
Daniel Wildeson (CMST)
COSS: Elizabeth Berila
(WS)
Linda Butenhoff (POL)
Mary Clifford (CJ)
Debra Gold (SOC/ANTH)
Philip Grossman (ECON)
LR&TS:
Jo
Flanders (LR&TS)
Jennifer Quinlan (LR&TS)
6. Call for New
Agenda Items—job descriptions of four, new Academic Affairs Administrators
(Hergert); Statewide Multicultural Issues Committee Appointment (Leigh)
7. Announcements
a. Report on Meet and Confer 4/15/2010—Jaede gave a report. It was requested that Jaede find out the average break-even number for summer school.
b. IFO President Election Results—Don Larsson will be the new IFO President. Jaede explained what happened with the one-day election. Jaede also said that Roland Specht-Jarvis conceded promptly and graciously regardless of the one-day election issues.
c. Strategic Planning update—Jaede gave an update. He discussed the emails received this week from Strategic Planning. Jaede discussed the clusters and explained that a better definition will be coming from the Provost. Kilborn gave an update on the different discussions coming up.
d. Call for candidates for FA Secretary and Treasurer—not discussed.
8. Unfinished Business
a. Electronic Voting (FS112508 9.d.1) (Dorn)—motion referred to IFO—not discussed.
b. Resource Allocation information request (Kalia)—not discussed.
c. Program Review—not discussed.
9. New Business
a. Academic Calendars (Draft) (FS040610 9.c)—Jaede asked for any input today otherwise Administration might move forward without any faculty input because of timelines.
b. Petition regarding foreign language requirement (FORL) (FS042010 9.b)—(Langen/Dorn). Passed
Motion: The Faculty Association requests that SCSU live up to its global commitment and enforce the MnSCU Board Policy 3.4 (Admissions), requiring students who enter SCSU without two years of a single foreign language, to make up that deficiency in accordance with MnSCU policy.
Enforcing this requirement would give meaning to SCSU's commitment to globalization and internationalization and is in keeping with recommendations of the Strategic Planning Committee of March 2010.
Part 4. State University Admission Requirements.
Admission to universities in the system shall be based on the achievement of a high school diploma and preparation standards in specific subject areas as noted below.
Subpart A. New first year students. To be considered for admission to a university as a new first year student, students shall have completed courses determined to be college preparatory in the following pattern or which provide mastery of equivalent competencies in grades 9-12.
Required Academic Core consisting of:
a. 4 years of English (including composition, literature, and speech b. 3 years of mathematics (2 years of algebra, of which one is intermediate or advanced algebra, and 1 year of geometry) c. 3 years of science (at least 1 year each of a biological and physical science, with all courses including significant laboratory experience) d. 3 years of social studies (including 1 year each of geography and U.S. history) e. 2 years of a single world language (including non-English native languages and American Sign Language) f. One year of arts (visual arts and the performing arts of theater, music, dance and media arts).
Subpart D: Exceptions. New first year students who are admitted with deficiencies shall be required to make up those deficiencies prior to classification as a sophomore.
c. Motion regarding restructuring (Mullins) (FS042010 9.c)—(Mullins/Tubbiola). Failed
Proposed message from FA Senate to the SCSU President and Provost:
A shift has, apparently, taken place: an action plan born of necessity has been transformed into one that far exceeds the immediate needs of the institution. Strategic Program Appraisal (SPA), presented to faculty as necessary to reduce administrative overhead, initially aimed to either terminate or reorganize struggling programs. We now find a proposal to realign every academic unit (regardless of their current strength) on campus into new "clusters." Some substantial changes—increasing efficiency of course offerings, reconfiguring some programs to strengthen them, perhaps even reorganizing significant portions of the academic landscape at SCSU–may well be necessary to address current financial needs. And these will need to be implemented in short order. Any total overhaul of the university’s academic structure, however, should only be conducted after a more complete process of planning than current exigencies permit.
It is understandable that one might wish to "find opportunity in a crisis," and to take advantage of the need for fiscal reorganization to consider thoroughgoing academic reorganization (beyond that needed to accomplish the required fiscal savings). But to harness the timetable of the former to that of the latter would be imprudent. The timetable for addressing budgetary concerns is, understandably, relatively short--likely less than a year. The time needed for a thoughtful and thorough assessment of whether and/or how to reorganize the entire academic structure of a university is, necessarily, longer. It is therefore unwise to link the former to the latter.
It is also understandable that senior administrators might wish to leave their imprint on those institutions that they guide. However, presidents and provosts are usually at an institution for a short period of time (average term at a U.S. university = 6.6 years); faculty members are usually there for an entire career. Given that any systemic reorganization is something that we will have to live with for the foreseeable future, it would be advisable to take more time than what is currently proposed.
We therefore call for a process that addresses budgetary concerns in a means that does not require a rushed reorganization of the entire institution. The process designed this summer and implemented in the months following should aim to achieve the presently required budget savings. Any systemic reorganization of our academic structure should be conducted at a less frenetic pace.
d. New Academic Affairs Administrators (Hergert)—not discussed.
e. Statewide Multicultural Issues Committee Appointment (Leigh)—not discussed.
10. Adjournment at 5:24 p.m.
Submitted by Polly Chappell, SCSU FA Administrative Assistant