Approved by EC 7-26-11

FACULTY SENATE MEETING MINUTES

April 26, 2011

OFFICERS:  Thomas Hergert, Mark Jaede, David Switzer, Michael Tripp

IFO BOARD:  Susan Motin, Debra Leigh

NEGOTIATOR: Roland Specht-Jarvis

BUSINESS:  (Unit Representative) Bill Hudson; (ACCT) vacant; (BCIS) Susantha Herath, vacant; (FIRE) Li Zhang; (MGMT) Larry Roth, Orn Bodvarsson; (MKGB) Jim Johnson, Debra Kellerman

EDUCATION:  (Unit Representative) Frances Kayona; (CFS) JoAnn Johnson; (CEHEEP) Trae Downing, Nona Wilson; (HPERSS) Hector Antunez, vacant; (HURL) vacant; (ELCP) John Rapp, Tina Livingston; (IM) Fred Hill; (SPED) Michael Pickle, Janet Salk; (TDEV) Ramon Serrano, Steve Hornstein, vacant

FINE ARTS & HUMANITIES:  (Unit Representative) Judy Kilborn; (ART) Julie Baugnet, Kathryn Gainey; (CDSI) Margery Whites; (CMST) Diana Rehling, Eddah Mutuo-Kombo, Marla Kanengieter; (ENGL) vacant, Jamie Heiman, Jim Robinson, Carol Mohrbacher; (FORL) Bill Langen, Luz Trianna-Echevarria; (COMM) Niaz Ahmed, 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, Mahin Sadrai; (CSCI) Jayantha Herath; (EAS) Jean Hoff; (EE) Aiping Yao; (ETS) Tony Akubue; (ME) Steve Covey; (MATH) Dale Buske, Keith Agre, Ravi Kalia, Stephanie Houdek; (NURS) Darlene Copley, Patricia Bresser; (PHYS) John Liu; (STAT) Amos Olagunju

SOCIAL SCIENCES:  (Unit Representative) Jeanne Lacourt; (CMTY) Rona Karasik; (CJS) Dick Andzenge, Mary Clifford; (ECON) Eungmin Kang, Mana Komia; (ES) Kyoko Kishimoto; (GEOG) Gareth John; (HIST) Jeff Mullins, Maureen O’Brien; (POL) Morgan Nyendu, Shoua Yang;  (PSYC) Leslie Valdes, Jody Illies; (SW) Cathy Stilwill, Lake Dziengel; (SAN) Matthew Tornow, Robert Lavenda, Ann Finan; (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) Jeff Hegle; (WOMEN’S ATHL) vacant

GUEST: Brenda Wentworth

 

1)    Call to order at 3:23 p.m.

2)    Approval of Minutes

a)  Senate Minutes of March 29, 2011 (FS042611 2.a.1); and April 12, 2011 (FS042611 2.a.2)

Motion to approve Faculty Senate minutes from March 29, 2011, and actions included—(Hoff/seconded). Passed

 

Motion to approve Faculty Senate minutes from April 12, 2011, and all actions included—(Hill/Tripp). Passed

 

b)  Executive Committee Minutes of March 22, 2011—filed; April 5, 2011—filed; and April 19—filed (FS042611 2.b.1-2.b.3)

c)  International Studies Committee Minutes of April 15, 2009; December 8, 2010; March 29, 2011; and April 12, 2011—filed (FS042611 2.c.1-2.c.4)

Motion to approve International Studies Committee Minutes of April 15, 2009, and all actions included—(Valdes/seconded). Passed

 

Motion to approve International Studies Committee Minutes of December 8, 2010, and all actions included—(Hoff/Bleam). Passed

 

Motion to approve International Studies Committee Minutes of March 29, 2011, and all actions included—(J. Herath/Gasparino). Passed

 

d)  Technology and Pedagogical Resources Committee Minutes of October 27, 2010 and November 3, 2010 (FS042611 2.d.1-2.d.2)—filed.

e)  University Curriculum Committee (UCC) Minutes of April 14, 2011; and April 21, 2011 (FS042611 2.e.1-2.e.2)

Motion to approve UCC minutes of April 14, 2011, and all actions included except for items not pulled—(Valdes/Hill). Passed

 

Motion to separate items to be discussed under 9.b—(Hornstein/Hill). Passed

 

Motion to approve UCC minutes of April 21, 2011, and all actions included—(Bleam/Hornstein). Passed

 

f)   Assessment Steering Committee Minutes of March 16, 2011; April 13, 2011; and Position paper on rewards for assessment work (FS042611 2.f.1-2.f.3)

Motion to approve Assessment Steering Committee minutes of March 16, 2011, and all actions included—(Hoff/Gasparino). Passed

 

Motion to approve Assessment Steering Committee minutes of April 13, 2011, and all actions included except position paper which was separated out for later consideration—(S. Herath/Hill). Passed

 

Motion to separate position paper for later consideration—(Mullins/seconded). Passed

 

Motion to take the position paper back to departments for feedback to report to Senate next fall—(Mullins/Motin). Passed

 

g)  Veterans Program Advisory Board Minutes of March 18, 2011 (FS042611 2.g)—filed.

h)  Professional Development Committee Minutes of April 21, 2011; and two attachments (FS042611 2.h.1-2.h.3)

Motion to approve Professional Development Committee minutes of April 21, 2011, and all actions included—(Gasparino/seconded). Passed

 

Motion to separate out the revisions from the minutes for Senators to review—(Hoff/seconded). Passed

 

Motion to review the revisions in Senate at the first meeting in September 2011—(Motin/Kasi). Failed

 

Motion to accept the revisions provisionally so the committee can move forward in their work, the document can be revisited by Senate in the fall—(Lacourt/seconded). Passed

 

i)    Constitutional Review Committee Minutes of April 21, 2011; and attachment (FS042611 2.i.1-2.i.2)—Jaede explained the procedure of changing the constitution. There was discussion.

Motion to approve Constitutional Review Committee minutes of April 21, 2011, and all actions included with the changes to the constitution postponed until fall 2011—(Hoff/Bleam). Passed

 

Motion to separate changes to the Constitution—(Roth/seconded). Passed

 

Motion to postpone approval of the constitutional changes until the first Senate meeting of the fall—(Jaede/Roth). Passed

 

3)    Treasurer’s Report  (FS042611 3)

Motion to approve the quarterly report—(Motin/Karasik). Passed

 

4)    Consent Agenda

a)  SCSU Athletics Gender Equity: Jerrill Anderson (CCS)

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

 

5)    Special Elections—none.

6)    Call for New Agenda Items—Motions that went to M&C (John).

7)    Announcements/Status Reports

a)    Election results

Campus Wide Elections:
            President-elect/VP:                              Susan Motin
            IFO Board of Directors:                                    Jack McKenna

College/Unit Elections:

College of Business:
            Delegate Assembly Resolutions:         Dien Phan (IS/2014)
            Professional Development:                  Susantha Herath (IS/2014)

College of Education:
            Academic Affairs:                                 Hector Antunez (HPERSS/2014)
            Admission and Retention:                    Daniel Macari (CEHEEP/2013); and
                                                                        Semya Hakim (HURL/2012)
            Committee on the Institution:             Gabriela Silvestre (CEEP/2013)
            Delegate Assembly Resolutions:         Michael Tripp (HURL/2014)
            Faculty Research Grants:                     Frances Kayona (ELCP/2014) and
                                                                        Martin Lo (TDEV/2014)
            Graduate Committee:                          Chaturi Edrisinha (ELCP/2014)
            International Studies:                          Merton Thompson (IM/2014)
            Liberal Education:                                Jeanne Anderson (IM/2012)
            Professional Development:                  Jennifer Connor (ELCP/2014)
            Technology and Pedagogical Res.:       Yun Jeong (IM/2014)

College of Fine Arts and Humanities
            Academic Affairs:                                 Phyllis VanBuren (FORL/2013)
            Admission and Retention:                    Gloria Melgarejo (FORL/2014)
            Graduate Committee:                          James Robinson (ENGL/20140
            International Studies:                          Lisa Heinrich (MASS/2014)
            Professional Development:                  Maria Mikolchak (FORL/2014)

College of Science and Engineering
            Academic Affairs:                                 Robert Weisman (EAS/2014)
            Admission and Retention:                    Mohammad Mahroof-Tahir (CHEM/2014)
            Committee on the Institution:             Dale Buske (MATH/2014); and
                                                                        Anthony Hansen (EAS/2013)
            Faculty Research Grants:                     Pranava Jha (CSCI/2013)
            International Studies:                          Jeff Chen (MATH/2014)
            Professional Development:                  Amos Olagunju (STAT/2014)

College of Social Sciences
            Admission and Retention:                    Chukwunyere Ugochukwu (CMTY/2014)
            Budget Review (UE):                            Leslie Valdes (PSYC/2013)
            Constitutional Review:                         Mark Jaede (HIST/2014)
            Delegate Assembly Resolution:                       Gary Whitford (SW/2014)
            International Studies:                          Gareth John (GEOG/2014)
            Professional Development:                  Jan Kircher (SW/2013)
            Technology & Pedagogical Res.:          David Switzer (ECON/2014)

Special Services
            Admission and Retention:                    Olivia Olivares (LR&TS/2012); and
                                                                        Victoria Williams (ALC/2014)
            Elections Committee:                          Michael Gorman (LR&TS/2014)
            Graduate Committee:                          Rose Stark (COUNS/2014)
            Technology & Pedagogical Res.:          Melissa Prescott (LR&TS/2014)

b)    Honoring faculty retirees – Time definite 4:30 p.m.

Braith

Wayne

 

Mathematics

Carr

Ralph

 

Mathematics

Connaughton

Michael

 

English

Davison

Leslie

 

Teacher Development

Edwards

Mary

 

Economics

Frank

Jan

 

Teacher Development

Gordon

Christie

 

English

Grossman

Philip

 

Economics

Hotz

John

 

CEHEEP

Jensen

Marilyn

 

CEHEEP

Kellogg

Polly

 

Human Relations

Langen

William

 

FORL

Lewis

Richard

 

History

Lofton

Cynthia

 

Comm Disorders

Mason

John

 

ELCP

Miller

Terry

 

TDEV

Mills-Novoa

Avelino

 

ELCP

Moore

Albert

 

Music

Nastrom

Gregory

 

EAS

Ofstedal

Kathleen

 

CFS

Pekarek

Alfred

 

EAS

Pucel

Joanna

 

Comm Studies

Risk

Harold

 

HPERSS

Robin

Sandra

 

Social Work

Sadri

Mahin

 

Chemistry

Salzer

Cheri

 

Continuing Studies

Schrank

Gordon

 

Biology

Schwieger

Bradley

 

Accounting

Scott-Halverson

Linda

 

Teacher Development

Sebastian

Richard

 

Management

Steffens

Kathleen

 

Special Education

Teutsch-Dwyer

Marya

 

English

Thompson

Karen

 

HURL

Tiberghien

Gretchen

 

Mass Comm

Tsai

Jui-Ming

 

Info Systems

Twiname-Dungan

Margaret

 

Social Work

Vora

Erika

 

Comm Studies

Williams

Sandra

 

LRTS

Worner

Kay

 

ELCP

Yoshimoto

Gary

 

Info Systems

Yu

Warren

 

MME

Zezoney

Frank

 

HPERSS



8)    Unfinished Business

a)    Transition process—newsletter published this week. Pushing for more faculty involvement.

b)    Professional development funds and travel requirements/authorization form—Hergert gave an update.

 

9)    New Business

a)  Appointment of FA Secretary: Michael Tripp; and FA Treasurer:

Motion to approve Michael Tripp for FA Secretary—(Gasparino/seconded). Passed

 

Motion to approve David Switzer for FA Treasurer—(Tripp/seconded). Passed

 

b)  UCC Lean process – Stephen Hornstein and Brenda Wentworth – time definite 4:00p.m.—Wentworth spoke to Senate regarding moving their process electronically.

Motion to approve UCC Motion 1: Passed

 

Motion to approve UCC Motion 2 (amended): Passed

 

Motion to amend by substitution—(Roth/seconded). Passed

 

Motion to approve UCC Motion 3: Passed

 

c)  Executive Committee Summer Authorization

Motion that the Senate Authorizes the Executive Committee to act with the authority of the Senate between the last Senate meeting of AY 2011 and the first Senate meeting of AY 2012.—(Jaede/Tripp). Passed

 

Motion that a super majority of the EC act as a whole (2/3)—(Roth/Whites). Passed

 

d)  Summer Continuance –

Motion that in the event that no constitutional amendment providing otherwise shall be passed by the Faculty Association prior to the end of spring term 2011, all members of the Executive Committee and other FA committees shall continue to serve until September 30, 2011, or until their successors are chosen, whichever comes first.—(Jaede/Hornstein). Passed

 

10) Adjournment at 5:15 p.m.

 

Submitted by Polly Chappell, SCSU FA Administrative Assistant