March 29, 2005
Officers: Schoenberger, Fisher, Kilborn, Motin, Gasparino
IFO Board: Kilborn, Fisher, Hill, Negotiator: Langen
BUSINESS: (Unit Representative) SubbaNarasimha, (ACCT) vacant, (BCIS) Herath, Song, (FIRE) Hudson, (MGMT) Roth, vacant, (MKGB) Gulati, Johnson
EDUCATION: (Unit Representative) Hornstein, (CFS) Gilman, (LDR) Kayona, Merchant (CEEP) Kuhlman, Murphy, (HRESS) Moore, Martin, (HURL) Benjamin, (SPED) Hoover, Beutel, (TDEV) Heine, Beniek, Serrano, (IM) Theis
FINE ARTS & HUMANITIES: (Unit Representative) Condon (ENGL) (ART) Weston, (CDSI) Whites, (ENGL) Dorn, Vacant, Robinson, Vacant (FORL), Boyer, Triana-Echevema, (COMM) vacant, vacant (MUSIC) Fuller, Springer, (PHIL) Zheng, (CMST) Wells, Wildeson, Ringer, (THFD) Leigh
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: (Unit Representative) Akubue, (AVIA) Anderson, (BIOL) Julius, Gazal, Schoenfuss, (CHEM) Sadrai, Mahroof-Tahir, (CSCI) Fisher, (EAS) Hansen, (EE) Thamvichai, (ETS) Akubue, (ME) Covey (MATH) Buske, Walk, Branson, (NURS) Herm, (PHYS) Haglin, (STAT) Onyiah, Gammell
SOCIAL SCIENCES: (Unit Representative) Ore, (CMTY) Karasik, (CJUS) Clifford, Vacant (ECON) Banaian, Lo, (ES) Lacourt (GEOG) Wong, (HIST) Jaede, (POL) vacant, (PSYC) Jazwinski, (SW) Chesborough, (SAN) Gold, Lavenda, (WS) Berila
SPECIAL SERVICES: (Unit Representative) Vacant, (COUN) Gasparino, (LR&TS) Inkster, Williams, Hergert, (MEN’S ATHL) vacant, (WOMEN’S ATHL) Odette, (OAA) vacant
Guests: Brenda Wentworth, Judy Litterest, and Mark Nook
1. Call to order at 3:25 PM.
2. Approval of Minutes
a. Faculty Senate Minutes of March 15, 2005 (FS 032905 2.a)
Motion to approve the Faculty Senate Minutes of March 15, 2005 (Jazwinski/Dorn). Passed
b. Executive Committee Minutes of March 22, 2005 (FS 032905 2.b)
Motion to approve the actions taken in the Executive Committee Minutes of March 22, 2005 (Onyiah/Condon). Passed
c. Budget Review Committee Minutes of March 18, 2005 (FS 032905 2.c) - File
d. Technology and Pedagogical Resources Committee Minutes of February 23, 2005 (FS 032905 2.d) - File
e. DGS Advisory Committee minutes of February 22, 2005 (FS 032905 2.e) - File
f. General Education Committee minutes March 4, 2005 and March 18 (FS 032905 2.f, 2.f.2)
Motion to approve the actions taken in the General Education Committee minutes of March 18 (Motin/Hergert). Passed
g. UCC minutes of February 17, 2005 and February 24, 2005 (FS 032905 2.g.1, 2.g.2)
Motion to approve the UCC minutes of February 17, 2005, and
February 24, 2005 (Motin/Jaede). Passed
h. International Studies Committee minutes of March 4, 2005, March 22, 2005 ( FS 032905 2.h.1, 2.h.2)
International Studies Committee minutes of March 4 - File
Motion to approve the International Studies Committee minutes of March 22, 2005 (Dorn/Motin). Passed
i. Strategic Planning Committee minutes of March 3, 2005 (FS 032905 2.i) – File
j. TLTR notes of March 25, 2005 (FS 032905 2.j) - File
3. Treasurer’s Report for February and March 2005 (FS 032905 3) – A report was given.
4. Consent Agenda – There are no items on the Consent Agenda.
5. Call for new agenda item(s) – None.
6. Announcements
a. Budget Committee December 13, 2004 (FS 022205 6.b) VOTE
Senators unanimously approved revising the make-up of the Budget Committee.
b. Class Schedule with meeting times (FS 031505 6.c)
FA President Schoenberger and Tom Hergert have not had an opportunity to meet on this subject. Please forward any comments on this subject to FA President Schoenberger.
c. Proposed Changes to FA Constitution and Bylaws (FS 031505 6.g, FS 032905 6.d)
FA President-elect Kilborn lead Senate while FA President Schoenberger spoke on this subject.
Motion we send both proposals (a one-year FA Presidency and a two-year FA Presidency) to the Constitutional Review Committee for comment by April 28, 2005 (Schoenberger/Condon). Passed
d. Memorandum from the Provost concerning Partnership Agreements, Withdrawal from Promotion and Tenure and Rostering of Faculty (FS 032905 6.e) - Discussed
e. Draft Policy for E-mail as Official Communications to Students (FS 032905 6.f) – Discussed
Please send FA President Schoenberger any comments on this subject, and she will forward them onto the Provost.
f. Draft Timeline for filling Director of Affirmative Action Position (FS 032905 6.g)
Motion the Faculty Senate accept the draft timeline for filling the Director of Affirmative Action Position (Hill/Hoover). Passed
g. 4:20 PM Strategic Planning Committee draft document on General Education (FS 032905 6.h.1, 6.h.2)
Motion for Faculty Senators to take this draft back to their departments for comments and to discuss this at the next Senate meeting (Kilborn/Whites).
Motion to close debate (Hergert/Seconded). Passed
Motion for Faculty Senators to take this draft back to their departments for comments and to discuss this at the next Senate meeting (Kilborn/Whites). Passed.
h. 4:35 PM Michael Connaughton Action Chair
Michael Connaughton, Action Chair, spoke to Faculty Senate on the “Stop the Slide” Campaign. Packets containing the talking points constituting the “slide” were distributed to Senators to take back to their departments.
Applause was given to thank the Action Committee for their hard work.
6. a. 4:40 PM Student Government Academic Affairs Committee, Grade Appeal Policy – Courtney Warns
Courtney Warns gave a presentation to Faculty Senate on the Student Government Academic Affairs Committee’s Grade Appeal Policy (handouts were distributed).
Motion the Faculty Senate support this Grade Appeals policy change to allow students to either meet with the course instructor to start the appeals process or meet with the chair of the instructor’s department to set up a mediated meeting for an appeal (Kilborn/Ore). Motion fails.
Motion to support this resolution with the idea the details of how this policy change would occur and language would be worked out (Kilborn/Hoover). Passed
Motion this be referred to the Academic Affairs Committee (Inkster/Buske). Passed
i. Strategic Investments Permanent Funds (FS 032905 6.j) – Not discussed.
j. Transfer Curriculum Letters (FS 032905 6.k.1, 6.k.2) – Not discussed.
k. Elections: Please get in your nominations to Monica – FA President Schoenberger made this announcement.
l. Parking Fee and Parking Ramp Development Analysis (FS 032905 6.m) – Not discussed.
m. Preliminary Headcount 30 day enrollment (FS 032905 6.n) – Not discussed.
7. Unfinished Business
a. Ward Churchill at the University of Colorado (Condon) – Not discussed.
b. Mandatory Diversity Training (Fisher) – Not discussed.
c. Educational Reforms (FS 031505 8.b) (Hornstein) – Not discussed.
d. Affirmative Action Hiring Manual from Moorhead – Not discussed.
8. New Business
9. Adjournment at 5:15 PM.