January 29, 2008
OFFICERS: Judy Kilborn, Annette Schoenberger, Michael Connaughton, Michael Tripp
IFO BOARD: Fred Hill, David Warne, John Palmer
NEGOTIATOR: Bill Langen
BUSINESS: (Unit Representative) Bill Hudson; (ACCT) vacant; (BCIS) Susantha Herath, Ray Tsai; (FIRE) vacant; (MGMT) Larry Roth, vacant; (MKGB) Rajesh Gulati, James C. Johnson
EDUCATION: (Unit Representative) Frances Kayona; (CFS) Fati Zarghami; (CEEP) Bill Lepkowski, Robert Murphy; (HPERSS) Hector Antunez, Caryl Martin; (HURL) vacant; (LDR) John Rapp, Michael Mills; (IM) vacant; (SPED) Kathy Johnson, Janet Salk (TDEV) vacant, Steve Hornstein, Ramon Serrano
FINE ARTS & HUMANITIES: (Unit Representative) vacant; (ART) Nancy Levy, Kathryn Gainey; (CDSI) Rebecca Crowell; (CMST) Traci Anderson, Eddah Mutuo-Kombo, Bruce Hyde; (ENGL) Judith Dorn, vacant, Jim Robinson, Carol Mohrbacher; (FORL) Bill Langen, Luz C. Triana-Echeverria, vacant; (COMM) vacant, vacant; (MUSIC) Marion Judish, vacant; (PHIL) Susana Nuccetelli, Andy Platt; (THFD) Debra Leigh
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: (Unit Representative) Balsy Kasi; (AVIA) Steve Anderson; (BIOL) vacant, vacant, Matt Julius; (CHEM) Nathan Winter, Becky Krystyniak; (CSCI) Andrew Anda, Donald Hamnes; (EAS) Jean Hoff; (EE) Sura Lekhakul, Tim Vogt; (ETS) Tony Akubue; (ME) Steve Covey; (MATH) Dale Buske, Janis Cimperman, Carol Theisen; (NURS) Patty Bresser; (PHYS) John Liu; (STAT) Leonard Onyiah, vacant
SOCIAL SCIENCES: (Unit Representative) Robert Johnson; (CMTY) Rona Karasik; (CJS) Mario Hesse, Richard Lawrence; (ECON) David Switzer; Mana Komai; (ES) Kyoko Kishimoto; (GEOG) Ken Wong; (HIST) Mark Jaede; Maureen O’Brien; (POL) Edward Greaves; (PSYC) Marlene Devoe, Jody Illies; (SW) Elizabeth Talbot; (SAN) Mark Muniz, Robert Lavenda; (WS) Elizabeth Berila
SPECIAL SERVICES: (Unit Representative) JoAnn Gasparino; (Academic Support) Geoffrey Tabakin; (COUN) Steve Jenkins; (LR&TS) Chris Inkster, Tom Steman, Tom Hergert; (MEN’S ATHL) vacant; (WOMEN’S ATHL) Jenifer Odette
1. Call to order: 3:17.
2. Approval of the Minutes:
a. Faculty Senate Minutes of December 11, 2007 (Jaede/Roth)(Passed)
b. Executive Committee Minutes of January 22, 2008 (Gasparino/Roth)(Passed) Items 7.e, 7.g and 7.k separated
7.e Local FA will cover the additional cost for a private room for the Delegate Assembly for those not already covered at the state level. (passed)
7.g File an FA grievance concerning the use of Personal Leave Days. (passed)
7.k File an FA grievance concerning the appointment of faculty to committees by the Dean of the HCOB without following IFO/MnSCU agreement. (passed)
e. Division of General Studies Minutes of December 11, 2007 (Dorn/Gasparino)(passed)
i. Budget Committee Minutes of December 17, 2007 (Palmer/Tripp)(Passed)
Separate: Orientation Motion: The cost of new student orientation should be covered from the uncommitted FY-07 carry forward funds. (passed)
4. Consent Agenda (Karasik/Tripp)(passed)
5. Special Elections
a. Search Committee for the Director of GLBT Services: Tracy Ore
b. MnSCU Student Mental Health Task Force: Stephen Jenkins
c. Male Access and Success at MnSCU: Steven Hoover
6. Call for agenda items
7. Announcements
a. Next Senate Meeting, February 12 is in the Cascade Room
b. Negotiations/Action: Mediation is this weekend.
c. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Report
d. Grievances: When the president is involved, things get done. He looks as grievances as an opportunity to work though problems. Remember that what is on your computer is not private, and anything you ever typed may be on your computer.
e. Delegate Assembly: If you are interested in going, there is still time to sign up.
f. Proposed amendments concerning beginnings of terms (FS 121107 7.g): We will vote on the amendment next time
g. Sabbatical Leaves: All the 10 years were granted.
h. Global Initiatives at SCSU: Please read and respond to the International Studies Committee.
i. Curriculum Committee Representation: Please make sure your department has a representative and that your college is sending someone to UCC.
j. Non-Faculty on graduate student committees (thesis): please make sure that faculty are in charge of the graduate committees and programs.
k. Classes on evening on February 5 are canceled
8. Unfinished Business
a. Early Notification System: (Johnson/Lavenda) We accept the interim report and await the final report with more conclusive answers to our questions. (passed)
b. Draft Policy for E-mail as a Means of Communication for Employees: This was on the Meet and Confer. Pat Arsenault had the same concerns we have. The Administration will come back with a rewritten policy. Take this off the agenda.
c. New Student Orientation Budget and Revenue stream: Taken care of with budget committee report.
d. Grading Policy: (Herath/Jaede) Separate Recommendation Items
i. Item 1 (Passed)
ii. Item 2 (Jaede/Roth) Send back to the committee for clarification. (passed)
iii. Item 3 (Palmer/Johnson) Send back to the committee for clarification and ask someone from the committee to present the report. (passed)
9. New Business: Please read the materials on consultation and the contract.
10. Adjournment: 5:16.
Submitted by __Annette Schoenberger_