February 12, 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 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) Robert Weisman; (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: 3:21
2. Approval of Minutes
a. Faculty Senate Minutes of January 29, 2008 (FS 021208 2.a.) (Jaede/Onyiah) Passed
b. Executive Committee Minutes of February 5, 2008 (FS 021208 2.b.) – to file
c. University Curriculum Minutes. Draft Process for Curriculum Approval (FS 091107 2.c.2.) – awaiting legislative version for action; Minutes of November 29, 2007 (FS 021208 2.c.1.) (Hyde/Mohrbacher) Passed
d. Assessment Steering Committee Minutes of January 23, 2008 (FS 021208 2.d.1.); Minutes of January 30, 3008 (FS 021208 2.d.2.) – to file
e. Budget Advisory Group Minutes of January 22, 2008 (FS 021208 2.e.) – to file
f. TLTR Notes for January 25, 2008 (FS 021208 2.f.) – to file
g. Research Grants Committee Minutes of February 1, 2008 (FS 021208 2.g.) (Roth/Hudson) Passed
h. International Studies Committee Minutes of February 5, 2008 (FS 012108 2.h.) – to file
3. Treasurer’s Report
4. Consent Agenda
5. Special Elections
Director of International Admissions (1 FA representative)
Susantha Herath (BCIS)
Mohammad Mahroof-Tahir (CHEM)
Director of Study Abroad (1 FA representative)
Marlene Devoe (PSYCH)
Belkis Kambach (GEOG)
James Robinson (ENGL)
Maureen Tubbiola (BIOL)
Director of International Student and Scholar Services (1 FA representative)
None so far
Anthony Akubue (ETS)
Robert Reff (COUNSELING)
Robert Weisman (EAS)
Daniel Wildeson (CETL)
6. Call for New Agenda Items
7. Announcements
a. Location for next Senate meeting: Cascade on February 26th
b. Time Definite: 3:30 – Negotiations Report
· Good News – Take a look at the salary schedule. The raises are substantial.
· Bad News – Uber Professor and 9 month appointments will probably be destabilizing for the institutions. This is very troubling.
· Ballets should be in the mail soon.
c. Grievance Report
· We are still waiting for the results of the coaching grievance.
· A meeting occurred with President Potter and LR&TS faculty on February 11th that was an essential part of the FA grievance concerning reorganization in LR&TS.
· FA grievances regarding the request that faculty file personal leave slips for December 24th and regarding consultation and the HCOB organizational chart have been filed, and the Step 1 meeting for these grievances has occurred.
· During Academic Affairs Council on February 12th, there was a discussion with the Provost, President, and Deans about the meaning of consultation. It is clear that the President knows what consultation means and how it should work. He also distinguishes clearly between collaboration and consultation. Deans are likely to be talking in DACs about consultation and collaboration.
d. Elections (IFO and FA)
a. IFO: Presidential Nominee, Rod Henry
b. FA: If you are interested in running for one of these offices, please get your name to Monica at the FA office.
i. Positions
§ FA President-Elect
§ IFO Board Member (1)
§ IFO Negotiator (1)
§ Secretary
§ Treasurer
ii. Election schedule
§ Deadline for Nominations. March 11, 2008, at noon
§ Ballots due, April 3, 2008, at noon
§ Announce results, April 8, 2008, Senate
e. Delegate Assembly
· There are still 17 openings for the Delegate Assembly. If you are interested, contact Monica at the FA office.
f. Meet and Confer
a. Early Notification System: we brought our Senate motion to Meet and Confer last time and expect a response this Thursday.
b. Draft Policy for E-mail as a Means of Communication for Employees: the Administration is taking back the policy to redraft it, and we are also expecting some sort of statement regarding email monitoring.
c. New Student Orientation Budget and Revenue Stream; we brought our Senate motion to Meet and Confer last time and expect that the Administration will choose to charge a few anyway..
d. 1B.1 Task Force Interim Report and Action Plan of January 30, 2008 (FS 021208 6.f.4.)
· Moved to 9.f on agenda
e. Diversity Task Force Draft Document (to be covered in more detail under 9.e.)
g. Lobby Day (David Warne): Warne asked for a volunteer to attend Lobby Day as an SCSU representative.
8. Unfinished Business
a. Grading Policy – Recommendation from the Academic Affairs Committee re: Draft Grading System (FS 012908 8.d.)
b. Vote of No Confidence in the Chancellor (FS 121107 9.a.) Withdrawn
9. New Business
a. Continuing Studies offering online required courses without departmental input (Kyoko Kishimoto). Ask the Meet and Confer team to inquire at Meet and Confer about students satisfying required courses that are not offered on line in online degree programs without departmental consultation. (Johnson/Tripp) Passed
b. Delegate Assembly Resolution concerning ARTICLE 10, Performance Studies Productions (Jennifer Tuder -- FS 012908 9.b.) Accept as a Delegate Assembly resolution the inclusion in Article 10 sections dealing with Theater and Forensics under the subdivisions on Reassigned time and Compensation comparable language for Performance Studies Productions. (Warne/Karasik) Passed
c. Consultation and the Contract (FS 012908 9.c.) – not discussed.
d. Student Computer Lab Printers (Luz Triana-Echeverria, FORL) – not discussed.
e. Time Definite: 4:00 -- Diversity Task Force Draft Document (FS 021208 9.e.); Response to document from Faculty and Staff of Color Caucus (FS 021208 9.e.2.)
Faculty Senate endorses the recommendations of the Faculty and Staff of Color Caucus. (Jaede/Tripp)
Motion to Substitute: Faculty compensation will be as recommended by the Faculty and Staff of Color Caucus. (Johnson/Murphy) Failed
Motion to Substitute: Faculty Senate endorses the seven bulleted items concerning the Diversity Task Force Draft Document in the note from the Faculty and Staff of Color Caucus. (Jaede/Kasi) Substitution Passed; Motion Passed
Motion: Ask the Meet and Confer team to discuss at Meet and Confer adding more faculty to the task force. (Warne/Hornstein) withdrawn
Motion: Ask the Meet and Confer team to request a more appropriate proportion of faculty on the Diversity Task Force. (Connaughton/Palmer) Passed
Motion to ask that a Senior Administrator be appointed as responsible for leading the task force. (Roth/Mills) Failed
f. 1B.1 Task Force Interim Report and Action Plan of January 30, 2008 (FS 021208 6.f.4.)
Moved that the Faculty Senate supports the recommendations in the interim report put forward by the 1B.1 Task Force (Leigh/Jaede) Passed
10. Adjournment: 5:16 p.m.
Submitted by Annette Schoenberger