September 12, 2006
OFFICERS: Annette Schoenberger, Judy Kilborn, JoAnn Gasparino, John Palmer
IFO BOARD: Jayantha Herath, Andrew Larkin, Fred Hill; Negotiator: Bill Langen
BUSINESS: (Unit Representative) vacant; (ACCT) vacant; (BCIS) Susantha Herath, Ray Tsai; (FIRE) William Hudson; (MGMT) Larry Roth, vacant; (MKGB) Rajesh Gulati, James C. Johnson
EDUCATION: (Unit Representative) Steve Hornstein; (CFS) Fati Zarghami; (CEEP) Trae Downing, Robert Murphy; (HRESS) Bill Piccanatto, Caryl Martin; (HURL) Michael Tripp; (LDR) John Rapp, Frances Kayona; (IM) John Theis; (SPED) Kathy Johnson, Dory Beutel; (TDEV) David Heine, Steve Hornstein, Ramon Serrano
FINE ARTS & HUMANITIES: (Unit Representative) Robert Inkster; (ART) Nancy Weston; (CDSI) Rebecca Crowell; (CMST) Scott Wells, Dan Wildeson, Bruce Hyde; (ENGL) Judith Dorn, Suzanne Ross, Jim Robinson, Carol Mohrbacher; (FORL) Gloria Melgarejo, Bill Langen; (COMM) vacant, vacant; (MUSIC) Marion Judish, Mark Springer; (PHIL) Allen Habib, Carla Johnson; (THFD) Debra Leigh; Kate Sinnett
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: (Unit Representative) Balsy Kasi; (AVIA) Steve Anderson; (BIOL) Oladele Gazal, Heiko Schoenfuss, Matt Julius; (CHEM) Daniel Gregory, Lakshmaiah Sreerama; (CSCI) Andrew Anda; (EAS) Greg Nastrom; (EE) Aiping Yao; (ETS) Tony Akubue; (ME) Steve Covey; (MATH) Dale Buske, vacant, William Branson; (NURS) Sue Herm; (PHYS) Kevin Haglin; (STAT) Leonard Onyiah, John Gammell
SOCIAL SCIENCES: (Unit Representative) Jason Lindsey; (CMTY) Rona Karasik; (CJUS) vacant, vacant; (ECON) Eungmin Kang; Orn Bodvarsson; (ES) Stephen Casanova; (GEOG) Ken Wong; (HIST) Mark Jaede; (POL) Steve Frank; (PSYC) Chris Jazwinski; (SW) Sandra Chesborough; (SAN) Emily Schultz, Robert Lavenda; (WS) Elizabeth Berila
SPECIAL SERVICES: (Unit Representative) Susan Motin; (OAA) vacant; (COUN) JoAnn Gasparino; (LR&TS) Chris Inkster, Sandra Q. Williams, Tom Hergert; (MEN’S ATHL) vacant; (WOMEN’S ATHL) Jenifer Odette
1. Call to order at 3:24 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes
a. Faculty Senate Minutes of May 9, 2006 (FS 091206 2.a.)
Motion to approve FS minutes of May 9, 2006—(Palmer/Gasparino). Passed
b. Executive Committee Minutes of, June 20, 2006, July 18, 2006, August 22, 2006, September 5, 2006 (FS 091206 2.b.1, 2.b.1.1, 2.b.2, 2.b.2.1, 2.b.3. 2.b.4)
Motion to approve EC minutes of June 20, July 18, August 22, September 5, 2006—(Larkin/Palmer). Passed
c. DGS (Division of General Studies) Minutes of April 25, 2006 (FS 091206 2.c.)—filed.
d. Budget Committee Minutes of March 29, 2006, May 10, 2006 (FS 091206 2.d.1, 2.d.2)—filed.
e. Strategic Planning Minutes—none submitted.
f. Graduate Committee Minutes of January 26, 2005, March 23, 2005, May 11, 2005, September 15, 2005 (FS 091206 2.f.1), October 12, 2005 (FS 091206 2.f.2), November 9, 2005 (FS 091206 2.f.3)—filed. April 27, 2006 (FS 091206 2.f.4)—contains motion.
Motion to approve Graduate Committee minutes of April 27, 2006—(Robinson/Lavenda).
Motion to postpone Graduate Committee minutes of April 27, 2006, until Senate meeting on October 10, 2006, for Senators to bring this back to their departments—(Branson/Hergert). Passed
g. FA Academic Affairs Committee Minutes of September 5, 2006 (FS 091206 2.g)
Motion to approve FA Academic Affairs Committee minutes of September 5, 2006—(Dorn/Jaede). Passed
h. FA General Education Minutes of May 5, 2006 (FS 091206 2.h)
Motion to approve FA General Education minutes of May 5, 2006—(Dorn/Jaede). Passed
3. Treasurer’s Report (FS 091206 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4)—Schoenberger pointed out the enclosed treasurer’s documents.
4. Consent Agenda—ballots were passed around.
6. Announcements
a. Letter from Monte Butte (FS 091206 6.a)—this is from a faculty member at Metro, and Black asked Schoenberger to distribute.
b. Change in SCSU FA web address. http://www.scsufa.org –we are saving money by having our own domain.
c. Recommendation for Piloting CLA and CAAP for General Education Assessment (FS 091206 6.c)—enclosed in packet for your information.
d. Common Parliamentary Procedure Questions (FS 091206 6.d)—document created by Jeff Ringer for those not familiar with Robert’s Rules.
e. Nominations for members of the Peer Review Committee (FS 091206 6.e)—part of the Zmora agreement. The call has been put out.
f. Promotion and Tenure lists (FS 091206 6.f)—enclosed in packet for your information.
g. Paula Weber Appointed to the International Studies Committee as the former director of an overseas center—Schoenberger announced.
h. Pandemic Planning: (FS 091206 6.h) http://www.stcloudstate.edu/pandemicplanning/documents.asp --experts will be asked for their advice.
i. Meeting Schedules www.scsufa.org under calendars—meetings online for your information.
5. Call for new agenda items—none.
7. Unfinished Business
a. COSS Dean Search (FS 091206 7.a)—the Provost gave this item to Schoenberger yesterday in an attempt to get faculty back on the committee. There was discussion.
Motion to send the letter back to the Provost with the following language:
1. Dr. Uradnik was appointed to the COSS dean search committee by the President to resolve a grievance brought by the Faculty Association.
2. We recognize the principle that the Faculty Association appoints the faculty representatives to committees.
3. By acknowledging these points, neither management nor the Faculty Association waives its inherent rights—(Langen/Palmer).
Motion to amend, and send the following statement to the Provost:
Resolved, that the Faculty Association endorses the following statement, and if the Administration also affirms it, the Faculty Association will return its representatives to the COSS dean search:
1. Dr. Uradnik was appointed to the COSS dean search committee by the President to resolve a grievance brought by the Faculty Association.
2. We recognize the principle that the Faculty Association appoints the faculty representatives to committees.
3. By acknowledging these points, neither management nor the Faculty Association waives its inherent rights—(Jaede/Karasik). Passed
The agenda went to the consent agenda briefly, and the election results were read.
4. Consent Agenda
a. Local Action Chair: Michael Connaughton
b. Technology and Pedagogical Resources Committee: COB: Doug Polley
c. Election of two COSS Deans Search Committee members (from two different departments)- Arta Ratha (Economics); Thomas O’Toole (Sociology/Anthropology); Emily Schultz (Sociology/Anthropology)
d. Upper Division Writing Requirement:
COE: Elaine Ackerman, Director of Assessment in COE
e. MnSCU Assessment for College Readiness Work Group: Sandra G. Johnson
f. MnSCU System Technology Strategy Council: Paul Safonov
g. International Admissions Search Committee: Eva Honegger; Ray Tsai
h. State Textbook Task Force: Tony Akubue; Pat Hauslein
i. State PSEO Working Group: Michael Connaughton; Maria Mikolchak; Cari Kenner; David Boyer
j. Faculty Research Grants SPEC: Robert Reff
k. IFO Multicultural Issues Committee: Debra Leigh
l. IFO GLBTA Issues Committee: Rachael Posnak
m. IFO Feminist Issues Committee: Sandra Keith
Motion to approve consent agenda (those elected underlined above)—(Larkin/Lavenda). Passed
7. Unfinished Business
a. COSS Dean Search (FS 091206 7.a)—continued.
Motion to amend, and send the following statement to the Provost:
Resolved, that the Faculty Association endorses the following statement, and if the Administration also affirms it, the Faculty Association will return its representatives to the COSS dean search:
1. Dr. Uradnik was appointed to the COSS dean search committee by the President in an attempt to resolve a grievance brought by the Faculty Association.
2. We recognize the principle that the Faculty Association appoints the faculty representatives to committees.
3. By acknowledging these points, neither management nor the Faculty Association waives its inherent rights—(Hergert/Kasi). Passed
Motion to amend, and send the following statement to the Provost:
Resolved, that the Faculty Association endorses the following statement, and if the Administration also affirms it, the Faculty Association will return its representatives to the COSS dean search:
1. Dr. Uradnik was appointed to the COSS dean search committee by the President in an attempt to resolve a grievance brought by the FA.
2. We recognize the principle that the Faculty Association appoints faculty to committees.
3. By acknowledging these points, neither management nor the Faculty Association waives its inherent rights—(Hornstein/Larkin). Passed
Final motion above: Passed
8. New Business
e. Time Definite: International Student Services Committee Minutes of April 27, 2006 (FS 050906 2.g.)
Motion to postpone International Student Services Committee Minutes of April 27, 2006, until Senate meeting on October 10, 2006—(Branson/Larkin). Passed.
7. Unfinished Business
b. SPC: Institutional Effectiveness and Accountability Process (FS 031406 2.e.1.; FS 042506 7.c.)
Motion to postpone SPC: Institutional Effectiveness and Accountability Process until next Senate, September 26, 2006—(Palmer/Leigh). Passed
c. Contact Hours Template (FS 091206 2.b.2.1)—discussed.
8. New Business
a. Summer Session (FS 092705 8.e.1; FS 092705 8.e.2)—not discussed due to lack of information at this time.
b. Space Assignment Policy (FS 092705 8.f)—Palmer spoke to the item.
Motion to take space assignment policy to Meet and Confer—(Langen/Palmer). Passed
c. Division of General Studies (DGS) Advisory Committee Minutes of September 13, 2005 (FS 101105 2.d)
Motion that we accept the language as described (stakeholder) in the DGS minutes of September 13, 2005—(Chesborough/Branson).
Motion to postpone the motion to accept the language as described (stakeholder) in the DGS minutes of September 13, 2005, until the next Senate meeting on September 26, 2006—(Roth/Hergert). Passed
Chesborough will forward the documentation needed for this motion to Schoenberger.
d. Ombuds (Frank)—Frank spoke to the item. He would like Senate to explore the idea of having an Ombuds at SCSU.
Motion that Steve Frank and Steve Hornstein bring an Ombuds proposal to the Senate—(Karasik/Larkin). Passed
f. Center for Regulatory Affairs (FS 091206 8.f)—this was distributed to EC at Meet and Confer last spring. Administration would like to know what faculty think of this idea. There was discussion. It was agreed that this would be sent to the Graduate Committee.
Quorum called.
g. Applied Doctorates (Bill Branson)—not discussed.
9. Adjournment at 5:06 p.m.
Submitted by Polly Chappell, Faculty Association Administrative Assistant