October 24, 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) Frances Kayona; (CFS) Fati Zarghami; (CEEP) Trae Downing, Robert Murphy/Bill Lepkowski (alt); (HPERSS) vacant, Caryl Martin; (HURL) Michael Tripp; (LDR) John Rapp, vacant; (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, vacant; (CDSI) Rebecca Crowell; (CMST) Scott Wells, David Warne, Bruce Hyde; (ENGL) Judith Dorn, Suzanne Ross, Jim Robinson, Carol Mohrbacher; (FORL) Maria Melgarejo, Bill Langen; (COMM) vacant, vacant; (MUSIC) Marion Judish/Al Moore (alt), Mark Springer; (PHIL) Allen Habib, Carla Johnson; (THFD) Debra Leigh/Kate Sinnett (alt)
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: (Unit Representative) Balsy Kasi; (AVIA) Steve Anderson; (BIOL) Oladele Gazal, John Cronn, 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; (CJS) Mario Hesse, vacant; (ECON) Eungmin Kang; Orn Bodvarsson; (ES) Stephen Casanova; (GEOG) Ken Wong; (HIST) Mark Jaede; (POL) Steve Frank; (PSYC) Chris Jazwinski; (SW) Sandra Chesborough, Elizabeth Talbot; (SAN) Lindah Mhando, 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 3:26 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes
a. Faculty Senate Minutes of October 10, 2006 (FS 102406 2.a.)
Motion to approve FS minutes of October 10, 2006—(Karasik/Gasparino). Passed
b. Executive Committee Minutes of October 17, 2006 (FS 102406 2.b)
Motion to approve EC minutes of October 17, 2006—(Larkin/Palmer). Passed
c. Assessment Steering Committee Minutes of October 11, 2006 (FS 102406 2.c.1)—filed; September 27, 2006 (FS 102406 2.c.2)
Separate Assessment Steering Committee motion in minutes of September 27, 2006, file the remaining minutes.
Motion that the University consider an Assessment Day on the Academic Calendar—(Larkin/Palmer). amended
Motion to amend that the details will be worked out before approved—(Karasik/Larkin). Passed
Motion to postpone Assessment Steering Committee minutes of September 27, 2006 (motion) until next Senate meeting because there are no details at this time—(Branson/Frank). Passed
d. General Education Committee Minutes of September 29, 2006 (FS 101006 2.d.2, 2.d.3, 2.d.4)—postponed to October 24; October 6, 2006 (FS 102406 2.d.1)—filed; update on General Education Review/Revision and Timeline (FS 102406 2.d.2; 2.d.3)
Motion to approve the GE Committee minutes of September 29, 2006—(postponed 10/10/06). Passed
e. University Curriculum Committee Minutes of September 28, 2006 (FS 101006 2.f.3)—motion 3 postponed to October 24, 2006; October 5, 2006; October 12, 2006 (FS 102406 2.e, 2.e.2)
Motion to approve UCC minutes (motion 3) of September 28, 2006—(postponed 10/10/06). Postponed
Motion to postpone until the designees of the FA and Dean Nunez meet—(Palmer/Lavenda). Passed
Motion to approve UCC minutes of October 5, 2006, October 12, 2006—(Lavenda/Larkin). Passed
f. FA TPR minutes of September 13, 2006 (FS 101006 2.k.1)—filed; October 3, 2006 (FS 101006 2.k 2, 2.k.3); comments on Proposed Policy (FS 102406 2.f)
Motion to send the TPR policy and document back to the committee for consideration of comments (October 3, 2006 minutes postponed until today)—(Larkin/Tripp). Passed
g. FA Elections Committee Minutes of October 16. 2006 (FS 102406 2.g)—filed.
h. Upper Division Writing Requirement Assessment Committee Minutes of September 14, 2006—filed; September 21, 2006—filed; September 28, 2006—filed; October 5, 2006—filed; October 12, 2006—filed (FS 102406 2.h.1, 2.h.2, 2.h.3, 2.h.4, 2.h.5)
i. Division of General Studies Advisory Committee Minutes of September 12, 2006 (FS 102406 2.i)
j. Strategic Planning Committee Minutes of September 14, 2006-File, September 28, 2006 (FS 102406 2.j.1, 2.j.2)—filed.
k. St. Cloud State University Service-Learning Advisory Committee Minute of September 28, 2006 (FS 102406 2.k)—filed.
l. FA Professional Development Committee Minutes of October 13, 2006—filed; October 16, 2006 (FS 102406 2.l.1, 2.l.2)
Motion to approve FA Professional Development Committee minutes of October 16, 2006—(Lavenda/Lindsey). Passed
m. FA International Studies Committee Minutes of September 11, 2006—filed; October 3, 2006 (FS 102406 2.m.1, 2.m.2)
Motion to approve FA International Studies Committee minutes of October 3, 2006—(Lavenda/Langen). Passed
n. TLTR notes of October 20, 2006 (FS 102406 2.n)—filed.
o. IPESL: Recommended Proposals October 20, 2006 (FS 102406 2.o)
Motion to thank the IPESL Review Committee: Eva Honegger, Sura Lekhakul, and Cari Kenner—(Langen/Kasi). Passed
p. SCSU Task Force on Academic Calendars minutes of October 4, 2006 ( FS 102406 2.p)—filed.
q. FA Research Grants Summer Project Minutes of October 18, 2006 (FS 102406 2.q)
Motion to approve FA Research Grants Summer Project minutes of October 18, 2006—(Lavenda/Tripp). Postponed.
Motion to postpone minutes and return to the committee for further funding information (committee matrix)—(Jaede/Murphy). Failed
Motion to postpone motion by approving FA Research Grants Summer Project minutes of October 18, 2006, and ask for more information (committee matrix) now and in the future—(Karasik/Inkster). Separated
Motion to separate (Note: the committee requests a list of the faculty proposals that were funded for Summer 2006). Passed
Motion that the action Senate just took will not be taken until the Dean provides the information requested by the committee—(Palmer/Jazwinski). Ruled out of order
Motion to move agenda to 7.a—(Lavenda)
7. Unfinished Business
a. COSS Dean Search (FS 092606 7.a)
Motion:
1. Dr. Kathleen Uradnik was appointed to the COSS search committee by President Saigo in an effort to resolve a grievance.
2. By acknowledging this point, neither management nor the Faculty Association waives its inherent rights.
3. The Faculty Association is instructing its members to return to the committee—(Lavenda/Karasik). Passed
3. Treasurer’s Report—included in the EC minutes of October 17, 2006.
4. Consent Agenda—Schoenberger asked for volunteers from Senate. The meetings are Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. The next meeting will be a week from tomorrow.
a. The Senate needs to elect 6 members from the Faculty Senate to the Budget Committee. We need one person from each Unit.
HCOB
COFAH
COSE
COSS: Steve Frank (Spring 2007)
COE: Steve Hornstein volunteered
SPEC
b. MnSCU/IFO Nursing Educators Council: Brenda Lenz (Nursing)
Motion to approve the consent agenda—(Larkin/Jaswinski). Passed
5. Call for new agenda items—none.
6. Announcements
a. Negotiations Report—Langen reported that the FA Negotiations team met last Thursday and Friday. Since he cannot make any endorsements, he asked Senate to educate and familiarize themselves with candidates in the November election. He stated that the outcome of the election would effect terms of employment, health benefits, and other benefits faculty enjoy. He gave a negations report. The next meeting will be November 16 and 17. to const revision
b. Presidential Search Website: www.stcloudstate.edu/presidentialsearch--not discussed.
c. Budget Advisory Committee (FS 102406 6.c)—not discussed
d. Job Descriptions for AVP-AF Faculty Relations (FS 101006 6.f.1) and AVP-AF Curriculum and Academic Programs (FS 101006 6.f.2)—not discussed.
e. FA Constitution Revision (FS 102406 6.e)—posted on the Faculty Association website. There was discussion.
Motion to move agenda to item 8.f—(Palmer)
8. New Business
f. New Student Orientation Task Force (FS 101006 8.f)—Schoenberger spoke to the item.
Motion to support the make up the New Student Orientation Task Force committee (3 faculty)—(Palmer/Hornstein). Passed
6. Announcements
f. Letter form Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs (FS 101006 6.d)—not discussed.
g. School Closing/Cancellation Procedures (FS 101006 6.e)—not discussed.
h. Summer Session (FS 101006 6.c)—not discussed.
7. Unfinished Business
a. COSS Dean Search (FS 092606 7.a)—discussed above.
b. Time Definite: SPC: Institutional Effectiveness and Accountability Process (FS 031406 2.e.1.; FS 042506 7.c.) postponed to October 10, 2006 Senate Meeting—not discussed.
c. Ombuds (Frank)—not discussed.
8. New Business
a. Division of General Studies (DGS) Advisory Committee Minutes of September 13, 2005 (FS 101105 2.d) (FS 092606 8.b) (FS 101006 8.a)—not discussed.
b. Time Definite: International Student Services Committee Minutes of April 27, 2006 (FS 050906 2.g.) (FS 092606 8.c) postponed to October 10, 2006 Senate Meeting—not discussed.
c. Center for Regulatory Affairs (FS 091206 8.f) waiting response from graduate committee—not discussed.
d. Applied Doctorates (Bill Branson)—not discussed.
e. Motions from Graduate Committee Minutes of April 27, 2006 (FS 091206 2.g) postponed to October 10, 2006 Senate Meeting (FS 101006 8.e)—not discussed.
f. New Student Orientation Task Force (FS 101006 8.f)—discussed above.
9. Adjournment at 5:14 p.m.
Submitted by Polly Chappell, Faculty Association Administrative Assistant