December 19, 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 3:47 p.m.
6. Announcements at 3:36 p.m.
a. Be sure to VOTE BY December 20, 2006, noon for the FA Constitution Revision (FS 102406 6.e) (FS 110706 6.a). It was noted that campus mail may take a few days to deliver ballots, so be sure to send ballots early.
b. Summer Session 2007 Special Project Funding. The funding is not always what is requested because sometimes faculty estimate their salary or ask for things that are not funded by special project funding (FS 121906 6.b)—included in the packet.
c. IFO 2007 Legislative Goals (FS 121906 6.c)—this brings up the FAN club. This is the budget items that the IFO supports.
d. IFO statement on FAN from Nancy Black (FA 121906 6.d)—you will get emails periodically to respond to. Note: the IFO does not necessarily support budget items that MnSCU supports.
e. Letter from President Saigo concerning Recommendations for Search Committees (FS 121906 6.e)—information in the packet. It was noted that Administration needs to treat all campus employees the same.
f. First Draft Employee Code of Conduct from MnSCU (FS 121906 6.f)—draft document. Email your concerns to Pat Arsenault or Tiffany Nelson at the IFO.
g. Draft Weather/Short Term Emergency Closing ( FS 121906 6.g)—1st draft document. Take back to your department and email Schoenberger with your concerns/comments.
h. COPE document on STEM initiative (FS 121906 6.h)—Council of Professional Educators document in packet.
i. Draft 1B.1 Procedure (12/3/06) (FS 121906 6.i)—draft document, almost in the final stages. Review carefully.
2. Approval of Minutes
a. Faculty Senate Minutes of December 5, 2006 (FS 121906 2.a.)
Motion to approve FS minutes of December 5, 2006—(Karasik/Roth). Passed
b. Executive Committee Minutes of December 12, 2006 (FS 121906 2.b)
Motion to approve EC minutes of December 12, 2006—(Larkin/Gasparino). Passed
Note: Recommendations for make up of Search Committee in minutes.
c. FA International Studies Committee Minutes of November 21, 2006 (FS 120506 2.c.1); Minutes of November 28, 2006 (FS 120506 2.c.2)—filed. These forms were approved last spring.
Motion to bring International Studies program fees (approximately $322) to Meet and Confer to find out the purpose of the fees—(Larkin/Langen). Passed
$100
Administrative Fee
$22 Student ID
$125 Emergency Fund
$75 Application Fee
There was discussion about the fees.
There was discussion about curriculum process and application to the International Studies program. Schoenberger asked Casanova to email documents for next Senate meeting.
Motion to request an external review and audit of the Center of International Studies—(Williams/Larkin). Passed
d. FA Budget Advisory Committee Minutes of December 6, 2006 (FS 121906 2.d)
Motion to approve the FA Budget Advisory Committee minutes of December 6, 2006—(Dorn/Chesborough). Passed
e. Upper Division Writing Requirement Ad Hoc Committee Minutes of November 30, 2006 (FS 121906 2.e)
Motion to approve the UDWR minutes of November 30, 2006—(Dorn/Tripp). Postponed
Note: Catalog Revision in minutes. Schoenberger will research the revision for Senate meeting on January
Motion to postpone UDWR minutes approval to the first Senate meeting in January 2007—(Jaede/Langen). Passed
f. SCSU Budget Advisory Group Minutes of October 24, 2006; November 7, 2006; November 21, 2006; December 5, 2006 (FS 121906 2.f.1, 2.f.2, 2.f.3, 2.f.4)—filed.
Web address www.stcloudstate.edu/budget/advisoryboard/default.asp
g. Atwood Food Committee Minutes of December 4th, 2006 (FS 121906 2.g)—filed.
h. FA International Studies Committee Minutes of December 5, 2006 (FS 121906 2.h)—filed.
3. Treasurer’s Report—included in the EC minutes of December 12, 2006.
4. Consent Agenda
a. Senate members need to be elected in Senate for the Budget Committee. There is one member from each unit. Volunteers still needed in HCOB, COFAH, and SPEC. Daniel Gregory (CHEM) volunteered for the COSE.
b. Senate & EC members for Online Policies and Procedures Committee: EC: John Palmer; Senate volunteers: John Theis
Motion to approve Consent Agenda (those approved underlined above)—(Larkin/Jaede). Passed
5. Call for new agenda items
Academic Calendar (Dorn) (8.c)
7. Unfinished Business
a. Ombuds (Frank)—not discussed.
b. Continuation of the Zmora Agreement (FS 120506 8.d)—not discussed.
8. New Business
c. Center for Regulatory Affairs (FS 091206 8.f). Meet and Confer agenda item on December 7, 2006 (FS 121906 8.a)—not discussed.
d. Motions from Graduate Committee Minutes of April 27, 2006 (FS 112106 8.b) (FS 101006 8.e)—referred to EC. See EC minutes from November 28, 2006.
e. Academic Calendar—FA office will bring color copies to next Senate meetings. Williams pointed out that summer sessions conflict (June 7 & 8) with faculty who teach at other schools. Options 2 and 3 do not have sufficient time to plan between fall and spring semesters (having faculty come back January 13). Suggestions: finals on Saturdays and Sundays; four days of finals instead of five. Night courses conflicts/issues were pointed out.
Quorum called at 4:36 p.m.
9. Adjournment at 4:39 p.m.
Submitted by Polly Chappell, Faculty Association Administrative Assistant