March 13, 2007
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) Hector Antunez, 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, Debra Japp; (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)/Brad Chisholm (sub)
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
GUESTS: University Assessment Director James Sherohman (item 2.e) and Lisa Foss (item 9.b)
1. Call to order at 3:31 p.m. for announcements.
7. Announcements
a. Last look at the calendar. Both were agreed to at Meet and Confer. If you see errors please tell Mitch Rubenstein (FS 031307 7.a).
b. Article from Wall Street Journal on College in the High Schools (FS 031307 7.b)—for you information.
c. Post Secondary Enrollments in MnSCU colleges (FS 031307 7.c)—for your information.
d. MnSCU long-term emergency management policy (FS 031307 7.d)—this came to Statewide Meet and Confer before the snowstorms. There was discussion about what happened at SCSU the Friday before spring break.
e. FA Constitution (red book in packet)—for your information.
f. Response form Academic Affairs Committee and Political Science Department concerning the Center for Global Studies (FS 031307 7.f.1, 7.f.2)—this will be summarized and go to Meet and Confer.
g. State University Tuition Increases (FS 031307 2.i)—for your information.
2. Approval of Minutes
a. Faculty Senate Minutes of February 20, 2007 (FS 031307 2.a.)
Motion to approve FS minutes of February 20, 2007—(Roth/Lavenda). Passed
b. Executive Committee Minutes of February 27, 2007 (FS 031307 2.b)
Motion to approve EC minutes of February 27, 2007—(Gasparino/Lavenda). Passed
c. FA University Curriculum Committee Minutes of February 15, 2007 (FS 031307 2.c)
Motion to approve FA University Curriculum Committee minutes of February 15, 2007—(Larkin/Lavenda). Passed
d. FA General Education Committee Minutes of February 9, 2007 (FS 031307 2.d)—filed.
e. Assessment Steering Committee Minutes of February 2, 2007 and February 7, 2007 (FS 031307 2.e.1, 2.e.2)—filed; February 21, 2007 (FS 031307 2.e.3, 2.e.4, 2.e.5, 2.e.6, 2.e.7) I think we should send these documents to the departments for comment; February 14, 2007 (FS 031307 2.e.8)—filed.
Motion to bring Assessment Steering Committee minutes of February 21, 2007, and attachments back to departments for feedback and comments to Senate representatives—(Branson/Dorn). Passed
Motion to amend motion by discussing department comments and feedback at next Senate meeting—(Inkster/Williams). Failed
9. New Business
b. Strategic Planning and the Strategy Map (Lisa Foss Time Definite 4:15 p.m.)—Lisa Foss and John Palmer spoke to this item. There was discussion. April 12th is the next Strategic Planning meeting.
2. Approval of Minutes
f. Upper Division Writing Requirement Ad Hoc Committee Minutes of February 13, 2007 (FS 031307 2.f)—filed.
g. SCSU Budget Advisory Group Minutes of February 20, 2007 (FS 031307 2.g)—filed. www.stcloudstate.edu/budget/advisoryboard/default.asp
h. Strategic Planning Committee: Response from International Student Services Committee on Global Initiative Document (FS 031307 2.h)—for your information.
i. FA Professional Development Committee Minutes of February 23, 2007 (FS 031307 2.j)
Motion to approve FA Professional Development Committee Minutes of February 23, 2007—(Roth/Larkin). Passed
j. FA International Studies Committee Minutes of February 26, 2007 (FS 031307 2.k)—Schoenberger said she might invite Lisa Foss to come back in 2 Senate meetings to talk about this.
Motion to approve 2007-2008 short-term programs—(Kilborn). Amended
Motion to amend by approving 2007-2008 short-term programs, but remove China Program without any courses listed—(Lavenda/Jaede). Passed
k. Safety Committee Minutes of February 2, 2007 (FS 031307 7.l)—filed.
l. TLTR Notes of February 16, 2007 (FS 031307 7.m)—filed.
3. Treasurer’s Report—to be read into EC’s minutes for the first meeting of the month.
4. Consent Agenda
a. Online Policies and Procedures Committee: we still need a volunteer from GC.
b. Search Committee for Director of Honors Program (6): Bernard Reuter (COFAH), Andy Anda (COSE), Plamen Miltenoff (LR&TS)
c. IFO GLBTA Issues Statewide Committee: Robert C. Reff (CPS)
d. New Student Task Force Working Groups:
i. Academic Engagement (already approved: Pat Hauslein, David Warne, Robert Weisman, Jack McKenna) Victoria Williams, Diana Rehling
ii. Social Engagement: Robert Reff
iii. Campus Culture: Stephen Jenkins
iv. Operations:
v. Marketing:
Motion to approve the Consent Agenda (those approved underlined above)—(Karasik/Lavenda). Passed
5. Special Elections
a. Director of Counseling and Psychological Services: (ELECT 2) Jayne Lokken (CPS), JoAnn Gasparino (CPS), Rose Stark (CPS), Leeann Jorgensen (CPS), Robert Reff (CPS), Stephen Jenkins (CPS)
b. The Senate needs to elect four members from the senate to the Budget Committee. We need one person from each unit, and we’re still looking for volunteers from HCOB, COFAH, and SPEC.
c. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Institutional Self Review: we need volunteers from COSE, HCOB, SPEC, COFAH, and COE.
d. Search Committee for Associate Dean HCOB—no volunteers.
Motion to approve Special Elections (those approved underlined above)—(Larkin/Chesborough). Passed
6. Call for new agenda items—none.
7. Announcements—discussed above.
8. Unfinished Business
a. Continuation of the Zmora Agreement (FS 120506 8.d). Waiting for response from Administration (FS 031307 8.a)—not discussed.
b. Motions from Graduate Committee Minutes of April 27, 2006 (FS 112106 8.b) (FS 101006 8.e)—subcommittee is working on this—not discussed.
9. New Business
a. Discussion of 1B.1 and 1B.1.1 (FS 022007 7.b)—Stewart Wirth and Nancy Jesse have agreed to come to a later Senate meeting—not discussed.
b. Strategic Planning and the Strategy Map (4:15 p.m.)—discussed above.
10. Adjournment at 4:55 p.m.
Submitted by Polly Chappell, Faculty Association Administrative Assistant