April 24, 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/David Sebberson (alt), 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; (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) vacant, vacant, William Branson; (NURS) Sue Herm; (PHYS) Kevin Haglin; (STAT) Leonard Onyiah, vacant
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; (Academic Support) Geoffrey Tabakin; (OAA) vacant; (COUN) JoAnn Gasparino; (LR&TS) Chris Inkster, Sandra Q. Williams, Tom Hergert; (MEN’S ATHL) vacant; (WOMEN’S ATHL) Jenifer Odette
GUEST: David Boyer
1. Call to order at 3:30 p.m.
7. Announcements
a. HLC Visit—President Saigo invited the entire steering committee to the final meeting; they were very complimentary. The bachelor of elective studies needs work from their last visit; they have recommended that SCSU get permission to start doctoral programs in the fall. They will not be coming back for 10 years.
b. Retirement Reception (FS 042407 7.b)—Schoenberger will be there and she encouraged others to attend.
c. The Outcomes Movement: A document from a faculty member at Winona (FS 042407 7.c)—for your information.
d. PDP, PDR, Promotion, Tenure, and non-Renewal Calendars and Process (FS 042407 7.d). Check dates for errors and other issues. The dates need to be brought to Meet and Confer. Email any changes/concerns to Schoenberger by the end of the week for EC to review before Meet and Confer.
e. Election Results: IFO President: John Palmer 306; IFO Board: David Warne 110, Robert Reff 33, Jayantha Herath 105
We have only these results officially. The committee will have the rest of the contested election results by the next Senate meeting. Uncontested elections were won by the candidate.
2. Approval of Minutes
a. Faculty Senate Minutes of April 10, 2007 (FS 042407 2.a)
Motion to approve FS minutes of April 10, 2007—(Larkin/Kilborn). Passed
b. Executive Committee Minutes of April 17, 2007 (FS 042407 2.b)
Motion to approve EC minutes of April 17, 2007—(Larkin/Kilborn). Passed
c. FA University Curriculum Committee Minutes of March 29, 2007 and April 12, 2007 (FS 042407 2.c, 2.c.2) Draft Process for Curriculum Approval (FS 032707 2.c.3). We are waiting for the legislative version of the document.
Motion to approve UCC minutes of March 29, 2007 and April 12, 2007—(Larkin/Dorn). Passed
d. FA International Studies Committee Minutes of April 2, 2007 (FS 041007 2.h.1); Minutes of March 19, 2007 (FS 041007 2.h.3)
Motion to approve FA International Studies Committee minutes of March 19, 2007 and April 2, 2007—(Williams/Zarghami). Passed
e. FA General Education Committee Minutes of March 23, 2007; March 30, 2007; April 13, 2007 (FS 042407 2.e.1, 2.e.2, 2.e.3)—filed.
f. Honors Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes of April 2, 2007 (FS 042407 2.f) 3:45 p.m. time definite
Motion to approve Honors Advisory Committee minutes of April 2, 2007—(Larkin/Weston). Separated
Motion to separate the three items (office space, associate director pay, director’s reassigned time)—(Kilborn)
Separated:
1. The Honors Program should have an office space of five rooms occupying a contiguous area of 500 to 600 sq. ft. co-located with an office manager.
Motion to amend—(Jaede/Langen. Passed
Amended motion: The Honors Program should have adequate office space co-located with an office manager, designed in consultation with the Honors Advisory Committee and Honors staff—(Jaede/Langen). Passed
Motion to refer Honors Program office space issues to the Committee on the Institution (the undecided amendment and main motion)—(Palmer/Kilborn). Failed
2. The associate director should have summer pay starting in 2008, for Advising and Resignation Days at minimum.
3. The director’s reassigned time should increase from ¾ to 7/8 in fall 2008.
Motion to withdraw components 2 and 3 above—(Larkin/Weston). Passed
Motion for EC to take to Meet and Confer the need for private space for advising students to be incorporated when planning new spaces for academic programs—(Kilborn/Palmer). Passed
Motion to invite the Provost and Steve Ludwig to Senate to explain how problems and conflicts in space allocation will be resolved—(Roth/Jaede). In favor: 12; opposed: 14. Failed
g. FA Constitutional Review Committee Recommendations from March 12, 2007 (FS 032707 2.m)—to be voted on at the next Senate.
h. TLTR minutes of April 6, 2007 (FS 042407 2.h)—filed.
i. SCSU Budget Advisory Group Minutes of March 27, 2007, April 10, 2007, Tuition Budget Analysis Report and Recommendation, Budget Model/Process Document (FS 042407 2.i.1, 2.i.2, 2.i.3, 2.i.4)—filed. Palmer spoke to the items; he asked for Senate’s support on item 2.k.
j. SCSU Assessment Steering Committee Minutes of April 11, 2007; April 18, 2007; March 28, 2007 (FS 042407 2.j.1, 2.j.2, 2.j.3)—filed.
k. FA Budget Advisory Committee Minutes of April 19, 2007 (FS 042407 2.k)
Motion to approve FA Budget Advisory Committee minutes of April 19, 2007—(Palmer). Passed
Motion to substitute—(Hornstein/Jaede). Passed
Substitute motion: The university shall spend no more than $131,700,000 for the current fiscal year. In order to avoid the potential of inappropriate spending during the presidential transition, all funds carried forward, that are not committed for specific purposes (as per documents recorded by the budget committee) shall be allocated for implementation of the strategic plan. Passed
l. Orientation Task Force Minutes of April 18, 2007 (FS 042407 2.l)—for your information.
m. FA Professional Development Committee Minutes of April 13, 2007 (FS 042407 2.m)
Motion to approve FA Professional Development Committee minutes of April 13, 2007—(Larkin/Lindsey). Passed
3. Treasurer’s Report—read into EC minutes above.
4. Consent Agenda
a. Honors Advisory Committee: Maureen O’Brian
Motion to approve Consent Agenda above (appointed member underlined above)—(Warne/Langen). Passed
5. Special Elections—ballots were passed out.
a. Search Committee for Employer Relations and Internship Development: Elizabeth Talbot Social Work, Bassey Eyo Communication Studies
6. Call for new agenda items—none.
Motion to move agenda to item 8.b—(Langen). Passed
8. Unfinished Business
b. Motions from Graduate Committee Minutes of April 27, 2006 (FS 112106 8.b) (FS 101006 8.e) (FS 042407 8.b)—Schoenberger spoke to the item. She would like to send this to the President and Provost by the end of the year after Senate votes on it.
Motion to refer Standards for Applied Doctoral Programs to departments and the Graduate Committee for comments—(Karasik/Tripp). In favor: 20; opposed: 6. Passed
a. Continuation of the Zmora Agreement (FS 120506 8.d); Response from Meet and Confer (FS 031307 8.a)—Palmer read the Peer Review committee recommendations from Administration at Meet and Confer (FS 041007 8.e).
Motion to reject Administration’s Proposal to Peer Review Committee because it is acontractual in nature—(Kilborn/Langen). Passed
c. Associate Deans in Learning Resources (FS 032707 7.c.1, 7.c.2, 7.c.3) (FS 041007 8.c.1, 8.c.2, 8.c.3)—there was discussion.
Quorum Called
d. Campus Master Plan (Larkin). Sent to Committee on the Institution April 4, 2007, for recommendation on moving departments; waiting for response—not discussed.
e. Discussion of 1B.1 and 1B.1.1 (FS 022007 7.b); Response from Meet and Confer (FS 041007 8.e)—not discussed.
9. New Business—not discussed.
a. Campus Closing (Kilborn). We would like to ask for a review of the criteria and the protocol for making the decision (FS 032707 9.c).
b. Center for International Studies report on Fees (FS 032707 9.d)
c. Honors Director Correspondence (FS 041007 9.c) Time Definite 3:45 p.m.—discussed above under item 2.f.
d. Email Monitoring (Langen)
e. Draft Email Policy (FS 042407 9.e)
10. Adjournment at 5:11 p.m.
Submitted by Polly Chappell, Faculty Association Administrative Assistant