October 23, 2007
OFFICERS: Judy Kilborn, Annette Schoenberger, Michael Connaughton, Michael Tripp
IFO BOARD: Fred Hill, David Warne, John Palmer
NEGOTIATOR: Bill Langen
BUSINESS: (Unit Representative) Bill Hudson; (ACCT) vacant; (BCIS) Susantha Herath, Ray Tsai; (FIRE) vacant; (MGMT) Larry Roth, vacant; (MKGB) Rajesh Gulati, James C. Johnson
EDUCATION: (Unit Representative) Frances Kayona; (CFS) Fati Zarghami; (CEEP) Bill Lepkowski, Robert Murphy; (HPERSS) Hector Antunez, Caryl Martin; (HURL) vacant; (LDR) John Rapp, Michael Mills; (IM) John Theis; (SPED) Kathy Johnson, Janet Salk (TDEV) vacant, Steve Hornstein, Ramon Serrano
FINE ARTS & HUMANITIES: (Unit Representative) vacant; (ART) Nancy Levy, Kathryn Gainey; (CDSI) Rebecca Crowell; (CMST) Traci Anderson, Eddah Mutuo-Kombo, David Tschida; (ENGL) Judith Dorn, vacant, Jim Robinson, Carol Mohrbacher; (FORL) Bill Langen, Shawn C. Jarvis, vacant; (COMM) vacant, vacant; (MUSIC) Marion Judish, vacant; (PHIL) Susana Nuccetelli, Andy Platt; (THFD) Debra Leigh
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: (Unit Representative) Balsy Kasi; (AVIA) Steve Anderson; (BIOL) vacant, vacant, Matt Julius; (CHEM) Nathan Winter, Becky Krystyniak; (CSCI) Andrew Anda, Donald Hamnes; (EAS) Jean Hoff; (EE) Sura Lekhakul, Tim Vogt; (ETS) Tony Akubue; (ME) Steve Covey; (MATH) Dale Buske, Janis Cimperman, Carol Theisen; (NURS) Patty Bresser; (PHYS) John Liu; (STAT) Leonard Onyiah, vacant
SOCIAL SCIENCES: (Unit Representative) Robert Johnson; (CMTY) Rona Karasik; (CJS) Mario Hesse, Richard Lawrence; (ECON) David Switzer; Mana Komai; (ES) Kyoko Kishimoto; (GEOG) Ken Wong; (HIST) Mark Jaede; Maureen O’Brien; (POL) Edward Greaves; (PSYC) Marlene Devoe, Jody Illies; (SW) Elizabeth Talbot; (SAN) Mark Muniz, Robert Lavenda; (WS) Elizabeth Berila
SPECIAL SERVICES: (Unit Representative) JoAnn Gasparino; (Academic Support) Geoffrey Tabakin; (COUN) Steve Jenkins; (LR&TS) Chris Inkster, Sandra Q. Williams, Tom Hergert; (MEN’S ATHL) vacant; (WOMEN’S ATHL) Jenifer Odette
GUEST: Jim Sherohman
1. Call to order at 3:17 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes
a. Faculty Senate Minutes of October 9, 2007 (FS 102307 2.a.)
Motion to approve FS minutes of October 9, 2007—(Karasik/Lavenda). Passed
b. Executive Committee Minutes of October 16, 2007 (FS 102307 2.b.)
Motion to approve EC minutes of October 16, 2007—(Jarvis/Kayona). Passed
c. University Curriculum Minutes. Draft Process for Curriculum Approval (FS 091107 2.c.2)—awaiting legislative version for action. Kilborn explained what legislative version means.
d. Assessment Steering Committee Minutes of October 1, 2007 (FS 100907 2.f.2) and documents concerning motions in the October 1st minutes (FS 100907 2.f.3. through FS 100907 2.f.10) – tabled from October 9, 2007 meeting – and related FA responses (FS 102307 2.d.1. and 2.d.2.); Minutes of October 10, 2007 (FS 102307 2.d.3.) and documents concerning motions in the October 10th minutes in one series, beginning with Sherohman’s email summarizing changes in dates on the documents and the documents that have been changed with the date changes circled (FS 102307 2.d.4.). Moved to unfinished business.
e. International Studies Committee Minutes of September 28, 2007 (FS 102307 2.e.1.); October 12, 2007 (FS 102307 2.e.2.)—filed.
Motion to approve International Studies Committee Minutes of September 28, 2007—(Gasparino/seconded). Passed
f. SCSU Safety Committee Minutes of September 26, 2007 (FS 102307 2.f.)—filed.
g. Taskforce on Placement Testing Minutes of October 10, 2007 (FS 102307 2.g.1.); October 17, 2007 (FS 102307 2.g.2.)—filed.
h. Budget Committee Minutes of October 15, 2007 (FS 102307 2.h.)
Motion to approve Budget Committee minutes of October 15, 2007—(Palmer/Gasparino). Passed
i. General Education Committee Minutes of September 21, 2007 (FS 102307 2.i.1.) and October 5, 2007 (FS 102307 2.i.2.)—filed.
3. Treasurer’s Report (in Executive Committee Minutes)
4. Consent Agenda
· Assessment Steering Committee – Assessment Director from COB: Carol Gaumnitz
· Division of General Studies (DGS): Patricia Hauslein (BIOL)
· Enrollment Management – COFAH (1): Marya Teutsch-Dwyer (ENGL
· First Year Experience Advisory – COB (1): Susantha Herath (BCIS)
· Strategic Planning – SPEC (1): Geoffrey Tabakin (ACAD)
· SCSU Safety Committee – COSE (1): JoAnn Meerschaert (BIOL)
· Campus Parking and Transportation Task Force Committee (one from each college and Special Services, plus one at-large, for a total of seven faculty)—call extended until next Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.
· Cari Kenner and Robert Reff (SPEC)
· Sandra Chesborough and Steve Frank (COSS)
· Bernard Ament and Terry Vermillion (COFAH)
· Yongli Zhao (COSE)
Motion to extend Campus Parking and Transportation Task Force Committee until next Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. and to elect members of that committee at the next Senate—(Johnson/Schoenberger). Passed
Motion to approve Consent Agenda, except Campus Parking and Transportation Task Force (those appointed are underlined above)—(Karasik/Gasparino). Passed
6. Call for New Agenda Items—none.
7. Announcements
a. Location for next Senate meeting:
1. Cascade on October 30th
2. Cascade instead of EB room for November 13th
b. Negotiations Report—Langen gave a report. Fixed-term faculty with 10 years of service are eligible for mandatory sabbatical.
c. Action Report—Palmer gave a report.
d. Report about October 18th Meet and Confer—announced.
1. Current Administrative Searches
· COSS Dean Search—a meeting on Thursday will determine how many faculty are needed to serve.
· Search Committee for Special Advisor to the President (FS 102307 7.d.1)—discussed above.
· Associate Vice President for International Studies—announced.
· Associate Dean for COB (current position)—announced.
· Associate Dean for COE (current position)—announced.
2. Budget Report (FS 102307 7.d.2.a. and 7.d.2.b.)—Kilborn encouraged anyone interested in budget should attend the meetings so that faculty can be represented at the meetings.
3. Orientation Taskforce—a call just went out. There was a taskforce last year, but no report. Faculty asked for the charge, for a report, and for clarity of who the co-chairs are. They are Mark Jaede and Avelino Mills-Novoa.
4. Other items of significance appear under the IFO Board Report (Changes in web registration); Unfinished Business (the Academic Planning Process) and New Business (COE Climate Taskforce, Taskforce on Diversity, Early Notification System)
e. IFO Board Report
1. Changes in web registration and web course schedule (FS 100907 7.g.1.)—Kilborn has a meeting with Cynthia Mehoves to discuss this issue, and she will report on the meeting on October 30th.
2. Electronic Voting (FS 100907 9.e.)—the SCSU FA’s motion will be on the agenda for the November IFO Board meeting.
3. Proposal to Compensate Graduate Faculty (FS 102307 7.e.3.1-7.e.3.2)—Kilborn explained why this proposal was rejected because it dealt with terms of the IFO/MnSCU contract outside of IFO/MnSCU negotiations. Tuition remission issues were discussed, and the judge will give a determination in December. Please contact Pat Arsenault if this issue is relevant to you.
8. Unfinished Business
e. UCC Minutes of September 27, 2007: Motion to Reconsider at request of Senator (102307)
Motion to reconsider UCC minutes of September 27, 2007 (FS 100907 2.J) COB 311 and COB 411—(Palmer/Hoff). Passed
Motion to refer COB 311 and COB 4111 from the UCC minutes of September 27, 2007 (FS 100907 2.J) back to the COB Curriculum Committee—(Palmer/Johnson). Passed
f. Assessment Steering Committee Minutes from October 1 and October 10 (Palmer)—Sherohman told Senate about the documents. (102307)
Motion to take Assessment Steering Committee Minutes from October 1, 2007, and documents, from the table—(Palmer/Gasparino). Passed
Motion to approve Assessment Steering Committee Minutes from October 1, 2007, and documents concerning the minutes. Taken off the table from October 9, 2007, and separated below
Motion to separate the documents from Assessment Steering Committee minutes from October 10:
Motion to approve documents: 100907 2.F.3. and 2.F.10.—(Karasik/Inkster). Passed
Motion to approve documents dealing with peer consultants: 100907 2.F.5., 2.F.6, and 2.F.7.—(Hoff/Karasik). Passed
Motion to approve the rest of the documents: 100907 2.F.4., 2.F.8., and 2.F.9.—(Hoff/seconded). Failed
Motion to limit debate on this motion to five minutes—(Palmer/seconded). Passed
c. The Academic Planning Process/Strategic Planning (FS 102307 8.c.)
Motion that the FA President works with whoever Administration designates as the co-chair for developing the Academic Plan and that FA members who serve as working group co-chairs receive compensation for three additional duty days and FA members who serve on working groups receive compensation in the form of one additional duty day—(Palmer/Tabakin). Separated
Motion to separate—(Schoenberger/seconded). Tabled:
Motion that the FA President works with whoever Administration designates as the co-chair for developing the Academic Plan.
Motion that FA members who serve as working group co-chairs receive compensation for three additional duty days and FA members who serve on working groups receive compensation in the form of one additional duty day.
Motion to table time definite on October 30, 2007, the separated motions—(Tripp/Schoenberger). Passed
RECESSED 5:11 p.m.
October 30, 2007
OFFICERS: Judy Kilborn, Annette Schoenberger, Michael Connaughton, Michael Tripp
IFO BOARD: Fred Hill, David Warne, John Palmer
NEGOTIATOR: Bill Langen
BUSINESS: (Unit Representative) Bill Hudson; (ACCT) vacant; (BCIS) Susantha Herath, Ray Tsai; (FIRE) vacant; (MGMT) Larry Roth, vacant; (MKGB) Rajesh Gulati, James C. Johnson
EDUCATION: (Unit Representative) Frances Kayona; (CFS) Fati Zarghami; (CEEP) Bill Lepkowski, Robert Murphy; (HPERSS) Hector Antunez, Caryl Martin; (HURL) vacant; (LDR) John Rapp, Michael Mills; (IM) John Theis; (SPED) Kathy Johnson, Janet Salk (TDEV) vacant, Steve Hornstein, Ramon Serrano
FINE ARTS & HUMANITIES: (Unit Representative) vacant; (ART) Nancy Levy, Kathryn Gainey; (CDSI) Rebecca Crowell; (CMST) Traci Anderson, Eddah Mutuo-Kombo, David Tschida; (ENGL) Judith Dorn, vacant, Jim Robinson, Carol Mohrbacher; (FORL) Bill Langen, Shawn C. Jarvis, vacant; (COMM) vacant, vacant; (MUSIC) Marion Judish, vacant; (PHIL) Susana Nuccetelli, Andy Platt; (THFD) Debra Leigh
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: (Unit Representative) Balsy Kasi; (AVIA) Steve Anderson; (BIOL) vacant, vacant, Matt Julius; (CHEM) Nathan Winter, Becky Krystyniak; (CSCI) Andrew Anda, Donald Hamnes; (EAS) Jean Hoff; (EE) Sura Lekhakul, Tim Vogt; (ETS) Tony Akubue; (ME) Steve Covey; (MATH) Dale Buske, Janis Cimperman, Carol Theisen, Wayne Braith (alt); (NURS) Patty Bresser; (PHYS) John Liu; (STAT) Leonard Onyiah, vacant
SOCIAL SCIENCES: (Unit Representative) Robert Johnson; (CMTY) Rona Karasik; (CJS) Mario Hesse, Richard Lawrence; (ECON) David Switzer; Mana Komai; (ES) Kyoko Kishimoto, Dia Cha; (GEOG) Ken Wong; (HIST) Mark Jaede; Maureen O’Brien; (POL) Edward Greaves; (PSYC) Marlene Devoe, Jody Illies; (SW) Elizabeth Talbot; (SAN) Mark Muniz, Robert Lavenda; (WS) Elizabeth Berila
SPECIAL SERVICES: (Unit Representative) JoAnn Gasparino; (Academic Support) Geoffrey Tabakin; (COUN) Steve Jenkins; (LR&TS) Chris Inkster, Sandra Q. Williams, Tom Hergert; (MEN’S ATHL) vacant; (WOMEN’S ATHL) Jenifer Odette
GUESTS: Darlene St. Clair, Tamrat Tademe
Reconvened at 3:20 p.m.
7. Announcements
f. The Elmo will be test piloted today. If it works out, we may start using it permanently.
d. 1. COSS Dean Search—Kilborn gave an update. She brought Senate’s recommendation forward to Administration.
b. Negotiations Update—Langen gave a brief update.
c. Action Update—Palmer gave a brief update.
2. Approval of Minutes
j. Faculty Research Grants Committee minutes of October 26, 2007
Motion to approve Faculty Research Grants Committee minutes of October 26, 2007—(Jarvis/Gainey). Passed
4. Consent Agenda
Campus Parking and Transportation Task Force (7 openings—we need one person from each college/unit plus one at-large)
COB: Alexander Polacco
COE: vacant
COSE: Yongli Zhao
COSS: Sandra Chesborough
Elections
COFAH: Bernard Ament; Lori Griffin; Terry Vermillion
SPEC: Cari Kenner; Robert Reff
Service-Learning Advisory Committee
COSS: Mitch Bender
Motion to approve the Consent Agenda (those appointed are underlined above)—(Palmer/Langen). Passed
5. Special Elections
a. Senate election to be held on October 30: Search Committee for Special Advisor to the President—nominations open until Tuesday, October 30, 2007, 8:30 a.m.
Orientation Task Force (two in addition to current FA representative from COSS: Mark Jaede)
COFAH: Debra Leigh
COSE: Patty Bresser
SPEC: Vicky Williams
Search Committee for Special Advisor to the President (3 openings—no more than one from each college/unit—vote for any acceptable candidates)
COE: Christine Imbra
COFAH: Debra Leigh
COSE: Leonard Onyiah; Annette Schoenberger
COSS: Thomas O’Toole; Elizabeth Talbot
SPEC: Robert Reff; Geoffrey Tabakin
8. Unfinished Business
a. Associate Deans in LR&TS (FS 091107 8.a.1, 8.a.2., 8.a.3, 8.a.4, 8.a.5., 8.a.6.)
b. Draft Prerequisites Policy (FS 091107 9.h.) – tabled time definite for 8 weeks (November 20th) or until the Academic Policy Working Group (whichever is first) gives a recommendation—not discussed.
c. The Academic Planning Process/Strategic Planning (FS 102307 8.c.)—tabled from October 23, 2007.
Separated Motions:
Motion that the FA President works with whoever Administration designates as the co-chair for developing the Academic Plan. Substituted
Motion to substitute—(Schoenberger/Lavenda). Passed
Substitute Motion that the faculty co-chair of Strategic Planning Committee, the FA President, and the Provost serve as a Steering Committee tasked with populating the work groups and overseeing the process of the Academic Plan. Passed
Motion to close debate—(Jaede/Schoenberger). Passed
Motion that FA members who serve as working group co-chairs receive compensation for three additional duty days and FA members who serve on working groups receive compensation in the form of one additional duty day. Passed
d. COSS Dean Search—discussed under Announcement, item 7.d.1. above.
9. New Business
a. Strategic Planning Committee Global Initiative Sub-committee Recommendation Report – Revisions from General Education Committee (submitted April 22, 2007): Pulled from minutes at 5/08/07 Senate to appear under New Business in first Senate meeting of fall (FS 091107 9.a.)—not discussed.
b. Campus Closing (Kilborn). We would like to ask for a review of the criteria and the protocol for making the decision. (FS 091107 9.b.)
Motion to ask Administration for the review and protocol of Campus Closing—(Hoff/Karasik). Passed
Motion to amend—(Palmer/seconded). Failed
Amended motion: add Campus Closings and Campus Emergencies. Failed
Motion to request evaluations of emergency procedures on campus—(Kathy Johnson/seconded). Passed
c. Center for International Studies Report on Fees (FS 091107 9.c.)—not discussed.
d. Email monitoring (Langen) (FS 091107 7.e.1., 7.e.2, and 7.e.3)—Kilborn gave an update. There was discussion. This will be left on the agenda for further discussion.
e. COE Climate Taskforce: Recommendation for replacement of co-chair (FS 102307 10.g.1.) and Report of the College of Education Climate Taskforce (FS 102307 10.g.2.)—it was noted that the taskforce will copy the Faculty Association in their correspondence.
Motion to accept the Recommendation for replacement of co-chair in the COE Climate Taskforce—(Johnson/seconded). Passed
Motion that the COE Climate Taskforce have a time definite definitive report—(Tabakin/Schoenberger). Substituted
Motion to substitute—(Johnson/Tripp). Passed
Substitute Motion: to accept the COE Climate Task Force’s report, and to ask Administration to take the task force’s recommendations seriously and move towards resolution of the problem that the task force is addressing. Passed
f. Taskforce on Diversity (FS 102307 9.f.)—this is from the Diversity of Education Taskforce. They are recommending the taskforce be relieved of the charge since the university-wide taskforce will develop a Diversity Plan.
Motion to thank Taskforce on Diversity members for their work, and accept their recommendations—(Schoenberger/Kasi).
g. Early Notification System (FS 102307 9.g.1-9.g.3.)
Motion to postpone until the next Senate meeting, November 13, 2007—(Palmer/Jaede). Passed
Motion that at Meet and Confer EC ask that all action around the matter of Early Notification System stop until Faculty Senate can evaluate the information we’ve gotten in line with our initial request—(Johnson/Hoff). Passed
10. Adjournment at 5:16 p.m.
Submitted by Polly Chappell, SCSU Faculty Association Administrative Assistant