Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting

8 November 2000

 

The sixth meeting of the 2000-2001 year was called to order at 12:10 pm

 

Members Present:  R. Jirsa (Presiding), T. W. Carr, A. Rao, M. Brownell, S. Martinelli, G. Puerschner, T. Sherman, J. DaPonte, R. Landino, M. Shapiro, J. Fullmer, J. Thorson, K. Corbett, D. Cairns, P. Petrie, C. Hood, B. Johnson, J. Mee, D. Kemler, P. Palma, L. Verplaetse, P. SakalowskyS. Judd, J. Dunklee, A. Bielefield, C. Schofield-Bodt, V. Mick, K. Laird, T. Bennett, K. Grant, S. Bochain, J. Young, L. Prince, R. Volkman, A. Bidarian, W. Sherman, P. Palma, W. Sherman, P. Kahlbaugh, S. Bulmer, J. MacGregor, S. Hageman, M. Ryan, P. Brucker, P. Major, A. M. Watts 

 

Visitor: J. Tait,

 

Not Present:  Athletics, Communication (Coburn-Engquist), History (Petto), Management, Music, Nursing (Wallace),Part-time faculty (2)), Political Science, Social Work

 

Richard Riccardi:

BANNER should be ready for registration by Fall 2001; BANNER and CSUSIS will run simultaneously for a full semester during the transition.

Pre-requisite checking will begin during the second semester of BANNER use.

BANNER will run on both Mac and PC Platforms.

Many training sessions will be available for faculty and staff beginning in February & March.

 

J. P. Smith:         

J. P. Thompson is on medical leave, but would like to hear from colleagues.  Her mailing address is available from Phil Smith, e-mail: SMITH_JP.

 

Minutes of the Faculty Senate Special Meeting of October 18, 2000, were approved with corrections and additions

Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting of October 25, 2000, were approved with corrections and additions

 

Announcements:           Senate sponsored SPAC meeting will take place on December 4th, 1:00-3:00pm, Faculty Dining Room, USC

 

Standing Committee Reports

Personnel Policy:       DEC  Hardship revisions should be complete by the end of the semester.

 

Rules :            Motion under New Business

 

Student Policy :         Student conduct is under discussion

 

Technology.               Faculty Technology survey should be out soon.


High Tech classrooms are not progressing.


 We need a clarification of the 3-year computer replacement policy which now seems vague (i.e.,“flexible”).
 

Academic Policy:       No report.

 

Elections:        Part-Time faculty Senate ballots will be sent out next week.

 

Finance:         Travel account funds are being rapidly consumed.

 

UCF Update:       Several new courses have been approved.  A survey is forthcoming to all faculty regarding all-University requirements

 

Old Business:  None.

 

New Business:              

I.   Motion was presented from the Rules Committee as follows: 

 

       Amend Part F of the Faculty Senate Rules of Procedures as follows:
“Part IV: No substantive votes will be called for within 15 minutes of the scheduled ending of a Senate meeting” MOTION was passed (39-0-1).

II.                Rules committee asked for a sense of Senate regarding Senate President elections.  Pros and cons were discussed.  Little support for changes procedures was expressed by faculty at large.

III.             Elections committee raised the concern of numerous vacancies on several University-wide committees; matter referred to Executive Committee.

IV.             Concern was expressed of the generation and updating of the University Mission Statement.

 

Meeting was adjourned at 2:00PM

Respectfully submitted,

 

T. Wiley Carr

Secretary of the Senate