Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Minutes

April 25, 2001

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The sixteenth meeting of the 2000-2001 year was called to order at 12:10 PM.

Members Present:

Jirsa, Rao, Brownell, Lavin, Puerschner, Coburn-Enquist, DaPonte, Landino, Nwachuku, Fullmer, Corbett, Carins, Petrie, Hood, Johnson, Mee, Kemler, Palma, Sakalowsky, Judd, Petto, Dunklee, Bielefield, Schofield-Bodt, Mick, Bennett, Grant, Bochain, Wallace, Young, Prince, Volkman, Bidarian, Paulson, Sherman, Kahlbaugh, Bulmer, MacGregor, Hageman, Dripchak, Haymes, Ryan, Brucker, Major, Watts

Visitors:

Tait, Richardi

Members Absent:

Maloney (Athletics), Martinelli (Biology), Sherman (Communications), Thorson (Eco/Finance), Verplaetse (Foreign Language), Nodoushani (Management), Laird (Marketing), Moss (Music), Berman (Part-time faculty), McCormack (Part-time faculty).

Rick Ricardi – Banner System

Registration is currently using both systems: Banner and CUSIS.
All student information will be on the Banner system by the end of the summer.
Degree audits will be conducted on Banner starting next year.
OPENCLOSE is available on the web – Banner Web Product.
Banner Web Product will require a secure login. Userid will be your Social Security Number and the Password will be set by you.
Banner Web allows you to enter the grades online. This issue merits further discussion. Currently under the CUSIS systems, the grades are entered twice for verification purposes.
CCSU has gone live with web registration
Under the web registration system there are no checks for prerequisites and does not require advisement. We will have to write a computer program to take care of these issues.
Banner Web system works on Internet Explorer 5.0 or greater or Netscape. Currently you cannot print any information from the Banner system.

Announcements:

Senate Predisent and Treasurer elections will take place in the first meeting in May 2001. Also two senate representatives will have to be elected to the University Library Committee.
Money is now available for Buley Library renovations and expansion. The architects will be on campus to discuss the plans for the library on May 8^th and 9^th. The library will host an Open House on May 8^th, 12:00 – 2:00 PM for faculty input. Please email the Library Director with suggestions if you cannot attend the Open House.
Senator Mick – Planning Team for the Senate Retreat (Mick and Fullmer) are working on agenda items: Representation and Robert’s Rules of Order.
Senator Volkman – Saturday, April 28, 2001, 10 am – 2 pm the Philosophy Club will present a seminar on “Impact of Technology” in EN 115.

Approval of the Minutes of Faculty Senate Meeting – April 18, 2001 was postponed to the next meeting.

An error in the minutes of April 18^th meeting was corrected in order to make a change in today’s agenda. In the last meeting, Rules Committee – Accountability of Senators WAS NOT referred back to committee; it was POSTPONED to the next meeting due to a lack of quorum. This item will be the second order of business today under OLD BUSINESS.

Standing Committee Reports:

Finance:

· The committee is working on finalizing its recommendations for travel requests.

2. Rules:

· No report

3. Personnel Policy:

· Various items to be discussed under New Business

4. Student Policy:

· No report

Technology:

· Faculty computer upgrade information is in the mail.

· AV/TV policy is still in the works

· Storage units in various buildings need to be cleaned up – to make room for AV/TV storage.

6. Academic Policy:

· No report

7. Elections:

· Ballots for the University-wide elections were sent out via campus mail last Thursday.

UCF:

· Revision of the Constitution will be discussed

· Minor changes to the curriculum will be done by notification only in order to avoid an elaborate process.

Old Business:

The following Curricula Approval Resolution #1 was approved by a majority vote:

Whereas the primary responsibility for development, maintenance, and approval of the university curriculum belongs, according to contract, precedent, and current practice, to faculty of the university, and

whereas the faculty recognizes the possibilities inherent in new technology and modes of delivery of academic programs, via on-line and distance learning, for the development of higher education at SCSU, in Connecticut, and in the nation,

therefore be it resolved that the following be confirmed:

the authority of the faculty to develop, maintain, and approve the university curriculum shall not be abridged by the introduction of new technologies or modes of delivery of courses and academic programs.

New Business: None

Meeting was adjourned at 2:00 PM

Respectfully submitted,

Arundhati S. Rao

Secretary of the Senate