Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting

December 11, 2002

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The seventh meeting of the 2002-2003 year was called to order at 12:15 PM.

The minutes of November 20, 2002 were approved.

Members Present:

Rogers (Anthropology), Brownell (Art), Lavin (Art), Puerschner (Chemistry), Ullian (Communication), Jirsa (Com Disorders/MFT), DaPonte (Computer Science), Fullmer (Earth Science), Thorson (Econ/Fin), Diamantis (Education), Diffley (Educational Leadership), Hood (English), Johnson (English), Mee (Exercise Science), Rinehardt (Exercise Science), Verplaetse (Foreign Language), Hernandez (Foreign Language), Sakalowsky (Geography), Amerman (History), Petto (History), Dunklee (Jounalism), Klasen (Library Services), Wu (Library Services), Oppedisano (Management), Prince (Marketing), Bennett (Math), Brin (Math), O’Brien (Media Studies), Kuss (Music), Wagner (Nursing), Young (Part-time), Pettigrew (Philosophy), Broadbridge (Physics), Paulson (Political Science), Sherman (Psychology), Kahlbaugh (Psychology), Bulmer (Public Health), MacGregor (Recreation/Leisure), Cusato (Science Ed/Env Studies), Dripchak (Social Work), Keenan (Social Work), Bloch (Sociology), Brucker (Special Ed/Reading), Major (Special Ed/Reading), Watts (Theatre)

Members Absent:

(Accounting), Maloney (Athletics), Martinelli (Biology), Lawler (Counseling), DeBarbieri (Counns/Sch Psych, Corbett (Education), Bielefield (Library Science), Dobbins (Part-time Faculty), Prince (Part-time Faculty), Jexey Jack (Part-time faculty)

Invited Guests: Michael J. Adanti, President SCSU, David F. Walsh, President CSU AAUP, John Kavanagh, President SCSU AAUP, Jim Tait, Chair UCF

President’s Report: Attached

Following the approval of the minutes of November 20^th, 2002, President Paulson asked for a motion to change the agenda to bring New Business to the forefront. This was approved unanimously.

New Business:

• President Walsh and President Adanti each made a presentation on the current budget situation and its impact on faculty positions at CSU in general, and SCSU in particular.
• President Walsh presented a status report on current budget negations between the unions and the State Administration. President Adanti discussed the impact of the current budget situation on SCSU. He also emphasized that he will be meeting with the SCSU community on Tuesday, December December 17^th to discuss the budget impact on SCSU.
• Following the presentations, both President Walsh and President Adanti answered questions from the senate floor.

After the presentations were completed, President Paulson asked for a motion to suspend the agenda for a period of general discussion on the current budgetary situation. This was approved unanimously.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:00 PM

Respectively Submitted,

Robert E. Jirsa, Ph.D.

Secretary, SCSU Faculty Senate