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The ninth meeting of the 2001-2002 year was called to order at 12:16 PM.

Members Present:

Brownell (Art), Lavin (Art), Puerschner (Chemistry), Ullian (Communication), Coburn-Enquist (Communication), Jirsa (ComDisorder/MFT), DaPonte (Computer Science), Fullmer (Earth Science), Corbett (Education), Hood (English), Johnson (English), Rinehardt (Exercise Science), Verplaetse (Foreign Language), Judd (History), Petto (History), Dunklee (Jounalism), Schofield-Bodt (Library Services), Nodoushani (Management), Prince (Marketing), Bennett (Math), Brin (Math), Wallace (Nursing), Dobbins (Part-time faculty), Young (Part-time faculty), Volkman (Philosophy), Broadbridge (Physics), Sherman (Psychology), Kahlbaugh (Psychology), Bulmer (Public Health), Grants (Recreation/Leisure), Cusato (Science Ed/Env Stud), Dripchak (Social Work), Haymes (Social Work), Skoczen (Soc & Anthro), Brucker (Special Ed/Reading), Major (Special Ed/Reading), Watts (Theatre)

Members Absent:

(Accounting), Maloney (Athletics), Martinelli (Biology), Lawler (Counseling), Nwachuku (Couns/SchPsych), Thorson (Econ/Finance), (Education), Cairns (Ed Leadership), Petrie (English), Mee (Exercise Science), Hernandez (Foreign Language), Sakalowsky (Geography), Bielefield (Library Science), Moss (Music), Prince (Part-time faculty), (Part-time faculty), Paulson (Political Science)

Visitors:

Tait (UCF)

The minutes of January 30, 2002 were approved.

J. Tait reported that the UCF is currently going over a draft constitution. He invited input from all faculty, either directly to him through UCF department representatives. The more specific the feedback, the better the final constitution will be.

Standing Committee Reports:

1. Rules: No report.
2. Personnel Policy: No report.
3. Student Policy:
• The committee is working on food service issues in concert with Ed Choate, Vice-President Smith, and Dean Pedersen. There are contractual matters to be unraveled here.
• The committee is continuing to formulate an insert for the Faculty Handbook regarding disruptive student behavior.
4. Technology:
• Upgrade letters are being processed.
• The High Tech Classrooms resolution (F-01-08) has been signed by the president.
• The date for when Banner will be able to search academic histories and do pre-requisite checking has been moved to March. Some of it works now, but there have been a number of problems in implementing it and the transition is well over budget. The committee chair will take up these concerns with President Adanti at a meeting scheduled for next week.
5. Academic Policy: The committee is examining the proposal to split off Media Studies from the Communications department. We have met with representatives from both of the new departments, and we may have a recommendation for the consideration of the full Senate by our next meeting.
6. Elections: No report.
7. Finance: There is about $2200 in the full-time travel account and about $1800 in the part-time account.

1. Personnel Policy Revisions to P&T document (attached to 12-12-01 Agenda)

S. Cusato presented the motion to the floor and noted the revision of a typo on page 5, in the last sentence.

The motion passed unanimously on a voice vote.

New Business:

Since there were not enough Senators present to pass changes to the constitution, P. Major moved that the Agenda be changed so the motions from the Rules committee be treated last. The Agenda was so changed without objection.

K. Rinehardt raised the transition to Banner as a possible item of new business, but further discussion was deferred until after C. Petto's meeting with President Adanti.

P. Kalbaugh suggested that the Senate take up the current plan to house IT and Library Science in the library, thereby taking up all the proposed new space from the planned library addition.

At 12:50, the Senate recessed to a forum to discuss the library issue.

The Senate reconvened at 1:05.

Since there were still not enough Senators present to pass the Rules committee's proposed changes to the constitution, the matter was postponed until the next meeting without objection.

• J. Fullmer: Faculty should be aware that the current articulation agreement binds SCSU to accept for transfer credit all courses from CSU campuses. This means that a D- from a participating college would be accepted, even where a C- from Yale might be rejected. Similarly, if a transfer student receives an Associate's Degree from a participating community college, all of that students' courses are given transfer credit.
• W. Sherman: Perhaps the resolution passed last year by the Senate regarding AV accessibility would serve as a good model for a library resolution, with language pointing to the importance of library services to the university's mission.
• J. DaPonte: Faculty should be sure to bring concerns regarding Banner to the attention of C. Petto before her meeting with President Adanti, so these concerns can be addressed.

Meeting was adjourned at 2:00 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Richard Volkman

Resolutions Passed:

S-02-02 Hardship DEC