Unapproved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting

October 9, 2002

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

The minutes of September 25, 2002 were approved.

Members Present:

Rogers (Anthropology), Brownell (Art), Lavin (Art), Puerschner (Chemistry), Ullian (Communication), Jirsa (ComDisorder/MFT), DaPonte (Computer Science), Lawler (Counseling), De Barbieri (Counseling/School Psychology), Fullmer (Earth Science), Thorson (Econ/Finance), Corbett (Education), Diamantis (Education), Pritchard (English), Hood (English), Johnson (English), Mee (Exercise Science), Rinehardt (Exercise Science), Hernandez (Foreign Language), Verplaetse (Foreign Language), Sakalowsky (Geography), Amerman (History), Dunklee (Jounalism), Bielefield (Library Science), Klassen (Library Services), Wu (Library Services), Oppedisano (Management), Prince (Marketing), Bennett (Math), Brin (Math), O’Brien (Media Studies), Kuss (Music), Young (Part-time faculty), Pettigrew (Philosophy), Broadbridge (Physics), Paulson (Political Science), Sherman (Psychology), Kahlbaugh (Psychology), Bulmer (Public Health), MacGregor (Recreation/Leisure, Cusato (Science Ed/Env Stud), 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), Diffley (Ed Leadership), Petto (History), Wagner (Nursing), Dobbins (Part-time Faculty), Prince (Part-time Faculty), Jexey Jack (Part-time faculty)

Visitors

James Tait, UCF

President Paulson asked for unanimous approval to alter the agenda to permit Jim Tait to present the UCF Report at this point. There was no objection.

UCF Update, Jim Tait

• The UCF constitution has been sent to the Senate for ratification.
• This week at its scheduled meeting, the UCF will discuss the SCSU writing program.

Announcements:

• Senator Pettigrew announced that the Interdisciplinary Faculty Conference would be held in Conn Hall on November 2^nd from 9 – 2 pm. Bruce Shapiro will be a featured speaker.
• The second general education forum will be held on October 22^nd from 2-4 pm. Announcements will be sent.

President’s Report (Attached)

Standing Committee Reports:

1. Elections: The ballots for the faculty referendum have been sent. The number of ballots to full and part-time faculty totaled approximately 800.

2. Finance: There is $66,000 left in the full-time faculty travel account and $20,000 left in the part-time faculty account. The committee urged Senators to tell their faculty members who have encumbered funds, and later decide not to travel, to remember to unencumber the funds.

3. Personnel Policy: The committee continues to work on the Faculty Satisfaction Survey. The committee is considering including all university vice-presidents in the survey. There was a suggestion from the floor to include a response such as “I don’t know this individual.” The committee will take this into consideration.

4. Rules: There is a resolution under New Business.

5. Student Policy: The committee will present four resolutions under New Business.

6. Technology:

· The Banner system will be down for five days over the Thanksgiving holiday. To accommodate freshman registration, freshman will be permitted to register beginning November 18^th.

· For spring semester registration, only electronic registration will be available except for courses with variable credit.

· The committee is working on a resolution regarding a permanent home for IT

7. Academic Policy: There are two resolutions under New Business.

Old Business: None

New Business:

• Academic Policy Resolution #1 regarding language to be included in all Faculty Senate resolutions.

o An amendment was made to consider this item as a motion rather than a resolution. The question was called and the motion passed unanimously.

o Following discussion, the question on the main motion was called and the main motion passed unanimously (approved motion is attached).

· Academic Policy Resolution #2 regarding an Academic Impact Statement.

o There was substantial debate regarding the wording of the proposed resolution.

o A number of amendments were offered focusing on the wording of the resolution. Following lengthy debate, the senate approved an amendment to the wording.

o Following approval of the amendment to the main resolution, debate continued on the main resolution as amended.

o The question was called and there was objection to calling the question. The call for the question was subsequently voted and passed by the required 2/3 votes.

o The senate then passed the main motion on the amended resolution by voice vote (approved resolution is attached).

· Student Policy Resolution #1 regarding registration.

o The was substantial debate regarding the wording of the proposed resolution.

o Two amendments were offered; one was defeated on a vote of yea 16 and nay 27. The second amendment was withdrawn.

o The question was called on the resolution and the resolution passed as presented (attached).

· Student Policy Resolution #2 regarding an acknowledgement.

o The resolution was introduced after 1:45 PM. A motion was introduced to motion to waive the 1:45 pm rule and this was passed.

o The resolution was discussed and finally postponed until the next Senate meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:00 pm.

Respectively submitted,

Robert E. Jirsa

Secretary of the Senate