Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting

April 30, 2003

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The fourteenth meeting of the 2002-2003 year was called to order at 12:10 PM.

The minutes of April 16, 2003 were approved.

Members Present:

Rogers (Anthropology), Brownell (Art), Lavin (Art), Lerud (Biology), Puerschner (Chemistry), Jirsa (Com Dis/MFT), DaPonte (Computer Science), Lawler (Counseling), Fullmer (Earth Science), Corbett (Education), Diamantis (Education), Hood (English), Johnson (English), Mee (Exercise Science), Rinehardt (Exercise Science), Hernandez (Foreign Language), Sakalowsky (Geography), Amerman (History), Petto (History), Dunklee (Journalism), Bielefield (Library Science), Klassen (Library Services), Wu (Library Services), Oppedisano (Management), Bennett (Math), Brin (Math), O’Brien (Media Studies), Kuss (Music), Wagner (Nursing), Young (Part-time), Pettigrew (Philosophy), Broadbridge (Physics), Paulson (Political Science), Sherman (Psychology), Brancazio, (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), Ullian (Communication), De Barbieri (Couns/Sch Psych), Thorson (Econ/Finance), Diffley (Ed Leadership), Verplaetse (Foreign Language), Prince, M. (Marketing), Prince, L. (Part-time Faculty), Jack (Part-time faculty)

Announcements:

• The film, AMEN, by Costa-Gavras will be shown Friday, May 9^th from 7:00 – 10:00 PM in Engleman Room A120. There will be an opportunity to meet Costa-Gavras on Monday, May 12^th from 4:30 – 6:00 PM in Morrill Hall Room 103.

President’s Report (Printed version distributed)

• President Paulson highlighted and briefly discussed the items in his report.
• The final dialogue for this semester will be held May 1^st at 1:00
• Bob Jirsa and Tim Klassen have been appointed to the new Facilities Master Plan Committee by President Adanti

UCF Update: Jim Tate

· The UCF Constitution has been finished and sent to the Senate Rules Committee

· On May 2^nd, there will be an open forum on General Education goals held in the Math Conference Room at 2:00 PM

Committee Reports

· Personnel Policy Committee:

o Members of the committee discussed the responses to the Survey of Administrative Effectiveness. A total of 104 surveys were returned for a return rate of 15%. The objective results of the survey will be made available to the faculty shortly – probably electronically.

· Rules Committee:

o The committee has been the UCF Constitution and will be reviewing it at their next meeting.

· Student Policy Committee:

o There was no report

· Technology Committee:

o The committee has two resolutions for consideration.

· Academic Policy Committee:

o The committee has one resolution for consideration.

· Elections Committee:

o The ballots for the university wide elections are due May 2^nd.

· Finance Committee:

o There are only three TAs waiting to be funded.

o The vote on the amount of next years travel fund/faculty member will be held at the next senate meeting.

New Business

· The Personnel Policy Committee withdrew its two resolutions concerning changes to the promotion and tenure document and changes to the sabbatical leave document. They will be reintroduced in the fall.

· Technology Committee Resolution: Printing Charges

o There was discussion on this resolution and a number of friendly amendments were offered and accepted.

o The resolution passed as amended (approved resolution attached)

· Technology Committee Resolution: Southern Web Site

o There was discussion on this resolution and many senators expressed concerns with the wording and overall intent of the resolution.

o Following extensive debate, the resolution was referred back to committee.

· Academic Policy Committee: Course Withdrawal Resolution

o There was a considerable amount of discussion on this resolution and following extensive debate, the question was called.

o The resolution was defeated.

· Finance Committee: Travel Funds

o Senator Brucker presented information relative to the upcoming vote on the travel fund. During the discussion, many senators offered insight into past practices regarding modifications to the travel fund policy along with an analysis of the success or failure of these modifications.

o The vote on the travel fund allocation for the next year will be at the May 7^th meeting.

The Senate adjourned at 2:00 PM

Respectively Submitted,

Robert E. Jirsa, Ph.D.

Secretary of the Senate