Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting

October 29, 2003

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The fourth meeting of the 2003-2004 year was called to order at 12:15 PM.

The minutes of October 15, 2003 were approved.

Members Present:

Rogers (Anthropology), Vu (Art), Lerud (Biology), Pang (Chemistry), Ullian (Communication), Jirsa (Com Disorder/MFT), DaPonte (Computer Science), Lawler (Counseling), De Barbieri (Couns/Sch Psych), Fullmer (Earth Science), Xie (Econ/Finance), Corbett (Education), Diffley (Ed Leadership), Johnson (English), Rinehardt (Exercise Science), Pennisi (Foreign Language), Hernandez (Foreign Language), Sakalowsky (Geography), Amerman (History), Dunklee (Jounalism), Klassen (Library Services),Wu (Library Services), Hopkins (Management), Prince (Marketing), Kuss (Music), Aronson (Nursing), Young (Part-Time), Pettigrew (Philosophy), Broadbridge (Physics), Paulson (Political Science), Sherman (Psychology), Brancazio (Psychology), Panza (Recreation/Leisure), Cusato (Science Ed/Env Stud), Dripchak (Social Work), Keenan (Social Work), Bloch (Sociology), Brucker (Special Ed/Reading), Alfano (Special Ed/Reading), Braudt (Theatre)

Members Absent:

(Accounting), Lavin (Art), (Athletics), Diamantis (Education), Hood (English), Mee (Exercise Science), Petto (History), Bielefield (Library Science), D’Amour (Mathematics), Brin (Mathematics), O’Brien (Media Studies), (3 Part-Time Faculty), Bulmer (Public Health)

Guest Speaker: David Walsh, President CSU AAUP

• Professor Walsh updated the Senate on the current budgetary situation and offered insight into the impact this might have on CSU in general and SCSU in particular. Among specific issues discussed included:
• The prospect for tuition increases next year
• The rate of state support for higher education
• The distribution of resources between the various CSU campuses

President’s Report: Distributed

• President Paulson emphasized three items in his report:
• The CSU budget formula using FTEs instead of actual head count
• The proficiency resolution passed by the Board of Trustees
• The need Senators to attend their standing committee meetings with regularity

University Advisory Committee – President Paulson reported for Senator Bielefield

• The BOT search committee and the UAC met on October 20^th and developed a process to reduce the candidate field.
• About 80 applications have been received
• Some of these have been recruited directly by the search firm
• The search firm has given the committees a list of 20 candidates that seem the best fit in their opinion
• Airport interviews will be held in mid November between selected candidates and Senator Bielefield, Chancellor Cibes, and the Chair of the BOT Search Committee
• Following the airport interviews, 3 or 4 candidates will be visit campus at the end of November or the first part of December
• The committees will meet on December 19^th
• The BOT hopes to be able to name the finalist by February

UCF – Jim Tait

• Professor Kennedy and Vice President Beatty visited the UCF to discuss assessment issues

Standing Committees

1. Personnel Policy:

· President Paulson, reporting for Senator Bielefield, noted that Senator Jirsa, Chair of the P&T Committee, met with the Personnel Policy Committee to discuss the P&T document and recommended changes

2. Rules:

· Senator Rinehardt reported that the committee continues to review the UCF constitution and will have a final report in a few weeks

3. Student Policy:

· Senator Rogers reported that the committee continues work on the plagiarism policy. In addition, during the spring semester, the committee will sponsor three forums:

o The prevention of plagiarism

o Specific policies related to plagiarism

o Software designed to check on plagiarism

4. Technology: Senator DaPonte reported for the committee:

· The committee has been discussing related activities including Banner, ETAC, and IT skills of students

· There was discussion from the floor and this concerned:

o Continuing problems with pre-requisite checking for concurrent courses

o The registration dates for students are mixed up and some PIN numbers are not working

5. Elections: No Report

6. Finance:

· Senator Brucker reported that $38,000 remains in the full-time travel fund and $3400 in the part-time travel fund.

7. Academic Policy:

· The committee has a resolution to present under old business

Old Business:

The Academic Policy Committee presented the following resolution for consideration: Retroactive Royalties from Intellectual Property Sold to Students.

· The question was immediately called. There was no objection and on voice vote, the resolution passed unanimously (Approved resolution is attached).

New Business: There was no New Business

Announcements:

· Senator De Barbieri wanted to commend Senator Bielefield for being involved in the airport interviews for the Presidential candidates

There being no further business, the Senate adjourned at 1:35 pm

Respectively submitted,

Robert E. Jirsa

Secretary of the Senate