Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting

September 10, 2003

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

The minutes of May 7, 2003 were approved.

Members Present:

Rogers (Anthropology), Vu (Art), Lavin (Art), Lerud (Biology), Pang(Chemistry), Ullian (Communication), Jirsa (Com Disorder/MFT), DaPonte (Computer Science), Lawler (Counseling), De Barbieri (Counseling/School Psychology), Fullmer (Earth Science), Xie (Econ/Finance), Corbett (Education), Diamantis (Education), Diffley (Ed Leadership), Johnson (English), Mee (Exercise Science), Rinehardt (Exercise Science), Hernandez (Foreign Language), Pennisi (Foreign Language), Amerman (History), Petto (History), Dunklee (Jounalism), Bielefield (Library Science), Klassen (Library Services), Wu (Library Services), Hopkins (Management), Prince (Marketing), D’Amour (Math), Brin (Math), O’Brien (Media Studies), Aronson (Nursing), Young (Part-time faculty), Broadbridge (Physics), Paulson (Political Science), Sherman (Psychology), Brancazio (Psychology), Bulmer (Public Health), 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), (Athletics), Hood (English), Rosso (English), Sakalowsky (Geography), Kuss (Music), (3 Part-Time Faculty), Pettigrew (Philosophy), MacGregor (Recreation/Leisure)

Visitors

James Tait, UCF

Introduction of New Senators:

• President Paulson asked all new senators to introduce themselves and the entire senate welcomed these new members

Announcements:

• Senator Lawler distributed information on the Counseling Center and its upcoming programs

President’s Report:

The president’s report was distributed. President Paulson highlighted the following:

• A general welcome to all new and returning senators
• The Senate Executive Committee will meet new Senators for lunch on September 17^th in the Faculty Dining Room of the Student Center.
• The Board of Trustees of Connecticut State University will meet on campus on Wednesday, September 17^th . There will be a question and answer session with faculty beginning at 11:30 am. Senators are encouraged to attend.
• The Presidential Dialogs with President Smith will be held Monday, September 15^th, Tuesday, October 21^st, and Tuesday December 2^nd. All dialogs will be held at 1:00 pm in the Faculty Dining Room of the Student Center.
• Professor Jeannette Oppediasano has been appointed to the Search Committee for the Associate Vice President of Human Resources
• Interim President Smith, Executive Vice President Blake, and Interim Vice President Beatty will attend the next Senate meeting.

The State of the Faculty Senate (2003)

President Paulson distributed his State of the Faculty Senate Report. In his report, President Paulson reviewed his experiences of the Presidential Search process to date.

Report from the University Advisory Committee -- Arlene Bielefield

Senator Bielefield, Chair of the University Advisory Committee, updated the Senate on the status of the ongoing Presidential Search. She noted that in the latest Chronicle of Higher Education, there were listings for 41 university presidential openings. She also outlined a tentative timeline for the search noting that the BOT hopes to name a new President at its January meeting.

UCF Update – Jim Tait

• The UCF has met once this semester to set priorities and elect members of the various UCF committees
• The Senate Rules Committee now has the UCF Constitution
• The UCF has agreed on the writing program and the membership of that committee
• The General Education Taskforce met this summer.

Standing Committees

The senate recessed for 20 minutes to allow the standing committees to meet, elect chairs, and review agendas for the coming year.

Standing Committee Reports:

1. Academic Policy:

· Senator James Fullmer was re-elected Chair and Senator Jon Bloch was elected Vice Chair.

2. Elections:

· Senator Kay Corbett was elected Chair

· The first order of business will be to hold an election for the P&T committee

3. Finance:

· Senate Treasurer, Pam Brucker, will assume the Chairpersonship of the committee

4. Personnel Policy:

· Senator Arlene Bielefield was re-elected Chair

5. Rules:

· Senator Karl Rinehardt was elected Chair

6. Student Policy:

· Senator Sandy Bulmer and Senator Mike Rogers were elected Co-Chairs

7. Technology:

· Senator Len Brin was elected Chair

Old Business:

There was no old business

New Business:

The meeting was adjourned at 1:50 PM

Respectively submitted,

Robert E. Jirsa

Secretary of the Senate