Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting
March 3, 2004
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The tenth meeting of the 2003-2004 year was called to
order at 12:10 PM.
The minutes of February 18th, 2004 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), Fullmer (Earth Science), Xie
(Econ/Finance), Corbett (Education), Diamantis (Education), Heidmann
(English), Johnson (English), Rinehardt (Exercise Science), Hernandez (Foreign Language),
Sakalowsky (Geography), Amerman (History), Petto (History), Dunklee
(Jounalism), Bielefield (Library Science), Wu (Library Services), Hopkins
(Management), Prince (Marketing), D’Amour (Math), Brin (Math), O’Brien (Media
Studies), Kuss (Music), Wagner (Nursing), Broadbridge (Physics), Paulson
(Political Science), Sherman (Psychology), Brancazio (Psychology), Bulmer
(Public Health), Smith (Recreation/Leisure), Cusato (Science Ed/Env Stud),
Dripchak (Social Work), Keenan (Social Work), Bloch (Sociology), Brucker
(Special Ed/Reading), Alfano (Special Ed/Reading)
Members Absent:
(Accounting), De Barbieri (Couns/Sch Psych), Diffley (Ed
Leadership), Blackmer (English), Mee (Exercise Science), Pennisi (Foreign
Language), Klassen (Library Services), Young (Part-Time), (3 Part-Time
Faculty), Pettigrew (Philosophy), Braudt (Theatre).
Announcements:
President’s Report:
- President Paulson distributed his President’s report. He
then highlighted specific items.
- President Paulson discussed the meeting that Mr. John
Doyle, Chair of the CSU BOT Academic Affairs Committee had with faculty
on February 26th.
- While not included in the distributed President’s Report,
President Paulson read a letter that has been sent to current students
from the academic affairs office and the various schools regarding the
new proficiency requirements. A discussion of the letter followed.
UCF – Jim Tait:
- Dr. Tait reported that the UCF heard a report from David
Walsh, President of the CSU AAUP regarding the proposal to combine CSU
administratively with the Technical and Community Colleges. UCF will exam
the curricular impact of this proposed change.
- The Board of Governors of the Department of Higher
Education issued guidelines for General Education in finalizing the
articulation agreement with the Technical and Community Colleges. UCF is
concerned about these guidelines and will look into them.
Standing Committee Reports:
·
Academic Policy
o
Senator Fullmer indicated that the committee has a resolution
under new business relating to the development of minor programs.
·
Elections
o
Senator Corbett indicated that the nomination forms for the
all-university committees have been mailed out. The committee will meet next
Wednesday at 2:00 pm to finalize the ballot.
- Finance
- Senator Brucker reported that there are 25 TAs waiting
from full-time faculty. The approval process is moving, but moving
slowly.
- For part-time faculty, there is no waiting at the present
time with $200 remaining in the account.
- Personnel Policy
- Senator Bielefield reported the committee is working on
the sabbatical leave document and will next begin work on the promotion
and tenure document.
- Rules
- Senator Rinehardt reported that the committee has
completed its review of the UCF constitution.
- Student Policy
- Senator Bulmer reported that the committee would like to
be involved in the hiring process for the Vice President of Student and
University Affairs.
- The committee is planning to sponsor a faculty forum on
plagiarism
- Technology
- Senator Brin reported that the committee has meet with IT
regarding problems in the high tech classrooms. He also reported that IT
will have a technician available in the Davis Hall computer lab for two
weeks beginning March 8th. The technician will be available
from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm. If there are any problems, faculty should
contact the representative rather than the help desk.
Old Business: None
New Business:
- The academic policy committee introduced a resolution
regarding the approval process for minor programs. Following lengthy
discussion, including a number of amendments, a motion was made to refer
the resolution back to committee. This motion passed.
Because of the questions generated by the resolution,
President Paulson asked for a motion to move the senate into forum to permit
more discussion on the resolution. This motion passed and the senate moved to
forum.
The senate reconvened at 1:45 and there being no further
business, the senate adjourned at 1:47.