Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting
May 12, 2004
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The fifteenth meeting of the 2003-2004 year was called to order at 12:45 PM.
The minutes of May 5th, 2004 were approved.
Members Present:
Rogers (Anthropology), Vu (Art), Lavin (Art), Lerud (Biology), Pang (Chemistry), Jirsa (Com Disorders/MFT), DaPonte (Computer Science), Lawler (Counseling), De Barbieri (Couns/Sch Psych), Fullmer (Earth Science), Xie (Econ/Finance), Corbett (Education), Diamantis (Education), Diffley (Ed Leadership), Heidmann (English), Blackmer (English), Johnson (English), Mee (Exercise Science), Rinehardt (Exercise Science), Pennisi (Foreign Language), Hernandez (Foreign Language), Sakalowsky (Geography), Petto (History), Dunklee (Journalism), Bielefield (Library Science), Klassen (Library Services), Wu (Library Services), Hopkins (Management), D’Amour (Mathematics), Brin (Mathematics), O’Brien (Media Studies), Wagner (Nursing), Young (Part-Time), Pettigrew (Philosophy), 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), Tait (UCF).
Members Absent:
(Accounting), (Athletics), Ullian (Communication), Amerman (History), Kuss (Music), (3 Part-Time Faculty), Braudt (Theater).
Senator Brucker thanked all who have assisted her in her position as Faculty Treasurer, including Moni, Anelle, and all members of Chartwell. President Paulson entertained a motion to Thank Senator Brucker for all her hard work.
Senator Rinehardt stated that the Rules Committee will be working through the summer to complete the UCF and present changes to the Senate next fall.
President’s Report:
The Faculty Senate meetings for Fall 2004 are: September 8, September 22, October 6, October 20, November 3, November 17, and December 8.
Reminder for committee meetings on the alternate dates for 12-2pm.
The resolutions that were approved by the Senate and their status from the President, are:
F-03-01 Ethics Commission Policy 10/29/03 Disapproved
F-03-02 Proficiency 12/10/03 Information
S-04-01 Minor Program Approval Procedure 3/17/04 Approved
S-04-02 Anti-Merger of Higher Education Boards 4/7/04 Information
S-04-03 Sabbatical Leave Amendment, Paragraph II 4/7/04 Approved
S-04-04 Sabbatical Leave Amendment, Paragraph IIIC 4/7/04 Approved
S-04-05 Technology Resolution 4/21/04 Presented
S-04-06 Travel Fund 4/5/04 5/14/04
S-04-07 Library Budget 5/5/04 5/14/04
S-04-08 UCF Constitutional Amendment: Membership 5/5/04 5/14/04
S-04-09 UCF Constitutional Amendment: Chair Term 5/5/04 5/14/04
Guests:
Jim Blake: Budget Update – the budget is at the level that it was back in the Fall 2003 and there will be a budget presentation tonight to the Board of Trustees from the university presidents and VP’s.
President Cheryl Norton: expressed appreciation for the welcome she received from the university community and faculty and addressed variety of questions from the Senate.
New Business:
Senator Dunklee asked if registrations for present students are closed till 8/16 except not for new students, thus expressing his concerns for that situation. President Paulson has discussed this with Dr. Ellen Beatty, Lynn Korhn and Sharon Brennan, and they are working to resolve this. It is a Banner issue with a time window for registrations done on line, that doesn’t allow degree students to register and their spots are taken by non-degree students. In person registrations are continuing with no restrictions. Other concern was that courses are lost due to low enrollment.
Long discussion followed and the Senate approved that a resolution is drafted by the committee (Academic Policy or Student Policy Committees) and presented in the Fall about the registration calendar for Spring 2005, highlighting that there would be no time when degree students are blocked from registration while non degree students can register.
Motion to remove the 1:45 rule was accepted unanimously.
Discussion continued and a motion was entertained and accepted for the following resolution to be represented as the sense of the Senate :
Whereas SCSU exists for the primary purpose of furthering academic excellence
therefore be it resolved that degree students shall not be excluded from registration during any time when registration is open to non-degree students.
Above motion was passed unanimously.
Motion to adjourn at 2:05 pm was unanimously approved!