Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting

November 3, 2004

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The fifth meeting of the 2004-2005 year was called to order at 12:10 PM.

The minutes of October 20th, 2004 were approved as amended.

Members Present:

Emenyonu (Accounting); Rogers (Anthropology), Vu (Art), Slomba (Art), Lerud (Biology), Pang (Chemistry), Ullian (Communication), Jirsa (Com Disorder/MFT), DaPonte (Computer Science), Lawler (Counseling), De Barbieri (Counseling/School Psychology), Fullmer (Earth Science), Mills (Econ/Finance), Corbett (Education), Diamantis (Education), Madonia (Ed Leadership), Blackmer (English), Johnson (English), Yang (Exercise Science), Rinehardt (Exercise Science), Pennisi (Foreign Language), Piemontese (Foreign Language), Sakalowsky (Geography), Amerman (History), Dunklee (Jounalism), Bielefield (Library Science),  Klassen (Library Service), Reynaga (Library Service),  Stepanovich (Management), Prince (Marketing), Bennett (Math), Brin (Math), Kuss (Music), Wagner (Nursing), Aronson (Nursing), Anderson, E (Part-time faculty), Capone (Part-time faculty), Pettigrew (Philosophy), 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), Major (Special Ed/Reading), Nye (Theatre)

Members Absent:

Maloney (Athletics), Heidman (English), Madison (History), O’Brien (Media Studies), Anderson, J., (Part-time faculty), Young (Part-time Faculty), MacGregor (Recreation/Leisure)

Visitors

Joe Fields, UCF

Announcements

• The seventh annual research conference will be held Saturday, 11/6/04 from

8:30 – 3:30 in Engleman A120.

• Professor Michael Vena won the Faculty scholar award
• The Director of Library Services has resigned effective December 10^th
• The Society of Physics Enthusiasts will meet on November 19^th from 2:00 to 4:00 in the first floor of Jennings
• Senators were reminded that the next Cinéma du Monde presentation of Mother and Son will be on November 5th^th at 7:00 pm in Engleman A120

President’s Report:

The President’s Report was distributed.  President DaPonte highlighted the following:

· President DaPonte has been working with John Young and Dave Ceasar to correct faculty distribution lists.

• President DaPonte met with President Norton on 10/29/04 to discuss the VP searches, FASP, and other issues.
• There have been requests for changes in the P&T calendar and the Sabbatical document. 
• President DaPonte has a received a draft of the new University Assistant Employment Process and it will be assigned to Personnel Policy.

UCF Update – Joe Fields

• At its last meeting, the UCF heard a presentation by Barbara Wright on assessment.

Graduate Council – Jon Bloch

· Senator Bloch reported that Interim Vice President Beatty indicated that President Norton has endorsed the Academic Strategic Plan as a working draft.

· There was a discussion in the Graduate Council regarding undergraduate accreditation courses taken by graduate students.

· There was discussion about whether the vita submitted by faculty applying for graduate faculty status should be posted on-line.  There was no decision made.

Standing Committee Reports

· Rules Committee

o No Report

· Student Policy Committee

o The committee continued its discussion regarding the Vice President for Student Affairs search and how they could convey information to the search committee. 

· Technology Committee

• No Report

· Academic Policy Committee

• The committee has two resolutions for consideration.

· Elections Committee

• The committee reported that 181 faculty voted in the last election.

· Finance Committee

• No Report

· Personnel Policy Committee

o The committee is working on the renewal document

Old Business

• The Academic Policy Committee presented their resolution on the Strategic Plan.  Because the previous resolution was tabled, a motion was made to untable the resolution.  The motion passed.
• Senator Paulson noted that since the resolution had been amended, that an appropriate motion would be to untable and accept the substitute motion.  This motion passed.  
• The question was called, and the amended resolution passed with two abstentions

(Approved resolution attached)

New Business

• The Academic Policy Committee presented a resolution on course cancellation policy.
• During discussion a number of friendly amendments were offered and accepted by the body.
• Following discussion, the question was called and the motion passed with one abstention.  (Approved resolution attached)

General Discussion

• Flue Shots are available for qualified individuals.
• There was general discussion regarding the mandatory closing of campus buildings between the hours of 11:00 PM and 6:00 AM.  There were strong feelings that buildings should be open to faculty  24 hours per day.
• There was a general discussion regarding the appointment of administrators without a formal search process.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:48 PM

Respectively submitted,

Robert E. Jirsa, Ph.D.

Secretary of the Senate