Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting

September 8, 2004

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

The minutes of May 12, 2004 were approved.

Members Present:

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), Corbett (Education), Diamantis (Education), Madonia (Ed Leadership),  Blackmer (English), Johnson (English), Yang (Exercise Science), Rinehardt (Exercise Science), Pennisi (Foreign Language),  Sakalowsky (Geography), Amerman (History), Madison (History), Dunklee (Jounalism), Bielefield (Library Science), Klassen (Library Services), Reynaga (Library Services), Stepanovich (Management), Bennett (Math), Brin (Math), O’Brien (Media Studies),  Kuss (Music), Wagner (Nursing), Anderson, E. (Part-time faculty), Young (Part-time faculty),  Capone (Part-time faculty), Pettigrew (Philosophy), Broadbridge (Physics), Paulson (Political Science), Sherman (Psychology), Bulmer (Public Health), MacGregor (Recreation/Leisure), Cusato (Science Ed/Env Stud), Dripchak (Social Work), Keenan (Social Work), Bloch (Sociology), Brucker (Special Ed/Reading), Major (Special Ed/Reading)

Members Absent:

(Accounting), Maloney (Athletics), (Econ/Finance), Heidmann (English), Piemontese (Foreign Language), Prince (Marketing), Anderson, J. (Part-time faculty), Brancazio (Psychology), Braudt (Theatre)

Visitors

Joe Fields, UCF

Welcome:

• President DaPonte extended a welcome to all senators returning for the new academic year.

Remarks:

• Past President Paulson distributed and discussed briefly his statement on shared governance.
• Past President Paulson formerly passed the gavel to President DaPonte.

Introduction of New and Returning Senators:

• President DaPonte asked all senators to introduce themselves and to extend a welcome to all new members.

Announcements:

• President DaPonte announced that nursing will have an additional senator this year.
• Pam Brucker announced that former faculty member and senator, Don Cairns passed away recently.

President’s Report:

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

• President DaPonte has met with President Norton over the summer to review various issues.
• President Norton will hold the first President’s Fall Convocation on 9/15/04 at 1:00 pm in Lyman Center.  At the convocation, all new faculty will be introduced by Interim Vice President Beatty.
• President DaPonte reviewed the activities for President Norton’s inauguration in October. 
• The search for the Vice President for Institutional Advancement is underway while the searches for the Vice President for Academic Affairs/Provost and the Vice President for Student and University Affairs will be initiated shortly.  The composition for these search committees will be similar the search committee for the President.
• There is a search underway for a bookstore vendor to be located at the new University Center.

UCF Update – Joe Fields

• The UCF has met once this semester for primarily organizational purposes.  One of the primary agenda items will be acting on the recommendations from the General Education Taskforce.
• The UCF will also continue working on the constitution consideration recommendations from the faculty senate.

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 Jon Bloch was elected Chair.

· The agenda for the committee will be varied with 13 specific points to be addressed including the cumulative record form revisions, minimum class size, and endorsement of the FASP.

2. Elections:

· Senator Kay Corbett was elected Chair

3. Finance:

· Senate Treasurer, Len Brin, will assume the Chairpersonship of the committee.

· Currently there is $140,000 in the full-time faculty travel fund.

4. Personnel Policy:

· Senator Arlene Bielefield was re-elected Chair.

· The primary agenda item will be revisions to the P&T and Sabbatical Leave Documents.

5. Rules:

· Senator Karl Rinehardt was elected Chair.

· Their continuing agenda item will be the UCF Constitution

6. Student Policy:

· Senator Peter Madonia was elected Chair.

· The committee has reaffirmed is mission to focus on student related issues including finishing up the plagiarism issues initiated last year.

7. Technology:

· Senator Maria Diamantis was elected Chair.

· The committee will focus on a number of issues this year including funding for faculty technological training, high tech classrooms, and the Banner cap.

Old Business:

There was no old business

New Business:

• Senator Brucker discussed financial aid problems faced by graduate students in continuing enrollment classes.
• Senator Bulmer noted that faculty need to turn grades in on time.  There were a number of problems resulting from this including the loss of financial aid.
• Senator Bennett noted the problem this year having the date for mid-term grades the same as the final date for withdrawing from classes.
• Senator Pettigrew discussed problems with outcomes based assessment and the lack of quantifiable data to support this type of assessment.
• Senator Keenan indicated that we should look at course caps by Deans.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:40 PM

Respectively submitted,

Robert E. Jirsa

Secretary of the Senate