Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting

April 6, 2005

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

The minutes of March 16th, 2005 were approved.

Members Present:

Emenyonu (Accounting); Vu (Art), Slomba (Art), Lerud (Biology), Pang (Chemistry), Ullian (Communication), Jirsa (Com Disorders/MFT), DaPonte (Computer Science),  Fullmer (Earth Science), Mills (Econ/Finance), Corbett (Education), Madonia (Ed Leadership), Johnson (English), Yang (Exercise Science), Rinehardt (Exercise Science), Brockhagen (Foreign Language), Piemontese (Foreign language), Sakalowsky (Geography), Amerman (History), Madison (History), Dunklee (Jounalism), Bielefield (Library Science), Klassen (Library Services),  Reynaga (Library Services), Stepanovich (Management),  Prince (Marketing), Bennett (Math), Brin (Math), O’Brien (Media Studies), Thompson (Nursing), Capone (Part-time Faculty),  Pettigrew (Philosophy), Broadbridge (Physics), Paulson (Political Science), Brancazio (Psychology), Abe (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), Nye (Theatre)

Members Absent:

Rogers (Anthropology), Maloney (Athletics), Lawler (Counseling), De Barbieri (Couns/Sch Psych), Diamantis (Education), Heidman (English), Blackmer (English),   Kuss (Music), Anderson, E. (Part-time Faculty), Anderson, J (Part-time Faculty), Young (Part-time Faculty),

Guest Speaker: 

• Professor Frank Sansone, Chair of the SCSU IRB, presented a PowerPoint presentation regarding the Institutional Review Board at SCSU.  Following the presentation, he responded to questions from the floor

Announcements:

• Senator Nye announced that the Theatre for Young People, In One Basket, will be presented on April 23^rd from 1:00 to 3:00 PM
• Senator Pettigrew reminded senators of the upcoming film, And the Band Played On, which will be shown on Friday, April 8^th at 6:30 PM
• The next public forum on the Strategic Plan is scheduled from 1:50 to 3:05 PM on Tuesday, April 12^th in JE 127.

President’s Report:

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

• President DaPonte reported that he met with President Norton to discuss pending resolutions.
• President DaPonte reported on a meeting he attended of the Academic Affairs committee of the CSU Board.  The Board did approve the BA in Media Studies.
• President DaPonte reported on a meeting with Interim Vice-President Beatty regarding the General Education Task Force upcoming Referendum
• President DaPonte reported on meeting he had with representatives of the General Education Task Force on getting out the vote for the Referendum.

UCF Update – Joe Fields

• If faculty need to contact UCF, the UCF email is UCF@southernct.edu

Graduate Council Update -- Jon Bloch

• The Graduate School Open House is scheduled for April 14^th from 3:00 to 7:00 pm
• The Graduate Research Symposium is scheduled for May 5^th.
• The Graduate Council Rules of Order will be discussed under New Business

Standing Committee Reports

• Personnel Policy Committee
• The committee met with Dr. V. Metaxas and Ms. L. Cunningham regarding the evaluation protocols for Interdisciplinary Program Directors

• Rules Committee
• NR

• Student Policy Committee
• The committee continues to work on plagiarism and Senator Madonia made a presentation at the Academic Community Hour.
• The committee is working on both a short term plan and long term plan to address the problems of plagiarism.  In the short term, the committee would like to work on clarifying the plagiarism document and promote faculty development related to plagiarism.  In the long term, the committee hopes to meet with the new Provost in the fall to review the university’s plagiarism policy.

• Technology Committee
• The committee is working on the IT Competence Resolution
• The committee announced that President Norton has found funding for installing technology in the new C wing of Engleman.

Academic Policy Committee

• The committee has a resolution on assessment under new business.
• The committee is also looking into faculty communication options for early morning and late afternoon and evening classes.

• Elections Committee
• The Referendum ballots will go out by Friday, April 8^th

• Finance Committee
• There is $9000 in the full-time faculty travel fund with 8 TAs pending
• There is no money in the part-time faculty travel fund.

Old Business: 

• Consideration of the Resolution in support of HR 5681 was postponed upon the request of Professor Walsh, President of the CSU AAUP

New Business:

• A motion was made to bring the Graduate Council Rules of Order to the floor.  That motion passed with two abstentions.
• A motion was made to waive the 48 hour Rule for consideration of a Resolution and that passed with two abstentions.
• A motion was made to send the Rules of Order to the Rules Committee.  Following discussion, the question was called and the Graduate Council Rules of Order was referred to the Rules Committee
• Academic Policy introduced their Resolution on Assessment
• Following discussion, and with the hour approaching the mandatory cut-off time of 1:45 PM for voting, a motion was made to postpone the resolution to the next meeting.  This motion passed.

The senate adjourned at 1:55 PM.

Respectively submitted,

Robert E. Jirsa, Ph.D.

Secretary of the Senate