Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting

December 7, 2005

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The seventh meeting of the 2005-2006 year was called to order at 12:10 PM.

Members Present:

Emenyonu (Accounting), Vu (Art), Slomba (Art), Lerud (Biology), Pang (Chemistry), Jirsa (Com Disorders/MFT), DaPonte (Computer Science), Lawler (Counseling), De Barbieri (Couns/Sch Psych), Fullmer (Earth Science), Mills (Econ/Finance), Corbett (Education), Diamantis (Education), Madonia (Ed Leadership), Larocco (English), Johnson (English), Rinehardt (Exercise Science), Pennisi (Foreign Language), Piemontese (Foreign Language), Sakalowsky (Geography), Amerman (History), Madison (History), Dunklee (Journalism), Clerc (Library Services), Oppedisano (Management), Prince (Marketing), Brin (Math),  O’Brien (Media Studies), Wagner (Nursing), Aronson (Nursing), Anderson (Part-time Faculty), Gilliand (Philosophy), Enjalran (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), Major (Special Ed/Reading), Nye (Theatre)

Members Absent:

LaDousa (Anthropology), Maloney (Athletics), Petroski (Communication), Blackmer (English), Yang (Exercise Science), McGinn (Library Science), Reynaga (Library Services), Dennis (Mathematics), Kuss (Music), Young (Part-time), Capone (Part-time), Vacant (Part-time)

The minutes of November 16th, 2005 were approved.

Announcements:

· Senator Brin announced that PINS set to expire 12/9/05 will not expire until 12/19 at the end of final

· Senator Fullmer displayed a sample of moon rocks and meteorites that he has on loan.

· President DaPonte complimented Senator Nye on the production Pulling Apart

· The Senate thanked Senator Paulson for his years of service to the senate as Senator Paulson will be on Sabbatical in the spring and has retired from the senate.

President’s Report:

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

• The first meeting for the Spring Semester will be February 1^st. 
• President DaPonte reported on the meeting with the ETAC committee featuring Bob Drobish and Conrad Calandra
• Senator Vu will serve as the senate liaison with FASP and will provide FASP updates to the senate at each meeting.

UCF Update – Joe Fields

• UCF has appointed an ad hoc committee to create a standards document
• UCF  continued discussion on the roles of School Curriculum Committees and the Late Withdrawal Policy

Graduate Council Update – Jon Bloch

• The Graduate School has moved to B110 in Engleman
• The Graduate School open house set a new attendance record
• Membership forms with the “or” language should be used rather than the forms with the “and” language

Standing Committee Reports

• Technology
• Senator Wagner and Senator Brin distributed handouts prepared by Senator Young showing the revised IT structure initiated by CSU.  The revised structure creates a SITES committee to consolidate many IT functions from the central office.  Senator Young presented a list of concerns to the faculty regarding the SITES project.

• Academic Policy Committee
• Senator Bloch reported the committee is working on a resolution related to research reassigned time as well as continuing to look at the student evaluation form.

• Elections Committee
• Senator Corbett reported that three part-time faculty have self-nominated for the one open part-time senate seat.  The election is in progress.

• Finance Committee
• There was no report

• Personnel Policy Committee
• Senator Johnson reported that Senator Jirsa was a guest at the last meeting discussing aspects of the promotion and tenure document that relate to participants’ responsibilities.

• Rules Committee
• Senator O’Brien reported that the committee met with Joe Fields regarding Women’s Studies inclusion into UCF.  Resolutions for Women’s Studies and Liberal Studies will be forthcoming.

• Student Policy
• Senator Madonia reported that the committee has two resolutions.

Old Business

o There was no old business.

New Business

• Student Policy introduced a Resolution on Academic Advising
• The resolution generated extensive discussion, with a number of friendly amendments offered and accepted.  Generally, all discussion was favorable and in support of the resolution.
• Following discussion, the question was called and the resolution was approved unanimously.

• Student Policy introduced a Resolution on Student Courses
• There was lively discussion on this resolution and a motion was made to extend the discussion beyond the mandatory 1:45 stopping time.  The motion passed unanimously.
• During the discussion, there were an extensive number of amendments and with so much discussion remaining; a motion was made to postpone the resolution until the first meeting in the spring.  This motion passed unanimously.

The senate adjourned at 1:55 PM.

Respectively Submitted,

Robert E. Jirsa, Ph.D.

Secretary of the Senate