Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting

February 16, 2005

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

 

The minutes of February 2, 2005 were approved as amended.

 

Members Present:

Emenyonu (Accounting); Rogers (Anthropology), Vu (Art), Slomba (Art), Lerud (Biology), Pang (Chemistry), Jirsa (Com Disorders/MFT), DaPonte (Computer Science), Lawler (Counseling), De Barbieri (Counseling), Fullmer (Earth Science), Mills (Econ/Finance), Corbett (Education), Diamantis (Education), Madonia (Ed Leadership), Heidmann (English), Blackmer (English), Johnson (English), Yang (Exercise Science), Rinehardt (Exercise Science), Amerman (History), Madison (History), Dunklee (Jounalism), Bielefield (Library Science), Klassen (Library Service), Reynaga (Library Service), Stepanovich (Management),  Prince (Marketing), Bennett (Math), Brin (Math), O’Brien (Media Studies), Wagner (Nursing),  Aronson (Nursing), Anderson, E. (Part-time Faculty), Pettigrew (Philosophy), Broadbridge (Physics), Paulson (Political Science), Abe (Psychology), Brancazio (Psychology), Bulmer (Public Health), Cusato (Science Ed/Env Studies), Dripchak (Social Work), Keenan (Social Work), Bloch (Sociology),  Brucker (Special Ed/Reading), Major (Special Ed/Reading), Nye (Theatre)

 

Members Absent:

Maloney (Athletics), Ullian (Communication), Pennisi (Foreign Language), Piemontese (Foreign Language), Sakalowsky (Geography), Kuss (Music), Anderson, J., (Part-time faculty), Young (Part-time faculty), Capone (Part-time faculty), MacGregor (Recreation/Leisure)

 

Visitors:  Dr. David Walsh, President, CSU AAUP

 

Guest Speaker

Professor Walsh gave the senate an overview of the budgetary situation and recent updates.

·        The Governor’s budget provides significant cuts in both the operating budget and in capital bonding. 

·        Professor Walsh noted that state support for higher education has dropped from 74% in the 1989 to 51% in 2004.  For the coming fiscal year, the governor has proposed a tuition freeze without compensating for the loss of funds.

·        There will be a CSU lobby day at the state capital on March 2nd from 8:30 AM to noon and as many faculty as possible are urged to attend to meet with their respective legislators.

 

Announcements

  • Senator Brin, Chair of the Vice President for Institutional Advancement search committee, indicated that the search is going well and that four candidates have been invited to campus on the following dates:  March 3rd, 7th, 8th, and 9th.
  • Senator Pettigrew reminded senators of the upcoming Cinema du Monde presentation
  • Senator Klassen noted that the workshops for using Reference Works are listed on the Buley home page.

 

President’s Report:

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

  • The calendar for the breakfast meetings and presidential dialogues has been modified so all do not occur on the same day of the week.
  • President DaPonte reported on the breakfast meeting between President Norton and members of the Executive Committee.
  • President DaPonte has requested additional travel funds from President Norton.
  • The Executive Committee will have an opportunity to meet with the candidates for the Vice President for Institutional Advancement.
  • President DaPonte met with Marianne Kennedy regarding the problems with the spring calendar.  There are still concerns regarding the registration dates for matriculated and non-matriculated students.
  • President DaPonte noted that there are billing issues that need to be addressed.  Both full-time and part-time students are currently billed according to their status the previous semester and not the current semester.  This causes much anguish for the students involved.

 

At this point, Senator Paulson made a motion to alter the agenda following the UCF report to place New Business ahead of the Graduate Council report and the Standing Committee reports and, that following the UCF report, the senate recess for 5 minutes for the Executive Committee to meet.  This motion passed unanimously.

 

UCF Update – Joe Fields

  • The UCF discussed the General Education Taskforce Draft Document and will vote on it very soon.
  • Dean Fredeen will meet with the UCF at its next meeting to discuss the cancellation of summer school classes.

 

The Senate recessed for 5 minutes and the Executive Committee met in executive session.

 

The Senate reconvened and President DaPonte reported that since the CSU lobbying day is scheduled on the same day as the next senate meeting, that the Executive Committee had voted to cancel the March 2nd senate meeting to permit senators to participate in the activities at the state capital.  Therefore, the revised schedule for senate meetings for the remainder of the semester would be: 3/9, 3/16, 4/6, 4/20, and 5/4.  This was approved by the full senate unanimously.

 

New Business:

  • The Building Hours Resolution was brought forth by Senators Johnson and Pettigrew.
  • Following extended discussion, a motion was made to postpone the resolution until the next senate meeting.  The motion was passed unanimously

 

Graduate Council – Jon Bloch

  • Proposed changes to the Graduate council bylaws will be posted on Web CT

 

Standing Committee Reports

  • Academic Policy Committee
    • The committee has almost completed work on the grade appeals process.

 

  • Elections Committee
    • No Report

 

  •  Finance Committee
    • Both the full-time and the part-time faculty travel funds are depleted.

 

  • Personnel Policy Committee
    • The committee has completed work on the renewal package and is working on the other components of the P&T document.

 

  • Rules Committee
    • The UCF Constitution has been finalized and will be ready for senate action at one of the next scheduled senate meetings.

 

  • Student Policy Committee
    • The committee has met with Interim Vice President Farricielli to discuss the changes in student affairs.

 

  • Technology Committee
    • The committee discussed the resolutions vetoed by President Norton and will send the resolutions to the General Education Task Force to get their impressions since the resolutions are related to their purview.
    • There have been problems with the on-time delivery of equipment to the non-hi-tech classrooms.  The committee will offer a resolution in this regard.

 

  • FASP
    • Senator Pettigrew reported that FASP met over the break and has two goals
      • They will  have a public forum at the end of February
      • They will be going to each school to discuss FASP

 

Old Business:  None

 

 

 

 

Additional New Business:

  • There is a problem with students who have 5:00 PM classes.  They cannot park in the lot until 5:00 PM and this forces them to be late for their classes.  This was referred to student policy

 

The senate adjourned at 1:55 PM.

 

Respectively submitted,

Robert E. Jirsa, Ph.D.

Secretary of the Senate