Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting

March 9th, 2005

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

 

The minutes of February 16th, 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), Fullmer (Earth Science), Mills (Econ/Finance), Corbett (Education), Diamantis (Education), Madonia (Ed Leadership), Blackmer (English), Johnson (English),  Rinehardt (Exercise Science), Hetric (Foreign Language), Piemontese (Foreign language), Sakalowsky (Geography), Amerman (History), Madison (History), Dunklee (Jounalism), Bielefield (Library Science), Klassen (Library Service), Stepanovich (Management),  Prince (Marketing), Bennett (Math), Brin (Math), Wagner (Nursing),  Aronson (Nursing),  Pettigrew (Philosophy), Broadbridge (Physics), Paulson (Political Science), Abe (Psychology), Brancazio (Psychology), MacGregor (Recreation/Leisure),  Dripchak (Social Work), Keenan (Social Work), Bloch (Sociology), Major (Special Ed/Reading), Nye (Theatre)

 

Members Absent:

Maloney (Athletics), Ullian (Communication), Lawler (Counseling), DeBarbieri (Couns/Sch Psych), Heidmann (English), Yang (Exercise Science), Reynaga (Library Services),  O’Brien (Media Studies),  Kuss (Music), Anderson, E., (Part-time Faculty), Anderson, J., (Part-time faculty), Young (Part-time faculty), Capone (Part-time faculty), Bulmer (Public Health), Cusato (Science Ed/Env Stud), Brucker (Special Ed/Reading)

 

Announcements

  • The first FASP dialogue will be held Monday, March 14th from 1 – 2 PM in Engleman A 120.

 

President’s Report:

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

  • President DaPonte thanked those senators who attended the CSU Lobbying Day at the capital.
  • President DaPonte reported on the breakfast meeting between President Norton and members of the Executive Committee.
  • President DaPonte indicated that the remaining dates for the Spring Dialogues with President Norton are Tuesday, March 15th, Monday April 18th, and Tuesday May 10th.  All will be at 1:00 PM in the faculty dining room of the Student Center.
  • The Executive Committee did meet with three of the four candidates for the Vice President for Institutional Advancement.

 

  • President DaPonte met with President Norton and discussed travel funds, parking problems, snow days, Senate Resolutions, and the proposed side letter for Directors of Interdisciplinary Programs.
  • President DaPonte indicated that he did not sign the side letter for Directors of Interdisciplinary Programs since he felt it violated the contract.

 

UCF Update – Joe Fields

  • The UCF discussed the General Education Taskforce Draft Document and will vote on it at its March 10th meeting.

 

Graduate Council Update -- Jon Bloch

  • The Procedures Committee is working on the guidelines for becoming a member of the Graduate Faculty.

 

Standing Committee Reports

 

  • Elections Committee
    • The nomination forms for the All-University Committees have been sent out to all full-time faculty

 

  •  Finance Committee
    • The part-time and full-time faculty travel funds are currently depleted.  President DaPonte did indicate, however, that President Norton will transfer funds from the Faculty Re-training account into the full-time travel fund.    

 

  • Personnel Policy Committee
    • The committee continues to work on the P&T and Sabbatical Leave documents.

 

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

 

  • Student Policy Committee
    • The committee has met with Interim Vice President Beatty to the policy on plagiarism.

 

  • Technology Committee
    • The committee has been invited to participate with the IT Consultant as well as the Web Consultant to be hired at a later date.

 

  • Academic Policy Committee
    • The committee has a resolution on the grade appeals process.

 

 

 

Old Business: 

  • The revised Grade Appeals Resolution was introduced.  Following discussion and the acceptance of some friendly amendments, the question was called and the resolution passed unanimously.

 

New Business:

  • The Senate began deliberations on the Resolution in Support of HR 5681.  At this point, Senator Paulson introduced a resolution extending debate beyond 1:45 PM and this passed unanimously.
  • Following discussion, a motion was mode to postpone further discussion to the next scheduled Senate meeting when suggested changes would be incorporated into a revised resolution by Senator Blackmer.  This motion passed unanimously.

 

The senate adjourned at 1:51 PM.

 

Respectively submitted,

Robert E. Jirsa, Ph.D.

Secretary of the Senate