Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting

March 16th, 2005

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

The minutes of March 9th, 2005 were approved.

Members Present:

Emenyonu (Accounting); Rogers (Anthropology), Vu (Art),  Lerud (Biology), Pang (Chemistry), Jirsa (Com Disorders/MFT), DaPonte (Computer Science), De Barbieri (Couns/Sch Psych), Fullmer (Earth Science), Corbett (Education), Diamantis (Education), Madonia (Ed Leadership), Heidmann (English), Johnson (English),  Yang (Exercise Science), Rinehardt (Exercise Science), Hetric (Foreign Language), Piemontese (Foreign language), Sakalowsky (Geography), Amerman (History), Madison (History), Dunklee (Jounalism), Bielefield (Library Science),  Reynaga (Library Services),  Prince (Marketing), Bennett (Math), Brin (Math),  O’Brien (Media Studies), Wagner (Nursing),  Anderson, E. (Part-time Faculty), Anderson, J (Part-time Faculty),  Capone (Part-time Faculty),  Pettigrew (Philosophy), Broadbridge (Physics), Paulson (Political Science),  Brancazio (Psychology), Abe (Psychology), Cusato (Science Ed/Env Stud), Keenan (Social Work),  Bloch (Sociology), Major (Special Ed/Reading), Nye (Theatre)

Members Absent:

Slomba (Art),  Maloney (Athletics), Ullian (Communication), Lawler (Counseling), Mills (Econ/Finance), Blackmer (English), Klassen (Library Services),  Kuss (Music),  Aronson (Nursing), Young (Part-time faculty), Capone (Part-time faculty), Bulmer (Public Health), MacGregor (Recreation/Leisure), Dripchak (Social Work), Brucker (Special Ed/Reading)

President’s Report:

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

• President DaPonte reported that he and Senator Diamantis met with President Norton regarding senate resolution F-04-03.
• President DaPonte reported that funds have been transferred to the full-time travel account from the retraining account.
• The Undergraduate Commencement Committee has made a change in faculty seating at commencement to encourage more faculty to attend.

UCF Update – Joe Fields

• The UCF ratified the General Education Taskforce Goals Document.

Graduate Council Update -- Jon Bloch

• No Report

Standing Committee Reports

•  Finance Committee
• There is now $8877 in the full-time travel fund account.

• Personnel Policy Committee
• NR

• Rules Committee
• NR

• Student Policy Committee
• NR

• Technology Committee
• The committee noted that the IT survey that was just circulated across campus should be completed by March 17th.

• Academic Policy Committee
• NR

• Elections Committee
• The ballots for the all university committee elections wi9ll be finalized at the next meeting.

Old Business: 

• The Building Hours Resolution was introduced by Senator Pettigrew and Senator Johnson.  Following discussion and the acceptance of some friendly amendments, the resolution passed with two abstentions and one nay.

• Consideration of the Resolution in support of HR 5681 was postponed until the next meeting.

New Business:

• The UCF’s new and revised constitution was brought forth for senate approval.  The question was called and the there being no objections, the vote was called.  The UCF Constitution was approved with five abstentions.

• A discussion was held on the emergency evacuation of the campus and the need for an emergency evacuation plan.  Following discussion, President DaPonte asked for a sense of the senate straw vote on the need for a local and regional evacuation plan.  The straw vote was unanimous in support of the need for an emergency evacuation plan.  President DaPonte will discuss this with President Norton.

• Senator Madison discussed problems encountered by faculty teaching early morning and late afternoon or evening classes when a faculty member needs to cancel one of these classes and there is no one in the office to notify students.  Suggestions included contacting the campus police who will post notices, using email, and phone recordings.  President DaPonte has referred this to the Academic Policy Committee for their consideration.

The senate adjourned at 1:55 PM.

Respectively submitted,

Robert E. Jirsa, Ph.D.

Secretary of the Senate