Approved Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting

October 19th, 2005

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

Members Present:

Emenyonu (Accounting), LaDousa (Anthropology), Vu (Art), Slomba (Art), Lerud (Biology), Pang (Chemistry), Petroski (Communication), Jirsa (Com Disorders/MFT), DaPonte (Computer Science), Lawler (Counseling), De Barbieri (Couns/Sch Psych),

Fullmer (Earth Science), Corbett (Education), Diamantis (Education), Madonia (Ed Leadership), Larocco (English), Johnson (English), Blackmer (English), Rinehardt (Exercise Science), Piemontese (Foreign Language), Sakalowsky (Geography), Amerman (History), McGinn (Library Science), Clerc (Library Services), Oppedisano (Management),  Prince (Marketing), Dennis (Math), Brin (Math),  O’Brien), Wagner (Nursing), Aronson (Nursing), Capone (Part-time), 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:

Maloney (Athletics), Mills (Econ/Finance), Yang (Exercise Science), Pennisi (Foreign Language), Madison (History), Dunklee (Journalism), Reynaga (Library Services), Kuss (Music), Vacant (Part-time), Anderson (Part-time), Young (Part-time)

The minutes of October 2nd, 2005 were approved.

Announcements:

• Senator De Barbieri, Chair of the Search Committee for the VP for Student and University Affairs, updated the senate on candidate visits
• Senator Brucker announced that there were three candidates for the Alumni Director Position. 
• Senator Fullmer announced that Mars is closer to the Earth
• Senator Vu has a showing at the City Wide Open Studios this weekend.
• President DaPonte congratulated Senator Nye and the cast of Our Town.
• Senator Jirsa reminded senators about the retirement celebration for F. E. Lowe.

President’s Report:

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

• The Senate Executive met with President Norton for a breakfast meeting last week.  Among the issues discussed were the need for a campus emergency evaluation plan and pending senate resolution.
• President DaPonte met with Provost Williams and they discussed, among other things, adding additional money for faculty travel and the need to incorporate the new grade change policies passed by the senate and approved by President Norton last year.
• President DaPonte and Senator Madonia attended the state wide summit on textbook costs held in Hartford.

UCF Update – Joe Fields

• At its last meeting, the UCF spent the entire time on the Draft of Standards document that is attached to all new and revised course proposals.

Graduate Council Update – Jon Bloch

• Senator Bloch had no report.

Standing Committee Reports

• Personnel Policy
• No Report

• Rules Committee
• Senator O’Brien indicated that the committee met with Jim Tait, Chair of the General Education Task Force.

• Student Policy
• Senator Madonia indicated that the committee addressed the following:
• Academic honesty in a meeting with Dean Holley and will be meeting with Provost Williams and the Deans.
• The committee met with Chief Prokop on emergency closings and delays. 
• They are also studying the crisis management plan that needs to be updated.

• Technology
• Senator Diamantis reported that the committee has a resolution under new business.

• Academic Policy Committee
•  Senator Bloch reported that the committee has a resolution under new business
• The committee is also looking at student evaluations and will also look into student evaluations for on-line courses

• Elections Committee
• Senator Corbett reported that the ballots for the P&T opening have been distributed.  There have been no self-nominations for the part-time senator position.

• Finance Committee
• Senator Lawler reported that she will be meeting with Provost Williams.
• There are currently no unencumbered funds in the full-time travel account.

Old Business

• There was no old business

New Business

• Academic Policy presented a resolution:  “In Support of Permitting Matriculated Students to Register for Classes Whenever Registration is Open.”
• There was discussion concerning this resolution and after accepting four friendly amendments, the question was called.
• Following the call for the question, with no objection, the resolution, as amended, was put to a vote.
• The resolution passed on a unanimous voice vote.

• Technology presented a resolution:  “Password Security”
• Since this resolution was not presented to the senate within the 48 hour time window for consideration, Senator Paulson moved that the 48 hour rule be waived.  This motion passed unanimously.
• Following considerable discussion and the acceptance of one friendly amendment, the question was called.
• Following the call for the question, with no objection, the resolution as amended was put to a vote.
• The resolution passed with three abstentions.

• Senator O’Brien requested senate approval to permit UCF to grant recognition to Liberal Studies and to Women’s Studies.  President DaPonte ruled that this should be in resolution form and requested that Senator O’Brien and the Rules Committee bring this resolution to the senate at its next meeting under Old Business.
• Senator Larocco initiated a discussion on the late withdrawal policy and requested clarification of said policy.  President DaPonte referred this to the Academic Policy Committee.

The senate adjourned at 1:47 PM.

Respectively Submitted,

Robert E. Jirsa, Ph.D.

Secretary of the Senate